diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a7db9bd..6300530a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * Add support for marking properties as read-only, pr #470.
 * Added `dict.filter(..)` function, pr #471.
+* Added `HID` as alias to `NO_IDS` return flag, pr #472.
 
 # v1.10.3
 
diff --git a/itest/test_statements.py b/itest/test_statements.py
index ec285371..73f9db0a 100755
--- a/itest/test_statements.py
+++ b/itest/test_statements.py
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ async def test_return_flags(self, client):
         """)
         self.assertEqual(res, {'nested': {}})
 
+        # pr #472 (alias HID flag)
+        res = await client.query("""//ti
+            .a = A();
+            return .a, 2, HID;
+        """)
+        self.assertEqual(res, {'nested': {}})
+
         res = await client.query("""//ti
             return .a, 2, 1;
         """)
@@ -304,6 +311,8 @@ async def test_return_flags(self, client):
         """)
         self.assertEqual(res, "|| return 'value',0,NO_IDS")
 
+
+
     async def test_format(self, client):
         res = await client.query("""//ti
             x = || {
diff --git a/src/ti/flags.c b/src/ti/flags.c
index fec4001f..3efd9fc7 100644
--- a/src/ti/flags.c
+++ b/src/ti/flags.c
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ int ti_flags_set_from_val(ti_val_t * val, uint8_t * flags, ex_t * e)
         return e->nr;
     }
 
+    /* pr #472 */
+    if (VINT(val) & TI_TYPE_FLAG_HIDE_ID)
+        *flags |= TI_FLAGS_NO_IDS;
+
     *flags |= VINT(val) & TI_FLAGS_NO_IDS;
     return 0;
 }