diff --git a/iped-api/src/main/java/iped/properties/ExtraProperties.java b/iped-api/src/main/java/iped/properties/ExtraProperties.java
index 1c0a28a435..c45f32d842 100644
--- a/iped-api/src/main/java/iped/properties/ExtraProperties.java
+++ b/iped-api/src/main/java/iped/properties/ExtraProperties.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public class ExtraProperties {
 
     public static final String COMMUNICATION_PREFIX = "Communication:";
 
+    public static final String COMMUNICATION_ID = COMMUNICATION_PREFIX + "ID";
+
     public static final String COMMUNICATION_FROM = COMMUNICATION_PREFIX + "From";
 
     public static final String COMMUNICATION_TO = COMMUNICATION_PREFIX + "To";
diff --git a/iped-app/resources/config/conf/metadataTypes.txt b/iped-app/resources/config/conf/metadataTypes.txt
index 681ccecf72..aac2b434b5 100644
--- a/iped-app/resources/config/conf/metadataTypes.txt
+++ b/iped-app/resources/config/conf/metadataTypes.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ common:meta:last-author = java.lang.String
 common:w:Comments = java.lang.String
 common:xmp:CreatorTool = java.lang.String
 Manager = java.lang.Integer
+Communication:ID = java.lang.String
 Communication:Date = java.util.Date
 Communication:From = java.lang.String
 Communication:To = java.lang.String
diff --git a/iped-engine/src/main/java/iped/engine/datasource/UfedXmlReader.java b/iped-engine/src/main/java/iped/engine/datasource/UfedXmlReader.java
index 704adad5b0..d64c0ab2be 100644
--- a/iped-engine/src/main/java/iped/engine/datasource/UfedXmlReader.java
+++ b/iped-engine/src/main/java/iped/engine/datasource/UfedXmlReader.java
@@ -895,6 +895,8 @@ else if (parentItem.getMediaType().equals(MediaTypes.UFED_MESSAGE_MIME)) {
                         item.getMetadata().set(ExtraProperties.COMMUNICATION_TYPE, CommunicationConstants.TYPE_UNKONWN);
                     }
 
+                    item.getMetadata().set(ExtraProperties.COMMUNICATION_ID, item.getMetadata().get(ExtraProperties.UFED_META_PREFIX + "Id"));
+
                     String ufedAccount = item.getMetadata().get(ExtraProperties.UFED_META_PREFIX + "Account");
                     if (ufedAccount != null) {
                         item.getMetadata().set(ExtraProperties.COMMUNICATION_ACCOUNT, ufedAccount);
diff --git a/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/telegram/TelegramParser.java b/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/telegram/TelegramParser.java
index 35a5bd2372..d299adc902 100644
--- a/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/telegram/TelegramParser.java
+++ b/iped-parsers/iped-parsers-impl/src/main/java/iped/parsers/telegram/TelegramParser.java
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ private void generateChat(Chat c, Contact account, Extractor e, IItemSearcher se
                 chatMetadata.set(ExtraProperties.COMMUNICATION_TYPE, CommunicationConstants.TYPE_PRIVATE);
             }
 
+            chatMetadata.set(ExtraProperties.COMMUNICATION_ID, Long.toString(c.getId()));
             chatMetadata.set(ExtraProperties.COMMUNICATION_ACCOUNT, e.getUserAccount().toString());
 
             List<Message> msgSubset = c.getMessages().subList(firstMsg, nextMsg);