diff --git a/psst-gui/src/data/mod.rs b/psst-gui/src/data/mod.rs
index 47dd7e49..c8ce2fb8 100644
--- a/psst-gui/src/data/mod.rs
+++ b/psst-gui/src/data/mod.rs
@@ -575,6 +575,12 @@ pub struct Alert {
     pub created_at: Instant,
 }
 
+impl Alert {
+    pub fn fresh_id() -> usize {
+        ALERT_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Data, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum AlertStyle {
     Error,