diff --git a/.wiredeps b/.wiredeps
index 2373d0ad..c35f8251 100644
--- a/.wiredeps
+++ b/.wiredeps
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       "version": "bpmn-io/diagram-js-direct-editing"
     },
     "ids": {
-      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "hat": {
           "version": "0.0.3"
diff --git a/lib/Modeler.js b/lib/Modeler.js
index d32702a4..d766dcc6 100644
--- a/lib/Modeler.js
+++ b/lib/Modeler.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 var inherits = require('inherits');
 
-var IdSupport = require('bpmn-moddle/lib/id-support'),
-    Ids = require('ids');
+var Ids = require('ids');
 
 var Viewer = require('./Viewer');
 
@@ -113,11 +112,25 @@ Modeler.prototype.createDiagram = function(done) {
 Modeler.prototype.createModdle = function() {
   var moddle = Viewer.prototype.createModdle.call(this);
 
-  IdSupport.extend(moddle, new Ids([ 32, 36, 1 ]));
+  moddle.ids = new Ids([ 32, 36, 1 ]);
 
   return moddle;
 };
 
+Modeler.prototype._parsedXML = function(definitions, context) {
+
+  var moddle = definitions.$model,
+      ids = moddle.ids,
+      id;
+
+  // remove references from previous import
+  ids.clear();
+
+  for (id in context.elementsById) {
+    ids.claim(id, context.elementsById[id]);
+  }
+};
+
 
 Modeler.prototype._interactionModules = [
   // non-modeling components
diff --git a/lib/Viewer.js b/lib/Viewer.js
index f38761de..d7da7dfb 100644
--- a/lib/Viewer.js
+++ b/lib/Viewer.js
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ function Viewer(options) {
 
   this.options = options = assign({}, DEFAULT_OPTIONS, options || {});
 
+  this.moddle = this.createModdle();
+
   var parent = options.container;
 
   // support jquery element
@@ -157,8 +159,6 @@ Viewer.prototype.importXML = function(xml, done) {
 
   var self = this;
 
-  this.moddle = this.createModdle();
-
   this.moddle.fromXML(xml, 'bpmn:Definitions', function(err, definitions, context) {
 
     if (err) {
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ Viewer.prototype.importXML = function(xml, done) {
       return done(err);
     }
 
+    if (typeof self._parsedXML === 'function') {
+      self._parsedXML(definitions, context);
+    }
+
     var parseWarnings = context.warnings;
 
     self.importDefinitions(definitions, function(err, importWarnings) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3a4b351..1f5236f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "bpmn-moddle": "^0.10.4",
     "diagram-js": "^0.13.3",
     "diagram-js-direct-editing": "^0.13.0",
-    "ids": "^0.1.2",
+    "ids": "^0.2.0",
     "inherits": "^2.0.1",
     "lodash": "^3.0.1",
     "min-dom": "^0.2.0",
diff --git a/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js b/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js
index 20cfeab7..6e4ea7a2 100644
--- a/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js
@@ -107,6 +107,37 @@ describe('Modeler', function() {
   });
 
 
+  describe('ids', function() {
+
+    it('should populate ids on import', function(done) {
+
+      // given
+      var xml = require('../fixtures/bpmn/simple.bpmn');
+
+      var modeler = new Modeler({ container: container });
+
+
+      // when
+      modeler.importXML(xml, function(err) {
+
+        var moddle = modeler.get('moddle');
+        var elementRegistry = modeler.get('elementRegistry');
+
+        var subProcess = elementRegistry.get('SubProcess_1').businessObject;
+        var bpmnEdge = elementRegistry.get('SequenceFlow_3').businessObject.di;
+
+        // then
+        expect(moddle.ids.assigned('SubProcess_1')).to.eql(subProcess);
+        expect(moddle.ids.assigned('BPMNEdge_SequenceFlow_3')).to.eql(bpmnEdge);
+
+        done();
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+
   describe('translate support', function() {
 
     var xml = require('../fixtures/bpmn/simple.bpmn');