diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
index c912ecfc47..c3dbafa0d9 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ const QUuid SpatiallyNestable::getID() const {
 }
 
 void SpatiallyNestable::setID(const QUuid& id) {
+    // adjust the parentID of any children
+    forEachChild([&](SpatiallyNestablePointer object) {
+        object->setParentID(id);
+    });
     _idLock.withWriteLock([&] {
         _id = id;
     });