diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 9e98b51442..6ef440843f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2480,6 +2480,7 @@ bool Application::importEntities(const QString& urlOrFilename) {
 
     bool success = _entityClipboard->readFromURL(url.toString());
     if (success) {
+        _entityClipboard->remapIDs();
         _entityClipboard->reaverageOctreeElements();
     }
     return success;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index 892b186a25..c0ef3e0fe3 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "EntitiesLogging.h"
 #include "RecurseOctreeToMapOperator.h"
 #include "LogHandler.h"
+#include "RemapIDOperator.h"
 
 static const quint64 DELETED_ENTITIES_EXTRA_USECS_TO_CONSIDER = USECS_PER_MSEC * 50;
 
@@ -1194,6 +1195,11 @@ bool EntityTree::sendEntitiesOperation(OctreeElementPointer element, void* extra
     return true;
 }
 
+void EntityTree::remapIDs() {
+    RemapIDOperator theOperator;
+    recurseTreeWithOperator(&theOperator);
+}
+
 bool EntityTree::writeToMap(QVariantMap& entityDescription, OctreeElementPointer element, bool skipDefaultValues) {
     if (! entityDescription.contains("Entities")) {
         entityDescription["Entities"] = QVariantList();
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
index d1e0462f64..97a23124bb 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ public:
     bool wantTerseEditLogging() const { return _wantTerseEditLogging; }
     void setWantTerseEditLogging(bool value) { _wantTerseEditLogging = value; }
 
+    void remapIDs();
+
     bool writeToMap(QVariantMap& entityDescription, OctreeElementPointer element, bool skipDefaultValues);
     bool readFromMap(QVariantMap& entityDescription);
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/RemapIDOperator.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/RemapIDOperator.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eee6e49a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/RemapIDOperator.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//
+//  RemapIDOperator.cpp
+//  libraries/entities/src
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2015-12-6.
+//  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+
+#include "EntityTree.h"
+#include "RemapIDOperator.h"
+
+QUuid RemapIDOperator::remap(const QUuid& oldID) {
+    if (oldID.isNull()) {
+        return oldID;
+    }
+    if (!_oldToNew.contains(oldID)) {
+        _oldToNew[oldID] = QUuid::createUuid();
+    }
+    return _oldToNew[oldID];
+}
+
+bool RemapIDOperator::postRecursion(OctreeElementPointer element) {
+    EntityTreeElementPointer entityTreeElement = std::static_pointer_cast<EntityTreeElement>(element);
+    entityTreeElement->forEachEntity([&](EntityItemPointer entityItem) {
+        entityItem->setID(remap(entityItem->getID()));
+        entityItem->setParentID(remap(entityItem->getParentID()));
+    });
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/RemapIDOperator.h b/libraries/entities/src/RemapIDOperator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..439aec28fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/RemapIDOperator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+//  RemapIDOperator.h
+//  libraries/entities/src
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2015-12-6.
+//  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_RemapIDOperator_h
+#define hifi_RemapIDOperator_h
+
+#include "Octree.h"
+
+// this will change all the IDs in an EntityTree.  Parent/Child relationships are maintained.
+
+class RemapIDOperator : public RecurseOctreeOperator {
+public:
+    RemapIDOperator() : RecurseOctreeOperator() {}
+    ~RemapIDOperator() {}
+    virtual bool preRecursion(OctreeElementPointer element) { return true; }
+    virtual bool postRecursion(OctreeElementPointer element);
+private:
+    QUuid remap(const QUuid& oldID);
+    QHash<QUuid, QUuid> _oldToNew;
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_RemapIDOperator_h