diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializer.cs b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializer.cs
index 3a1d6e9a8e..7163febbcf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializer.cs
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ internal void ApplyEntryInstanceAnnotation(IODataJsonLightReaderResourceState re
                     else
                     {
                         resource.Id = (Uri)annotationValue;
+                        resource.HasExplicitODataId = true;
                     }
 
                     break;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/ODataResource.cs b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/ODataResource.cs
index 57033b60ed..689c5f1d06 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/ODataResource.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/ODataResource.cs
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ public ICollection<ODataInstanceAnnotation> InstanceAnnotations
             set { this.SetInstanceAnnotations(value); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Gets or sets the value that shows if the resource has @odata.id or @id.</summary>
+        /// <returns>true if the resource has @odata.id or @id, false otherwise.</returns>
+        public bool HasExplicitODataId
+        {
+            get;
+            internal set;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The metadata builder for this OData resource.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index e69de29bb2..1cecf89ab3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/net45/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Microsoft.OData.ODataResourceBase.HasExplicitODataId.get -> bool
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netcoreapp3.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netcoreapp3.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index e69de29bb2..1cecf89ab3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netcoreapp3.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netcoreapp3.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Microsoft.OData.ODataResourceBase.HasExplicitODataId.get -> bool
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard1.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard1.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index e69de29bb2..1cecf89ab3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard1.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard1.1/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Microsoft.OData.ODataResourceBase.HasExplicitODataId.get -> bool
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index e69de29bb2..1cecf89ab3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OData.Core/PublicAPI/netstandard2.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Microsoft.OData.ODataResourceBase.HasExplicitODataId.get -> bool
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializerTests.cs b/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializerTests.cs
index 2fd6456bd4..2ba3472f28 100644
--- a/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializerTests.cs
+++ b/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightResourceDeserializerTests.cs
@@ -205,6 +205,44 @@ await SetupJsonLightResourceSerializerAndRunReadResourceContextTestAsync(
                 });
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ReadResourceContentWithODataId()
+        {
+            var payload = "{\"@odata.context\":\"http://tempuri.org/$metadata#Categories/$entity\"," +
+                "\"@odata.id\":\"http://tempuri.org/Categories(1)\"," +
+                "\"Name\":\"Food\"}";
+
+            await SetupJsonLightResourceSerializerAndRunReadResourceContextTestAsync(
+                payload,
+                this.categoriesEntitySet,
+                this.categoryEntityType,
+                (resourceState) =>
+                {
+                    var resource = resourceState.Resource;
+                    Assert.Equal(new Uri("http://tempuri.org/Categories(1)"), resource.Id);
+                    Assert.True(resource.HasExplicitODataId);
+                });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ReadResourceContentWithIdProperty()
+        {
+            var payload = "{\"@odata.context\":\"http://tempuri.org/$metadata#Categories/$entity\"," +
+                "\"Id\":1," +
+                "\"Name\":\"Food\"}";
+
+            await SetupJsonLightResourceSerializerAndRunReadResourceContextTestAsync(
+                payload,
+                this.categoriesEntitySet,
+                this.categoryEntityType,
+                (resourceState) =>
+                {
+                    var resource = resourceState.Resource;
+                    Assert.Null(resource.Id); // Null since Id is computed at ODataReaderState.ResourceEnd
+                    Assert.False(resource.HasExplicitODataId);
+                });
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task ReadResourceContentWithODataAnnotationsAsync()
         {
diff --git a/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/ScenarioTests/Reader/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightSingletonReaderTests.cs b/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/ScenarioTests/Reader/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightSingletonReaderTests.cs
index fa3df531c1..698c5aedcc 100644
--- a/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/ScenarioTests/Reader/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightSingletonReaderTests.cs
+++ b/test/FunctionalTests/Microsoft.OData.Core.Tests/ScenarioTests/Reader/JsonLight/ODataJsonLightSingletonReaderTests.cs
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ public void ReadBasicSingletonTest()
             Assert.Equal(2, entry.Properties.Count());
             Assert.Equal(10, entry.Properties.Single(p => p.Name == "WebId").Value);
             Assert.Equal("SingletonWeb", entry.Properties.Single(p => p.Name == "Name").Value);
+            Assert.False(entry.HasExplicitODataId);
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void ReadSingletonWithIdSpecifiedTest()
+        public void ReadSingletonWithODataIdSpecifiedTest()
         {
             const string payload = "{" +
                 "\"@odata.context\":\"http://odata.org/test/$metadata#MySingleton\"," +
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ public void ReadSingletonWithIdSpecifiedTest()
             Assert.Equal(new Uri("http://odata.org/test/Bla"), entry.Id);
             Assert.Equal(new Uri("http://odata.org/test/BlaBla"), entry.EditLink);
             Assert.Equal(new Uri("http://odata.org/test/BlaBlaBla"), entry.ReadLink);
+            Assert.True(entry.HasExplicitODataId);
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.net45.bsl b/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.net45.bsl
index f07121f141..be0e51f36b 100644
--- a/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.net45.bsl
+++ b/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.net45.bsl
@@ -4810,6 +4810,7 @@ public abstract class Microsoft.OData.ODataResourceBase : Microsoft.OData.ODataI
     System.Uri EditLink  { public get; public set; }
     string ETag  { public get; public set; }
     System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[[Microsoft.OData.ODataFunction]] Functions  { public get; }
+    bool HasExplicitODataId  { public get; }
     System.Uri Id  { public get; public set; }
     System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1[[Microsoft.OData.ODataInstanceAnnotation]] InstanceAnnotations  { public get; public set; }
     bool IsTransient  { public get; public set; }
diff --git a/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard1.1.bsl b/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard1.1.bsl
index c30f3b01e8..a2efcdda82 100644
--- a/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard1.1.bsl
+++ b/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard1.1.bsl
@@ -4810,6 +4810,7 @@ public abstract class Microsoft.OData.ODataResourceBase : Microsoft.OData.ODataI
     System.Uri EditLink  { public get; public set; }
     string ETag  { public get; public set; }
     System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[[Microsoft.OData.ODataFunction]] Functions  { public get; }
+    bool HasExplicitODataId  { public get; }
     System.Uri Id  { public get; public set; }
     System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1[[Microsoft.OData.ODataInstanceAnnotation]] InstanceAnnotations  { public get; public set; }
     bool IsTransient  { public get; public set; }
diff --git a/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard2.0.bsl b/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard2.0.bsl
index f07121f141..be0e51f36b 100644
--- a/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard2.0.bsl
+++ b/test/PublicApiTests/BaseLine/Microsoft.OData.PublicApi.netstandard2.0.bsl
@@ -4810,6 +4810,7 @@ public abstract class Microsoft.OData.ODataResourceBase : Microsoft.OData.ODataI
     System.Uri EditLink  { public get; public set; }
     string ETag  { public get; public set; }
     System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[[Microsoft.OData.ODataFunction]] Functions  { public get; }
+    bool HasExplicitODataId  { public get; }
     System.Uri Id  { public get; public set; }
     System.Collections.Generic.ICollection`1[[Microsoft.OData.ODataInstanceAnnotation]] InstanceAnnotations  { public get; public set; }
     bool IsTransient  { public get; public set; }