diff --git a/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx b/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
index 8e144cd2b..cb87a4bb1 100644
--- a/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
+++ b/src/excalidraw-app/collab/Collab.tsx
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ import {
   saveToFirebase,
 } from "../data/firebase";
 import {
-  importUsernameFromLocalStorage,
-  saveUsernameToLocalStorage,
+  importUsernameAndIdFromLocalStorage,
+  saveUsernameAndIdToLocalStorage,
 } from "../data/localStorage";
 import Portal from "./Portal";
 import RoomDialog from "./RoomDialog";
@@ -124,11 +124,14 @@ class Collab extends PureComponent<Props, CollabState> {
 
   constructor(props: Props) {
     super(props);
+
+    const { username, userId } = importUsernameAndIdFromLocalStorage() || {};
+
     this.state = {
       errorMessage: "",
-      username: importUsernameFromLocalStorage() || "",
+      username: username || "",
+      userId: userId || "",
       activeRoomLink: "",
-      userId: nanoid(),
     };
     this.portal = new Portal(this);
     this.fileManager = new FileManager({
@@ -524,6 +527,11 @@ class Collab extends PureComponent<Props, CollabState> {
       });
     }
 
+    if (!this.state.userId) {
+      const userId = nanoid();
+      this.onUserIdChange(userId);
+    }
+
     if (this.portal.socket) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -970,7 +978,12 @@ class Collab extends PureComponent<Props, CollabState> {
 
   onUsernameChange = (username: string) => {
     this.setUsername(username);
-    saveUsernameToLocalStorage(username);
+    saveUsernameAndIdToLocalStorage(username, this.state.userId);
+  };
+
+  onUserIdChange = (userId: string) => {
+    this.setState({ userId });
+    saveUsernameAndIdToLocalStorage(this.state.username, userId);
   };
 
   render() {
diff --git a/src/excalidraw-app/data/localStorage.ts b/src/excalidraw-app/data/localStorage.ts
index 6902052bd..fe2bfa85f 100644
--- a/src/excalidraw-app/data/localStorage.ts
+++ b/src/excalidraw-app/data/localStorage.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ import { clearElementsForLocalStorage } from "../../element";
 import { STORAGE_KEYS } from "../app_constants";
 import { ImportedDataState } from "../../data/types";
 
-export const saveUsernameToLocalStorage = (username: string) => {
+export const saveUsernameAndIdToLocalStorage = (
+  username: string,
+  userId: string,
+) => {
   try {
     localStorage.setItem(
       STORAGE_KEYS.LOCAL_STORAGE_COLLAB,
-      JSON.stringify({ username }),
+      JSON.stringify({ username, userId }),
     );
   } catch (error: any) {
     // Unable to access window.localStorage
@@ -20,11 +23,14 @@ export const saveUsernameToLocalStorage = (username: string) => {
   }
 };
 
-export const importUsernameFromLocalStorage = (): string | null => {
+export const importUsernameAndIdFromLocalStorage = (): {
+  username: string;
+  userId: string;
+} | null => {
   try {
     const data = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEYS.LOCAL_STORAGE_COLLAB);
     if (data) {
-      return JSON.parse(data).username;
+      return JSON.parse(data);
     }
   } catch (error: any) {
     // Unable to access localStorage
diff --git a/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx b/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
index 860437f3c..4fe382a80 100644
--- a/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
+++ b/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import {
 import {
   getLibraryItemsFromStorage,
   importFromLocalStorage,
-  importUsernameFromLocalStorage,
+  importUsernameAndIdFromLocalStorage,
 } from "./data/localStorage";
 import CustomStats from "./CustomStats";
 import { restore, restoreAppState, RestoredDataState } from "../data/restore";
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ const ExcalidrawWrapper = () => {
         // don't sync if local state is newer or identical to browser state
         if (isBrowserStorageStateNewer(STORAGE_KEYS.VERSION_DATA_STATE)) {
           const localDataState = importFromLocalStorage();
-          const username = importUsernameFromLocalStorage();
+          const username =
+            importUsernameAndIdFromLocalStorage()?.username ?? "";
           let langCode = languageDetector.detect() || defaultLang.code;
           if (Array.isArray(langCode)) {
             langCode = langCode[0];