diff --git a/packages/bindx-react/src/jsx/collectorProxy.ts b/packages/bindx-react/src/jsx/collectorProxy.ts
index 3fcac14..59486ee 100644
--- a/packages/bindx-react/src/jsx/collectorProxy.ts
+++ b/packages/bindx-react/src/jsx/collectorProxy.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export function createCollectorProxy<T>(
 		$isDirty: false,
 		$isPersisting: false,
 		$persistedId: null,
+		$resolvedId: '__collector__',
 		$isNew: true,
 		__entityType: undefined as unknown as T,
 		__entityName: '__collector__',
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ function createCollectorFieldRef(
 		$isPersisting: false,
 		$isNew: false,
 		$persistedId: null,
+		$resolvedId: placeholderId,
 		__entityName: targetEntityName ?? '',
 
 		__schema: {} as Record<string, object>,
diff --git a/packages/bindx/src/handles/EntityHandle.ts b/packages/bindx/src/handles/EntityHandle.ts
index d5db13a..ce329c4 100644
--- a/packages/bindx/src/handles/EntityHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/bindx/src/handles/EntityHandle.ts
@@ -126,12 +126,22 @@ export class EntityHandle<T extends object = object, TSelected = T> extends Enti
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Gets the entity ID.
+	 * Gets the entity ID (stable — always the original ID used to create the handle).
+	 * For new entities this is the temp ID; for loaded entities it's the server ID.
+	 * Use `$persistedId` to get the server-assigned ID after persist, or `$resolvedId` for best-known ID.
 	 */
 	get id(): string {
 		return this.entityId
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets the best-known ID: the persisted (server-assigned) ID if available,
+	 * otherwise the original ID (which may be a temp ID for new entities).
+	 */
+	get resolvedId(): string {
+		return this.store.getPersistedId(this.entityType, this.entityId) ?? this.entityId
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the current entity snapshot.
 	 */
diff --git a/packages/bindx/src/handles/HasOneHandle.ts b/packages/bindx/src/handles/HasOneHandle.ts
index 2afbce6..94616c3 100644
--- a/packages/bindx/src/handles/HasOneHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/bindx/src/handles/HasOneHandle.ts
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ export class HasOneHandle<TEntity extends object = object, TSelected = TEntity>
 	/** Server-assigned ID after persistence - delegates to entityRaw */
 	get persistedId(): string | null { return this.entityRaw.persistedId }
 
+	/** Best-known ID: persisted if available, otherwise original - delegates to entityRaw */
+	get resolvedId(): string { return this.entityRaw.resolvedId }
+
 	/** Type brand for entity name */
 	get __entityName(): string { return this.targetType }
 
diff --git a/packages/bindx/src/handles/PlaceholderHandle.ts b/packages/bindx/src/handles/PlaceholderHandle.ts
index 368e5bb..1b8fd6d 100644
--- a/packages/bindx/src/handles/PlaceholderHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/bindx/src/handles/PlaceholderHandle.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ export class PlaceholderHandle<TEntity extends object = object, TSelected = TEnt
 		return null
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Placeholder entities have no persisted ID — returns placeholder ID.
+	 */
+	get resolvedId(): string {
+		return this.placeholderId
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Placeholder entities are always new.
 	 */
diff --git a/packages/bindx/src/handles/types.ts b/packages/bindx/src/handles/types.ts
index 5627632..95c93b6 100644
--- a/packages/bindx/src/handles/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bindx/src/handles/types.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ export interface HasOneRefInterface<
 	readonly $isNew: boolean
 	readonly $isPersisting: boolean
 	readonly $persistedId: string | null
+	readonly $resolvedId: string
 	readonly __entityName: TEntityName
 	readonly __schema?: TSchema & any
 	readonly __entityType: TEntity
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ export interface EntityRefInterface<
 	readonly $isDirty: boolean
 	readonly $isPersisting: boolean
 	readonly $persistedId: string | null
+	readonly $resolvedId: string
 	readonly $isNew: boolean
 	readonly __entityType: TEntity
 	readonly __selected?: TSelected
diff --git a/tests/unit/handles/entityHandle.test.ts b/tests/unit/handles/entityHandle.test.ts
index b972b0f..8b36bc6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/handles/entityHandle.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/handles/entityHandle.test.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,31 @@ describe('EntityHandle', () => {
 			expect(handle.id as string).toBe('a-1')
 		})
 
+		test('should return stable temp ID even after persisted ID mapping', () => {
+			const tempId = store.createEntity('Article', { title: 'New' })
+			store.mapTempIdToPersistedId('Article', tempId, 'real-id-456')
+
+			const handle = EntityHandle.create<TestArticle>(tempId, 'Article', store, dispatcher, schema)
+
+			// id is always the stable original ID (temp ID in this case)
+			expect(handle.id as string).toBe(tempId)
+		})
+
+		test('should return persisted ID via $resolvedId after temp ID mapping', () => {
+			const tempId = store.createEntity('Article', { title: 'New' })
+			store.mapTempIdToPersistedId('Article', tempId, 'real-id-456')
+
+			const handle = EntityHandle.create<TestArticle>(tempId, 'Article', store, dispatcher, schema)
+
+			expect(handle.$resolvedId as string).toBe('real-id-456')
+		})
+
+		test('should return original ID via $resolvedId when no persisted mapping', () => {
+			const handle = createEntityHandle('a-1')
+
+			expect(handle.$resolvedId as string).toBe('a-1')
+		})
+
 		test('should return entity type', () => {
 			const handle = createEntityHandleRaw('a-1')
 			expect(handle.__entityName).toBe('Article')