diff --git a/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php b/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php
index 0de82507fdc..b14ad20f453 100644
--- a/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php
+++ b/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer_Controller {
 						/* translators: %d: Attribute number */
 						__( 'Attribute %d default', 'woocommerce' ) => 'attributes:default',
 						/* translators: %d: Download number */
+						__( 'Download %d ID', 'woocommerce' ) => 'downloads:id',
+						/* translators: %d: Download number */
 						__( 'Download %d name', 'woocommerce' ) => 'downloads:name',
 						/* translators: %d: Download number */
 						__( 'Download %d URL', 'woocommerce' ) => 'downloads:url',
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer_Controller {
 			'downloads'          => array(
 				'name'    => __( 'Downloads', 'woocommerce' ),
 				'options' => array(
+					'downloads:id' . $index   => __( 'Download ID', 'woocommerce' ),
 					'downloads:name' . $index => __( 'Download name', 'woocommerce' ),
 					'downloads:url' . $index  => __( 'Download URL', 'woocommerce' ),
 					'download_limit'          => __( 'Download limit', 'woocommerce' ),
diff --git a/includes/admin/importers/mappings/default.php b/includes/admin/importers/mappings/default.php
index 4de9337d89c..0d9599da04c 100644
--- a/includes/admin/importers/mappings/default.php
+++ b/includes/admin/importers/mappings/default.php
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ function wc_importer_default_special_english_mappings( $mappings ) {
 		'Attribute %d visible'  => 'attributes:visible',
 		'Attribute %d global'   => 'attributes:taxonomy',
 		'Attribute %d default'  => 'attributes:default',
+		'Download %d ID'        => 'downloads:id',
 		'Download %d name'      => 'downloads:name',
 		'Download %d URL'       => 'downloads:url',
 		'Meta: %s'              => 'meta:',
diff --git a/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php b/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php
index c9c11f44684..78d65f789bb 100644
--- a/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php
+++ b/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php
@@ -894,6 +894,12 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer extends WC_Product_Importer {
 				}
 				unset( $data[ $key ] );
 
+			} elseif ( $this->starts_with( $key, 'downloads:id' ) ) {
+				if ( ! empty( $value ) ) {
+					$downloads[ str_replace( 'downloads:id', '', $key ) ]['id'] = $value;
+				}
+				unset( $data[ $key ] );
+
 			} elseif ( $this->starts_with( $key, 'downloads:name' ) ) {
 				if ( ! empty( $value ) ) {
 					$downloads[ str_replace( 'downloads:name', '', $key ) ]['name'] = $value;
@@ -935,8 +941,9 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer extends WC_Product_Importer {
 				}
 
 				$data['downloads'][] = array(
-					'name' => $file['name'] ? $file['name'] : wc_get_filename_from_url( $file['url'] ),
-					'file' => $file['url'],
+					'download_id' => isset( $file['id'] ) ? $file['id'] : null,
+					'name'        => $file['name'] ? $file['name'] : wc_get_filename_from_url( $file['url'] ),
+					'file'        => $file['url'],
 				);
 			}
 		}