diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Service/DirectEditingService.php b/apps/files/lib/Service/DirectEditingService.php
index 191a053b80a5053a1cf48a690924b5d018829997..a05d4f52385af2bcb38b215cded375101470b58c 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Service/DirectEditingService.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Service/DirectEditingService.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class DirectEditingService {
 		 */
 		foreach ($this->directEditingManager->getEditors() as $id => $editor) {
 			$capabilities['editors'][$id] = [
+				'id' => $editor->getId(),
 				'name' => $editor->getName(),
 				'mimetypes' => $editor->getMimetypes(),
 				'optionalMimetypes' => $editor->getMimetypesOptional(),