diff --git a/scene/gui/menu_button.cpp b/scene/gui/menu_button.cpp
index c60f728f34e..8c5bb1b33d8 100644
--- a/scene/gui/menu_button.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/menu_button.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void MenuButton::_bind_methods() {
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "icon", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Texture2D"), defaults.icon);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "checkable", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "No,As Checkbox,As Radio Button"), defaults.checkable_type);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "checked"), defaults.checked);
-	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,1,or_greater"), defaults.id);
+	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,1,or_greater", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_STORE_IF_NULL), defaults.id);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "disabled"), defaults.disabled);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "separator"), defaults.separator);
 	PropertyListHelper::register_base_helper(&base_property_helper);
diff --git a/scene/gui/option_button.cpp b/scene/gui/option_button.cpp
index a1425fb8472..5432058f7b3 100644
--- a/scene/gui/option_button.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/option_button.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ void OptionButton::_bind_methods() {
 	base_property_helper.set_array_length_getter(&OptionButton::get_item_count);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "text"), defaults.text, &OptionButton::_dummy_setter, &OptionButton::get_item_text);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "icon", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Texture2D"), defaults.icon, &OptionButton::_dummy_setter, &OptionButton::get_item_icon);
-	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,1,or_greater"), defaults.id, &OptionButton::_dummy_setter, &OptionButton::get_item_id);
+	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,1,or_greater", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_STORE_IF_NULL), defaults.id, &OptionButton::_dummy_setter, &OptionButton::get_item_id);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "disabled"), defaults.disabled, &OptionButton::_dummy_setter, &OptionButton::is_item_disabled);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "separator"), defaults.separator, &OptionButton::_dummy_setter, &OptionButton::is_item_separator);
 	PropertyListHelper::register_base_helper(&base_property_helper);
diff --git a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
index 86b01657545..5de4cdaf599 100644
--- a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
@@ -2823,7 +2823,7 @@ void PopupMenu::_bind_methods() {
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "icon", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Texture2D"), defaults.icon, &PopupMenu::set_item_icon, &PopupMenu::get_item_icon);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "checkable", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "No,As checkbox,As radio button"), defaults.checkable_type, &PopupMenu::_set_item_checkable_type, &PopupMenu::_get_item_checkable_type);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "checked"), defaults.checked, &PopupMenu::set_item_checked, &PopupMenu::is_item_checked);
-	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,1,or_greater"), defaults.id, &PopupMenu::set_item_id, &PopupMenu::get_item_id);
+	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,10,1,or_greater", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_STORE_IF_NULL), defaults.id, &PopupMenu::set_item_id, &PopupMenu::get_item_id);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "disabled"), defaults.disabled, &PopupMenu::set_item_disabled, &PopupMenu::is_item_disabled);
 	base_property_helper.register_property(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "separator"), defaults.separator, &PopupMenu::set_item_as_separator, &PopupMenu::is_item_separator);
 	PropertyListHelper::register_base_helper(&base_property_helper);
diff --git a/scene/property_list_helper.cpp b/scene/property_list_helper.cpp
index f840aaa759a..c6c21e0dba3 100644
--- a/scene/property_list_helper.cpp
+++ b/scene/property_list_helper.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void PropertyListHelper::get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 			const Property &property = E.value;
 
 			PropertyInfo info = property.info;
-			if (_call_getter(&property, i) == property.default_value) {
+			if (!(info.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_STORE_IF_NULL) && _call_getter(&property, i) == property.default_value) {
 				info.usage &= (~PROPERTY_USAGE_STORAGE);
 			}