diff --git a/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp b/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
index a8d8f843f..83b26cd16 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdAdd.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ int CmdAdd::execute (std::string& output)
   task.modify (Task::modReplace, true);
   context.tdb2.add (task);
 
-  if (context.verbose ("new-id"))
+  // Do not display ID 0, users cannot query by that
+  if (context.verbose ("new-id") and task.id != 0)
     output += format (STRING_CMD_ADD_FEEDBACK, task.id) + "\n";
   else if (context.verbose ("new-uuid"))
     output += format (STRING_CMD_ADD_FEEDBACK, task.get ("uuid")) + "\n";