diff --git a/UM/Mesh/MeshBuilder.py b/UM/Mesh/MeshBuilder.py
index ac643a42e7..d7ca4570d6 100644
--- a/UM/Mesh/MeshBuilder.py
+++ b/UM/Mesh/MeshBuilder.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._face_count = 0
         self._type = MeshType.faces
         self._file_name = None  # type: Optional[str]
+        self._mesh_id: Optional[str] = None
         # original center position
         self._center_position = None  # type: Optional[Vector]
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ def build(self) -> MeshData:
 
         return MeshData(vertices = self.getVertices(), normals = self.getNormals(), indices = self.getIndices(),
                         colors = self.getColors(), uvs = self.getUVCoordinates(), file_name = self.getFileName(),
-                        center_position = self.getCenterPosition())
+                        center_position = self.getCenterPosition(), mesh_id = self.getMeshId())
 
     def setCenterPosition(self, position: Optional[Vector]) -> None:
         self._center_position = position
@@ -166,6 +167,12 @@ def getFileName(self) -> Optional[str]:
     def setFileName(self, file_name: Optional[str]) -> None:
         self._file_name = file_name
 
+    def getMeshId(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return self._mesh_id
+
+    def setMeshId(self, mesh_id: Optional[str]) -> None:
+        self._mesh_id = mesh_id
+
     def reserveFaceCount(self, num_faces: int) -> None:
         """Set the amount of faces before loading data to the mesh.
 
diff --git a/UM/Mesh/MeshData.py b/UM/Mesh/MeshData.py
index 59f566dc98..c823410c24 100644
--- a/UM/Mesh/MeshData.py
+++ b/UM/Mesh/MeshData.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class MeshData:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, vertices=None, normals=None, indices=None, colors=None, uvs=None, file_name=None,
-                 center_position=None, zero_position=None, type = MeshType.faces, attributes=None) -> None:
+                 center_position=None, zero_position=None, type = MeshType.faces, attributes=None, mesh_id=None) -> None:
         self._application = None  # Initialize this later otherwise unit tests break
 
         self._vertices = NumPyUtil.immutableNDArray(vertices)
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, vertices=None, normals=None, indices=None, colors=None, uvs=N
         self._face_count = len(self._indices) if self._indices is not None else 0
         self._type = type
         self._file_name = file_name  # type: Optional[str]
+        self._mesh_id: Optional[str] = mesh_id
         # original center position
         self._center_position = center_position
         # original zero position, is changed after transformation
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ def __del__(self):
                 self._application.getController().getScene().removeWatchedFile(self._file_name)
 
     def set(self, vertices=Reuse, normals=Reuse, indices=Reuse, colors=Reuse, uvs=Reuse, file_name=Reuse,
-            center_position=Reuse, zero_position=Reuse, attributes=Reuse) -> "MeshData":
+            center_position=Reuse, zero_position=Reuse, attributes=Reuse, mesh_id=Reuse) -> "MeshData":
         """Create a new MeshData with specified changes
 
         :return: :type{MeshData}
@@ -105,12 +106,14 @@ def set(self, vertices=Reuse, normals=Reuse, indices=Reuse, colors=Reuse, uvs=Re
         colors = colors if colors is not Reuse else self._colors
         uvs = uvs if uvs is not Reuse else self._uvs
         file_name = file_name if file_name is not Reuse else self._file_name
+        mesh_id = mesh_id if mesh_id is not Reuse else self._mesh_id
         center_position = center_position if center_position is not Reuse else self._center_position
         zero_position = zero_position if zero_position is not Reuse else self._zero_position
         attributes = attributes if attributes is not Reuse else self._attributes
 
         return MeshData(vertices=vertices, normals=normals, indices=indices, colors=colors, uvs=uvs,
-                        file_name=file_name, center_position=center_position, zero_position=zero_position, attributes=attributes)
+                        file_name=file_name, center_position=center_position, zero_position=zero_position,
+                        attributes=attributes, mesh_id=mesh_id)
 
     def getHash(self):
         m = hashlib.sha256()
@@ -184,6 +187,9 @@ def hasUVCoordinates(self) -> bool:
     def getFileName(self) -> Optional[str]:
         return self._file_name
 
+    def getMeshId(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        return self._mesh_id
+
     def getTransformed(self, transformation: Matrix) -> "MeshData":
         """Transform the meshdata, center and zero position by given Matrix
 
diff --git a/UM/Scene/Scene.py b/UM/Scene/Scene.py
index ca68ab1442..8cc2908fb2 100644
--- a/UM/Scene/Scene.py
+++ b/UM/Scene/Scene.py
@@ -253,15 +253,14 @@ def _reloadJobFinished(self, replaced_nodes: [SceneNode], job: ReadMeshJob) -> N
                 renamed_nodes[node.getName()] = 0
 
             # Find the matching scene node to replace
-            scene_node = None
+            mesh_replaced = False
             for replaced_node in replaced_nodes:
-                if replaced_node.getName() == node_name:
-                    scene_node = replaced_node
-                    break
+                mesh_id = replaced_node.getMeshData().getMeshId()
+                if mesh_id is None or mesh_id == mesh_data.getMeshId():
+                    replaced_node.setMeshData(mesh_data)
+                    mesh_replaced = True
 
-            if scene_node:
-                scene_node.setMeshData(mesh_data)
-            else:
-                # Current node is a new one in the file, or it's name has changed
+            if not mesh_replaced:
+                # Current node is a new one in the file, or it's ID has changed
                 # TODO: Load this mesh into the scene. Also alter the "ReloadAll" action in CuraApplication.
                 Logger.log("w", "Could not find matching node for object '{0}' in the scene.", node_name)