diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
index 0544fa549..e3197df3c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
     originalHeader = $(TABLE_ID + ' thead').children().clone();
     viewAssigned = 'assigned';
     TABLE = $(TABLE_ID).DataTable({
-      order: [[2, 'desc']],
+      order: [[3, 'desc']],
       dom: "R<'row'<'col-sm-9-custom toolbar'l><'col-sm-3-custom'f>>tpi",
       stateSave: true,
       processing: true,
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
         orderable: true,
         sWidth: '1%'
       }, {
-       targets: 2,
+        targets: 2,
+        searchable: true,
+        orderable: true,
+        sWidth: '1%'
+      }, {
+       targets: 3,
        render: function(data, type, row) {
          return "<a href='" + row.recordInfoUrl + "'" +
                 "class='record-info-link'>" + data + '</a>';
@@ -255,15 +260,18 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
             case 'assigned':
               val = -2;
               break;
-            case 'row-name':
+            case 'row-id':
               val = -3;
-              break;
-            case 'added-by':
+              break
+            case 'row-name':
               val = -4;
               break;
-            case 'added-on':
+            case 'added-by':
               val = -5;
               break;
+            case 'added-on':
+              val = -6;
+              break;
             default:
               val = th.attr('id');
           }
diff --git a/app/helpers/repository_datatable_helper.rb b/app/helpers/repository_datatable_helper.rb
index f07546648..ba0175cc5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/repository_datatable_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/repository_datatable_helper.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ module RepositoryDatatableHelper
       row = {
             'DT_RowId': record.id,
             '1': assigned_row(record, assigned_rows),
-            '2': escape_input(record.name),
-            '3': I18n.l(record.created_at, format: :full),
-            '4': escape_input(record.created_by.full_name),
+            '2': record.id,
+            '3': escape_input(record.name),
+            '4': I18n.l(record.created_at, format: :full),
+            '5': escape_input(record.created_by.full_name),
             'recordEditUrl': Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
                                   .edit_repository_repository_row_path(
                                     repository,
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/searchable_model.rb b/app/models/concerns/searchable_model.rb
index 76f0aa89e..20d80fed9 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/searchable_model.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/searchable_model.rb
@@ -68,14 +68,25 @@ module SearchableModel
         end
       else
         unless attrs.empty?
+          # quick fix to enable searching by repositoy_row id
+          id_index = { present: false }
           where_str =
             (attrs.map.with_index do |a, i|
-              "(trim_html_tags(#{a})) #{like} :t#{i} OR "
+              if a == 'repository_rows.id'
+                id_index = { present: true, val: i }
+                "(#{a}) = :t#{i} OR "
+              else
+                "(trim_html_tags(#{a})) #{like} :t#{i} OR "
+              end
             end
             ).join[0..-5]
           vals = (
             attrs.map.with_index do |_, i|
-              ["t#{i}".to_sym, "%#{sanitize_sql_like(query.to_s)}%"]
+              if id_index[:present] && id_index[:val] == i
+                ["t#{i}".to_sym, sanitize_sql_like(query).to_i]
+              else
+                ["t#{i}".to_sym, "%#{sanitize_sql_like(query.to_s)}%"]
+              end
             end
           ).to_h
 
diff --git a/app/models/my_module.rb b/app/models/my_module.rb
index e4677a97f..f38fa7b5e 100644
--- a/app/models/my_module.rb
+++ b/app/models/my_module.rb
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ class MyModule < ApplicationRecord
       .where(repository_id: repository_id)
       .order(created_at: order).find_each do |row|
       row_json = []
+      row_json << row.id
       row_json << row.name
       row_json << I18n.l(row.created_at, format: :full)
       row_json << row.created_by.full_name
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ class MyModule < ApplicationRecord
 
     # Prepare column headers
     headers = [
+      I18n.t('repositories.table.id'),
       I18n.t('repositories.table.row_name'),
       I18n.t('repositories.table.added_on'),
       I18n.t('repositories.table.added_by')
diff --git a/app/services/repository_datatable_service.rb b/app/services/repository_datatable_service.rb
index 55b815812..48c9935db 100644
--- a/app/services/repository_datatable_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/repository_datatable_service.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ class RepositoryDatatableService
 
   def search(value)
     includes_json = { repository_cells: Extends::REPOSITORY_SEARCH_INCLUDES }
-    searchable_attributes = ['repository_rows.name', 'users.full_name'] +
+    searchable_attributes = ['repository_rows.name',
+                             'users.full_name',
+                             'repository_rows.id'] +
                             Extends::REPOSITORY_EXTRA_SEARCH_ATTR
 
     RepositoryRow.left_outer_joins(:created_by)
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ class RepositoryDatatableService
   def sortable_columns
     array = [
       'assigned',
+      'repository_rows.id',
       'repository_rows.name',
       'repository_rows.created_at',
       'users.full_name'
diff --git a/app/services/repository_zip_export.rb b/app/services/repository_zip_export.rb
index e192540fc..7ca6cda00 100644
--- a/app/services/repository_zip_export.rb
+++ b/app/services/repository_zip_export.rb
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ module RepositoryZipExport
                     when -1, -2
                       next
                     when -3
-                      I18n.t('repositories.table.row_name')
+                      I18n.t('repositories.table.id')
                     when -4
-                      I18n.t('repositories.table.added_by')
+                      I18n.t('repositories.table.row_name')
                     when -5
+                      I18n.t('repositories.table.added_by')
+                    when -6
                       I18n.t('repositories.table.added_on')
                     else
                       column = RepositoryColumn.find_by_id(c_id)
@@ -44,10 +46,12 @@ module RepositoryZipExport
                      when -1, -2
                        next
                      when -3
-                       row.name
+                       row.id
                      when -4
-                       row.created_by.full_name
+                       row.name
                      when -5
+                       row.created_by.full_name
+                     when -6
                        I18n.l(row.created_at, format: :full)
                      else
                        cell = row.repository_cells
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_repository_row_info_modal.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/_repository_row_info_modal.html.erb
index 7f321e2c4..0747a9ccc 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_repository_row_info_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_repository_row_info_modal.html.erb
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@
         </ol>
         <p>
           <span>
-            <%= t "repository_row.modal_info.added_on" %>
+            <%=t 'repository_row.modal_info.ID' %>
+            <%= @repository_row.id %>
+          </span>
+          <br>
+          <span>
+            <%= t "repository_row.modal_info.added_on" %>:
             <%= l @repository_row.created_at, format: :full %>
           </span>
           <br>
           <span>
-            <%= t "repository_row.modal_info.added_by" %>
+            <%= t "repository_row.modal_info.added_by" %>:
             <%= @repository_row.created_by.full_name %>
           </span>
           <% @repository_row.repository_cells.each do |repository_cell| %>
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb
index 85dfe7d57..aad7bcc3c 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_repository_table.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     data-current-uri="<%= request.original_url %>"
     data-repository-id="<%= repository.id %>"
     data-source="<%= repository_index_link %>"
-    data-num-columns="<%= 5 + repository.repository_columns.count %>"
+    data-num-columns="<%= 6 + repository.repository_columns.count %>"
     data-create-record="<%= repository_repository_rows_path(repository) %>"
     data-delete-record="<%= repository_delete_records_path(repository) %>"
     data-max-dropdown-length="<%= Constants::NAME_TRUNCATION_LENGTH_DROPDOWN %>"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       <tr>
         <th id="checkbox"><input name="select_all" value="1" type="checkbox"></th>
         <th id="assigned"><%= t("repositories.table.assigned") %></th>
+        <th id="row-id"><%= t("repositories.table.id") %></th>
         <th id="row-name"><%= t("repositories.table.row_name") %></th>
         <th id="added-on"><%= t("repositories.table.added_on") %></th>
         <th id="added-by"><%= t("repositories.table.added_by") %></th>
diff --git a/app/views/search/results/_repositories.html.erb b/app/views/search/results/_repositories.html.erb
index d403afe90..6bddd47f9 100644
--- a/app/views/search/results/_repositories.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/search/results/_repositories.html.erb
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@
   </h5>
 
   <p>
-    <% repository_row.repository_cells.each do |cell| %>
-      <span>
-        <%=t "search.index.repositories.custom_column", column: cell.repository_column.name %>
-        <%= highlight cell.value.data, search_query.strip.split(/\s+/) %>
-      </span>
-      <br>
-    <% end %>
+    <span>
+      <%=t 'repository_row.modal_info.ID' %>
+      <%= repository_row.id %>
+    </span>
+    <br />
     <span>
       <%=t "search.index.repositories.added_on" %>
       <%=l repository_row.created_at, format: :full %>
@@ -22,6 +20,13 @@
       <%=t "search.index.repositories.added_by" %>
       <%= highlight repository_row.created_by.full_name, search_query.strip.split(/\s+/) %>
     </span>
+    <% repository_row.repository_cells.each do |cell| %>
+      <span>
+        <%=t "search.index.repositories.custom_column", column: cell.repository_column.name %>
+        <%= highlight cell.value.data, search_query.strip.split(/\s+/) %>
+      </span>
+      <br>
+    <% end %>
   </p>
 
   <p>
diff --git a/config/initializers/constants.rb b/config/initializers/constants.rb
index 6b0322c74..c3e67cd58 100644
--- a/config/initializers/constants.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/constants.rb
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Constants
   COLOR_DOVE_GRAY = '#666666'.freeze # $color-dove-gray
   COLOR_EMPEROR = '#555555'.freeze # $color-emperor
   COLOR_BLACK = '#000000'.freeze # $color-black
-  
+
 
   #=============================================================================
   # External URLs
@@ -842,17 +842,17 @@ class Constants
   REPOSITORY_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE = {
     'time' => 0,
     'start' => 0,
-    'length' => 5,
-    'order' => [[2, 'desc']],
+    'length' => 6,
+    'order' => [[3, 'desc']],
     'search' => { 'search' => '',
                   'smart' => true,
                   'regex' => false,
                   'caseInsensitive' => true },
     'columns' => [],
     'assigned' => 'assigned',
-    'ColReorder' => [*0..4]
+    'ColReorder' => [*0..5]
   }
-  5.times do
+  6.times do
     REPOSITORY_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE['columns'] << {
       'visible' => true,
       'search' => { 'search' => '',
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index cb41cdfe5..94fb52966 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -918,6 +918,7 @@ en:
       breadcrumbs:
         repositories: "Repositories"
     table:
+      id: 'ID'
       assigned: "Assigned"
       row_name: "Name"
       added_on: "Added on"
@@ -1003,6 +1004,7 @@ en:
       head_title: "Inventories | %{library}"
   repository_row:
     modal_info:
+      ID: 'ID:'
       head_title: "Information for item '%{repository_row}'"
       added_on: "Added on"
       added_by: "Added by"
diff --git a/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb
index 0ee849e91..feb487cb0 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/repository_rows_controller_spec.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe RepositoryRowsController, type: :controller do
 
     describe 'json object' do
       it 'returns a valid object' do
-        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '3', dir: 'asc' } },
+        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '4', dir: 'asc' } },
                    drow: '0',
                    search: { value: '' },
                    length: '10',
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe RepositoryRowsController, type: :controller do
 
     describe 'pagination' do
       it 'returns first 10 records' do
-        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '3', dir: 'asc' } },
+        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '4', dir: 'asc' } },
                    drow: '0',
                    search: { value: '' },
                    length: '10',
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ describe RepositoryRowsController, type: :controller do
         get :index, params: params, format: :json
         response_body = JSON.parse(response.body)
         expect(response_body['data'].length).to eq 10
-        expect(response_body['data'].first['2']).to eq 'row (0)'
+        expect(response_body['data'].first['3']).to eq 'row (0)'
       end
 
       it 'returns next 10 records' do
-        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '3', dir: 'asc' } },
+        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '4', dir: 'asc' } },
                    drow: '0',
                    search: { value: '' },
                    length: '10',
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ describe RepositoryRowsController, type: :controller do
         get :index, params: params, format: :json
         response_body = JSON.parse(response.body)
         expect(response_body['data'].length).to eq 10
-        expect(response_body['data'].first['2']).to eq 'row (10)'
+        expect(response_body['data'].first['3']).to eq 'row (10)'
       end
 
       it 'returns first 25 records' do
-        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '2', dir: 'desc' } },
+        params = { order: { 0 => { column: '4', dir: 'desc' } },
                    drow: '0',
                    search: { value: '' },
                    length: '25',
diff --git a/spec/services/repository_datatable_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/repository_datatable_service_spec.rb
index e32b13f19..2a5f9816a 100644
--- a/spec/services/repository_datatable_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/repository_datatable_service_spec.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe RepositoryDatatableService do
 
   context 'object' do
     let(:params) do
-      { order: { 0 => { column: '2', dir: 'asc' } },
+      { order: { 0 => { column: '3', dir: 'asc' } },
         search: { value: 'row' } }
     end
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe RepositoryDatatableService do
         contitions = subject.send(:build_conditions, params)
         expect(contitions[:search_value]).to eq 'row'
         expect(contitions[:order_by_column]).to eq(
-          { column: 2, dir: 'asc' }
+          { column: 3, dir: 'asc' }
         )
       end
     end
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe RepositoryDatatableService do
     describe '#sortable_columns' do
       it 'returns an array of all columns that are sortable' do
         columns = subject.send(:sortable_columns)
-        expect(columns.length).to eq 5
+        expect(columns.length).to eq 6
       end
     end
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe RepositoryDatatableService do
 
   describe 'ordering' do
     it 'is ordered by row name asc' do
-      params = { order: { 0 => { column: '2', dir: 'asc' } },
+      params = { order: { 0 => { column: '3', dir: 'asc' } },
                  search: { value: '' } }
       subject = RepositoryDatatableService.new(repository,
                                                params,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe RepositoryDatatableService do
     end
 
     it 'is ordered by row name desc' do
-      params = { order: { 0 => { column: '2', dir: 'desc' } },
+      params = { order: { 0 => { column: '3', dir: 'desc' } },
                  search: { value: '' } }
       subject = RepositoryDatatableService.new(repository,
                                                params,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe RepositoryDatatableService do
     end
 
     it 'returns only the searched entity' do
-      params = { order: { 0 => { column: '2', dir: 'desc' } },
+      params = { order: { 0 => { column: '4', dir: 'desc' } },
                  search: { value: 'test' } }
       subject = RepositoryDatatableService.new(repository,
                                                params,
diff --git a/spec/support/api/schemas/repository_row_datatables.json b/spec/support/api/schemas/repository_row_datatables.json
index 0a73d82f6..5c209e998 100644
--- a/spec/support/api/schemas/repository_row_datatables.json
+++ b/spec/support/api/schemas/repository_row_datatables.json
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
     "data": {
       "type": "array",
       "items":{
-        "required": ["DT_RowId", "1", "2", "3", "4", "recordEditUrl", "recordUpdateUrl", "recordInfoUrl"],
+        "required": ["DT_RowId", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "recordEditUrl", "recordUpdateUrl", "recordInfoUrl"],
         "properties": {
           "DT_RowId": { "type": "integer" },
           "1": { "type": "string" },
-          "2": { "type": "string" },
+          "2": { "type": "integer" },
           "3": { "type": "string" },
           "4": { "type": "string" },
+          "5": { "type": "string" },
           "recordEditUrl": { "type": "string" },
           "recordUpdateUrl": { "type": "string" },
           "recordInfoUrl": { "type": "string" }