diff --git a/src/common/JSONImporter.js b/src/common/JSONImporter.js
index d0b540a..983370a 100644
--- a/src/common/JSONImporter.js
+++ b/src/common/JSONImporter.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ define([
             const json = {
                 id: this.core.getGuid(node),
                 path: this.core.getPath(node),
+                guid: this.core.getGuid(node),
                 attributes: {},
                 attribute_meta: {},
                 pointers: {},
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ define([
                 'member_attributes',
                 'member_registry',
             ];
-            const singleKeyFields = ['children_meta'];
+            const singleKeyFields = ['children_meta', 'guid'];
             const sortedChanges = changes
                 .filter(
                     change => change.key.length > 1 ||
@@ -292,6 +293,10 @@ define([
                     parent,
                     relid: state.path?.split('/').pop()
                 });
+
+            if (state.guid) {
+                params.guid = state.guid;
+            }
             const node = this.core.createNode(params);
             await selector.prepare(this.core, this.rootNode, node);
             return node;
@@ -324,6 +329,11 @@ define([
         }
     }
 
+    Importer.prototype._put.guid = async function(node, change, resolvedSelectors) {
+        const {value} = change;
+        this.core.setGuid(node, value);
+    };
+
     Importer.prototype._put.mixins = async function(node, change, resolvedSelectors) {
             const [, index] = change.key;
             const oldMixinPath = this.core.getMixinPaths(node)[index];
diff --git a/test/common/JSONImporter.spec.js b/test/common/JSONImporter.spec.js
index ddf21c6..858830e 100644
--- a/test/common/JSONImporter.spec.js
+++ b/test/common/JSONImporter.spec.js
@@ -853,6 +853,37 @@ describe('JSONImporter', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('guid', function() {
+        it('should set guid for new nodes', async function() {
+            const fco = await core.loadByPath(root, '/1');
+            const guid = '0d2e0ef3-5b8f-9bc4-45a0-8abab4433565';
+            const container = {
+                guid,
+            };
+            const containerNode = await importer.import(root, container);
+            assert.equal(
+                core.getGuid(containerNode),
+                guid,
+                'Did not set guid on creation'
+            );
+        });
+
+        it('should change guid for existing nodes', async function() {
+            const fco = await core.loadByPath(root, '/1');
+            const node = core.createNode({base: fco, parent: root});
+            const guid = '0d2e0ef3-5b8f-9bc4-45a0-8abab4433565';
+            const nodeJson = {
+                guid,
+            };
+            await importer.apply(node, nodeJson);
+            assert.equal(
+                core.getGuid(node),
+                guid,
+                'Did not change guid'
+            );
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('findNode', function() {
         it('should find nodes using @meta', async function() {
             const fco = await importer.findNode(node, '@meta:FCO');