diff --git a/flecs.c b/flecs.c
index 2114af354..34722b53b 100644
--- a/flecs.c
+++ b/flecs.c
@@ -16824,7 +16824,8 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register_explicit(
                 .name = name,
                 .sep = "::",
                 .root_sep = "::",
-                .symbol = symbol
+                .symbol = symbol,
+                .use_low_id = true
             }),
             .type.size = flecs_uto(int32_t, size),
             .type.alignment = flecs_uto(int32_t, alignment)
@@ -16835,7 +16836,8 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register_explicit(
             .name = name,
             .sep = "::",
             .root_sep = "::",
-            .symbol = symbol
+            .symbol = symbol,
+            .use_low_id = true
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c b/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c
index 02cac4246..de882dc53 100644
--- a/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c
+++ b/src/addons/flecs_cpp.c
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register_explicit(
                 .name = name,
                 .sep = "::",
                 .root_sep = "::",
-                .symbol = symbol
+                .symbol = symbol,
+                .use_low_id = true
             }),
             .type.size = flecs_uto(int32_t, size),
             .type.alignment = flecs_uto(int32_t, alignment)
@@ -369,7 +370,8 @@ ecs_entity_t ecs_cpp_component_register_explicit(
             .name = name,
             .sep = "::",
             .root_sep = "::",
-            .symbol = symbol
+            .symbol = symbol,
+            .use_low_id = true
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/project.json b/test/cpp_api/project.json
index 462ba04f5..da6bfce01 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/project.json
+++ b/test/cpp_api/project.json
@@ -964,7 +964,8 @@
                 "register_w_root_name",
                 "register_nested_w_root_name",
                 "set_lookup_path",
-                "run_post_frame"
+                "run_post_frame",
+                "component_w_low_id"
             ]
         }, {
             "id": "Singleton",
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
index deac3222c..45dca9f1b 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/World.cpp
@@ -1584,3 +1584,11 @@ void World_run_post_frame() {
 
     test_int(ctx, 11);
 }
+
+void World_component_w_low_id() {
+    flecs::world ecs;
+
+    flecs::entity p = ecs.component<Position>();
+
+    test_assert(p.id() < ECS_HI_COMPONENT_ID);
+}
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
index 23d18e8c7..69c6becc4 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ void World_register_w_root_name(void);
 void World_register_nested_w_root_name(void);
 void World_set_lookup_path(void);
 void World_run_post_frame(void);
+void World_component_w_low_id(void);
 
 // Testsuite 'Singleton'
 void Singleton_set_get_singleton(void);
@@ -4505,6 +4506,10 @@ bake_test_case World_testcases[] = {
     {
         "run_post_frame",
         World_run_post_frame
+    },
+    {
+        "component_w_low_id",
+        World_component_w_low_id
     }
 };
 
@@ -4871,7 +4876,7 @@ static bake_test_suite suites[] = {
         "World",
         NULL,
         NULL,
-        88,
+        89,
         World_testcases
     },
     {