diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md
index 3a5764949fcb..e15b5de4c70f 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop.md
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ restrict the user to only be able to do so using a handle element, you can do it
 ### Customizing the drag preview
 When a `cdkDrag` element is picked up, it will create a preview element visible while dragging.
 By default, this will be a clone of the original element positioned next to the user's cursor.
-This preview can be customized, though, by providing a custom template via `*cdkDragPreview`:
+This preview can be customized, though, by providing a custom template via `*cdkDragPreview`.
+Note that the cloned element will remove its `id` attribute in order to avoid having multiple
+elements with the same `id` on the page. This will cause any CSS that targets that `id` not
+to be applied.
 
 <!-- example(cdk-drag-drop-custom-preview) -->
 
diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.spec.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.spec.ts
index d131461ed73e..1d270edebec4 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.spec.ts
@@ -831,6 +831,19 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(preview.parentNode).toBeFalsy('Expected preview to be removed from the DOM');
     }));
 
+    it('should clear the id from the preview', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZone);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const item = fixture.componentInstance.dragItems.toArray()[1].element.nativeElement;
+      item.id = 'custom-id';
+
+      startDraggingViaMouse(fixture, item);
+
+      const preview = document.querySelector('.cdk-drag-preview')! as HTMLElement;
+
+      expect(preview.getAttribute('id')).toBeFalsy();
+    }));
+
     it('should not create a preview if the element was not dragged far enough', fakeAsync(() => {
       const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZone, [], 5);
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -988,6 +1001,20 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(placeholder.parentNode).toBeFalsy('Expected placeholder to be removed from the DOM');
     }));
 
+    it('should remove the id from the placeholder', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZone);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const item = fixture.componentInstance.dragItems.toArray()[1].element.nativeElement;
+
+      item.id = 'custom-id';
+
+      startDraggingViaMouse(fixture, item);
+
+      const placeholder = document.querySelector('.cdk-drag-placeholder')! as HTMLElement;
+
+      expect(placeholder.getAttribute('id')).toBeFalsy();
+    }));
+
     it('should not create placeholder if the element was not dragged far enough', fakeAsync(() => {
       const fixture = createComponent(DraggableInDropZone, [], 5);
       fixture.detectChanges();
diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.ts
index 35c9a5f29eac..a1c2fedd25c5 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag.ts
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       const element = this._rootElement;
       const elementRect = element.getBoundingClientRect();
 
-      preview = element.cloneNode(true) as HTMLElement;
+      preview = deepCloneNode(element);
       preview.style.width = `${elementRect.width}px`;
       preview.style.height = `${elementRect.height}px`;
       preview.style.transform = getTransform(elementRect.left, elementRect.top);
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       );
       placeholder = this._placeholderRef.rootNodes[0];
     } else {
-      placeholder = this._rootElement.cloneNode(true) as HTMLElement;
+      placeholder = deepCloneNode(this._rootElement);
     }
 
     placeholder.classList.add('cdk-drag-placeholder');
@@ -803,3 +803,11 @@ interface Point {
 function getTransform(x: number, y: number): string {
   return `translate3d(${x}px, ${y}px, 0)`;
 }
+
+/** Creates a deep clone of an element. */
+function deepCloneNode(node: HTMLElement): HTMLElement {
+  const clone = node.cloneNode(true) as HTMLElement;
+  // Remove the `id` to avoid having multiple elements with the same id on the page.
+  clone.removeAttribute('id');
+  return clone;
+}