diff --git a/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_create.py b/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_create.py
index 6ee8e21d9f5..4fd7da6b48c 100644
--- a/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_create.py
+++ b/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_create.py
@@ -453,6 +453,20 @@ def test_create_basic(self):
 
         assert res_dict['success'] is True, res_dict
 
+        #######  insert with paramter id rather than resource_id which is a shortcut
+        data8 = {
+            'id': resource.id,
+            'records': [{'boo%k': 'warandpeace'}]
+        }
+
+        postparams = '%s=1' % json.dumps(data8)
+        auth = {'Authorization': str(self.sysadmin_user.apikey)}
+        res = self.app.post('/api/action/datastore_create', params=postparams,
+                            extra_environ=auth, expect_errors=True)
+        res_dict = json.loads(res.body)
+
+        assert res_dict['success'] is True, res_dict
+
     def test_guess_types(self):
         resource = model.Package.get('annakarenina').resources[1]
 
diff --git a/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_delete.py b/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_delete.py
index 0649510687a..41a43431d5e 100644
--- a/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_delete.py
+++ b/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_delete.py
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ def test_delete_filters(self):
         assert results[0].book == 'annakarenina'
         self.Session.remove()
 
-        # delete the 'annakarenina' row
-        data = {'resource_id': resource_id,
+        # delete the 'annakarenina' row and also only use id
+        data = {'id': resource_id,
                 'filters': {'book': 'annakarenina', 'author': 'tolstoy'}}
         postparams = '%s=1' % json.dumps(data)
         auth = {'Authorization': str(self.sysadmin_user.apikey)}
diff --git a/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_search.py b/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_search.py
index 6f80fd49955..36fe8556a31 100644
--- a/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/ckanext/datastore/tests/test_search.py
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ def test_search_basic(self):
         assert result['total'] == len(self.data['records'])
         assert result['records'] == self.expected_records, result['records']
 
+        # search with parameter id should yield the same results
+        data = {'id': self.data['resource_id']}
+        postparams = '%s=1' % json.dumps(data)
+        auth = {'Authorization': str(self.sysadmin_user.apikey)}
+        res = self.app.post('/api/action/datastore_search', params=postparams,
+                            extra_environ=auth)
+        res_dict = json.loads(res.body)
+        assert res_dict['success'] is True
+        result = res_dict['result']
+        assert result['total'] == len(self.data['records'])
+        assert result['records'] == self.expected_records, result['records']
+
     def test_search_alias(self):
         data = {'resource_id': self.data['aliases']}
         postparams = '%s=1' % json.dumps(data)