diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/domain/CreateDomainModal.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/domain/CreateDomainModal.tsx
index 629298e479..7ea2b3fdbb 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/domain/CreateDomainModal.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/domain/CreateDomainModal.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { message, Button, Input, Modal, Typography, Form, Collapse, Tag } from 'antd';
 import { useCreateDomainMutation } from '../../graphql/domain.generated';
 import { useEnterKeyListener } from '../shared/useEnterKeyListener';
-import { groupIdTextValidation } from '../shared/textUtil';
+import { validateCustomUrnId } from '../shared/textUtil';
 import analytics, { EventType } from '../analytics';
 
 const SuggestedNamesGroup = styled.div`
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default function CreateDomainModal({ onClose, onCreate }: Props) {
                                 rules={[
                                     () => ({
                                         validator(_, value) {
-                                            if (value && groupIdTextValidation(value)) {
+                                            if (value && validateCustomUrnId(value)) {
                                                 return Promise.resolve();
                                             }
                                             return Promise.reject(new Error('Please enter a valid Domain id'));
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/EntityDropdown/CreateGlossaryEntityModal.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/EntityDropdown/CreateGlossaryEntityModal.tsx
index 743712cd06..15f9cc7ca9 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/EntityDropdown/CreateGlossaryEntityModal.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/shared/EntityDropdown/CreateGlossaryEntityModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import styled from 'styled-components/macro';
 import { EditOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
-import { message, Button, Input, Modal, Typography, Form } from 'antd';
+import { message, Button, Input, Modal, Typography, Form, Collapse } from 'antd';
 import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 import {
     useCreateGlossaryTermMutation,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import NodeParentSelect from './NodeParentSelect';
 import { useEntityData, useRefetch } from '../EntityContext';
 import analytics, { EventType } from '../../../analytics';
 import DescriptionModal from '../components/legacy/DescriptionModal';
+import { validateCustomUrnId } from '../../../shared/textUtil';
 
 const StyledItem = styled(Form.Item)`
     margin-bottom: 0;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ function CreateGlossaryEntityModal(props: Props) {
     const entityData = useEntityData();
     const [form] = Form.useForm();
     const entityRegistry = useEntityRegistry();
+    const [stagedId, setStagedId] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
     const [stagedName, setStagedName] = useState('');
     const [selectedParentUrn, setSelectedParentUrn] = useState(entityData.urn);
     const [documentation, setDocumentation] = useState('');
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ function CreateGlossaryEntityModal(props: Props) {
         mutation({
             variables: {
                 input: {
+                    id: stagedId?.length ? stagedId : undefined,
                     name: stagedName,
                     parentNode: selectedParentUrn || null,
                     description: sanitizedDescription || null,
@@ -167,6 +170,42 @@ function CreateGlossaryEntityModal(props: Props) {
                         />
                     )}
                 </StyledItem>
+                <Collapse ghost>
+                    <Collapse.Panel header={<Typography.Text type="secondary">Advanced</Typography.Text>} key="1">
+                        <Form.Item
+                            label={
+                                <Typography.Text strong>
+                                    {entityRegistry.getEntityName(props.entityType)} Id
+                                </Typography.Text>
+                            }
+                        >
+                            <Typography.Paragraph>
+                                By default, a random UUID will be generated to uniquely identify this entity. If
+                                you&apos;d like to provide a custom id, you may provide it here. Note that it should be
+                                unique across the entire Glossary. Be careful, you cannot easily change the id after
+                                creation.
+                            </Typography.Paragraph>
+                            <Form.Item
+                                name="id"
+                                rules={[
+                                    () => ({
+                                        validator(_, value) {
+                                            if (value && validateCustomUrnId(value)) {
+                                                return Promise.resolve();
+                                            }
+                                            return Promise.reject(new Error('Please enter a valid entity id'));
+                                        },
+                                    }),
+                                ]}
+                            >
+                                <Input
+                                    placeholder="classification"
+                                    onChange={(event) => setStagedId(event.target.value)}
+                                />
+                            </Form.Item>
+                        </Form.Item>
+                    </Collapse.Panel>
+                </Collapse>
             </Form>
         </Modal>
     );
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/identity/group/CreateGroupModal.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/identity/group/CreateGroupModal.tsx
index 2033d905a1..214cb25176 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/identity/group/CreateGroupModal.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/identity/group/CreateGroupModal.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { message, Button, Input, Modal, Typography, Form, Collapse } from 'antd';
 import { useCreateGroupMutation } from '../../../graphql/group.generated';
 import { useEnterKeyListener } from '../../shared/useEnterKeyListener';
-import { groupIdTextValidation } from '../../shared/textUtil';
+import { validateCustomUrnId } from '../../shared/textUtil';
 import analytics, { EventType } from '../../analytics';
 import { CorpGroup, EntityType } from '../../../types.generated';
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export default function CreateGroupModal({ onClose, onCreate }: Props) {
                                 rules={[
                                     () => ({
                                         validator(_, value) {
-                                            if (value && groupIdTextValidation(value)) {
+                                            if (value && validateCustomUrnId(value)) {
                                                 return Promise.resolve();
                                             }
                                             return Promise.reject(new Error('Please enter correct Group name'));
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/shared/textUtil.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/shared/textUtil.ts
index 5a258aff36..ea8522683e 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/shared/textUtil.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/shared/textUtil.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function capitalizeFirstLetterOnly(str?: string | null) {
     return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
 }
 
-export function groupIdTextValidation(str: string) {
+export function validateCustomUrnId(str: string) {
     if (str.indexOf(' ') > 0) return false;
     if (str.indexOf(',') > 0) return false;
     if (str.indexOf('(') > 0) return false;