diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java
index 9a8c8a1b1..0195cd2a2 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/Dungeon.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public class Dungeon {
         Generator.initArtifacts();
 
 		Actor.clear();
+        Actor.resetNextID();
 		
 		PathFinder.setMapSize( Level.WIDTH, Level.HEIGHT );
 		
@@ -459,6 +460,8 @@ public class Dungeon {
 			Potion.save( bundle );
 			Wand.save( bundle );
 			Ring.save( bundle );
+
+            Actor.storeNextID( bundle );
 			
 			Bundle badges = new Bundle();
 			Badges.saveLocal( badges );
@@ -517,6 +520,8 @@ public class Dungeon {
 
 		Generator.reset();
 
+        Actor.restoreNextID( bundle );
+
 		quickslot.reset();
         QuickSlotButton.reset();
 
diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/Actor.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/Actor.java
index 4f1c38736..281ae7dc6 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/Actor.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/Actor.java
@@ -79,17 +79,12 @@ public abstract class Actor implements Bundlable {
 		id = bundle.getInt( ID );
 	}
 
+    private static int nextID = 1;
 	public int id() {
 		if (id > 0) {
 			return id;
 		} else {
-			int max = 0;
-			for (Actor a : all) {
-				if (a.id > max) {
-					max = a.id;
-				}
-			}
-			return (id = max + 1);
+			return (id = nextID++);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -147,6 +142,20 @@ public abstract class Actor implements Bundlable {
 		
 		current = null;
 	}
+
+    private static final String NEXTID = "nextid";
+
+    public static void storeNextID( Bundle bundle){
+        bundle.put( NEXTID, nextID );
+    }
+
+    public static void restoreNextID( Bundle bundle){
+        nextID = bundle.getInt( NEXTID );
+    }
+
+    public static void resetNextID(){
+        nextID = 1;
+    }
 	
 	public static void occupyCell( Char ch ) {
 		chars[ch.pos] = ch;
@@ -228,9 +237,7 @@ public abstract class Actor implements Bundlable {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (actor.id > 0) {
-			ids.put( actor.id,  actor );
-		}
+		ids.put( actor.id(),  actor );
 
 		all.add( actor );
 		actor.time += time;