diff --git a/detail/actions.hpp b/detail/actions.hpp
index 589f2c1..844f04d 100755
--- a/detail/actions.hpp
+++ b/detail/actions.hpp
@@ -936,9 +936,10 @@ namespace quickbook
         void operator()(Iterator first, Iterator last) const
         {
             std::string filein(first, last);
-            std::string doc_id, doc_dirname, doc_last_revision;
+            std::string doc_type, doc_id, doc_dirname, doc_last_revision;
 
             // save the doc info strings
+            actions.doc_type.swap(doc_type);
             actions.doc_id.swap(doc_id);
             actions.doc_dirname.swap(doc_dirname);
             actions.doc_last_revision.swap(doc_last_revision);
@@ -946,6 +947,14 @@ namespace quickbook
             // scope the macros
             macros_type macro = actions.macro;
 
+            // if an id is specified in this include (in in [include:id foo.qbk]
+            // then use it as the doc_id.
+            if(!actions.include_doc_id.empty())
+            {
+                actions.doc_id = actions.include_doc_id;
+                actions.include_doc_id.clear();
+            }
+
             // update the __FILENAME__ macro
             *boost::spirit::find(actions.macro, "__FILENAME__") = filein;
 
@@ -953,6 +962,7 @@ namespace quickbook
             quickbook::parse(filein.c_str(), actions, true);
 
             // restore the values
+            actions.doc_type.swap(doc_type);
             actions.doc_id.swap(doc_id);
             actions.doc_dirname.swap(doc_dirname);
             actions.doc_last_revision.swap(doc_last_revision);
diff --git a/detail/quickbook.cpp b/detail/quickbook.cpp
index 5ba32f8..26b18b4 100755
--- a/detail/quickbook.cpp
+++ b/detail/quickbook.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ namespace quickbook
         author_list             doc_authors;
         std::string             doc_license;
         std::string             doc_last_revision;
+        std::string             include_doc_id;
 
         std::string             page_title;
         std::string             section_id;
diff --git a/quickbook.hpp b/quickbook.hpp
index 37fcbc5..fbb8994 100755
--- a/quickbook.hpp
+++ b/quickbook.hpp
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ namespace quickbook
                 include =
                        "include"
                     >> hard_space
+                    >> 
+                   !(
+                        ':'
+                        >> (*((alnum_p | '_') - space_p))[assign_a(self.actions.include_doc_id)]
+                        >> space
+                    )
                     >> (*(anychar_p -
                             close_bracket))             [self.actions.include]
                     ;