diff --git a/simconnect-sdk/src/simconnect/objects.rs b/simconnect-sdk/src/simconnect/objects.rs
index 752a234..4871360 100644
--- a/simconnect-sdk/src/simconnect/objects.rs
+++ b/simconnect-sdk/src/simconnect/objects.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ impl SimConnect {
             .ok_or(SimConnectError::ObjectNotRegistered(type_name))
     }
 
+    pub fn get_object_id<T: SimConnectObjectExt>(&self) -> Result<u32, SimConnectError> {
+        let type_name: String = std::any::type_name::<T>().into();
+
+        Ok(self
+            .registered_objects
+            .get(&type_name)
+            .ok_or_else(|| SimConnectError::ObjectNotRegistered(type_name.clone()))?
+            .id)
+    }
+
     /// Add a Microsoft Flight Simulator simulation variable name to a client defined object definition.
     ///
     /// # Remarks