diff --git a/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/contentstate.py b/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/contentstate.py
index 1e3d5c2ea..dde5d6eea 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/contentstate.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/rich_text/converters/contentstate.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def link_entity(props):
 
     if id_ is not None:
         link_props['linktype'] = 'page'
-        link_props['id'] = props.get('id')
+        link_props['id'] = id_
     else:
         link_props['href'] = props.get('url')