diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/image.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/image.ts
index 876996f3..74992b34 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/image.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/image.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export class Image implements Component {
 	private theme: ImageTheme;
 	private options: ImageOptions;
 	private imageId?: number;
-	private readonly explicitImageId?: number;
 
 	private cachedLines?: string[];
 	private cachedWidth?: number;
@@ -44,13 +43,12 @@ export class Image implements Component {
 		this.theme = theme;
 		this.options = options;
 		this.dimensions = dimensions || getImageDimensions(base64Data, mimeType) || { widthPx: 800, heightPx: 600 };
-		this.explicitImageId = options.imageId;
 		this.imageId = options.imageId;
 	}
 
-	/** Get the explicit Kitty image ID configured for this image (if any). */
+	/** Get the Kitty image ID used by this image (if any). */
 	getImageId(): number | undefined {
-		return this.explicitImageId;
+		return this.imageId;
 	}
 
 	invalidate(): void {
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
index bdb2220c..58e018d2 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
@@ -324,11 +324,12 @@ describe("Kitty image cursor movement", () => {
 				{ widthPx: 20, heightPx: 20 },
 			);
 			const lines = image.render(4);
-			assert.strictEqual(image.getImageId(), undefined);
+			const imageId = image.getImageId();
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof imageId, "number");
 			assert.deepStrictEqual(lines.slice(0, -1), [""]);
 			assert.ok(lines[1].startsWith("\x1b[1A\x1b_G"));
 			assert.ok(lines[1].includes(",C=1,"));
-			assert.ok(lines[1].includes(",i="));
+			assert.ok(lines[1].includes(`,i=${imageId}`));
 			assert.ok(lines[1].endsWith("\x1b[1B"));
 		} finally {
 			resetCapabilitiesCache();