diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14f677b..59d0602 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ Currently supported options are listed below:
 
     Whether the caption should be on the top of the element.
 
+* `id_caption`:
+
+    Add an id to the element.
+
 The default values for each type of content is synthesised in the following table:
 
 | Config                 | Image   | Table   | Other     |
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ The default values for each type of content is synthesised in the following tabl
 | `caption_class`        | -       | -       | -         |
 | `caption_prefix_class` | -       | -       | -         |
 | `caption_top`          | False   | True    | True      |
+| `caption_id`           | True    | True    | True      |
 
 ## Why?
 
diff --git a/caption/caption.py b/caption/caption.py
index 8d5f495..c21ce20 100644
--- a/caption/caption.py
+++ b/caption/caption.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def __init__(
         content_class=None,
         link_process=None,
         caption_top=True,
+        caption_id=True,
     ):
         self.caption_prefix = caption_prefix
         self.numbering = numbering
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.content_class = content_class
         self.link_process = link_process
         self.caption_top = caption_top
+        self.caption_id = caption_id
 
     def build_content_element(self, par, caption, replace=True):
         """Format the content element containing the caption"""
@@ -54,7 +56,8 @@ def build_content_element(self, par, caption, replace=True):
             par.set(k, v)
         if self.content_class:
             par.set("class", self.content_class)
-        par.set("id", "_{}-{}".format(self.name, self.number))
+        if self.caption_id:
+            par.set("id", "_{}-{}".format(self.name, self.number))
         if replace:
             par.text = "\n"
         par.tail = "\n"
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
             "content_class": ["", "CSS class to add to the content element."],
             "link_process": ["", "Some content types support linked processes."],
             "caption_top": [False, "Put the caption at the top of the content."],
+            "caption_id": [True, "Add an id to the element."],
         }
         super(CaptionExtension, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
diff --git a/caption/image_caption.py b/caption/image_caption.py
index 52d48d5..762b995 100644
--- a/caption/image_caption.py
+++ b/caption/image_caption.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 """
+
 from markdown import Extension
 
 from .caption import CaptionTreeprocessor
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ def __init__(
         content_class=None,
         strip_title=True,
         caption_top=False,
+        caption_id=True,
     ):
         super(ImageCaptionTreeProcessor, self).__init__(
             md=md,
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ def __init__(
             caption_class=caption_class,
             content_class=content_class,
             caption_top=caption_top,
+            caption_id=caption_id,
         )
         self.strip_title = strip_title
 
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
             "content_class": ["", "CSS class to add to the content element."],
             "strip_title": [True, "Remove the title from the img tag."],
             "caption_top": [False, "Put the caption at the top of the image."],
+            "caption_id": [True, "Add an id to the element."],
         }
         super(ImageCaptionExtension, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
diff --git a/caption/table_caption.py b/caption/table_caption.py
index a8c87fe..e509bf7 100644
--- a/caption/table_caption.py
+++ b/caption/table_caption.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
             "caption_class": ["", "CSS class to add to the caption element."],
             "content_class": ["", "CSS class to add to the content element."],
             "caption_top": [True, "Put the caption at the top of the table."],
+            "caption_id": [True, "Add an id to the element."],
         }
         super(TableCaptionExtension, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
diff --git a/test/test_image_caption.py b/test/test_image_caption.py
index b6eb520..b7af3c0 100644
--- a/test/test_image_caption.py
+++ b/test/test_image_caption.py
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ def test_caption_prefix_class():
     )
     assert out_string == expected_string
 
-
 def test_caption_prefix():
     in_string = """\
 ![alt text](/path/to/image.png "Title")"""
@@ -248,3 +247,31 @@ def test_combined_options():
         ],
     )
     assert out_string == expected_string
+
+def test_caption_id_false():
+    in_string = """\
+![alt text](/path/to/image.png "Title")"""
+    expected_string = """\
+<figure>
+<img alt="alt text" src="/path/to/image.png" />
+<figcaption><span>Figure&nbsp;1:</span> Title</figcaption>
+</figure>"""
+    out_string = markdown.markdown(
+        in_string,
+        extensions=[ImageCaptionExtension(caption_id=False)],
+    )
+    assert out_string == expected_string
+
+def test_caption_id_true():
+    in_string = """\
+![alt text](/path/to/image.png "Title")"""
+    expected_string = """\
+<figure id="_figure-1">
+<img alt="alt text" src="/path/to/image.png" />
+<figcaption><span>Figure&nbsp;1:</span> Title</figcaption>
+</figure>"""
+    out_string = markdown.markdown(
+        in_string,
+        extensions=[ImageCaptionExtension(caption_id=True)],
+    )
+    assert out_string == expected_string
diff --git a/test/test_listing_caption.py b/test/test_listing_caption.py
index ce694a4..db1e337 100644
--- a/test/test_listing_caption.py
+++ b/test/test_listing_caption.py
@@ -20,3 +20,23 @@ def test_listing():
 </div class=listing>"""
     out_string = markdown.markdown(in_string, extensions=[CaptionExtension()])
     assert out_string == expected_string
+
+def test_listing_id_false():
+    in_string = """\
+Listing: Simple listing test"""
+    expected_string = """\
+<div class=listing>
+<figcaption><span>Listing&nbsp;1:</span> Simple listing test</figcaption>
+</div class=listing>"""
+    out_string = markdown.markdown(in_string, extensions=[CaptionExtension(caption_id=False)])
+    assert out_string == expected_string
+
+def test_listing_id_true():
+    in_string = """\
+Listing: Simple listing test"""
+    expected_string = """\
+<div class=listing id="_listing-1">
+<figcaption><span>Listing&nbsp;1:</span> Simple listing test</figcaption>
+</div class=listing>"""
+    out_string = markdown.markdown(in_string, extensions=[CaptionExtension(caption_id=True)])
+    assert out_string == expected_string
diff --git a/test/test_table_caption.py b/test/test_table_caption.py
index 90ec624..4dbc253 100644
--- a/test/test_table_caption.py
+++ b/test/test_table_caption.py
@@ -132,3 +132,21 @@ def test_caption_prefix():
 </table>""".format(TABLE_INNER_CONTENT)
     out_string = markdown.markdown(BASE_MD_TABLE, extensions=["tables", TableCaptionExtension(caption_prefix="Tabula")])
     assert out_string == expected_string
+
+def test_caption_id_false():
+    expected_string = """\
+<table>
+<caption><span>Table&nbsp;1:</span> Example with heading, two columns and a row</caption>
+{}
+</table>""".format(TABLE_INNER_CONTENT)
+    out_string = markdown.markdown(BASE_MD_TABLE, extensions=["tables", TableCaptionExtension(caption_id=False)])
+    assert out_string == expected_string
+
+def test_caption_id_true():
+    expected_string = """\
+<table id="_table-1">
+<caption><span>Table&nbsp;1:</span> Example with heading, two columns and a row</caption>
+{}
+</table>""".format(TABLE_INNER_CONTENT)
+    out_string = markdown.markdown(BASE_MD_TABLE, extensions=["tables", TableCaptionExtension(caption_id=True)])
+    assert out_string == expected_string