diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py
index cbbb39de..992f9ecd 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/entry_variables.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from yt_dlp.utils import sanitize_filename
 from ytdl_sub.entries.base_entry import BaseEntry
 from ytdl_sub.entries.base_entry import BaseEntryVariables
 from ytdl_sub.entries.variables.kwargs import CHANNEL
+from ytdl_sub.entries.variables.kwargs import CHANNEL_ID
 from ytdl_sub.entries.variables.kwargs import CREATOR
 from ytdl_sub.entries.variables.kwargs import DOWNLOAD_INDEX
 from ytdl_sub.entries.variables.kwargs import EXT
@@ -391,6 +392,16 @@ class EntryVariables(BaseEntryVariables):
         """
         return sanitize_filename(self.channel)
 
+    @property
+    def channel_id(self: Self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            The channel id if it exists, otherwise returns the entry uploader ID.
+        """
+        return self.kwargs_get(CHANNEL_ID, self.uploader_id)
+
     @property
     def ext(self: Self) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/kwargs.py b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/kwargs.py
index 0889f52f..5071cd54 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/kwargs.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/entries/variables/kwargs.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ EXTRACTOR = _("extractor")
 IE_KEY = _("ie_key")
 EPOCH = _("epoch")
 CHANNEL = _("channel")
+CHANNEL_ID = _("channel_id")
 CREATOR = _("creator")
 EXT = _("ext")
 TITLE = _("title")
diff --git a/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py b/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py
index 1619cf49..278e2420 100644
--- a/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/entries/conftest.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def mock_entry_to_dict(
         "creator_sanitized": "abc123",
         "channel": "abc123",
         "channel_sanitized": "abc123",
+        "channel_id": uid,
         "extractor": extractor,
         "uploader": "abc123",
         "uploader_id": "abc123",