diff --git a/assets/script.js b/assets/script.js
index 4e28959..7572809 100644
--- a/assets/script.js
+++ b/assets/script.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function openEditor() {
     const cancel = editor.querySelector('.cancel');
 
     const footer = document.querySelector("footer");
+    const articleId = footer.querySelector(".article-id");
     const revision = footer.querySelector(".revision");
     const lastUpdated = footer.querySelector(".last-updated");
 
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ function openEditor() {
             const result = await response.json();
 
             // Update url-bar, page title and footer
-            window.history.replaceState(null, result.title, result.slug);
+            window.history.replaceState(null, result.title, result.slug == "" ? "." : result.slug);
             document.querySelector("title").textContent = result.title;
+            if (result.article_id != null) articleId.textContent = result.article_id;
             revision.textContent = result.revision;
             lastUpdated.textContent = result.created;
 
diff --git a/src/new_article_resource.rs b/src/new_article_resource.rs
index 1f5fa09..b9c52cd 100644
--- a/src/new_article_resource.rs
+++ b/src/new_article_resource.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ impl Resource for NewArticleResource {
         #[derive(Serialize)]
         struct PutResponse<'a> {
             slug: &'a str,
+            article_id: i32,
             revision: i32,
             title: &'a str,
             rendered: &'a str,
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ impl Resource for NewArticleResource {
                     .with_header(ContentType(APPLICATION_JSON.clone()))
                     .with_body(serde_json::to_string(&PutResponse {
                         slug: &updated.slug,
+                        article_id: updated.article_id,
                         revision: updated.revision,
                         title: &updated.title,
                         rendered: &Template {
diff --git a/templates/article_revision.html b/templates/article_revision.html
index b920330..f734472 100644
--- a/templates/article_revision.html
+++ b/templates/article_revision.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 <p><a id="openEditor" href="?editor">Edit</a></p>
 <dl>
     <dt>Article ID</dt>
-    <dd>{{article_id}}</dd>
+    <dd class="article-id">{{article_id}}</dd>
 
     <dt>Revision</dt>
     <dd class="revision">{{revision}}</dd>