diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/config.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/config.go
index 576ad07d3a6..95bfe3ddb26 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/config.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/config.go
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ type APIConfig struct {
 	// MaxRequestsPerMinute sets the limit on the number of API requests that
 	// can be sent, per tenant.
 	MaxRequestsPerMinute int `config:"max_requests_per_minute" validate:"positive"`
+
+	// SetIDFromAuditRecord controls whether the unique "Id" field in audit
+	// record is used as the document id for ingestion. This helps avoiding
+	// duplicates.
+	SetIDFromAuditRecord bool `config:"set_id_from_audit_record"`
 }
 
 func defaultConfig() Config {
@@ -122,6 +127,8 @@ func defaultConfig() Config {
 			// According to the docs this is the max requests that are allowed
 			// per tenant per minute.
 			MaxRequestsPerMinute: 2000,
+
+			SetIDFromAuditRecord: true,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/input.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/input.go
index 8936535286e..73758a355b1 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/input.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/o365audit/input.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ var errTerminated = errors.New("terminated due to output closed")
 // Report returns an action that produces a beat.Event from the given object.
 func (env apiEnvironment) Report(doc common.MapStr, private interface{}) poll.Action {
 	return func(poll.Enqueuer) error {
-		if !env.Callback(toBeatEvent(doc, private)) {
+		if !env.Callback(env.toBeatEvent(doc, private)) {
 			return errTerminated
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (env apiEnvironment) ReportAPIError(err apiError) poll.Action {
 	}
 }
 
-func toBeatEvent(doc common.MapStr, private interface{}) beat.Event {
+func (env apiEnvironment) toBeatEvent(doc common.MapStr, private interface{}) beat.Event {
 	var errs multierror.Errors
 	ts, err := getDateKey(doc, "CreationTime", apiDateFormats)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ func toBeatEvent(doc common.MapStr, private interface{}) beat.Event {
 		},
 		Private: private,
 	}
+	if env.Config.SetIDFromAuditRecord {
+		if id, err := getString(doc, "Id"); err == nil && len(id) > 0 {
+			b.SetID(id)
+		}
+	}
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
 		msgs := make([]string, len(errs))
 		for idx, e := range errs {