diff --git a/modules/ui/feature_list.js b/modules/ui/feature_list.js
index 9ee43b369..b01fd25a5 100644
--- a/modules/ui/feature_list.js
+++ b/modules/ui/feature_list.js
@@ -207,6 +207,28 @@ export function uiFeatureList(context) {
                 }
             });
 
+            if (q.match(/^[0-9]+$/)) {
+                // if query is just a number, possibly an OSM ID without a prefix
+                result.push({
+                    id: 'n' + q,
+                    geometry: 'point',
+                    type: t('inspector.node'),
+                    name: q
+                });
+                result.push({
+                    id: 'w' + q,
+                    geometry: 'line',
+                    type: t('inspector.way'),
+                    name: q
+                });
+                result.push({
+                    id: 'r' + q,
+                    geometry: 'relation',
+                    type: t('inspector.relation'),
+                    name: q
+                });
+            }
+
             return result;
         }