diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/CompositionColumn.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/CompositionColumn.js
index f9bede9983..3fff0bda37 100644
--- a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/CompositionColumn.js
+++ b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/CompositionColumn.js
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ define([], function () {
      * @constructor
      * @implements {platform/features/timeline.TimelineCSVColumn}
      */
-    function CompositionColumn(index) {
+    function CompositionColumn(index, idMap) {
         this.index = index;
+        this.idMap = idMap;
     }
 
     CompositionColumn.prototype.name = function () {
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ define([], function () {
     CompositionColumn.prototype.value = function (domainObject) {
         var model = domainObject.getModel(),
             composition = model.composition || [];
-        return (composition[this.index]) || "";
+
+        return composition.length > this.index ?
+            this.idMap[composition[this.index]] : "";
     };
 
     return CompositionColumn;
diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/IdColumn.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/IdColumn.js
index 38c8b9264e..b6ff15fe6c 100644
--- a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/IdColumn.js
+++ b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/IdColumn.js
@@ -27,15 +27,16 @@ define([], function () {
      * @constructor
      * @implements {platform/features/timeline.TimelineCSVColumn}
      */
-    function IdColumn() {
+    function IdColumn(idMap) {
+        this.idMap = idMap;
     }
 
     IdColumn.prototype.name = function () {
-        return "Identifier";
+        return "Index";
     };
 
     IdColumn.prototype.value = function (domainObject) {
-        return domainObject.getId();
+        return this.idMap[domainObject.getId()];
     };
 
     return IdColumn;
diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ModeColumn.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ModeColumn.js
index fe2063566d..26b307cbd0 100644
--- a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ModeColumn.js
+++ b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ModeColumn.js
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ define([], function () {
      *        element associated with this column
      * @implements {platform/features/timeline.TimelineCSVColumn}
      */
-    function ModeColumn(index) {
+    function ModeColumn(index, idMap) {
         this.index = index;
+        this.idMap = idMap;
     }
 
     ModeColumn.prototype.name = function () {
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@ define([], function () {
 
     ModeColumn.prototype.value = function (domainObject) {
         var model = domainObject.getModel(),
-            composition = (model.relationships || {}).modes || [];
-        return (composition[this.index]) || "";
+            modes = (model.relationships || {}).modes || [];
+        return modes.length > this.index ?
+            this.idMap[modes[this.index]] : "";
     };
 
     return ModeColumn;
diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineColumnizer.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineColumnizer.js
index bfbd5e34c2..fb0b80a7f7 100644
--- a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineColumnizer.js
+++ b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineColumnizer.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ define([
             columnNames = {},
             columns = [],
             foundTimespan = false,
+            idMap,
             i;
 
         function addMetadataProperty(property) {
@@ -92,7 +93,12 @@ define([
             });
         }
 
-        columns.push(new IdColumn());
+        idMap = domainObjects.reduce(function (map, domainObject, index) {
+            map[domainObject.getId()] = index + 1;
+            return map;
+        }, {});
+
+        columns.push(new IdColumn(idMap));
 
         domainObjects.forEach(function (domainObject) {
             var model = domainObject.getModel(),
@@ -128,11 +134,11 @@ define([
         });
 
         for (i = 0; i < maxComposition; i += 1) {
-            columns.push(new CompositionColumn(i));
+            columns.push(new CompositionColumn(i, idMap));
         }
 
         for (i = 0; i < maxRelationships; i += 1) {
-            columns.push(new ModeColumn(i));
+            columns.push(new ModeColumn(i, idMap));
         }
 
         this.domainObjects = domainObjects;