diff --git a/tools/winscope/src/transform.js b/tools/winscope/src/transform.js
index c00b170c2..9abd88832 100644
--- a/tools/winscope/src/transform.js
+++ b/tools/winscope/src/transform.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-function transform({obj, kind, name, children, timestamp, rect, bounds, highlight, rects_transform, chips, visible, flattened}) {
+function transform({obj, kind, name, children, timestamp, rect, bounds, highlight, rects_transform, chips, visible, flattened, stableId}) {
 	function call(fn, arg) {
 		return (typeof fn == 'function') ? fn(arg) : fn;
 	}
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ function transform({obj, kind, name, children, timestamp, rect, bounds, highligh
 	var kindResolved = call(kind, obj);
 	var nameResolved = call(name, obj);
 	var rectResolved = call(rect, obj);
+	var stableIdResolved = (stableId === undefined) ?
+			kindResolved + '|-|' + nameResolved :
+			call(stableId, obj);
 
 	var result = {
 		kind: kindResolved,
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ function transform({obj, kind, name, children, timestamp, rect, bounds, highligh
 		rects: rects_transform(concat(rectResolved, transformed_children, (e) => e.rects)),
 		highlight: call(highlight, obj),
 		chips: call(chips, obj),
-		stableId: kindResolved + "|-|" + nameResolved,
+		stableId: stableIdResolved,
 		visible: call(visible, obj),
 		childrenVisible: transformed_children.some((c) => {
 				return c.childrenVisible || c.visible
diff --git a/tools/winscope/src/transform_sf.js b/tools/winscope/src/transform_sf.js
index 61014c959..3bd070cbc 100644
--- a/tools/winscope/src/transform_sf.js
+++ b/tools/winscope/src/transform_sf.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ function transform_layers_entry(entry) {
       [[entry.layers], transform_layers],
     ],
     timestamp: entry.elapsedRealtimeNanos,
+    stableId: 'entry',
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/winscope/src/transform_wm.js b/tools/winscope/src/transform_wm.js
index 981825985..85e60df44 100644
--- a/tools/winscope/src/transform_wm.js
+++ b/tools/winscope/src/transform_wm.js
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ function transform_entry(entry) {
       [[entry.windowManagerService.policy], transform_policy],
     ],
     timestamp: entry.elapsedRealtimeNanos,
+    stableId: 'entry',
   });
 }