diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d386e2eb..f2d7e778 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Options:
 - **:class**: Additional classes to apply to the best_in_place span.  Accepts either a string or Array of strings
 - **:value**: Customize the starting value of the inline input (defaults to to the field's value)
 - **:id**: The HTML id of the best_in_place span. If not specified one is automatically generated.
+- **:id_appendix**: Adds '_value' to the autogenerated id
 - **:param**: If you wish to specific the object explicitly use this option.
 - **:confirm**: If set to true displays a confirmation message when abandoning changes (pressing the escape key).
 - **:skip_blur**: If set to true, blurring the input will not cause changes to be abandoned in textareas.
@@ -386,8 +387,8 @@ As of now, a total of four helpers are available. There is one for each of the f
 
 These four helpers are listed below:
 
-* **bip_area(model, attr, new_value)**
-* **bip_text(model, attr, new_value)**
+* **bip_area(model, attr, new_value, options = {})**
+* **bip_text(model, attr, new_value, options = {})**
 * **bip_bool(model, attr)**
 * **bip_select(model, attr, name)**
 
@@ -396,6 +397,8 @@ The parameters are defined here (some are method-specific):
 * **model**: the model to which this action applies.
 * **attr**: the attribute of the model to which this action applies.
 * **new_value** (only **bip_area** and **bip_text**): the new value with which to fill the BIP field.
+* **options** (only **bip_area** and **bip_text**): Holds information like the id_appendix for id creation
+
 * **name** (only **bip_select**): the name to select from the dropdown selector.
 
 ---
diff --git a/lib/best_in_place/helper.rb b/lib/best_in_place/helper.rb
index 1e5ec5f2..9b7667db 100644
--- a/lib/best_in_place/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/best_in_place/helper.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ def best_in_place(object, field, opts = {})
       end
 
       options[:class] = ['best_in_place'] + Array(opts[:class] || opts[:classes])
-      options[:id] = opts[:id] || BestInPlace::Utils.build_best_in_place_id(real_object, field)
+      options[:data]['id_appendix'] = opts[:id_appendix].presence
+      options[:id] = opts[:id] || BestInPlace::Utils.build_best_in_place_id(real_object, field, options[:data]['id_appendix'])
 
       pass_through_html_options(opts, options)
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ def pass_through_html_options(opts, options)
                     :activator, :cancel_button, :cancel_button_class, :html_attrs, :inner_class, :nil,
                     :object_name, :ok_button, :ok_button_class, :display_as, :display_with, :path, :value,
                     :use_confirm, :confirm, :sanitize, :raw, :helper_options, :url, :place_holder, :class,
-                    :as, :param, :container]
+                    :as, :param, :container, :id_appendix]
       uknown_keys = opts.keys - known_keys
       uknown_keys.each { |key| options[key] = opts[key] }
     end
diff --git a/lib/best_in_place/test_helpers.rb b/lib/best_in_place/test_helpers.rb
index 68f47b3b..51d1b8a8 100644
--- a/lib/best_in_place/test_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/best_in_place/test_helpers.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ module BestInPlace
   module TestHelpers
     include ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper
 
-    def bip_area(model, attr, new_value)
-      id = BestInPlace::Utils.build_best_in_place_id model, attr
+    def bip_area(model, attr, new_value, options = {})
+      id = BestInPlace::Utils.build_best_in_place_id model, attr, options[:id_appendix]
       find("##{id}").trigger('click')
       execute_script <<-JS
         $("##{id} form textarea").val('#{escape_javascript new_value.to_s}');
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def bip_area(model, attr, new_value)
       wait_for_ajax
     end
 
-    def bip_text(model, attr, new_value)
-      id = BestInPlace::Utils.build_best_in_place_id model, attr
+    def bip_text(model, attr, new_value, options = {})
+      id = BestInPlace::Utils.build_best_in_place_id model, attr, options[:id_appendix]
       find("##{id}").click
       execute_script <<-JS
         $("##{id} input[name='#{attr}']").val('#{escape_javascript new_value.to_s}');
diff --git a/lib/best_in_place/utils.rb b/lib/best_in_place/utils.rb
index 9f6651ce..83d05eee 100644
--- a/lib/best_in_place/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/best_in_place/utils.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module BestInPlace
   module Utils #:nodoc:
     module_function
-    def build_best_in_place_id(object, field)
+    def build_best_in_place_id(object, field, appendix = nil)
       case object
         when Symbol, String
           "best_in_place_#{object}_#{field}"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def build_best_in_place_id(object, field)
           id = "best_in_place_#{object_to_key(object)}"
           id << "_#{object.id}" if object.persisted?
           id << "_#{field}"
+          id << "_#{appendix}" if !appendix.nil?
           id
       end
     end