diff --git a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleContainerI.H b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleContainerI.H
index b845d130d5c..9dd1d39b953 100644
--- a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleContainerI.H
+++ b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleContainerI.H
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
         if (h_redistribute_int_comp[i]) {++num_int_comm_comps;}
     }
 
-    if constexpr(!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
-        particle_size = sizeof(ParticleType);
+    if constexpr (ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+        particle_size = sizeof(uint64_t);  // idcpu
     } else {
-        particle_size = 0;
+        particle_size = sizeof(ParticleType);
     }
     superparticle_size = particle_size +
         num_real_comm_comps*sizeof(ParticleReal) + num_int_comm_comps*sizeof(int);
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
     const size_t np_total = np + ptile.numNeighborParticles();
 
     if (memEfficientSort) {
-        if constexpr(!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+        if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             static_assert(sizeof(ParticleType)%4 == 0 && sizeof(uint32_t) == 4);
             using tmp_t = std::conditional_t<sizeof(ParticleType)%8 == 0,
                                              uint64_t, uint32_t>;
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
             unsigned npart = ptile_ptrs[pmap_it]->numParticles();
             ParticleLocData pld;
 
-            if constexpr(!ParticleType::is_soa_particle){
+            if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle){
 
                 if (npart != 0) {
                     Long last = npart - 1;
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                     }
                 }
 
-            } else{ // soa particle
+            } else { // soa particle
 
                 auto particle_tile = ptile_ptrs[pmap_it];
                 if (npart != 0) {
@@ -1663,6 +1663,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                         }
 
                         if (p.id() < 0){
+                            soa.GetIdCPUData()[pindex] = soa.GetIdCPUData()[last];
                             for (int comp = 0; comp < NumRealComps(); comp++) {
                                 soa.GetRealData(comp)[pindex] = soa.GetRealData(comp)[last];
                             }
@@ -1679,6 +1680,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                         particlePostLocate(p, pld, lev);
 
                         if (p.id() < 0) {
+                            soa.GetIdCPUData()[pindex] = soa.GetIdCPUData()[last];
                             for (int comp = 0; comp < NumRealComps(); comp++) {
                                 soa.GetRealData(comp)[pindex] = soa.GetRealData(comp)[last];
                             }
@@ -1696,6 +1698,10 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                                 // We own it but must shift it to another place.
                                 auto index = std::make_pair(pld.m_grid, pld.m_tile);
                                 AMREX_ASSERT(soa_local[pld.m_lev][index].size() == num_threads);
+                                {
+                                    auto& arr = soa_local[pld.m_lev][index][thread_num].GetIdCPUData();
+                                    arr.push_back(soa.GetIdCPUData()[pindex]);
+                                }
                                 for (int comp = 0; comp < NumRealComps(); ++comp) {
                                     RealVector& arr = soa_local[pld.m_lev][index][thread_num].GetRealData(comp);
                                     arr.push_back(soa.GetRealData(comp)[pindex]);
@@ -1715,6 +1721,10 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                             particles_to_send.resize(new_size);
 
                             char* dst = &particles_to_send[old_size];
+                            {
+                                std::memcpy(dst, &soa.GetIdCPUData()[pindex], sizeof(uint64_t));
+                                dst += sizeof(uint64_t);
+                            }
                             int array_comp_start = AMREX_SPACEDIM + NStructReal;
                             for (int comp = 0; comp < NumRealComps(); comp++) {
                                 if (h_redistribute_real_comp[array_comp_start + comp]) {
@@ -1733,6 +1743,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                         }
 
                         if (p.id() < 0){
+                            soa.GetIdCPUData()[pindex] = soa.GetIdCPUData()[last];
                             for (int comp = 0; comp < NumRealComps(); comp++) {
                                 soa.GetRealData(comp)[pindex] = soa.GetRealData(comp)[last];
                             }
@@ -1747,6 +1758,10 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                         ++pindex;
                     }
 
+                    {
+                        auto& iddata = soa.GetIdCPUData();
+                        iddata.erase(iddata.begin() + last + 1, iddata.begin() + npart);
+                    }
                     for (int comp = 0; comp < NumRealComps(); comp++) {
                         RealVector& rdata = soa.GetRealData(comp);
                         rdata.erase(rdata.begin() + last + 1, rdata.begin() + npart);
@@ -1828,6 +1843,12 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                 auto& soa = ptile.GetStructOfArrays();
                 auto& soa_tmp = soa_local[lev][index];
                 for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+                    {
+                        auto& arr = soa.GetIdCPUData();
+                        auto& tmp = soa_tmp[i].GetIdCPUData();
+                        arr.insert(arr.end(), tmp.begin(), tmp.end());
+                        tmp.erase(tmp.begin(), tmp.end());
+                    }
                     for (int comp = 0; comp < NumRealComps(); ++comp) {
                         RealVector& arr = soa.GetRealData(comp);
                         RealVector& tmp = soa_tmp[i].GetRealData(comp);
@@ -2045,20 +2066,16 @@ RedistributeMPI (std::map<int, Vector<char> >& not_ours,
 
                 Particle<NStructReal, NStructInt> p;
 
-                if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
-                   std::memcpy(&p, pbuf, sizeof(ParticleType));
-                } else {
+                if constexpr (ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+                    std::memcpy(&p.m_idcpu, pbuf, sizeof(uint64_t));
+
                     ParticleReal pos[AMREX_SPACEDIM];
-                    std::memcpy(&pos[0], pbuf, AMREX_SPACEDIM*sizeof(ParticleReal));
+                    std::memcpy(&pos[0], pbuf + sizeof(uint64_t), AMREX_SPACEDIM*sizeof(ParticleReal));
                     AMREX_D_TERM(p.pos(0) = pos[0];,
                                  p.pos(1) = pos[1];,
                                  p.pos(2) = pos[2]);
-
-                    int idcpu[2];
-                    std::memcpy(&idcpu[0], pbuf + NumRealComps()*sizeof(ParticleReal), 2*sizeof(int));
-
-                    p.id() = idcpu[0];
-                    p.cpu() = idcpu[1];
+                } else {
+                   std::memcpy(&p, pbuf, sizeof(ParticleType));
                 }
 
                 bool success = Where(p, pld, lev_min, lev_max, 0);
@@ -2097,7 +2114,12 @@ RedistributeMPI (std::map<int, Vector<char> >& not_ours,
                                                                           rcv_tile[ipart])];
                 char* pbuf = ((char*) &recvdata[offset]) + j*superparticle_size;
 
-                if constexpr(! ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+                if constexpr (ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+                    uint64_t idcpudata;
+                    std::memcpy(&idcpudata, pbuf, sizeof(uint64_t));
+                    pbuf += sizeof(uint64_t);
+                    ptile.GetStructOfArrays().GetIdCPUData().push_back(idcpudata);
+                } else {
                     ParticleType p;
                     std::memcpy(&p, pbuf, sizeof(ParticleType));
                     pbuf += sizeof(ParticleType);
@@ -2146,6 +2168,10 @@ RedistributeMPI (std::map<int, Vector<char> >& not_ours,
         host_int_attribs.reserve(15);
         host_int_attribs.resize(finestLevel()+1);
 
+        Vector<std::map<std::pair<int, int>, Gpu::HostVector<uint64_t> > > host_idcpu;
+        host_idcpu.reserve(15);
+        host_idcpu.resize(finestLevel()+1);
+
         ipart = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < nrcvs; ++i)
         {
@@ -2159,7 +2185,15 @@ RedistributeMPI (std::map<int, Vector<char> >& not_ours,
 
                 char* pbuf = ((char*) &recvdata[offset]) + j*superparticle_size;
 
-                if constexpr(! ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+                host_real_attribs[lev][ind].resize(NumRealComps());
+                host_int_attribs[lev][ind].resize(NumIntComps());
+
+                if constexpr (ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+                    uint64_t idcpudata;
+                    std::memcpy(&idcpudata, pbuf, sizeof(uint64_t));
+                    pbuf += sizeof(uint64_t);
+                    host_idcpu[lev][ind].push_back(idcpudata);
+                } else {
                     ParticleType p;
                     std::memcpy(&p, pbuf, sizeof(ParticleType));
                     pbuf += sizeof(ParticleType);
@@ -2210,7 +2244,12 @@ RedistributeMPI (std::map<int, Vector<char> >& not_ours,
               auto new_size = old_size + src_tile.size();
               dst_tile.resize(new_size);
 
-              if constexpr(! ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+              if constexpr (ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+                  Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice,
+                                 host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].begin(),
+                                 host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].end(),
+                                 dst_tile.GetStructOfArrays().GetIdCPUData().begin() + old_size);
+              } else {
                   Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice,
                                  src_tile.begin(), src_tile.end(),
                                  dst_tile.GetArrayOfStructs().begin() + old_size);
diff --git a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleIO.H b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleIO.H
index e6969c9b1bd..a10f9973a01 100644
--- a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleIO.H
+++ b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleIO.H
@@ -954,6 +954,10 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
     host_int_attribs.reserve(15);
     host_int_attribs.resize(finest_level_in_file+1);
 
+    Vector<std::map<std::pair<int, int>, Gpu::HostVector<uint64_t> > > host_idcpu;
+    host_idcpu.reserve(15);
+    host_idcpu.resize(finestLevel()+1);
+
     for (int i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
         // note: for pure SoA particle layouts, we do write the id, cpu and positions as a struct
         //       for backwards compatibility with readers
@@ -1021,8 +1025,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
                 host_real_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][j].push_back(ptemp.pos(j));
             }
 
-            host_int_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][0].push_back(ptemp.id());
-            host_int_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][1].push_back(ptemp.cpu());
+            host_idcpu[pld.m_lev][ind].push_back(ptemp.m_idcpu);
 
             // read all other SoA
             // add the real...
@@ -1032,7 +1035,7 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
             }
 
             // ... and int array data
-            for (int icomp = 2; icomp < NumIntComps(); icomp++) {
+            for (int icomp = 0; icomp < NumIntComps(); icomp++) {
                 host_int_attribs[lev][ind][icomp].push_back(*iptr);
                 ++iptr;
             }
@@ -1061,6 +1064,11 @@ ParticleContainer_impl<ParticleType, NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, CellAssig
             {
                 Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice, src_tile.begin(), src_tile.end(),
                                dst_tile.GetArrayOfStructs().begin() + old_size);
+            } else {
+                Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice,
+                               host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].begin(),
+                               host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].end(),
+                               dst_tile.GetStructOfArrays().GetIdCPUData().begin() + old_size);
             }
 
             for (int i = 0; i < NumRealComps(); ++i) { // NOLINT(readability-misleading-indentation)
diff --git a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleInit.H b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleInit.H
index d2568d5d70e..75316dec746 100644
--- a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleInit.H
+++ b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleInit.H
@@ -1062,6 +1062,10 @@ InitRandom (Long                    icount,
         host_int_attribs.reserve(15);
         host_int_attribs.resize(finestLevel()+1);
 
+        Vector<std::map<std::pair<int, int>, Gpu::HostVector<uint64_t> > > host_idcpu;
+        host_idcpu.reserve(15);
+        host_idcpu.resize(finestLevel()+1);
+
         for (Long j = 0; j < icount; j++)
         {
             Particle<0, 0> ptest;
@@ -1117,8 +1121,9 @@ InitRandom (Long                    icount,
                         host_real_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][i].push_back(pos[j*AMREX_SPACEDIM+i]);
                     }
 
-                    host_int_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][0].push_back(ParticleType::NextID());
-                    host_int_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][1].push_back(MyProc);
+                    host_idcpu[pld.m_lev][ind].push_back(0);
+                    ParticleIDWrapper(host_idcpu[pld.m_lev][ind].back()) = ParticleType::NextID();
+                    ParticleCPUWrapper(host_idcpu[pld.m_lev][ind].back()) = ParallelDescriptor::MyProc();
 
                     host_particles[pld.m_lev][ind];
 
@@ -1157,6 +1162,11 @@ InitRandom (Long                    icount,
                 {
                     Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice, src_tile.begin(), src_tile.end(),
                                    dst_tile.GetArrayOfStructs().begin() + old_size);
+                } else {
+                    Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice,
+                                   host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].begin(),
+                                   host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].end(),
+                                   dst_tile.GetStructOfArrays().GetIdCPUData().begin() + old_size);
                 }
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < NArrayReal; ++i) { // NOLINT(readability-misleading-indentation)
@@ -1201,6 +1211,10 @@ InitRandom (Long                    icount,
         host_int_attribs.reserve(15);
         host_int_attribs.resize(finestLevel()+1);
 
+        Vector<std::map<std::pair<int, int>, Gpu::HostVector<uint64_t> > > host_idcpu;
+        host_idcpu.reserve(15);
+        host_idcpu.resize(finestLevel()+1);
+
         for (Long icnt = 0; icnt < M; icnt++) {
             Particle<0, 0> ptest;
             for (int i = 0; i < AMREX_SPACEDIM; i++) {
@@ -1261,8 +1275,9 @@ InitRandom (Long                    icount,
                     host_real_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][i].push_back(ptest.pos(i));
                 }
 
-                host_int_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][0].push_back(ptest.id());
-                host_int_attribs[pld.m_lev][ind][1].push_back(ptest.cpu());
+                host_idcpu[pld.m_lev][ind].push_back(0);
+                ParticleIDWrapper(host_idcpu[pld.m_lev][ind].back()) = ParticleType::NextID();
+                ParticleCPUWrapper(host_idcpu[pld.m_lev][ind].back()) = ParallelDescriptor::MyProc();
 
                 host_particles[pld.m_lev][ind];
 
@@ -1300,6 +1315,11 @@ InitRandom (Long                    icount,
                 {
                     Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice, src_tile.begin(), src_tile.end(),
                                    dst_tile.GetArrayOfStructs().begin() + old_size);
+                } else {
+                    Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice,
+                                   host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].begin(),
+                                   host_idcpu[host_lev][std::make_pair(grid,tile)].end(),
+                                   dst_tile.GetStructOfArrays().GetIdCPUData().begin() + old_size);
                 }
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < NArrayReal; ++i) { // NOLINT(readability-misleading-indentation)
diff --git a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTile.H b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTile.H
index e35af847ec4..2b60b37d304 100644
--- a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTile.H
+++ b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTile.H
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct ParticleTileData
 
     ParticleType* AMREX_RESTRICT m_aos;
 
+    uint64_t* m_idcpu;
     GpuArray<ParticleReal*, NAR> m_rdata;
     GpuArray<int*, NAI> m_idata;
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ struct ParticleTileData
         if constexpr(!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return this->m_aos[index].id();
         } else {
-            return this->m_idata[0][index];
+            return ParticleIDWrapper(this->m_idcpu[index]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +78,17 @@ struct ParticleTileData
         if constexpr(!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return this->m_aos[index].cpu();
         } else {
-            return this->m_idata[1][index];
+            return ParticleCPUWrapper(this->m_idcpu[index]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+    decltype(auto) idcpu (const int index) const &
+    {
+        if constexpr(ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+            return this->m_idcpu[index];
+        } else {
+            amrex::Abort("not implemented");
         }
     }
 
@@ -112,6 +123,9 @@ struct ParticleTileData
         if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             memcpy(dst, m_aos + src_index, sizeof(ParticleType));
             dst += sizeof(ParticleType);
+        } else {
+            memcpy(dst, m_idcpu + src_index, sizeof(uint64_t));
+            dst += sizeof(uint64_t);
         }
         int array_start_index  = AMREX_SPACEDIM + NStructReal;
         for (int i = 0; i < NAR; ++i)
@@ -160,6 +174,9 @@ struct ParticleTileData
         if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             memcpy(m_aos + dst_index, src, sizeof(ParticleType));
             src += sizeof(ParticleType);
+        } else {
+            memcpy(m_idcpu + dst_index, src, sizeof(uint64_t));
+            src += sizeof(uint64_t);
         }
         int array_start_index  = AMREX_SPACEDIM + NStructReal;
         for (int i = 0; i < NAR; ++i)
@@ -231,9 +248,8 @@ struct ParticleTileData
     {
         AMREX_ASSERT(index < m_size);
         SuperParticleType sp;
+        sp.m_idcpu = m_idcpu[index];
         for (int i = 0; i < AMREX_SPACEDIM; ++i) {sp.pos(i) = m_rdata[i][index];}
-        sp.id()  = m_idata[0][index];
-        sp.cpu() = m_idata[1][index];
         for (int i = 0; i < NAR; ++i) {
             sp.rdata(i) = m_rdata[i][index];
         }
@@ -270,6 +286,7 @@ struct ParticleTileData
     AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
     void setSuperParticle (const SuperParticleType& sp, int index) const noexcept
     {
+        m_idcpu[index] = sp.m_idcpu;
         for (int i = 0; i < NAR; ++i) {
             m_rdata[i][index] = sp.rdata(i);
         }
@@ -303,10 +320,10 @@ struct ConstSoAParticle : SoAParticleBase
     //functions to get id and cpu in the SOA data
 
     [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
-    int cpu () const { return this->m_constparticle_tile_data.m_idata[1][m_index]; }
+    ConstParticleCPUWrapper cpu () const { return this->m_constparticle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
 
     [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
-    int id () const { return this->m_constparticle_tile_data.m_idata[0][m_index]; }
+    ConstParticleIDWrapper id () const { return this->m_constparticle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
 
     //functions to get positions of the particle in the SOA data
 
@@ -366,16 +383,22 @@ struct SoAParticle : SoAParticleBase
     //functions to get id and cpu in the SOA data
 
     [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
-    int& cpu () & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idata[1][m_index]; }
+    ParticleCPUWrapper cpu () & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+    ParticleIDWrapper id () & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
 
     [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
-    int& id () & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idata[0][m_index]; }
+    uint64_t& idcpu () & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
 
     [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
-    const int& cpu () const & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idata[1][m_index]; }
+    ConstParticleCPUWrapper cpu () const & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
 
     [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
-    const int& id () const & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idata[0][m_index]; }
+    ConstParticleIDWrapper id () const & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+    const uint64_t& idcpu () const & { return this->m_particle_tile_data.m_idcpu[m_index]; }
 
     //functions to get positions of the particle in the SOA data
 
@@ -477,6 +500,7 @@ struct ConstParticleTileData
     Long m_size;
     const ParticleType* AMREX_RESTRICT m_aos;
 
+    const uint64_t* m_idcpu;
     GpuArray<const ParticleReal*, NArrayReal> m_rdata;
     GpuArray<const int*, NArrayInt > m_idata;
 
@@ -496,7 +520,7 @@ struct ConstParticleTileData
         if constexpr(!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return this->m_aos[index].id();
         } else {
-            return this->m_idata[0][index];
+            return ConstParticleIDWrapper(this->m_idcpu[index]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -506,7 +530,17 @@ struct ConstParticleTileData
         if constexpr(!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return this->m_aos[index].cpu();
         } else {
-            return this->m_idata[1][index];
+            return ConstParticleCPUWrapper(this->m_idcpu[index]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] AMREX_GPU_HOST_DEVICE AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
+    decltype(auto) idcpu (const int index) const &
+    {
+        if constexpr(ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+            return this->m_idcpu[index];
+        } else {
+            amrex::Abort("not implemented");
         }
     }
 
@@ -546,6 +580,9 @@ struct ConstParticleTileData
         if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             memcpy(dst, m_aos + src_index, sizeof(ParticleType));
             dst += sizeof(ParticleType);
+        } else {
+            memcpy(dst, m_idcpu + src_index, sizeof(uint64_t));
+            dst += sizeof(uint64_t);
         }
         int array_start_index  = AMREX_SPACEDIM + NStructReal;
         for (int i = 0; i < NArrayReal; ++i)
@@ -622,8 +659,7 @@ struct ConstParticleTileData
         AMREX_ASSERT(index < m_size);
         SuperParticleType sp;
         for (int i = 0; i < AMREX_SPACEDIM; ++i) {sp.pos(i) = m_rdata[i][index];}
-        sp.id()  = m_idata[0][index];
-        sp.cpu() = m_idata[1][index];
+        sp.m_idcpu = m_idcpu[index];
         for (int i = 0; i < NAR; ++i) {
             sp.rdata(i) = m_rdata[i][index];
         }
@@ -663,7 +699,10 @@ struct ParticleTile
         ArrayOfStructs<ParticleType, Allocator>>::type;
     //using ParticleVector = typename AoS::ParticleVector;
 
-    using SoA = StructOfArrays<NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator>;
+    using SoA = typename std::conditional<
+        ParticleType::is_soa_particle,
+        StructOfArrays<NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, true>,
+        StructOfArrays<NArrayReal, NArrayInt, Allocator, false>>::type;
     using RealVector = typename SoA::RealVector;
     using IntVector = typename SoA::IntVector;
     using StorageParticleType = typename ParticleType::StorageParticleType;
@@ -688,7 +727,7 @@ struct ParticleTile
         if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return m_aos_tile[index].id();
         } else {
-            return m_soa_tile.GetIntData(0)[index];
+            return ParticleIDWrapper(m_soa_tile.GetIdCPUData()[index]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -697,7 +736,7 @@ struct ParticleTile
         if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return m_aos_tile[index].id();
         } else {
-            return m_soa_tile.GetIntData(0)[index];
+            return ConstParticleIDWrapper(m_soa_tile.GetIdCPUData()[index]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -706,7 +745,7 @@ struct ParticleTile
         if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return m_aos_tile[index].cpu();
         } else {
-            return m_soa_tile.GetIntData(1)[index];
+            return ParticleCPUWrapper(m_soa_tile.GetIdCPUData()[index]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -715,7 +754,7 @@ struct ParticleTile
         if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
             return m_aos_tile[index].cpu();
         } else {
-            return m_soa_tile.GetIntData(1)[index];
+            return ConstParticleCPUWrapper(m_soa_tile.GetIdCPUData()[index]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -873,7 +912,9 @@ struct ParticleTile
         }
 
         m_soa_tile.resize(np+1);
-
+        if constexpr (!ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+            m_soa_tile.GetIdCPUData()[np] = sp.m_idcpu;
+        }
         auto& arr_rdata = m_soa_tile.GetRealData();
         auto& arr_idata = m_soa_tile.GetIntData();
         for (int i = 0; i < NArrayReal; ++i) {
@@ -1092,6 +1133,11 @@ struct ParticleTile
         } else {
             ptd.m_aos = nullptr;
         }
+        if constexpr (ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+            ptd.m_idcpu = m_soa_tile.GetIdCPUData().dataPtr();
+        } else {
+            ptd.m_idcpu = nullptr;
+        }
         if constexpr(NArrayReal > 0) {
             for (int i = 0; i < NArrayReal; ++i) {
                 ptd.m_rdata[i] = m_soa_tile.GetRealData(i).dataPtr();
@@ -1157,6 +1203,11 @@ struct ParticleTile
         } else {
             ptd.m_aos = nullptr;
         }
+        if constexpr (ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+            ptd.m_idcpu = m_soa_tile.GetIdCPUData().dataPtr();
+        } else {
+            ptd.m_idcpu = nullptr;
+        }
         if constexpr(NArrayReal > 0) {
             for (int i = 0; i < NArrayReal; ++i) {
                 ptd.m_rdata[i] = m_soa_tile.GetRealData(i).dataPtr();
diff --git a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTransformation.H b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTransformation.H
index 28ccfa84a97..aa737455ce6 100644
--- a/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTransformation.H
+++ b/Src/Particle/AMReX_ParticleTransformation.H
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ void copyParticle (const      ParticleTileData<T_ParticleType, NAR, NAI>& dst,
     AMREX_ASSERT(dst.m_num_runtime_real == src.m_num_runtime_real);
     AMREX_ASSERT(dst.m_num_runtime_int  == src.m_num_runtime_int );
 
-    dst.m_aos[dst_i] = src.m_aos[src_i];
+    if constexpr(!T_ParticleType::is_soa_particle) {
+        dst.m_aos[dst_i] = src.m_aos[src_i];
+    } else {
+        dst.m_idcpu[dst_i] = src.m_idcpu[src_i];
+    }
     if constexpr(NAR > 0) {
         for (int j = 0; j < NAR; ++j) {
             dst.m_rdata[j][dst_i] = src.m_rdata[j][src_i];
diff --git a/Src/Particle/AMReX_StructOfArrays.H b/Src/Particle/AMReX_StructOfArrays.H
index 0ef3b8ae869..6cd498e20a2 100644
--- a/Src/Particle/AMReX_StructOfArrays.H
+++ b/Src/Particle/AMReX_StructOfArrays.H
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 namespace amrex {
 
 template <int NReal, int NInt,
-          template<class> class Allocator=DefaultAllocator>
+          template<class> class Allocator=DefaultAllocator,
+          bool use64BitIdCpu=false>
 struct StructOfArrays {
 
+    using IdCPU = amrex::PODVector<uint64_t, Allocator<uint64_t> >;
     using RealVector = amrex::PODVector<ParticleReal, Allocator<ParticleReal> >;
     using IntVector = amrex::PODVector<int, Allocator<int> >;
 
@@ -28,9 +30,12 @@ struct StructOfArrays {
 
     [[nodiscard]] int NumIntComps () const noexcept { return NInt + m_runtime_idata.size(); }
 
+    [[nodiscard]] IdCPU& GetIdCPUData () { return m_idcpu; }
     [[nodiscard]] std::array<RealVector, NReal>& GetRealData () { return m_rdata; }
     [[nodiscard]] std::array< IntVector,  NInt>& GetIntData  () { return m_idata; }
 
+    /** Get access to the particle id/cpu Arrays */
+    [[nodiscard]] const IdCPU& GetIdCPUData () const { return m_idcpu; }
     /** Get access to the particle Real Arrays (only compile-time components) */
     [[nodiscard]] const std::array<RealVector, NReal>& GetRealData () const { return m_rdata; }
     /** Get access to the particle Int Arrays (only compile-time components) */
@@ -119,7 +124,9 @@ struct StructOfArrays {
     */
     [[nodiscard]] std::size_t size () const
     {
-        if constexpr (NReal > 0) {
+        if constexpr (use64BitIdCpu == true) {
+            return m_idcpu.size();
+        } else if constexpr (NReal > 0) {
             return m_rdata[0].size();
         } else if constexpr (NInt > 0) {
             return m_idata[0].size();
@@ -175,6 +182,9 @@ struct StructOfArrays {
 
     void resize (size_t count)
     {
+        if constexpr (use64BitIdCpu == true) {
+            m_idcpu.resize(count);
+        }
         if constexpr (NReal > 0) {
             for (int i = 0; i < NReal; ++i) { m_rdata[i].resize(count); }
         }
@@ -185,6 +195,15 @@ struct StructOfArrays {
         for (int i = 0; i < int(m_runtime_idata.size()); ++i) { m_runtime_idata[i].resize(count); }
     }
 
+    [[nodiscard]] IdCPU* idcpuarray () {
+        if constexpr (use64BitIdCpu == true) {
+            return m_idcpu.dataPtr();
+        } else {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+    }
+
     [[nodiscard]] GpuArray<ParticleReal*, NReal> realarray ()
     {
         GpuArray<Real*, NReal> arr;
@@ -208,6 +227,7 @@ struct StructOfArrays {
     int m_num_neighbor_particles{0};
 
 private:
+    IdCPU m_idcpu;
     std::array<RealVector, NReal> m_rdata;
     std::array< IntVector,  NInt> m_idata;
 
diff --git a/Src/Particle/AMReX_WriteBinaryParticleData.H b/Src/Particle/AMReX_WriteBinaryParticleData.H
index 31ca7f8df6a..d3cafc5be58 100644
--- a/Src/Particle/AMReX_WriteBinaryParticleData.H
+++ b/Src/Particle/AMReX_WriteBinaryParticleData.H
@@ -338,9 +338,10 @@ packIOData (Vector<int>& idata, Vector<ParticleReal>& rdata, const PC& pc, int l
                 else {
                     amrex::ignore_unused(is_checkpoint);
                     // Int: id, cpu
-                    *iptr = soa.GetIntData(0)[pindex];
+                    uint64_t idcpu = soa.GetIdCPUData()[pindex];
+                    *iptr = (int) ParticleIDWrapper(idcpu);
                     iptr += 1;
-                    *iptr = soa.GetIntData(1)[pindex];
+                    *iptr = (int) ParticleCPUWrapper(idcpu);
                     iptr += 1;
 
                     // Real: position
@@ -348,8 +349,8 @@ packIOData (Vector<int>& idata, Vector<ParticleReal>& rdata, const PC& pc, int l
                     rptr += AMREX_SPACEDIM;
                 }
 
-                // extra SoA int data
-                const int int_start_offset = PC::ParticleType::is_soa_particle ? 2 : 0; // pure SoA: skip id, cpu
+                // SoA int data
+                const int int_start_offset = 0;
                 for (int j = int_start_offset; j < pc.NumIntComps(); j++) {
                     if (write_int_comp[PC::NStructInt+j]) {
                         *iptr = soa.GetIntData(j)[pindex];
@@ -1021,14 +1022,15 @@ void WriteBinaryParticleDataAsync (PC const& pc,
                         }
                         else {
                             // Ints: id, cpu
-                            *iptr = soa.GetIntData(0)[pindex];
+                            uint64_t idcpu = soa.GetIdCPUData()[pindex];
+                            *iptr = (int) ParticleIDWrapper(idcpu);
                             iptr += 1;
-                            *iptr = soa.GetIntData(1)[pindex];
+                            *iptr = (int) ParticleCPUWrapper(idcpu);
                             iptr += 1;
                         }
 
                         // extra SoA Ints
-                        const int int_start_offset = PC::ParticleType::is_soa_particle ? 2 : 0; // pure SoA: skip id, cpu
+                        const int int_start_offset = 0;
                         for (int j = int_start_offset; j < nic; j++)
                         {
                             if (write_int_comp[NStructInt+j])
diff --git a/Tests/Particles/RedistributeSOA/main.cpp b/Tests/Particles/RedistributeSOA/main.cpp
index 94715b7d6aa..62da81def81 100644
--- a/Tests/Particles/RedistributeSOA/main.cpp
+++ b/Tests/Particles/RedistributeSOA/main.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class TestParticleContainer
         {
             const Box& tile_box  = mfi.tilebox();
 
+            Gpu::HostVector<uint64_t> host_idcpu;
             std::array<Gpu::HostVector<ParticleReal>, NR> host_real;
             std::array<Gpu::HostVector<int>, NI> host_int;
 
@@ -106,6 +107,10 @@ class TestParticleContainer
 
                     amrex::Long id = ParticleType::NextID();
 
+                    host_idcpu.push_back(0);
+                    ParticleIDWrapper(host_idcpu.back()) = id;
+                    ParticleCPUWrapper(host_idcpu.back()) = ParallelDescriptor::MyProc();
+
                     host_int[0].push_back(static_cast<int>(id));
                     host_int[1].push_back(ParallelDescriptor::MyProc());
                     host_real[0].push_back(static_cast<ParticleReal> (plo[0] + (iv[0] + r[0])*dx[0]));
@@ -137,6 +142,13 @@ class TestParticleContainer
             particle_tile.resize(new_size);
 
             auto& soa = particle_tile.GetStructOfArrays();
+            {
+                Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice,
+                               host_idcpu.begin(),
+                               host_idcpu.end(),
+                               soa.GetIdCPUData().begin() + old_size);
+
+            }
             for (int i = 0; i < NR; ++i)
             {
                 Gpu::copyAsync(Gpu::hostToDevice,