diff --git a/arangod/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer.cpp b/arangod/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer.cpp
index 3adb059a7f..3177688354 100644
--- a/arangod/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ typedef irs::async_utils::read_write_mutex::write_mutex WriteMutex;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const std::string DELETED_FIELD("deleted");
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief the name of the field in the IResearch View definition denoting the
+///        view globaly-unique id (from LogicalView.cpp)
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+const std::string GLOBALLY_UNIQUE_ID_FIELD("globallyUniqueId");
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief the name of the field in the IResearch View definition denoting the
 ///        view id (from LogicalView.cpp)
@@ -491,6 +497,7 @@ void IResearchViewDBServer::toVelocyPack(
 
   if (includeSystem) {
     result.add(DELETED_FIELD, arangodb::velocypack::Value(deleted()));
+    result.add(GLOBALLY_UNIQUE_ID_FIELD, arangodb::velocypack::Value(guid()));
     result.add(IS_SYSTEM_FIELD, arangodb::velocypack::Value(system()));
     result.add(PLAN_ID_FIELD, arangodb::velocypack::Value(std::to_string(planId())));
   }
diff --git a/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesEngine.cpp b/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesEngine.cpp
index 65ace239e2..181ffc65c8 100644
--- a/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesEngine.cpp
+++ b/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesEngine.cpp
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ arangodb::Result MMFilesEngine::dropCollection(
     builder.openObject();
     builder.add("id", VPackValue(std::to_string(collection->id())));
     builder.add("name", VPackValue(collection->name()));
-    builder.add("cuid", VPackValue(collection->globallyUniqueId()));
+    builder.add("cuid", VPackValue(collection->guid()));
     builder.close();
 
     MMFilesCollectionMarker marker(
diff --git a/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesWalAccess.cpp b/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesWalAccess.cpp
index a7c7c7f078..bc8876b934 100644
--- a/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesWalAccess.cpp
+++ b/arangod/MMFiles/MMFilesWalAccess.cpp
@@ -306,31 +306,40 @@ struct MMFilesWalAccessContext : WalAccessContext {
     if (type == TRI_DF_MARKER_VPACK_DROP_DATABASE) {
       VPackSlice slice(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(marker) +
                        MMFilesDatafileHelper::VPackOffset(type));
+
       _builder.add("db", slice.get("name"));
     } else if (type == TRI_DF_MARKER_VPACK_DROP_COLLECTION) {
       TRI_ASSERT(databaseId != 0);
       TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase = loadVocbase(databaseId);
+
       if (vocbase == nullptr) {
         // ignore markers from dropped dbs
         return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
       }
+
       VPackSlice slice(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(marker) +
                        MMFilesDatafileHelper::VPackOffset(type));
+
       _builder.add("db", VPackValue(vocbase->name()));
       _builder.add("cuid", slice.get("cuid"));
     } else {
       TRI_ASSERT(databaseId != 0);
       TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase = loadVocbase(databaseId);
+
       if (vocbase == nullptr) {
         return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;  // ignore dropped dbs
       }
+
       _builder.add("db", VPackValue(vocbase->name()));
+
       if (collectionId > 0) {
         LogicalCollection* col = loadCollection(databaseId, collectionId);
+
         if (col == nullptr) {
           return TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR;  // ignore dropped collections
         }
-        _builder.add("cuid", VPackValue(col->globallyUniqueId()));
+
+        _builder.add("cuid", VPackValue(col->guid()));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/arangod/Replication/DatabaseInitialSyncer.cpp b/arangod/Replication/DatabaseInitialSyncer.cpp
index 443a189997..17866be1c2 100644
--- a/arangod/Replication/DatabaseInitialSyncer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Replication/DatabaseInitialSyncer.cpp
@@ -811,9 +811,9 @@ Result DatabaseInitialSyncer::handleCollection(VPackSlice const& parameters,
       // not found...
       col = vocbase()->lookupCollection(masterName).get();
 
-      if (col != nullptr && (col->name() != masterName ||
-                             
-                             (!masterUuid.empty() && col->globallyUniqueId() != masterUuid))) {
+      if (col != nullptr
+          && (col->name() != masterName
+              || (!masterUuid.empty() && col->guid() != masterUuid))) {
         // found another collection with the same name locally.
         // in this case we must drop it because we will run into duplicate
         // name conflicts otherwise
diff --git a/arangod/Replication/GlobalInitialSyncer.cpp b/arangod/Replication/GlobalInitialSyncer.cpp
index 7b1482a10b..85ab31a45d 100644
--- a/arangod/Replication/GlobalInitialSyncer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Replication/GlobalInitialSyncer.cpp
@@ -254,18 +254,20 @@ Result GlobalInitialSyncer::updateServerInventory(VPackSlice const& masterDataba
           // somehow invalid
           continue; 
         }
+
         VPackSlice const params = coll.get("parameters");
         auto existingCollection = resolveCollection(vocbase, params);
+
         if (existingCollection != nullptr) {
-          survivingCollections.emplace(existingCollection->globallyUniqueId());
+          survivingCollections.emplace(existingCollection->guid());
         }
       }
-    
+
       std::vector<arangodb::LogicalCollection*> toDrop;
 
       // drop all collections that do not exist (anymore) on the master 
       vocbase->processCollections([&survivingCollections, &toDrop](arangodb::LogicalCollection* collection) {
-        if (survivingCollections.find(collection->globallyUniqueId()) != survivingCollections.end()) {
+        if (survivingCollections.find(collection->guid()) != survivingCollections.end()) {
           // collection should surive
           return;
         }
diff --git a/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp b/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp
index 93fa119024..06bb10ebcd 100644
--- a/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Replication/Syncer.cpp
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ Result Syncer::createCollection(TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase,
 
   if (col != nullptr) {
     if (col->system()) {
-      TRI_ASSERT(!simulate32Client() || col->globallyUniqueId() == col->name());
+      TRI_ASSERT(!simulate32Client() || col->guid() == col->name());
       SingleCollectionTransaction trx(
         transaction::StandaloneContext::Create(vocbase),
         col->id(),
@@ -621,12 +621,15 @@ Result Syncer::createCollection(TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase,
     s.add("id", VPackSlice::nullSlice());
     s.add("cid", VPackSlice::nullSlice());
   }
+
   s.close();
+
   VPackBuilder merged = VPackCollection::merge(slice, s.slice(), /*mergeValues*/true,
                                                /*nullMeansRemove*/true);
-  
+
   // we need to remove every occurence of objectId as a key
   auto stripped = rocksutils::stripObjectIds(merged.slice());
+
   try {
     col = vocbase->createCollection(stripped.first);
   } catch (basics::Exception const& ex) {
@@ -638,12 +641,12 @@ Result Syncer::createCollection(TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase,
   }
 
   TRI_ASSERT(col != nullptr);
-  TRI_ASSERT(!uuid.isString() ||
-             uuid.compareString(col->globallyUniqueId()) == 0);
+  TRI_ASSERT(!uuid.isString() || uuid.compareString(col->guid()) == 0);
 
   if (dst != nullptr) {
     *dst = col;
   }
+
   return Result();
 }
 
diff --git a/arangod/RestHandler/RestCollectionHandler.cpp b/arangod/RestHandler/RestCollectionHandler.cpp
index ad1bf872ad..cea3452765 100644
--- a/arangod/RestHandler/RestCollectionHandler.cpp
+++ b/arangod/RestHandler/RestCollectionHandler.cpp
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ void RestCollectionHandler::collectionRepresentation(
 
   if (!showProperties) {
     builder.add("isSystem", VPackValue(coll->system()));
-    builder.add("globallyUniqueId", VPackValue(coll->globallyUniqueId()));
+    builder.add("globallyUniqueId", VPackValue(coll->guid()));
   } else {
     Result res = methods::Collections::properties(coll, builder);
 
diff --git a/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBEngine.cpp b/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBEngine.cpp
index 1eceb8fe2f..91b2c7d65a 100644
--- a/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBEngine.cpp
+++ b/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBEngine.cpp
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ arangodb::Result RocksDBEngine::dropCollection(
 
   // Prepare collection remove batch
   RocksDBLogValue logValue = RocksDBLogValue::CollectionDrop(
-    vocbase.id(), collection->id(), StringRef(collection->globallyUniqueId())
+    vocbase.id(), collection->id(), StringRef(collection->guid())
   );
   rocksdb::WriteBatch batch;
   batch.PutLogData(logValue.slice());
diff --git a/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBReplicationTailing.cpp b/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBReplicationTailing.cpp
index ca67bb86fe..a3e0188cc8 100644
--- a/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBReplicationTailing.cpp
+++ b/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBReplicationTailing.cpp
@@ -183,30 +183,32 @@ class WALParser : public rocksdb::WriteBatch::Handler {
         }
         break;
       }
-        
       case RocksDBLogType::IndexCreate: {
         resetTransientState(); // finish ongoing trx
+
         TRI_voc_tick_t dbid = RocksDBLogValue::databaseId(blob);
         TRI_voc_cid_t cid = RocksDBLogValue::collectionId(blob);
+
         if (shouldHandleCollection(dbid, cid)) {
           TRI_ASSERT(_vocbase->id() == dbid);
           LogicalCollection* coll = loadCollection(cid);
           TRI_ASSERT(coll != nullptr);
           VPackSlice indexDef = RocksDBLogValue::indexSlice(blob);
           auto stripped = rocksutils::stripObjectIds(indexDef);
-
           uint64_t tick = _currentSequence + (_startOfBatch ? 0 : 1);
+
           _builder.openObject();
           _builder.add("tick", VPackValue(std::to_string(tick)));
           _builder.add("type", VPackValue(REPLICATION_INDEX_CREATE));
           _builder.add("database", VPackValue(std::to_string(dbid)));
           _builder.add("cid", VPackValue(std::to_string(cid)));
-          _builder.add("cuid", VPackValue(coll->globallyUniqueId()));
+          _builder.add("cuid", VPackValue(coll->guid()));
           _builder.add("cname", VPackValue(coll->name()));
           _builder.add("data", stripped.first);
           _builder.close();
           updateLastEmittedTick(tick);
         }
+
         break;
       }
       case RocksDBLogType::IndexDrop: {
diff --git a/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBWalAccess.cpp b/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBWalAccess.cpp
index 6a347dc919..ef4c77e034 100644
--- a/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBWalAccess.cpp
+++ b/arangod/RocksDBEngine/RocksDBWalAccess.cpp
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ class MyWALParser : public rocksdb::WriteBatch::Handler, public WalAccessContext
       }
       case RocksDBLogType::IndexCreate: {
         resetTransientState(); // finish ongoing trx
+
         TRI_voc_tick_t dbid = RocksDBLogValue::databaseId(blob);
         TRI_voc_cid_t cid = RocksDBLogValue::collectionId(blob);
+
         // only print markers from this collection if it is set
         if (shouldHandleCollection(dbid, cid)) {
           TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase = loadVocbase(dbid);
@@ -193,45 +195,57 @@ class MyWALParser : public rocksdb::WriteBatch::Handler, public WalAccessContext
           TRI_ASSERT(vocbase != nullptr && coll != nullptr);
           VPackSlice indexDef = RocksDBLogValue::indexSlice(blob);
           auto stripped = rocksutils::stripObjectIds(indexDef);
+
           {
             uint64_t tick = _currentSequence + (_startOfBatch ? 0 : 1);
             VPackObjectBuilder marker(&_builder, true);
+
             marker->add("tick", VPackValue(std::to_string(tick)));
             marker->add("type", VPackValue(rocksutils::convertLogType(type)));
             marker->add("db", VPackValue(vocbase->name()));
-            marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(coll->globallyUniqueId()));
+            marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(coll->guid()));
             marker->add("data", stripped.first);
           }
+
           _callback(vocbase, _builder.slice());
           _responseSize += _builder.size();
           _builder.clear();
         }
+
         break;
       }
       case RocksDBLogType::IndexDrop: {
         resetTransientState(); // finish ongoing trx
+
         TRI_voc_tick_t dbid = RocksDBLogValue::databaseId(blob);
         TRI_voc_cid_t cid = RocksDBLogValue::collectionId(blob);
         TRI_idx_iid_t iid = RocksDBLogValue::indexId(blob);
+
         // only print markers from this collection if it is set
         if (shouldHandleCollection(dbid, cid)) {
           TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase = loadVocbase(dbid);
           LogicalCollection* col = loadCollection(dbid, cid);
           TRI_ASSERT(vocbase != nullptr && col != nullptr);
+
           {
             uint64_t tick = _currentSequence + (_startOfBatch ? 0 : 1);
             VPackObjectBuilder marker(&_builder, true);
+
             marker->add("tick", VPackValue(std::to_string(tick)));
             marker->add("type", VPackValue(rocksutils::convertLogType(type)));
             marker->add("db", VPackValue(vocbase->name()));
-            marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->globallyUniqueId()));
+            marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->guid()));
+
             VPackObjectBuilder data(&_builder, "data", true);
+
             data->add("id", VPackValue(std::to_string(iid)));
           }
+
           _callback(vocbase, _builder.slice());
           _responseSize += _builder.size();
           _builder.clear();
         }
+
         break;
       }
       case RocksDBLogType::ViewCreate:
@@ -373,35 +387,43 @@ class MyWALParser : public rocksdb::WriteBatch::Handler, public WalAccessContext
           _builder.clear();
         } // ignore Put in any other case
       } else if (RocksDBKey::type(key) == RocksDBEntryType::Collection) {
-        
         TRI_voc_tick_t dbid = RocksDBKey::databaseId(key);
         TRI_voc_cid_t cid = RocksDBKey::collectionId(key);
+
         if (shouldHandleCollection(dbid, cid) && (_state == COLLECTION_CREATE ||
                                                   _state == COLLECTION_RENAME ||
                                                   _state == COLLECTION_CHANGE)) {
           TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase = loadVocbase(dbid);
           LogicalCollection* col = loadCollection(dbid, cid);
           TRI_ASSERT(vocbase != nullptr && col != nullptr);
+
           {
             VPackSlice collectionDef = RocksDBValue::data(value);
             VPackObjectBuilder marker(&_builder, true);
+
             marker->add("tick", VPackValue(std::to_string(_currentSequence)));
             marker->add("db", VPackValue(vocbase->name()));
-            marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->globallyUniqueId()));
+            marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->guid()));
+
             if (_state == COLLECTION_CREATE) {
               auto stripped = rocksutils::stripObjectIds(collectionDef);
+
               marker->add("type", VPackValue(REPLICATION_COLLECTION_CREATE));
               marker->add("data", stripped.first);
             } else if (_state == COLLECTION_RENAME) {
               marker->add("type", VPackValue(REPLICATION_COLLECTION_RENAME));
+
               VPackObjectBuilder data(&_builder, "data", true);
+
               data->add("name", VPackValue(col->name()));
             } else if (_state == COLLECTION_CHANGE) {
               auto stripped = rocksutils::stripObjectIds(collectionDef);
+
               marker->add("type", VPackValue(REPLICATION_COLLECTION_CHANGE));
               marker->add("data", stripped.first);
             }
           }
+
           _callback(vocbase, _builder.slice());
           _responseSize += _builder.size();
           _builder.clear();
@@ -421,28 +443,33 @@ class MyWALParser : public rocksdb::WriteBatch::Handler, public WalAccessContext
       TRI_ASSERT(_state != TRANSACTION || _trxDbId != 0);
       TRI_ASSERT(_removedDocRid == 0);
       _removedDocRid = 0;
-      
+
       uint64_t objectId = RocksDBKey::objectId(key);
       auto dbCollPair = rocksutils::mapObjectToCollection(objectId);
       TRI_voc_tick_t const dbid = dbCollPair.first;
       TRI_voc_cid_t const cid = dbCollPair.second;
+
       if (!shouldHandleCollection(dbid, cid)) {
         return rocksdb::Status(); // no reset here
       }
+
       TRI_ASSERT(_state != TRANSACTION || _trxDbId == dbid);
 
       TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase = loadVocbase(dbid);
       LogicalCollection* col = loadCollection(dbid, cid);
       TRI_ASSERT(vocbase != nullptr && col != nullptr);
+
       {
         VPackObjectBuilder marker(&_builder, true);
+
         marker->add("tick", VPackValue(std::to_string(_currentSequence)));
         marker->add("type", VPackValue(REPLICATION_MARKER_DOCUMENT));
         marker->add("db", VPackValue(vocbase->name()));
-        marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->globallyUniqueId()));
+        marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->guid()));
         marker->add("tid", VPackValue(std::to_string(_currentTrxId)));
         marker->add("data", RocksDBValue::data(value));
       }
+
       _callback(vocbase, _builder.slice());
       _responseSize += _builder.size();
       _builder.clear();
@@ -451,6 +478,7 @@ class MyWALParser : public rocksdb::WriteBatch::Handler, public WalAccessContext
         resetTransientState(); // always reset after single op
       }
     }
+
     return rocksdb::Status();
   }
 
@@ -471,36 +499,45 @@ class MyWALParser : public rocksdb::WriteBatch::Handler, public WalAccessContext
     auto triple = rocksutils::mapObjectToIndex(objectId);
     TRI_voc_tick_t const dbid = std::get<0>(triple);
     TRI_voc_cid_t const cid = std::get<1>(triple);
+
     if (!shouldHandleCollection(dbid, cid)) {
       _removedDocRid = 0; // ignore rid too
+
       return rocksdb::Status(); // no reset here
     }
+
     StringRef docKey = RocksDBKey::primaryKey(key);
     TRI_ASSERT(_state != TRANSACTION || _trxDbId == dbid);
 
     TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase = loadVocbase(dbid);
     LogicalCollection* col = loadCollection(dbid, cid);
     TRI_ASSERT(vocbase != nullptr && col != nullptr);
+
     {
       VPackObjectBuilder marker(&_builder, true);
+
       marker->add("tick", VPackValue(std::to_string(_currentSequence)));
       marker->add("type", VPackValue(REPLICATION_MARKER_REMOVE));
       marker->add("db", VPackValue(vocbase->name()));
-      marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->globallyUniqueId()));
+      marker->add("cuid", VPackValue(col->guid()));
       marker->add("tid", VPackValue(std::to_string(_currentTrxId)));
+
       VPackObjectBuilder data(&_builder, "data", true);
+
       data->add(StaticStrings::KeyString, VPackValuePair(docKey.data(), docKey.size(),
                                                          VPackValueType::String));
       data->add(StaticStrings::RevString, VPackValue(TRI_RidToString(_removedDocRid)));
     }
+
     _callback(vocbase, _builder.slice());
     _responseSize += _builder.size();
     _builder.clear();
     _removedDocRid = 0; // always reset
+
     if (_state == SINGLE_REMOVE) {
       resetTransientState();
     }
-    
+
     return rocksdb::Status();
   }
 
diff --git a/arangod/V8Server/v8-collection.cpp b/arangod/V8Server/v8-collection.cpp
index 06f6debc30..e9d0d44cd1 100644
--- a/arangod/V8Server/v8-collection.cpp
+++ b/arangod/V8Server/v8-collection.cpp
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ static void JS_GloballyUniqueIdVocbaseCol(
     TRI_V8_THROW_EXCEPTION_INTERNAL("cannot extract collection");
   }
 
-  std::string uniqueId = collection->globallyUniqueId();
+  auto& uniqueId = collection->guid();
 
   TRI_V8_RETURN(TRI_V8_ASCII_STD_STRING(isolate, uniqueId));
   TRI_V8_TRY_CATCH_END
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.cpp b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.cpp
index e81e6d4fdf..21bf69b0c0 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.cpp
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.cpp
@@ -24,46 +24,27 @@
 
 #include "LogicalCollection.h"
 
-#include "Aql/PlanCache.h"
 #include "Aql/QueryCache.h"
-#include "Basics/conversions.h"
 #include "Basics/fasthash.h"
-#include "Basics/LocalTaskQueue.h"
-#include "Basics/PerformanceLogScope.h"
 #include "Basics/ReadLocker.h"
-#include "Basics/Result.h"
-#include "Basics/StaticStrings.h"
-#include "Basics/StringUtils.h"
+#include "Basics/StringRef.h"
 #include "Basics/VelocyPackHelper.h"
 #include "Basics/WriteLocker.h"
-#include "Basics/encoding.h"
-#include "Cluster/ClusterInfo.h"
 #include "Cluster/ClusterMethods.h"
 #include "Cluster/FollowerInfo.h"
 #include "Cluster/ServerState.h"
-#include "Indexes/Index.h"
-#include "Indexes/IndexIterator.h"
 #include "RestServer/DatabaseFeature.h"
-#include "RestServer/ServerIdFeature.h"
-#include "Scheduler/Scheduler.h"
-#include "Scheduler/SchedulerFeature.h"
 #include "StorageEngine/EngineSelectorFeature.h"
 #include "StorageEngine/PhysicalCollection.h"
 #include "StorageEngine/StorageEngine.h"
-#include "StorageEngine/TransactionState.h"
 #include "Transaction/Helpers.h"
 #include "Transaction/StandaloneContext.h"
 #include "Utils/CollectionNameResolver.h"
-#include "Utils/OperationOptions.h"
 #include "Utils/SingleCollectionTransaction.h"
-#include "Utils/VersionTracker.h"
 #include "VocBase/KeyGenerator.h"
 #include "VocBase/ManagedDocumentResult.h"
-#include "VocBase/ticks.h"
-#include "VocBase/Methods/Indexes.h"
 
 #include <velocypack/Collection.h>
-#include <velocypack/Iterator.h>
 #include <velocypack/velocypack-aliases.h>
 
 using namespace arangodb;
@@ -90,46 +71,32 @@ static std::string translateStatus(TRI_vocbase_col_status_e status) {
   }
 }
 
-static TRI_voc_cid_t ReadCid(VPackSlice info) {
-  if (!info.isObject()) {
-    // ERROR CASE
-    return 0;
+std::string ReadGloballyUniqueId(arangodb::velocypack::Slice info) {
+  static const std::string empty;
+  auto guid = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getStringValue(
+    info,
+    "globallyUniqueId",
+    empty
+  );
+
+  if (!guid.empty()) {
+    return guid;
   }
 
-  // Somehow the cid is now propagated to dbservers
-  TRI_voc_cid_t cid = Helper::extractIdValue(info);
+  auto version = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::readNumericValue<uint32_t>(
+    info,
+    "version",
+    LogicalCollection::currentVersion()
+  );
 
-  if (cid == 0) {
-    if (ServerState::instance()->isDBServer()) {
-      cid = ClusterInfo::instance()->uniqid(1);
-    } else if (ServerState::instance()->isCoordinator()) {
-      cid = ClusterInfo::instance()->uniqid(1);
-    } else {
-      cid = TRI_NewTickServer();
-    }
-  }
-  return cid;
-}
-
-static TRI_voc_cid_t ReadPlanId(VPackSlice info, TRI_voc_cid_t cid) {
-  if (!info.isObject()) {
-    // ERROR CASE
-    return 0;
-  }
-  VPackSlice id = info.get("planId");
-  if (id.isNone()) {
-    return cid;
+  // predictable UUID for legacy collections
+  if (version < LogicalCollection::CollectionVersions::VERSION_33) {
+    return info.isObject()
+      ? arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getStringValue(info, "name", empty)
+      : empty;
   }
 
-  if (id.isString()) {
-    // string cid, e.g. "9988488"
-    return arangodb::basics::StringUtils::uint64(id.copyString());
-  } else if (id.isNumber()) {
-    // numeric cid, e.g. 9988488
-    return id.getNumericValue<uint64_t>();
-  }
-  // TODO Throw error for invalid type?
-  return cid;
+  return empty;
 }
 
 std::string ReadStringValue(
@@ -191,17 +158,14 @@ LogicalCollection::LogicalCollection(LogicalCollection const& other)
       _shardIds(new ShardMap()),  // Not needed
       _keyOptions(other._keyOptions),
       _keyGenerator(KeyGenerator::factory(VPackSlice(keyOptions()))),
-      _globallyUniqueId(other._globallyUniqueId),
       _physical(other.getPhysical()->clone(this)),
       _clusterEstimateTTL(0) {
-  
   TRI_ASSERT(_physical != nullptr);
+
   if (ServerState::instance()->isDBServer() ||
       !ServerState::instance()->isRunningInCluster()) {
     _followers.reset(new FollowerInfo(this));
   }
-  
-  TRI_ASSERT(!_globallyUniqueId.empty());
 }
 
 // The Slice contains the part of the plan that
@@ -215,8 +179,9 @@ LogicalCollection::LogicalCollection(
      category(),
      ReadType(info, "type", TRI_COL_TYPE_UNKNOWN),
      vocbase,
-     ReadCid(info),
-     ReadPlanId(info, 0),
+     arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::extractIdValue(info),
+     ReadGloballyUniqueId(info),
+     arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::stringUInt64(info.get("planId")),
      ReadStringValue(info, "name", ""),
      planVersion,
      TRI_vocbase_t::IsSystemName(ReadStringValue(info, "name", ""))
@@ -242,7 +207,6 @@ LogicalCollection::LogicalCollection(
       _shardIds(new ShardMap()),
       _keyOptions(nullptr),
       _keyGenerator(),
-      _globallyUniqueId(Helper::getStringValue(info, "globallyUniqueId", "")),
       _physical(
           EngineSelectorFeature::ENGINE->createPhysicalCollection(this, info)),
       _clusterEstimateTTL(0) {
@@ -261,12 +225,7 @@ LogicalCollection::LogicalCollection(
     THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE(TRI_ERROR_FAILED, errorMsg);
   }
 
-  if (_globallyUniqueId.empty()) {
-    // no id found. generate a new one
-    _globallyUniqueId = generateGloballyUniqueId();
-  }
-
-  TRI_ASSERT(!_globallyUniqueId.empty());
+  TRI_ASSERT(!guid().empty());
 
   // add keyOptions from slice
   VPackSlice keyOpts = info.get("keyOptions");
@@ -462,14 +421,6 @@ uint32_t LogicalCollection::internalVersion() const { return _internalVersion; }
 
 TRI_col_type_e LogicalCollection::type() const { return _type; }
 
-std::string LogicalCollection::globallyUniqueId() const {
-  if (!_globallyUniqueId.empty()) {
-    return _globallyUniqueId;
-  }
-
-  return generateGloballyUniqueId();
-}
-
 std::string const LogicalCollection::distributeShardsLike() const {
   return _distributeShardsLike;
 }
@@ -813,7 +764,7 @@ void LogicalCollection::toVelocyPack(VPackBuilder& result, bool translateCids,
   result.add("deleted", VPackValue(deleted()));
   result.add("isSystem", VPackValue(system()));
   result.add("waitForSync", VPackValue(_waitForSync));
-  result.add("globallyUniqueId", VPackValue(_globallyUniqueId));
+  result.add("globallyUniqueId", VPackValue(guid()));
 
   // TODO is this still releveant or redundant in keyGenerator?
   result.add("allowUserKeys", VPackValue(_allowUserKeys));
@@ -1339,43 +1290,6 @@ Result LogicalCollection::compareChecksums(VPackSlice checksumSlice, std::string
   return Result();
 }
 
-std::string LogicalCollection::generateGloballyUniqueId() const {
-  if (_version < VERSION_33) {
-    return name(); // predictable UUID for legacy collections
-  }
-
-  ServerState::RoleEnum role = ServerState::instance()->getRole();
-  std::string result;
-  result.reserve(64);
-  if (ServerState::isCoordinator(role)) {
-    TRI_ASSERT(planId());
-    result.append("c");
-    result.append(std::to_string(planId()));
-  } else if (ServerState::isDBServer(role)) {
-    TRI_ASSERT(planId());
-    result.append("c");
-    // we add the shard name to the collection. If we ever
-    // replicate shards, we can identify them cluster-wide
-    result.append(std::to_string(planId()));
-    result.push_back('/');
-    result.append(name());
-  } else { // single server
-    if (system()) { // system collection can't be renamed
-      result.append(name());
-    } else {
-      TRI_ASSERT(id());
-      result.append("h");
-      char buff[sizeof(TRI_server_id_t) * 2 + 1];
-      size_t len = TRI_StringUInt64HexInPlace(ServerIdFeature::getId(), buff);
-      result.append(buff, len);
-      TRI_ASSERT(result.size() > 3);
-      result.push_back('/');
-      result.append(std::to_string(id()));
-    }
-  }
-  return result;
-}
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                                       END-OF-FILE
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.h b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.h
index 791d5e722d..85da569cc3 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.h
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalCollection.h
@@ -354,17 +354,14 @@ class LogicalCollection: public LogicalDataSource {
 
   void increaseInternalVersion();
 
-  std::string generateGloballyUniqueId() const;
-
  protected:
   virtual void includeVelocyPackEnterprise(velocypack::Builder& result) const;
 
- protected:
   // SECTION: Meta Information
   //
   // @brief Internal version used for caching
   uint32_t _internalVersion;
-  
+
   bool const _isAStub;
 
   // @brief Collection type
@@ -412,10 +409,6 @@ class LogicalCollection: public LogicalDataSource {
       _keyOptions;  // options for key creation
   std::unique_ptr<KeyGenerator> _keyGenerator;
 
-  /// @brief globally unique collection id. assigned by the
-  /// initial creator of the collection
-  std::string _globallyUniqueId;
-
   std::unique_ptr<PhysicalCollection> _physical;
 
   mutable basics::ReadWriteLock _lock;  // lock protecting the status and name
@@ -429,4 +422,4 @@ class LogicalCollection: public LogicalDataSource {
 
 }  // namespace arangodb
 
-#endif
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.cpp b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.cpp
index 2d98d761dd..af4ae00eee 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.cpp
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,79 @@
 
 #include <mutex>
 
+#include "Basics/conversions.h"
+#include "Basics/VelocyPackHelper.h"
+#include "Cluster/ClusterInfo.h"
+#include "Cluster/ServerState.h"
+#include "RestServer/ServerIdFeature.h"
 #include "velocypack/StringRef.h"
+#include "VocBase/LogicalCollection.h"
+#include "VocBase/ticks.h"
 
 #include "LogicalDataSource.h"
 
+namespace {
+
+std::string ensureGuid(
+    std::string&& guid,
+    TRI_voc_cid_t id,
+    TRI_voc_cid_t planId,
+    std::string const& name,
+    bool isSystem
+) {
+  if (!guid.empty()) {
+    return std::move(guid);
+  }
+
+  guid.reserve(64);
+
+  if (arangodb::ServerState::instance()->isCoordinator()) {
+    TRI_ASSERT(planId);
+    guid.append("c");
+    guid.append(std::to_string(planId));
+  } else if (arangodb::ServerState::instance()->isDBServer()) {
+    TRI_ASSERT(planId);
+    guid.append("c");
+    // we add the shard name to the collection. If we ever
+    // replicate shards, we can identify them cluster-wide
+    guid.append(std::to_string(planId));
+    guid.push_back('/');
+    guid.append(name);
+  } else if (isSystem) {
+    guid.append(name);
+  } else {
+    char buf[sizeof(TRI_server_id_t) * 2 + 1];
+    auto len =
+      TRI_StringUInt64HexInPlace(arangodb::ServerIdFeature::getId(), buf);
+
+    TRI_ASSERT(id);
+    guid.append("h");
+    guid.append(buf, len);
+    TRI_ASSERT(guid.size() > 3);
+    guid.push_back('/');
+    guid.append(std::to_string(id));
+  }
+
+  return std::move(guid);
+}
+
+TRI_voc_cid_t ensureId(TRI_voc_cid_t id) {
+  if (id) {
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  if (arangodb::ServerState::instance()->isCoordinator()
+      || arangodb::ServerState::instance()->isDBServer()) {
+    auto* ci = arangodb::ClusterInfo::instance();
+
+    return ci ? ci->uniqid(1) : 0;
+  }
+
+  return TRI_NewTickServer();
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 namespace arangodb {
 
 /*static*/ LogicalDataSource::Type const& LogicalDataSource::Type::emplace(
@@ -54,6 +123,31 @@ namespace arangodb {
   return itr.first->second;
 }
 
+LogicalDataSource::LogicalDataSource(
+    Category const& category,
+    Type const& type,
+    TRI_vocbase_t& vocbase,
+    TRI_voc_cid_t id,
+    std::string&& guid,
+    TRI_voc_cid_t planId,
+    std::string&& name,
+    uint64_t planVersion,
+    bool system,
+    bool deleted
+): _name(std::move(name)),
+   _category(category),
+   _type(type),
+   _vocbase(vocbase),
+   _id(ensureId(id)),
+   _planId(planId ? planId : _id),
+   _planVersion(planVersion),
+   _guid(ensureGuid(std::move(guid), _id, _planId, _name, system)),
+   _deleted(deleted),
+   _system(system) {
+  TRI_ASSERT(_id);
+  TRI_ASSERT(!_guid.empty());
+}
+
 } // arangodb
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.h b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.h
index 769220ef3f..e3179ce763 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.h
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalDataSource.h
@@ -83,27 +83,24 @@ class LogicalDataSource {
     Type& operator=(Type&&) noexcept = delete;
   };
 
+  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  /// @brief constructor for a logical data-source
+  /// @note 'id' autogenerated IFF 'id' == 0
+  /// @note 'planId' taken from evaluated value of 'id' IFF 'planId' == 0
+  /// @note 'guid' autogenerated IFF 'guid'.empty()
+  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   LogicalDataSource(
-      Category const& category,
-      Type const& type,
-      TRI_vocbase_t& vocbase,
-      TRI_voc_cid_t id,
-      TRI_voc_cid_t planId,
-      std::string&& name,
-      uint64_t planVersion,
-      bool system,
-      bool deleted
-  ) noexcept
-    : _name(std::move(name)),
-      _category(category),
-      _type(type),
-      _vocbase(vocbase),
-      _id(id),
-      _planId(planId ? planId : id),
-      _planVersion(planVersion),
-      _deleted(deleted),
-      _system(system) {
-  }
+    Category const& category,
+    Type const& type,
+    TRI_vocbase_t& vocbase,
+    TRI_voc_cid_t id,
+    std::string&& guid,
+    TRI_voc_cid_t planId,
+    std::string&& name,
+    uint64_t planVersion,
+    bool system,
+    bool deleted
+  );
 
   LogicalDataSource(LogicalDataSource const& other)
     : _name(other._name),
@@ -113,6 +110,7 @@ class LogicalDataSource {
       _id(other._id),
       _planId(other._planId),
       _planVersion(other._planVersion),
+      _guid(other._guid),
       _deleted(other._deleted),
       _system(other._system) {
   }
@@ -122,6 +120,7 @@ class LogicalDataSource {
   Category const& category() const noexcept { return _category; }
   bool deleted() const noexcept { return _deleted; }
   virtual arangodb::Result drop() = 0;
+  std::string const& guid() const noexcept { return _guid; }
   TRI_voc_cid_t const& id() const noexcept { return _id; } // reference required for ShardDistributionReporterTest
   std::string const& name() const noexcept { return _name; }
   TRI_voc_cid_t planId() const noexcept { return _planId; }
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ class LogicalDataSource {
   void name(std::string&& name) noexcept { _name = std::move(name); }
 
  private:
-  // members ordered by sizeof(decltype(..))
+  // members ordered by sizeof(decltype(..)) except for '_guid'
   std::string _name; // data-source name
   Category const& _category; // the category of the logical data-source
   Type const& _type; // the type of the underlying data-source implementation
@@ -148,6 +147,7 @@ class LogicalDataSource {
                            // to represent a cluster wide collection. This is
                            // then the version in the agency Plan that underpins
                            // the information in this object. Otherwise 0.
+  std::string const _guid; // globally unique data-source id (cluster-wide) for proper initialization must be positioned after '_name' and '_planId' since they are autogenerated
   bool _deleted; // data-source marked as deleted
   bool const _system; // this instance represents a system data-source
 };
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalView.cpp b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalView.cpp
index a3a0d46df7..e040090511 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/LogicalView.cpp
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/LogicalView.cpp
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@
 #include "LogicalView.h"
 
 #include "RestServer/ViewTypesFeature.h"
-#include "Basics/ReadLocker.h"
-#include "Basics/Result.h"
 #include "Basics/VelocyPackHelper.h"
-#include "Basics/Exceptions.h"
-#include "Cluster/ClusterInfo.h"
 #include "Cluster/ServerState.h"
 #include "StorageEngine/EngineSelectorFeature.h"
 #include "StorageEngine/StorageEngine.h"
+#include "velocypack/Iterator.h"
 #include "VocBase/ticks.h"
+#include "VocBase/vocbase.h"
 
 using Helper = arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper;
 
@@ -56,55 +54,6 @@ bool ReadIsSystem(arangodb::velocypack::Slice info) {
   );
 }
 
-TRI_voc_cid_t ReadPlanId(VPackSlice info, TRI_voc_cid_t vid) {
-  if (!info.isObject()) {
-    // ERROR CASE
-    return 0;
-  }
-  VPackSlice id = info.get("planId");
-  if (id.isNone()) {
-    return vid;
-  }
-
-  if (id.isString()) {
-    // string cid, e.g. "9988488"
-    return arangodb::basics::StringUtils::uint64(id.copyString());
-  } else if (id.isNumber()) {
-    // numeric cid, e.g. 9988488
-    return id.getNumericValue<uint64_t>();
-  }
-  // TODO Throw error for invalid type?
-  return vid;
-}
-
-/*static*/ TRI_voc_cid_t ReadViewId(VPackSlice info) {
-  if (!info.isObject()) {
-    // ERROR CASE
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  // Somehow the id is now propagated to dbservers
-  TRI_voc_cid_t id = Helper::extractIdValue(info);
-
-  if (id) {
-    return id;
-  }
-
-  if (arangodb::ServerState::instance()->isDBServer()) {
-    auto* ci = arangodb::ClusterInfo::instance();
-
-    return ci ? ci->uniqid(1) : 0;
-  }
-
-  if (arangodb::ServerState::instance()->isCoordinator()) {
-    auto* ci = arangodb::ClusterInfo::instance();
-
-    return ci ? ci->uniqid(1) : 0;
-  }
-
-  return TRI_NewTickServer();
-}
-
 } // namespace
 
 namespace arangodb {
@@ -126,13 +75,22 @@ LogicalView::LogicalView(
        arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getStringRef(definition, "type", "")
      ),
      vocbase,
-     ReadViewId(definition),
-     ReadPlanId(definition, 0),
+     arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::extractIdValue(definition),
+     arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getStringValue(definition, "globallyUniqueId", ""),
+     arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::stringUInt64(definition.get("planId")),
      arangodb::basics::VelocyPackHelper::getStringValue(definition, "name", ""),
      planVersion,
      ReadIsSystem(definition),
      Helper::readBooleanValue(definition, "deleted", false)
    ) {
+  // ensure that the 'definition' was used as the configuration source
+  if (!definition.isObject()) {
+    THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE(
+      TRI_ERROR_BAD_PARAMETER,
+      "got an invalid view definition while constructing LogicalView"
+    );
+  }
+
   if (!TRI_vocbase_t::IsAllowedName(definition)) {
     THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_ILLEGAL_NAME);
   }
@@ -327,6 +285,7 @@ void DBServerLogicalView::toVelocyPack(
 
   if (includeSystem) {
     result.add("deleted", VPackValue(deleted()));
+    result.add("globallyUniqueId", VPackValue(guid()));
     result.add("isSystem", VPackValue(system()));
 
     // FIXME not sure if the following is relevant
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.cpp b/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.cpp
index 03fc3837e5..5d9afc183b 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.cpp
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void TRI_vocbase_t::signalCleanup() {
 
 void TRI_vocbase_t::checkCollectionInvariants() const {
   TRI_ASSERT(_dataSourceByName.size() == _dataSourceById.size());
-  TRI_ASSERT(_dataSourceByUuid.size() <= _dataSourceById.size()); // does not contain views
+  TRI_ASSERT(_dataSourceByUuid.size() == _dataSourceById.size());
 }
 
 /// @brief adds a new collection
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ void TRI_vocbase_t::registerCollection(
     }
 
     try {
-      auto it2 = _dataSourceByUuid.emplace(collection->globallyUniqueId(), collection);
+      auto it2 = _dataSourceByUuid.emplace(collection->guid(), collection);
 
       if (!it2.second) {
         std::string msg;
-        msg.append(std::string("duplicate entry for collection uuid '") + collection->globallyUniqueId() + "'");
+        msg.append(std::string("duplicate entry for collection uuid '") + collection->guid() + "'");
         LOG_TOPIC(ERR, arangodb::Logger::FIXME) << msg;
 
         THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE(TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_DUPLICATE_IDENTIFIER, msg);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void TRI_vocbase_t::registerCollection(
     } catch (...) {
       _dataSourceByName.erase(name);
       _dataSourceById.erase(cid);
-      _dataSourceByUuid.erase(collection->globallyUniqueId());
+      _dataSourceByUuid.erase(collection->guid());
       throw;
     }
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ bool TRI_vocbase_t::unregisterCollection(
     // this is because someone else might have created a new collection with the
     // same name, but with a different id
   _dataSourceByName.erase(collection->name());
-  _dataSourceByUuid.erase(collection->globallyUniqueId());
+  _dataSourceByUuid.erase(collection->guid());
 
   // post-condition
   checkCollectionInvariants();
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void TRI_vocbase_t::registerView(
         _dataSourceByName.erase(name);
 
         LOG_TOPIC(ERR, arangodb::Logger::FIXME)
-            << "duplicate view identifier " << view->id() << " for name '"
+            << "duplicate view identifier '" << view->id() << "' for name '"
             << name << "'";
 
         THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_DUPLICATE_IDENTIFIER);
@@ -379,6 +379,21 @@ void TRI_vocbase_t::registerView(
       throw;
     }
 
+    try {
+      auto it2 = _dataSourceByUuid.emplace(view->guid(), view);
+
+      if (!it2.second) {
+        LOG_TOPIC(ERR, arangodb::Logger::FIXME)
+          << "duplicate view globally-unique identifier '" << view->guid() << "' for name '" << name << "'";
+
+        THROW_ARANGO_EXCEPTION(TRI_ERROR_ARANGO_DUPLICATE_IDENTIFIER);
+      }
+    } catch (...) {
+      _dataSourceByName.erase(name);
+      _dataSourceById.erase(id);
+      throw;
+    }
+
     checkCollectionInvariants();
   }
 }
@@ -405,6 +420,7 @@ bool TRI_vocbase_t::unregisterView(arangodb::LogicalView const& view) {
     // this is because someone else might have created a new view with the
     // same name, but with a different id
   _dataSourceByName.erase(view.name());
+  _dataSourceByUuid.erase(view.guid());
 
   // post-condition
   checkCollectionInvariants();
diff --git a/tests/IResearch/IResearchView-test.cpp b/tests/IResearch/IResearchView-test.cpp
index 4c79e3e252..68d497e1bf 100644
--- a/tests/IResearch/IResearchView-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/IResearch/IResearchView-test.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ SECTION("test_defaults") {
     arangodb::iresearch::IResearchViewMeta meta;
     std::string error;
 
-    CHECK(7 == slice.length());
+    CHECK((8 == slice.length()));
+    CHECK((slice.hasKey("globallyUniqueId") && slice.get("globallyUniqueId").isString() && false == slice.get("globallyUniqueId").copyString().empty()));
     CHECK(slice.get("name").copyString() == "testView");
     CHECK(slice.get("type").copyString() == arangodb::iresearch::DATA_SOURCE_TYPE.name());
     CHECK(false == slice.get("deleted").getBool());
diff --git a/tests/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer-test.cpp b/tests/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer-test.cpp
index a544ae4226..1f3af6a9fc 100644
--- a/tests/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/IResearch/IResearchViewDBServer-test.cpp
@@ -511,8 +511,9 @@ SECTION("test_toVelocyPack") {
     wiew->toVelocyPack(builder, false, true);
     builder.close();
     auto slice = builder.slice();
-    CHECK((6 == slice.length()));
+    CHECK((7 == slice.length()));
     CHECK((slice.hasKey("deleted") && slice.get("deleted").isBoolean() && false == slice.get("deleted").getBoolean()));
+    CHECK((slice.hasKey("globallyUniqueId") && slice.get("globallyUniqueId").isString() && false == slice.get("globallyUniqueId").copyString().empty()));
     CHECK((slice.hasKey("id") && slice.get("id").isString() && std::string("3") == slice.get("id").copyString()));
     CHECK((slice.hasKey("isSystem") && slice.get("isSystem").isBoolean() && false == slice.get("isSystem").getBoolean()));
     CHECK((slice.hasKey("name") && slice.get("name").isString() && std::string("testView") == slice.get("name").copyString()));
diff --git a/tests/VocBase/LogicalDataSource-test.cpp b/tests/VocBase/LogicalDataSource-test.cpp
index 97873a94f9..d47375b993 100644
--- a/tests/VocBase/LogicalDataSource-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/VocBase/LogicalDataSource-test.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,81 @@ SECTION("test_category") {
   }
 }
 
+SECTION("test_construct") {
+  // LogicalCollection
+  {
+    TRI_vocbase_t vocbase(TRI_vocbase_type_e::TRI_VOCBASE_TYPE_NORMAL, 1, "testVocbase");
+    auto json = arangodb::velocypack::Parser::fromJson("{ \"id\": 1, \"planId\": 2, \"globallyUniqueId\": \"abc\", \"name\": \"testCollection\" }");
+    arangodb::LogicalCollection instance(vocbase, json->slice(), true);
+
+    CHECK((1 == instance.id()));
+    CHECK((2 == instance.planId()));
+    CHECK((std::string("abc") == instance.guid()));
+  }
+
+  // LogicalView
+  {
+    class LogicalViewImpl: public arangodb::LogicalView {
+     public:
+      LogicalViewImpl(TRI_vocbase_t& vocbase, arangodb::velocypack::Slice const& definition)
+        : LogicalView(vocbase, definition, 0) {
+      }
+      virtual arangodb::Result drop() override { return arangodb::Result(); }
+      virtual void open() override {}
+      virtual arangodb::Result rename(std::string&& newName, bool doSync) override { return arangodb::Result(); }
+      virtual void toVelocyPack(arangodb::velocypack::Builder& result, bool includeProperties, bool includeSystem) const override {}
+      virtual arangodb::Result updateProperties(arangodb::velocypack::Slice const& properties, bool partialUpdate, bool doSync) override { return arangodb::Result(); }
+      virtual bool visitCollections(CollectionVisitor const& visitor) const override { return true; }
+    };
+
+    TRI_vocbase_t vocbase(TRI_vocbase_type_e::TRI_VOCBASE_TYPE_NORMAL, 1, "testVocbase");
+    auto json = arangodb::velocypack::Parser::fromJson("{ \"id\": 1, \"planId\": 2, \"globallyUniqueId\": \"abc\", \"name\": \"testView\" }");
+    LogicalViewImpl instance(vocbase, json->slice());
+
+    CHECK((1 == instance.id()));
+    CHECK((2 == instance.planId()));
+    CHECK((std::string("abc") == instance.guid()));
+  }
+}
+
+SECTION("test_defaults") {
+  // LogicalCollection
+  {
+    TRI_vocbase_t vocbase(TRI_vocbase_type_e::TRI_VOCBASE_TYPE_NORMAL, 1, "testVocbase");
+    auto json = arangodb::velocypack::Parser::fromJson("{ \"name\": \"testCollection\" }");
+    arangodb::LogicalCollection instance(vocbase, json->slice(), true);
+
+    CHECK((0 != instance.id()));
+    CHECK((0 != instance.planId()));
+    CHECK((false == instance.guid().empty()));
+  }
+
+  // LogicalView
+  {
+    class LogicalViewImpl: public arangodb::LogicalView {
+     public:
+      LogicalViewImpl(TRI_vocbase_t& vocbase, arangodb::velocypack::Slice const& definition)
+        : LogicalView(vocbase, definition, 0) {
+      }
+      virtual arangodb::Result drop() override { return arangodb::Result(); }
+      virtual void open() override {}
+      virtual arangodb::Result rename(std::string&& newName, bool doSync) override { return arangodb::Result(); }
+      virtual void toVelocyPack(arangodb::velocypack::Builder& result, bool includeProperties, bool includeSystem) const override {}
+      virtual arangodb::Result updateProperties(arangodb::velocypack::Slice const& properties, bool partialUpdate, bool doSync) override { return arangodb::Result(); }
+      virtual bool visitCollections(CollectionVisitor const& visitor) const override { return true; }
+    };
+
+    TRI_vocbase_t vocbase(TRI_vocbase_type_e::TRI_VOCBASE_TYPE_NORMAL, 1, "testVocbase");
+    auto json = arangodb::velocypack::Parser::fromJson("{ \"name\": \"testView\" }");
+    LogicalViewImpl instance(vocbase, json->slice());
+
+    CHECK((0 != instance.id()));
+    CHECK((0 != instance.planId()));
+    CHECK((instance.id() == instance.planId()));
+    CHECK((false == instance.guid().empty()));
+  }
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief generate tests
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////