diff --git a/plugins/Dashboard/templates/dashboardObject.js b/plugins/Dashboard/templates/dashboardObject.js
index 8f7b06d08710dc408a7a48bab49e83ca0cdc6b23..79647758967f402f34cb953520f63b193a13e733 100644
--- a/plugins/Dashboard/templates/dashboardObject.js
+++ b/plugins/Dashboard/templates/dashboardObject.js
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@
             return dashboardName;
         },
 
+        /**
+         * Return the current dashboard id
+         *
+         * @return {int}
+         */
+        getDashboardId: function() {
+            return dashboardId;
+        },
+
         /**
          * Sets a new name for the current dashboard
          *