diff --git a/plugins/importexport/pubmed/filter/ArticlePubMedXmlFilter.php b/plugins/importexport/pubmed/filter/ArticlePubMedXmlFilter.php
index 12f7eca2add..2c7ce2d78c8 100644
--- a/plugins/importexport/pubmed/filter/ArticlePubMedXmlFilter.php
+++ b/plugins/importexport/pubmed/filter/ArticlePubMedXmlFilter.php
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ public function generateAuthorNode($doc, $journal, $issue, $submission, $author)
             $authorElement->appendChild($doc->createElement('LastName'))->appendChild($doc->createTextNode(ucfirst($author->getLocalizedFamilyName())));
         }
         $authorElement->appendChild($doc->createElement('Affiliation'))->appendChild($doc->createTextNode($author->getLocalizedAffiliation()));
+        $orcidId = $author->getData('orcid');
+        if ($orcidId) {
+            $orcidNode = $authorElement->appendChild($doc->createElement('Identifier'));
+            $orcidNode->setAttribute('Source', 'ORCID');
+            $orcidNode->appendChild($doc->createTextNode($orcidId));
+        }
 
         return $authorElement;
     }