diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 521af05..7b16f79 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v12.14.0
+v14.19.0
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 7940f37..779a439 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ it can be handy to arbitrary modify the schema injecting a fragment</p>
 <dt><a href="#ObjectSchema">ObjectSchema([options])</a> ⇒ <code><a href="#StringSchema">StringSchema</a></code></dt>
 <dd><p>Represents a ObjectSchema.</p>
 </dd>
+<dt><a href="#id">id(id)</a></dt>
+<dd><p>It defines a URI for the schema, and the base URI that other URI references within the schema are resolved against.
+Calling <code>id</code>  on an ObjectSchema will alway set the id on the root of the object rather than in its &quot;properties&quot;, which
+differs from other schema types.</p>
+<p><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-handrews-json-schema-01#section-8.2">reference</a></p>
+</dd>
 <dt><a href="#additionalProperties">additionalProperties(value)</a> ⇒ <code>FluentSchema</code></dt>
 <dd><p>This keyword determines how child instances validate for objects, and does not directly validate the immediate instance itself.
 Validation with &quot;additionalProperties&quot; applies only to the child values of instance names that do not match any names in &quot;properties&quot;,
@@ -276,10 +282,12 @@ Note the property name that the schema is testing will always be a string.</p>
 <p><a href="https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-handrews-json-schema-validation-01.html#rfc.section.6.5.4">reference</a></p>
 </dd>
 <dt><a href="#only">only(properties)</a> ⇒ <code><a href="#ObjectSchema">ObjectSchema</a></code></dt>
-<dd><p>Returns an object schema with only a subset of keys provided</p>
+<dd><p>Returns an object schema with only a subset of keys provided. If called on an ObjectSchema with an
+<code>$id</code>, it will be removed and the return value will be considered a new schema.</p>
 </dd>
 <dt><a href="#without">without(properties)</a> ⇒ <code><a href="#ObjectSchema">ObjectSchema</a></code></dt>
-<dd><p>Returns an object schema without a subset of keys provided</p>
+<dd><p>Returns an object schema without a subset of keys provided. If called on an ObjectSchema with an
+<code>$id</code>, it will be removed and the return value will be considered a new schema.</p>
 </dd>
 <dt><a href="#definition">definition(name, props)</a> ⇒ <code>FluentSchema</code></dt>
 <dd><p>The &quot;definitions&quot; keywords provides a standardized location for schema authors to inline re-usable JSON Schemas into a more general schema.
@@ -951,6 +959,21 @@ Represents a ObjectSchema.
 | [options.schema] | [<code>StringSchema</code>](#StringSchema) |  | Default schema |
 | [options.generateIds] | [<code>boolean</code>](#boolean) | <code>false</code> | generate the id automatically e.g. #properties.foo |
 
+<a name="id"></a>
+
+## id(id)
+It defines a URI for the schema, and the base URI that other URI references within the schema are resolved against.
+Calling `id`  on an ObjectSchema will alway set the id on the root of the object rather than in its "properties", which
+differs from other schema types.
+
+[reference](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-handrews-json-schema-01#section-8.2)
+
+**Kind**: global function  
+
+| Param | Type | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| id | [<code>string</code>](#string) | an #id |
+
 <a name="additionalProperties"></a>
 
 ## additionalProperties(value) ⇒ <code>FluentSchema</code>
@@ -1086,7 +1109,8 @@ The value of "properties" MUST be an object. Each value of this object MUST be a
 <a name="only"></a>
 
 ## only(properties) ⇒ [<code>ObjectSchema</code>](#ObjectSchema)
-Returns an object schema with only a subset of keys provided
+Returns an object schema with only a subset of keys provided. If called on an ObjectSchema with an
+`$id`, it will be removed and the return value will be considered a new schema.
 
 **Kind**: global function  
 
@@ -1097,7 +1121,8 @@ Returns an object schema with only a subset of keys provided
 <a name="without"></a>
 
 ## without(properties) ⇒ [<code>ObjectSchema</code>](#ObjectSchema)
-Returns an object schema without a subset of keys provided
+Returns an object schema without a subset of keys provided. If called on an ObjectSchema with an
+`$id`, it will be removed and the return value will be considered a new schema.
 
 **Kind**: global function  
 
diff --git a/src/ObjectSchema.js b/src/ObjectSchema.js
index f9e1347..dc94852 100644
--- a/src/ObjectSchema.js
+++ b/src/ObjectSchema.js
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ const ObjectSchema = ({ schema = initialState, ...options } = {}) => {
   return {
     ...BaseSchema({ ...options, schema }),
 
+    /**
+     * It defines a URI for the schema, and the base URI that other URI references within the schema are resolved against.
+     * Calling `id`  on an ObjectSchema will alway set the id on the root of the object rather than in its "properties", which
+     * differs from other schema types.
+     *
+     * {@link https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-handrews-json-schema-01#section-8.2|reference}
+     * @param {string} id - an #id
+     **/
+    id: id => {
+      if (!id)
+        throw new FluentSchemaError(
+          `id should not be an empty fragment <#> or an empty string <> (e.g. #myId)`
+        )
+      return options.factory({ schema: { ...schema, $id: id }, ...options })
+    },
     /**
      * This keyword determines how child instances validate for objects, and does not directly validate the immediate instance itself.
      * Validation with "additionalProperties" applies only to the child values of instance names that do not match any names in "properties",
@@ -335,7 +350,8 @@ const ObjectSchema = ({ schema = initialState, ...options } = {}) => {
     },
 
     /**
-     * Returns an object schema with only a subset of keys provided
+     * Returns an object schema with only a subset of keys provided. If called on an ObjectSchema with an
+     * `$id`, it will be removed and the return value will be considered a new schema.
      *
      * @param properties a list of properties you want to keep
      * @returns {ObjectSchema}
@@ -343,7 +359,7 @@ const ObjectSchema = ({ schema = initialState, ...options } = {}) => {
     only: properties => {
       return ObjectSchema({
         schema: {
-          ...schema,
+          ...omit(schema, ['$id', 'properties']),
           properties: schema.properties.filter(({ name }) => properties.includes(name)),
           required: schema.required.filter(p => properties.includes(p))
         },
@@ -352,7 +368,8 @@ const ObjectSchema = ({ schema = initialState, ...options } = {}) => {
     },
 
     /**
-     * Returns an object schema without a subset of keys provided
+     * Returns an object schema without a subset of keys provided. If called on an ObjectSchema with an
+     * `$id`, it will be removed and the return value will be considered a new schema.
      *
      * @param properties a list of properties you dont want to keep
      * @returns {ObjectSchema}
@@ -360,7 +377,7 @@ const ObjectSchema = ({ schema = initialState, ...options } = {}) => {
     without: properties => {
       return ObjectSchema({
         schema: {
-          ...schema,
+          ...omit(schema, ['$id', 'properties']),
           properties: schema.properties.filter(({ name }) => !properties.includes(name)),
           required: schema.required.filter(p => !properties.includes(p))
         },
diff --git a/src/ObjectSchema.test.js b/src/ObjectSchema.test.js
index 7f2ebfe..0d3e6bb 100644
--- a/src/ObjectSchema.test.js
+++ b/src/ObjectSchema.test.js
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ describe('ObjectSchema', () => {
               type: 'object'
             })
           })
+          it('invalid', () => {
+            expect(() => {
+              ObjectSchema().id('')
+            }).toThrowError(
+              new S.FluentSchemaError(
+                'id should not be an empty fragment <#> or an empty string <> (e.g. #myId)'
+              )
+            )
+          })
         })
       })
 
@@ -213,14 +222,15 @@ describe('ObjectSchema', () => {
     describe('id', () => {
       it('valid', () => {
         const id = 'myId'
-        const prop = 'prop'
         expect(
           ObjectSchema()
             .prop('prop')
             .id(id)
-            .valueOf().properties[prop]
+            .valueOf()
         ).toEqual({
-          $id: id
+          $id: id,
+          properties: {'prop': {}},
+          type: 'object'
         })
       })
 
@@ -915,7 +925,6 @@ describe('ObjectSchema', () => {
 
       expect(only.valueOf()).toEqual({
         $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
-        $id: 'base',
         title: 'base',
         properties: {
           foo: {
@@ -939,7 +948,6 @@ describe('ObjectSchema', () => {
 
       expect(only.valueOf()).toEqual({
         $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
-        $id: 'base',
         title: 'base',
         properties: {
           foo: {
@@ -974,7 +982,6 @@ describe('ObjectSchema', () => {
 
       expect(without.valueOf()).toEqual({
         $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
-        $id: 'base',
         title: 'base',
         properties: {
           bar: {
@@ -1001,7 +1008,6 @@ describe('ObjectSchema', () => {
 
       expect(without.valueOf()).toEqual({
         $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
-        $id: 'base',
         title: 'base',
         properties: {
           baz: {