diff --git a/.changeset/four-pandas-confess.md b/.changeset/four-pandas-confess.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8b96e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-pandas-confess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'myst-to-react': patch
+---
+
+Add id to span/div nodes
diff --git a/packages/myst-to-react/src/basic.tsx b/packages/myst-to-react/src/basic.tsx
index 6939f361..e6632d63 100644
--- a/packages/myst-to-react/src/basic.tsx
+++ b/packages/myst-to-react/src/basic.tsx
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ const BASIC_RENDERERS: BasicNodeRenderers = {
   },
   span({ node }) {
     return (
-      <span className={node.class} style={node.style}>
+      <span className={node.class} style={node.style} id={node.html_id}>
         <MyST ast={node.children} />
       </span>
     );
   },
   div({ node }) {
     return (
-      <div className={node.class} style={node.style}>
+      <div className={node.class} style={node.style} id={node.html_id}>
         <MyST ast={node.children} />
       </div>
     );