diff --git a/src/NPOI.OOXML/XWPF/Usermodel/XWPFNumbering.cs b/src/NPOI.OOXML/XWPF/Usermodel/XWPFNumbering.cs
index 1deee85..9b05491 100644
--- a/src/NPOI.OOXML/XWPF/Usermodel/XWPFNumbering.cs
+++ b/src/NPOI.OOXML/XWPF/Usermodel/XWPFNumbering.cs
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ namespace NPOI.XWPF.UserModel
             int pos = abstractNums.Count;
             if (abstractNum.GetAbstractNum() != null)
             { // Use the current CTAbstractNum if it exists
+                abstractNum.GetAbstractNum().abstractNumId = pos.ToString();
                 ctNumbering.AddNewAbstractNum().Set(abstractNum.GetAbstractNum());
             }
             else