diff --git a/openstack/resource2.py b/openstack/resource2.py
index 38cfb7367..05f1b557a 100644
--- a/openstack/resource2.py
+++ b/openstack/resource2.py
@@ -290,7 +290,10 @@ class Resource(object):
             if name in self._body:
                 return self._body[name]
             else:
-                return self._body[self._alternate_id()]
+                try:
+                    return self._body[self._alternate_id()]
+                except KeyError:
+                    return None
         else:
             return object.__getattribute__(self, name)
 
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/test_resource2.py b/openstack/tests/unit/test_resource2.py
index 08445ec51..4c23396f1 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/test_resource2.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/test_resource2.py
@@ -569,6 +569,31 @@ class TestResource(base.TestCase):
         self.assertIn("y", Test._uri_mapping())
         self.assertIn("z", Test._uri_mapping())
 
+    def test__getattribute__id_in_body(self):
+        id = "lol"
+        sot = resource2.Resource(id=id)
+
+        result = getattr(sot, "id")
+        self.assertEqual(result, id)
+
+    def test__getattribute__id_with_alternate(self):
+        id = "lol"
+
+        class Test(resource2.Resource):
+            blah = resource2.Body("blah", alternate_id=True)
+
+        sot = Test(blah=id)
+
+        result = getattr(sot, "id")
+        self.assertEqual(result, id)
+
+    def test__getattribute__id_without_alternate(self):
+        class Test(resource2.Resource):
+            id = None
+
+        sot = Test()
+        self.assertIsNone(sot.id)
+
     def test__alternate_id_None(self):
         self.assertEqual("", resource2.Resource._alternate_id())