diff --git a/src/commands/debug.rs b/src/commands/debug.rs
index 5a6e6b05c..a6c881098 100644
--- a/src/commands/debug.rs
+++ b/src/commands/debug.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ pub struct DebugOperationArgs {
 pub enum DebugOperationDisplay {
     /// Show only the operation details.
     Operation,
+    /// Show the operation id only
+    Id,
     /// Show only the view details
     View,
     /// Show both the view and the operation
@@ -158,6 +160,10 @@ pub fn cmd_debug(
         DebugCommands::Operation(operation_args) => {
             let workspace_command = command.workspace_helper(ui)?;
             let op = workspace_command.resolve_single_op(&operation_args.operation)?;
+            if operation_args.display == DebugOperationDisplay::Id {
+                writeln!(ui, "{}", op.id().hex())?;
+                return Ok(());
+            }
             if operation_args.display != DebugOperationDisplay::View {
                 writeln!(ui, "{:#?}", op.store_operation())?;
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_debug_command.rs b/tests/test_debug_command.rs
index e26bb559b..a783f2491 100644
--- a/tests/test_debug_command.rs
+++ b/tests/test_debug_command.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,19 @@ fn test_debug_reindex() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_debug_operation_id() {
+    let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();
+    test_env.jj_cmd_success(test_env.env_root(), &["init", "repo", "--git"]);
+    let workspace_path = test_env.env_root().join("repo");
+    let stdout =
+        test_env.jj_cmd_success(&workspace_path, &["debug", "operation", "--display", "id"]);
+    assert_snapshot!(filter_index_stats(&stdout), @r###"
+    a99a3fd5c51e8f7ccb9ae2f9fb749612a23f0a7cf25d8c644f36c35c077449ce3c66f49d098a5a704ca5e47089a7f019563a5b8cbc7d451619e0f90c82241ceb
+    "###
+    );
+}
+
 fn filter_index_stats(text: &str) -> String {
     let regex = Regex::new(r"    Name: [0-9a-z]+").unwrap();
     regex.replace_all(text, "    Name: [hash]").to_string()