diff --git a/Model/Item.php b/Model/Item.php
index 2fb72f8..313cde1 100644
--- a/Model/Item.php
+++ b/Model/Item.php
@@ -675,6 +675,10 @@ public static function getPathByField(string $field)
             return $field;
         }
 
+        if ('uuid' === $field) {
+            return '_id';
+        }
+
         if ('_id' === $field) {
             return $field;
         }
diff --git a/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php b/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php
index ad7870a..9d1d111 100644
--- a/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Model/ItemTest.php
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ public function testMap()
     public function testPathByField()
     {
         $this->assertEquals('_id', Item::getPathByField('_id'));
+        $this->assertEquals('_id', Item::getPathByField('uuid'));
         $this->assertEquals('uuid.id', Item::getPathByField('id'));
         $this->assertEquals('uuid.type', Item::getPathByField('type'));
         $this->assertEquals('indexed_metadata.another_id', Item::getPathByField('another_id'));