diff --git a/plugins/lookup/nb_lookup.py b/plugins/lookup/nb_lookup.py
index 4a9cb23bb..f79e3d828 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/nb_lookup.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/nb_lookup.py
@@ -330,6 +330,20 @@ def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
             if netbox_api_filter:
                 filter = build_filters(netbox_api_filter)
 
+                if "id" in filter:
+                    Display().vvvv(
+                        u"Filter is: %s and includes id, will use .get instead of .filter"
+                        % (filter)
+                    )
+                    try:
+                        id = int(filter["id"][0])
+                        nb_data = endpoint.get(id)
+                        data = dict(nb_data)
+                        Display().vvvvv(pformat(data))
+                        return [data]
+                    except pynetbox.RequestError as e:
+                        raise AnsibleError(e.error)
+
                 Display().vvvv("filter is %s" % filter)
 
             # Make call to NetBox API and capture any failures
@@ -338,13 +352,14 @@ def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
             )
 
             for data in nb_data:
-                Display().vvvvv(pformat(dict(data)))
+                data = dict(data)
+                Display().vvvvv(pformat(data))
 
                 if netbox_raw_return:
-                    results.append(dict(data))
+                    results.append(data)
                 else:
-                    key = dict(data)["id"]
-                    result = {key: dict(data)}
+                    key = data["id"]
+                    result = {key: data}
                     results.extend(self._flatten_hash_to_list(result))
 
         return results
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/latest/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml b/tests/integration/targets/latest/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml
index e4f7c5589..3217f1c7b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/latest/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/latest/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml
@@ -75,3 +75,8 @@
       - "'L2' in {{ query_result |json_query('[*].display_name') }}"
   vars:
     query_result: "{{ query('netbox.netbox.nb_lookup', 'devices', api_filter='role=core-switch site=test-site site=test-site2', api_endpoint='http://localhost:32768', token='0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567', raw_data=True) }}"
+
+- name: "NETBOX_LOOKUP 10: Device query by ID"
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "{{ query('netbox.netbox.nb_lookup', 'devices', api_filter='id=1', api_endpoint='http://localhost:32768', token='0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567') }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/v2.8/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml b/tests/integration/targets/v2.8/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml
index e4f7c5589..3217f1c7b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/v2.8/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/v2.8/tasks/netbox_lookup.yml
@@ -75,3 +75,8 @@
       - "'L2' in {{ query_result |json_query('[*].display_name') }}"
   vars:
     query_result: "{{ query('netbox.netbox.nb_lookup', 'devices', api_filter='role=core-switch site=test-site site=test-site2', api_endpoint='http://localhost:32768', token='0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567', raw_data=True) }}"
+
+- name: "NETBOX_LOOKUP 10: Device query by ID"
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "{{ query('netbox.netbox.nb_lookup', 'devices', api_filter='id=1', api_endpoint='http://localhost:32768', token='0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567') }}"