diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0256444..e5fd030 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ circuit = parser.parse_file("my_circuit.qasm")
 | [x](https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#x)       | X                   |
 | [y](https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#y)       | Y                   |
 | [z](https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#z)       | Z                   |
+| [id](https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#id)     | I                   |
 | [rx](https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#rx)     | RX                  |
 | [ry](https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#ry)     | RY                  |
 | [rz](https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#rz)     | RZ                  |
diff --git a/graphix_qasm_parser/parser.py b/graphix_qasm_parser/parser.py
index 8abe05f..9f6738b 100644
--- a/graphix_qasm_parser/parser.py
+++ b/graphix_qasm_parser/parser.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     ParserRuleContext,
 )
 from graphix import Circuit
-from graphix.instruction import CCX, CNOT, RX, RY, RZ, RZZ, SWAP, H, S, X, Y, Z
+from graphix.instruction import CCX, CNOT, RX, RY, RZ, RZZ, SWAP, H, I, S, X, Y, Z
 from openqasm_parser import qasm3Lexer, qasm3Parser, qasm3ParserVisitor
 
 # override introduced in Python 3.12
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ def visitGateCallStatement(self, ctx: qasm3Parser.GateCallStatementContext) -> N
         elif gate == "z":
             # https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#z
             instruction = Z(target=operands[0])
+        elif gate == "id":
+            # https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#id
+            instruction = I(target=operands[0])
         elif gate == "rx":
             # https://openqasm.com/language/standard_library.html#rx
             instruction = RX(target=operands[0], angle=exprs[0])