diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/models/query.js b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/models/query.js
index 66cc14e1e8..96984f543b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/models/query.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/models/query.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ angular.module('openproject.models')
     angular.extend(this, data, options);
 
     this.group_by = this.group_by || '';
-    this.selectedColumns = this.selectedColumns || [];
 
     if (this.filters === undefined){
       this.filters = [];
@@ -32,9 +31,9 @@ angular.module('openproject.models')
       return angular.extend.apply(this, [
         {
           'f[]': this.getFilterNames(this.getActiveConfiguredFilters()),
-          'c[]': ['id'].concat(this.selectedColumns.map(function(column) {
+          'c[]': this.columns.map(function(column) {
             return column.name;
-           })),
+           }),
           'group_by': this.group_by,
           'query_id': this.id,
           'sort': this.sortation.encode()
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v3/work_packages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v3/work_packages_controller.rb
index ff78923614..c5c17ab695 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v3/work_packages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v3/work_packages_controller.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module Api
 
       def set_work_packages_meta_data(query, results, work_packages)
         @display_meta = true
-        @columns = query.columns.map &:name
+        @columns = ['id'] | query.columns.map(&:name)
 
         @work_packages_meta_data = {
           query:                        query,