diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8f3aac614..5375202e6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Other fixes:
  - Qt: Fix OSD on modern macOS (fixes mgba.io/i/2736)
  - Scripting: Fix receiving packets for client sockets
  - Scripting: Fix empty receive calls returning unknown error on Windows
+ - Scripting: Return proper callback ID from socket.add
 Misc:
  - Core: Handle relative paths for saves, screenshots, etc consistently (fixes mgba.io/i/2826)
  - GB Serialize: Add missing savestate support for MBC6 and NT (newer)
diff --git a/src/script/engines/lua.c b/src/script/engines/lua.c
index 58c13d96f..4197a819f 100644
--- a/src/script/engines/lua.c
+++ b/src/script/engines/lua.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static const char* _socketLuaSource =
 	"        local cbid = self._nextCallback\n"
 	"        self._nextCallback = cbid + 1\n"
 	"        self._callbacks[event][cbid] = callback\n"
-	"        return id\n"
+	"        return cbid\n"
 	"      end,\n"
 	"      remove = function(self, cbid)\n"
 	"        for _, group in pairs(self._callbacks) do\n"