diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
index 0e952a09e0..a442a47fbf 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/drawing.py
@@ -1321,6 +1321,10 @@ class Drawing(bonsai.core.tool.Drawing):
             context=context,
             ifc_representation_class=None,
         )
+        assert element
+        representation = ifcopenshell.util.representation.get_representation(element, context)
+        assert representation
+        obj.data["ios_edges_item_ids"] = (representation.Items[0].id(),)
         return element
 
     @classmethod