diff --git a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/shard/ShardMethodEnum.java b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/shard/ShardMethodEnum.java
index 552a9db144..c5eae317fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/shard/ShardMethodEnum.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/shard/ShardMethodEnum.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public enum ShardMethodEnum
     ACL_ID,
     DB_ID,
     DB_ID_RANGE,
+    EXPLICIT_ID,
     DATE,
     UNKOWN,
     PROPERTY;
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ public enum ShardMethodEnum
             case "PROPERTY":
                 shardMethodEnum = PROPERTY;
                 break;
+            case "EXPLICIT_ID":
+                shardMethodEnum = EXPLICIT_ID;
+                break;
             default:
                 shardMethodEnum = UNKOWN;
                 break;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/ShardMethodEnumTest.java b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/ShardMethodEnumTest.java
index 32e28d2cd1..ae7916808d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/ShardMethodEnumTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/repo/index/ShardMethodEnumTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ public class ShardMethodEnumTest
     {
         Assert.assertEquals(ShardMethodEnum.DB_ID, ShardMethodEnum.getShardMethod("DB_ID"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTypeEXPLICITID()
+    {
+        Assert.assertEquals(ShardMethodEnum.EXPLICIT_ID, ShardMethodEnum.getShardMethod("EXPLICIT_ID"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTypeDateTimeStamp()
     {