diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index 2c7fe6e3..352c1d15 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 [features]
 # Public features
-default = ["protocol-ws", "rustls"]
+default = ["protocol-ws", "rustls", "kv-mem"]
 protocol-http = ["dep:reqwest", "dep:tokio-util"]
 protocol-ws = ["dep:tokio-tungstenite", "tokio/time"]
 kv-mem = ["dep:echodb", "tokio/time"]
diff --git a/lib/src/api/opt/mod.rs b/lib/src/api/opt/mod.rs
index 1e5e11ce..8542effa 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/opt/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/opt/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod tls;
 
 use crate::api::err::Error;
 use crate::sql::constant::ConstantValue;
+use crate::sql::id::Gen;
 use crate::sql::to_value;
 use crate::sql::Thing;
 use crate::sql::Value;
@@ -325,6 +326,11 @@ fn into_json(value: Value, simplify: bool) -> JsonValue {
 				sql::Id::String(s) => Id::String(s),
 				sql::Id::Array(arr) => Id::Array((arr, simplify).into()),
 				sql::Id::Object(obj) => Id::Object((obj, simplify).into()),
+				sql::Id::Generate(v) => match v {
+					Gen::Rand => Id::from((sql::Id::rand(), simplify)),
+					Gen::Ulid => Id::from((sql::Id::ulid(), simplify)),
+					Gen::Uuid => Id::from((sql::Id::uuid(), simplify)),
+				},
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/id.rs b/lib/src/sql/id.rs
index bf176db1..2209ca6b 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/id.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/id.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 use ulid::Ulid;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
+#[revisioned(revision = 1)]
+pub enum Gen {
+	Rand,
+	Ulid,
+	Uuid,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash)]
 #[revisioned(revision = 1)]
 pub enum Id {
@@ -29,6 +37,7 @@ pub enum Id {
 	String(String),
 	Array(Array),
 	Object(Object),
+	Generate(Gen),
 }
 
 impl From<i64> for Id {
@@ -149,8 +158,13 @@ impl Id {
 		match self {
 			Self::Number(v) => v.to_string(),
 			Self::String(v) => v.to_string(),
-			Self::Object(v) => v.to_string(),
 			Self::Array(v) => v.to_string(),
+			Self::Object(v) => v.to_string(),
+			Self::Generate(v) => match v {
+				Gen::Rand => "rand()".to_string(),
+				Gen::Ulid => "ulid()".to_string(),
+				Gen::Uuid => "uuid()".to_string(),
+			},
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -160,8 +174,13 @@ impl Display for Id {
 		match self {
 			Self::Number(v) => Display::fmt(v, f),
 			Self::String(v) => Display::fmt(&escape_rid(v), f),
-			Self::Object(v) => Display::fmt(v, f),
 			Self::Array(v) => Display::fmt(v, f),
+			Self::Object(v) => Display::fmt(v, f),
+			Self::Generate(v) => match v {
+				Gen::Rand => Display::fmt("rand()", f),
+				Gen::Ulid => Display::fmt("ulid()", f),
+				Gen::Uuid => Display::fmt("uuid()", f),
+			},
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -178,13 +197,18 @@ impl Id {
 		match self {
 			Id::Number(v) => Ok(Id::Number(*v)),
 			Id::String(v) => Ok(Id::String(v.clone())),
+			Id::Array(v) => match v.compute(ctx, opt, txn, doc).await? {
+				Value::Array(v) => Ok(Id::Array(v)),
+				_ => unreachable!(),
+			},
 			Id::Object(v) => match v.compute(ctx, opt, txn, doc).await? {
 				Value::Object(v) => Ok(Id::Object(v)),
 				_ => unreachable!(),
 			},
-			Id::Array(v) => match v.compute(ctx, opt, txn, doc).await? {
-				Value::Array(v) => Ok(Id::Array(v)),
-				_ => unreachable!(),
+			Id::Generate(v) => match v {
+				Gen::Rand => Ok(Self::rand()),
+				Gen::Ulid => Ok(Self::ulid()),
+				Gen::Uuid => Ok(Self::uuid()),
 			},
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/thing.rs b/lib/src/sql/thing.rs
index a1054d76..ccf0f0f8 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/thing.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/thing.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::doc::CursorDoc;
 use crate::err::Error;
 use crate::sql::error::IResult;
 use crate::sql::escape::escape_rid;
-use crate::sql::id::{id, Id};
+use crate::sql::id::{id, Gen, Id};
 use crate::sql::ident::ident_raw;
 use crate::sql::strand::Strand;
 use crate::sql::value::Value;
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ fn thing_raw(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Thing> {
 	let (i, t) = ident_raw(i)?;
 	let (i, _) = char(':')(i)?;
 	let (i, v) = alt((
-		map(tag("rand()"), |_| Id::rand()),
-		map(tag("ulid()"), |_| Id::ulid()),
-		map(tag("uuid()"), |_| Id::uuid()),
+		map(tag("rand()"), |_| Id::Generate(Gen::Rand)),
+		map(tag("ulid()"), |_| Id::Generate(Gen::Ulid)),
+		map(tag("uuid()"), |_| Id::Generate(Gen::Uuid)),
 		id,
 	))(i)?;
 	Ok((
diff --git a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
index fb95714e..5f596c92 100644
--- a/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
+++ b/lib/src/sql/value/value.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::sql::fmt::{Fmt, Pretty};
 use crate::sql::function::{self, function, Function};
 use crate::sql::future::{future, Future};
 use crate::sql::geometry::{geometry, Geometry};
-use crate::sql::id::Id;
+use crate::sql::id::{Gen, Id};
 use crate::sql::idiom::{self, Idiom};
 use crate::sql::kind::Kind;
 use crate::sql::model::{model, Model};
@@ -531,8 +531,13 @@ impl From<Id> for Value {
 		match v {
 			Id::Number(v) => v.into(),
 			Id::String(v) => v.into(),
-			Id::Object(v) => v.into(),
 			Id::Array(v) => v.into(),
+			Id::Object(v) => v.into(),
+			Id::Generate(v) => match v {
+				Gen::Rand => Id::rand().into(),
+				Gen::Ulid => Id::ulid().into(),
+				Gen::Uuid => Id::uuid().into(),
+			},
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/create.rs b/lib/tests/create.rs
index f72e9d20..df5a8aa7 100644
--- a/lib/tests/create.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/create.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use surrealdb::dbs::Session;
 use surrealdb::err::Error;
 use surrealdb::iam::Role;
 use surrealdb::kvs::Datastore;
+use surrealdb::sql::Part;
 use surrealdb::sql::Thing;
 use surrealdb::sql::Value;
 
@@ -136,6 +137,44 @@ async fn create_with_id() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn create_with_custom_function() -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let sql = "
+		DEFINE FUNCTION fn::record::create($data: any) {
+			RETURN CREATE person:ulid() CONTENT { data: $data } RETURN AFTER;
+		};
+		RETURN fn::record::create({ test: true, name: 'Tobie' });
+		RETURN fn::record::create({ test: true, name: 'Jaime' });
+	";
+	let dbs = Datastore::new("memory").await?;
+	let ses = Session::owner().with_ns("test").with_db("test");
+	let res = &mut dbs.execute(sql, &ses, None).await?;
+	assert_eq!(res.len(), 3);
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result;
+	assert!(tmp.is_ok());
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?.pick(&[Part::from("data")]);
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		"{
+			test: true,
+			name: 'Tobie'
+		}",
+	);
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?.pick(&[Part::from("data")]);
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		"{
+			test: true,
+			name: 'Jaime'
+		}",
+	);
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn create_or_insert_with_permissions() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	let sql = "