diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Project/Http/Project/Variables/Create.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Project/Http/Project/Variables/Create.php
index 8dbc720045..7b6dc67b4f 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Project/Http/Project/Variables/Create.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Modules/Project/Http/Project/Variables/Create.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Create extends Action
                     )
                 ],
             ))
-            ->param('variableId', '', fn (Database $dbForProject) => new CustomId(false, $dbForProject->getAdapter()->getMaxUIDLength()), 'Variable ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with `ID.unique()`. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can\'t start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.', false, ['dbForProject'])
+            ->param('variableId', 'unique()', fn (Database $dbForProject) => new CustomId(false, $dbForProject->getAdapter()->getMaxUIDLength()), 'Variable ID. Choose a custom ID or generate a random ID with `ID.unique()`. Valid chars are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period, hyphen, and underscore. Can\'t start with a special char. Max length is 36 chars.', true, ['dbForProject'])
             ->param('key', null, new Text(Database::LENGTH_KEY), 'Variable key. Max length: ' . Database::LENGTH_KEY  . ' chars.')
             ->param('value', null, new Text(8192, 0), 'Variable value. Max length: 8192 chars.')
             ->param('secret', true, new Boolean(), 'Secret variables can be updated or deleted, but only projects can read them during build and runtime.', true)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
index e0f94b64cc..0bb78e7cb8 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Projects/ProjectsConsoleClientTest.php
@@ -4771,6 +4771,22 @@ class ProjectsConsoleClientTest extends Scope
         $this->assertEquals('APP_TEST_CREATE_1', $variable['body']['key']);
         $this->assertEmpty($variable['body']['value']);
 
+        // test for variable without variableId (auto-generated)
+        $variable = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, '/project/variables', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $data['projectId'],
+            'x-appwrite-mode' => 'admin',
+        ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'key' => 'APP_TEST_CREATE_AUTO_ID',
+            'value' => 'AUTOIDVALUE',
+            'secret' => false
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(201, $variable['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($variable['body']['$id']);
+        $this->assertEquals('APP_TEST_CREATE_AUTO_ID', $variable['body']['key']);
+        $this->assertEquals('AUTOIDVALUE', $variable['body']['value']);
+
         /**
          * Test for FAILURE
          */