diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.cpp
index 84a4eab3892..6681f1d20dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQpaWindow, "qt.qpa.window")
 
-Q_CONSTINIT static QBasicAtomicInt winIdGenerator = Q_BASIC_ATOMIC_INITIALIZER(0);
-
 QAndroidPlatformWindow::QAndroidPlatformWindow(QWindow *window)
     : QPlatformWindow(window), m_nativeQtWindow(nullptr), m_nativeParentQtWindow(nullptr),
       m_androidSurfaceObject(nullptr)
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ QAndroidPlatformWindow::QAndroidPlatformWindow(QWindow *window)
     // the surfaceType is overwritten in QAndroidPlatformOpenGLWindow ctor so let's save
     // the fact that it's a raster window for now
     m_isRaster = window->surfaceType() == QSurface::RasterSurface;
-    m_windowId = winIdGenerator.fetchAndAddRelaxed(1) + 1;
     setWindowState(window->windowStates());
 
     // the following is in relation to the virtual geometry
@@ -174,6 +171,11 @@ void QAndroidPlatformWindow::setParent(const QPlatformWindow *window)
     }
 }
 
+WId QAndroidPlatformWindow::winId() const
+{
+    return m_nativeQtWindow.isValid() ? reinterpret_cast<WId>(m_nativeQtWindow.object()) : 0L;
+}
+
 QAndroidPlatformScreen *QAndroidPlatformWindow::platformScreen() const
 {
     return static_cast<QAndroidPlatformScreen *>(window()->screen()->handle());
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.h
index 6f85bbf9ece..1c95ca123b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformwindow.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public:
     void setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags flags) override;
     Qt::WindowFlags windowFlags() const;
     void setParent(const QPlatformWindow *window) override;
-    WId winId() const override { return m_windowId; }
+
+    WId winId() const override;
 
     bool setMouseGrabEnabled(bool grab) override { Q_UNUSED(grab); return false; }
     bool setKeyboardGrabEnabled(bool grab) override { Q_UNUSED(grab); return false; }
@@ -73,14 +74,12 @@ protected:
     Qt::WindowStates m_windowState;
     bool m_isRaster;
 
-    WId m_windowId;
-
+    int m_nativeViewId = -1;
     QtJniTypes::QtWindow m_nativeQtWindow;
     QtJniTypes::QtWindow m_nativeParentQtWindow;
     // The Android Surface, accessed from multiple threads, guarded by m_surfaceMutex
     QtJniTypes::Surface m_androidSurfaceObject;
     QWaitCondition m_surfaceWaitCondition;
-    int m_nativeViewId = -1;
     bool m_surfaceCreated = false;
     QMutex m_surfaceMutex;