diff --git a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
index e3f3abad1..d3c58c1cf 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
+++ b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/run_declarative_flow.py
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ def _resolve_flow_inputs(flow: Any, provided: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
     defaults = _flow_state_defaults(flow)
 
     # Unknown keys are almost always typos — warn and drop them (they'd fail
-    # structured-state validation at kickoff anyway).
+    # structured-state validation at kickoff anyway). ``id`` is a reserved
+    # kickoff key (persistence restore), so let it through untouched.
     collected: dict[str, Any] = {}
     for key, value in provided.items():
-        if key in properties:
+        if key in properties or key == "id":
             collected[key] = value
             continue
         suggestion = _closest_key(key, properties)
@@ -112,7 +113,9 @@ def _resolve_flow_inputs(flow: Any, provided: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         for name in missing:
             description = (properties.get(name) or {}).get("description")
             suffix = f" — {description}" if description else ""
-            click.secho(f"  Missing required input '{name}'{suffix}", fg="red", err=True)
+            click.secho(
+                f"  Missing required input '{name}'{suffix}", fg="red", err=True
+            )
         raise SystemExit(1)
 
     _validate_flow_inputs(state_model, {**defaults, **collected})
diff --git a/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py b/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
index 396578cd6..3364135a1 100644
--- a/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
+++ b/lib/cli/tests/test_run_declarative_flow.py
@@ -335,3 +335,19 @@ def test_validates_input_types_before_kickoff(
         run_declarative_flow_module.run_declarative_flow(str(path), '{"count":"nope"}')
 
     assert "Invalid input 'count'" in capsys.readouterr().err
+
+
+def test_reserved_id_input_is_forwarded_not_dropped(
+    tmp_path: Path, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]
+) -> None:
+    # `id` is a reserved kickoff key (persistence restore); it must pass through
+    # instead of being flagged as an unknown key and dropped.
+    path = _write(tmp_path, REQUIRED_FLOW_YAML)
+
+    run_declarative_flow_module.run_declarative_flow(
+        str(path), '{"id":"run-123","prospect_email":"a@b.com"}'
+    )
+
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert captured.out == "a@b.com\n"
+    assert "Ignoring unknown input 'id'" not in captured.err