diff --git a/src/lib/idi/entry-id.hpp b/src/lib/idi/entry-id.hpp
index 3c237589a..54b5debf4 100644
--- a/src/lib/idi/entry-id.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/idi/entry-id.hpp
@@ -229,6 +229,19 @@ namespace idi {
       EntryID (string const& symbolID)
         : BareEntryID (util::sanitise(symbolID), getTypeHash<TY>())
         { }
+      explicit
+      EntryID (const char* symbolID)
+        : BareEntryID (util::sanitise(symbolID), getTypeHash<TY>())
+        { }
+      
+      /** case-2b: rely on an internal, already sanitised symbol.
+       *  The symbol string will be passed through as-is, while
+       *  the type information from TY will be hashed in.
+       */
+      explicit
+      EntryID (Symbol const& internalSymbol)
+        : BareEntryID (string(internalSymbol), getTypeHash<TY>())
+        { }
       
       
       /** @return true if the upcast would yield exactly the same
diff --git a/tests/core/proc/asset/entry-id-test.cpp b/tests/core/proc/asset/entry-id-test.cpp
index 4f6180292..4f58cbb23 100644
--- a/tests/core/proc/asset/entry-id-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/proc/asset/entry-id-test.cpp
@@ -137,10 +137,19 @@ namespace test{
           using proc::asset::idi::getAssetIdent;
           
           ForkID tID(" test  ⚡ ☠ ☭ ⚡  track  ");
-          CHECK (getAssetIdent(tID) == Asset::Ident("test_track", Category(STRUCT,"forks"), "lumi", 0));
+          
+          // Symbol-ID will be "sanitised"
+          CHECK ("test_track" == tID.getSym());
+          CHECK (tID == ForkID("☢ test ☢ track ☢"));
+          CHECK (tID == ForkID(string{"☢ test ☢ track ☢"}));
+          
+          // but: there is a pass-through for internal symbols
+          CHECK (tID != ForkID(Symbol{"☢ test ☢ track ☢"}));
           
           CHECK (tID.getHash() == ForkID("☢ test ☢ track ☢").getHash());
           
+          CHECK (getAssetIdent(tID) == Asset::Ident("test_track", Category(STRUCT,"forks"), "lumi", 0));
+          
           CHECK (tID.getSym() == getAssetIdent(tID).name);
           CHECK (getAssetIdent(ForkID()).category == Category (STRUCT,"forks"));
           CHECK (getAssetIdent(ClipID()).category == Category (STRUCT,"clips"));