diff --git a/frigate/api/event.py b/frigate/api/event.py
index 91651313d..af2972b09 100644
--- a/frigate/api/event.py
+++ b/frigate/api/event.py
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ def events_explore(limit: int = 10):
                         "average_estimated_speed",
                         "velocity_angle",
                         "path_data",
+                        "identifier",
+                        "identifier_score",
                     ]
                 },
                 "event_count": label_counts[event.label],
@@ -627,6 +629,8 @@ def events_search(request: Request, params: EventsSearchQueryParams = Depends())
                 "average_estimated_speed",
                 "velocity_angle",
                 "path_data",
+                "identifier",
+                "identifier_score",
             ]
         }
 
diff --git a/frigate/camera/state.py b/frigate/camera/state.py
index dfd6744e2..2ffa54798 100644
--- a/frigate/camera/state.py
+++ b/frigate/camera/state.py
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ class CameraState:
                 # draw the bounding boxes on the frame
                 box = obj["box"]
                 text = (
-                    obj["label"]
+                    obj["sub_label"][0]
                     if (
-                        not obj.get("sub_label")
-                        or not is_label_printable(obj["sub_label"][0])
+                        obj.get("sub_label") and is_label_printable(obj["sub_label"][0])
                     )
-                    else obj["sub_label"][0]
+                    else obj.get("identifier", [None])[0]
+                    if (obj.get("identifier") and obj["identifier"][0])
+                    else obj["label"]
                 )
                 draw_box_with_label(
                     frame_copy,
diff --git a/frigate/comms/event_metadata_updater.py b/frigate/comms/event_metadata_updater.py
index 3342182c3..c5881e686 100644
--- a/frigate/comms/event_metadata_updater.py
+++ b/frigate/comms/event_metadata_updater.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class EventMetadataTypeEnum(str, Enum):
     manual_event_end = "manual_event_end"
     regenerate_description = "regenerate_description"
     sub_label = "sub_label"
+    identifier = "identifier"
 
 
 class EventMetadataPublisher(Publisher):
diff --git a/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py b/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py
index c74949d9c..8f8ac0995 100644
--- a/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py
+++ b/frigate/data_processing/common/license_plate/mixin.py
@@ -1054,13 +1054,20 @@ class LicensePlateProcessingMixin:
                     for plate in plates
                 )
             ),
-            top_plate,
+            None,
         )
 
-        # Send the result to the API
-        self.sub_label_publisher.publish(
-            EventMetadataTypeEnum.sub_label, (id, sub_label, avg_confidence)
-        )
+        # If it's a known plate, publish to sub_label
+        if sub_label is not None:
+            self.sub_label_publisher.publish(
+                EventMetadataTypeEnum.sub_label, (id, sub_label, avg_confidence)
+            )
+        # If it's not a known plate, publish to identifier instead
+        else:
+            self.sub_label_publisher.publish(
+                EventMetadataTypeEnum.identifier, (id, top_plate, avg_confidence)
+            )
+
         self.detected_license_plates[id] = {
             "plate": top_plate,
             "char_confidences": top_char_confidences,
diff --git a/frigate/track/object_processing.py b/frigate/track/object_processing.py
index ddac2b588..56dd59110 100644
--- a/frigate/track/object_processing.py
+++ b/frigate/track/object_processing.py
@@ -346,6 +346,41 @@ class TrackedObjectProcessor(threading.Thread):
 
         return True
 
+    def set_identifier(
+        self, event_id: str, identifier: str | None, score: float | None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Update identifier for given event id."""
+        tracked_obj: TrackedObject = None
+
+        for state in self.camera_states.values():
+            tracked_obj = state.tracked_objects.get(event_id)
+
+            if tracked_obj is not None:
+                break
+
+        try:
+            event: Event = Event.get(Event.id == event_id)
+        except DoesNotExist:
+            event = None
+
+        if not tracked_obj and not event:
+            return
+
+        if tracked_obj:
+            tracked_obj.obj_data["identifier"] = (identifier, score)
+
+        if event:
+            data = event.data
+            data["identifier"] = identifier
+            if identifier is None:
+                data["identifier_score"] = None
+            elif score is not None:
+                data["identifier_score"] = score
+            event.data = data
+            event.save()
+
+        return True
+
     def create_manual_event(self, payload: tuple) -> None:
         (
             frame_time,
@@ -507,6 +542,9 @@ class TrackedObjectProcessor(threading.Thread):
                 if topic.endswith(EventMetadataTypeEnum.sub_label.value):
                     (event_id, sub_label, score) = payload
                     self.set_sub_label(event_id, sub_label, score)
+                if topic.endswith(EventMetadataTypeEnum.identifier.value):
+                    (event_id, identifier, score) = payload
+                    self.set_identifier(event_id, identifier, score)
                 elif topic.endswith(EventMetadataTypeEnum.manual_event_create.value):
                     self.create_manual_event(payload)
                 elif topic.endswith(EventMetadataTypeEnum.manual_event_end.value):
diff --git a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
index f1eb29328..d8bac9590 100644
--- a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
+++ b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ class TrackedObject:
             "average_estimated_speed": self.average_estimated_speed,
             "velocity_angle": self.velocity_angle,
             "path_data": self.path_data,
+            "identifier": self.obj_data.get("identifier"),
         }
 
         return event