diff --git a/api/subscriptions/views.py b/api/subscriptions/views.py
index 52be8669231..9fce7f4ab97 100644
--- a/api/subscriptions/views.py
+++ b/api/subscriptions/views.py
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                 raise PermissionDenied
 
             for instance in qs:
+                instance.legacy_id = self.kwargs['subscription_id']
+                instance.event_name = instance.notification_type.name
+
                 serializer = self.get_serializer(instance=instance, data=request.data, partial=True)
                 serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
                 self.perform_update(serializer)
@@ -326,6 +329,9 @@ def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                 raise PermissionDenied
 
             for instance in qs:
+                instance.legacy_id = self.kwargs['subscription_id']
+                instance.event_name = instance.notification_type.name
+
                 serializer = self.get_serializer(instance=instance, data=request.data, partial=True)
                 serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
                 self.perform_update(serializer)
@@ -354,6 +360,9 @@ def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                 raise PermissionDenied
 
             for instance in qs:
+                instance.legacy_id = self.kwargs['subscription_id']
+                instance.event_name = instance.notification_type.name
+
                 serializer = self.get_serializer(instance=instance, data=request.data, partial=True)
                 serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
                 self.perform_update(serializer)
@@ -361,6 +370,7 @@ def update(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
         else:
             instance.event_name = instance.notification_type.name  # Set event_name for serializer to use
+            instance.legacy_id = instance.notification_type.name  # Set legacy_id for serializer to use
 
             partial = kwargs.pop('partial', False)
             serializer = self.get_serializer(instance, data=request.data, partial=partial)
diff --git a/api_tests/subscriptions/views/test_subscriptions_detail.py b/api_tests/subscriptions/views/test_subscriptions_detail.py
index a7246bbbd19..f14eeec3cfa 100644
--- a/api_tests/subscriptions/views/test_subscriptions_detail.py
+++ b/api_tests/subscriptions/views/test_subscriptions_detail.py
@@ -342,3 +342,5 @@ def test_subscription_detail_patch(
         res = app.patch_json_api(url_user_global_file_updated, payload, auth=user.auth)
         assert res.status_code == 200
         assert res.json['data']['attributes']['frequency'] == 'none'
+        assert res.json['data'].get('id') is not None
+        assert res.json['data']['attributes'].get('event_name') is not None