diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-4656 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-4656
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d16f0b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-4656
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Bugfix: Properly report the ID of newly added keys
+
+`restic key add` now reports the ID of a newly added key. This simplifies
+selecting a specific key using the `--key-hint key` option.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/4656
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4657
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
index 8309f8382..acd4a029e 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func addKey(ctx context.Context, repo *repository.Repository, gopts GlobalOption
 		return err
 	}
 
-	Verbosef("saved new key as %s\n", id)
+	Verbosef("saved new key with ID %s\n", id.ID())
 
 	return nil
 }