diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0eb8825..13857b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ recursing nested groups.
 |`fn`|`function`| Callback which will be called for each `ol.layer.Base` found under `lyr`. The signature for `fn` is the same as `ol.Collection#forEach` |
 
 
+##### `(static) ol.control.LayerSwitcher.uuid()`
+
+Generate a UUID
+
 ## License
 
 MIT (c) Matt Walker.
diff --git a/src/ol3-layerswitcher.js b/src/ol3-layerswitcher.js
index 61e42e2..b2ab9d9 100644
--- a/src/ol3-layerswitcher.js
+++ b/src/ol3-layerswitcher.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ ol.control.LayerSwitcher.prototype.renderLayer_ = function(lyr, idx) {
     var li = document.createElement('li');
 
     var lyrTitle = lyr.get('title');
-    var lyrId = lyr.get('title').replace(/\s+/g, '-') + '_' + idx;
+    var lyrId = ol.control.LayerSwitcher.uuid();
 
     var label = document.createElement('label');
 
@@ -238,6 +238,19 @@ ol.control.LayerSwitcher.forEachRecursive = function(lyr, fn) {
     });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Generate a UUID
+ * @returns {String} UUID
+ *
+ * Adapted from http://stackoverflow.com/a/2117523/526860
+ */
+ol.control.LayerSwitcher.uuid = function() {
+    return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function(c) {
+        var r = Math.random()*16|0, v = c == 'x' ? r : (r&0x3|0x8);
+        return v.toString(16);
+    });
+}
+
 /**
 * @private
 * @desc Apply workaround to enable scrolling of overflowing content within an
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 6b2fdf4..0f7df32 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 <script src="../node_modules/openlayers/dist/ol.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="../src/ol3-layerswitcher.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol3-layerswitcher.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="spec/twomaps.js"></script>
 <script>
     mocha.run();
 </script>
diff --git a/test/spec/twomaps.js b/test/spec/twomaps.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fb6b2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/twomaps.js
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+describe('ol.control.LayerSwitcher - Two maps', function() {
+    var map1, map2, target1, target2, switcher1, switcher2;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+        target1 = document.createElement('div');
+        target1.id = 'map1';
+        document.body.appendChild(target1);
+        target2 = document.createElement('div');
+        target2.id = 'map2';
+        document.body.appendChild(target2);
+        switcher1 = new ol.control.LayerSwitcher();
+        switcher2 = new ol.control.LayerSwitcher();
+        map1 = new ol.Map({
+            target: target1,
+            layers: [
+                new ol.layer.Group({
+                title: 'Base',
+                layers: [
+                    new ol.layer.Tile({
+                        title: 'Foo',
+                        type: 'base',
+                        source: new ol.source.TileDebug({
+                            projection: 'EPSG:3857',
+                            tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({
+                                maxZoom: 22
+                            })
+                        })
+                    }),
+                    new ol.layer.Tile({
+                        title: 'Too',
+                        type: 'base',
+                        source: new ol.source.TileDebug({
+                            projection: 'EPSG:3857',
+                            tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({
+                                maxZoom: 22
+                            })
+                        })
+                    })
+                ]
+            }),
+            new ol.layer.Tile({
+                title: 'Bar',
+                source: new ol.source.TileDebug({
+                    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
+                    tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({
+                        maxZoom: 22
+                    })
+                })
+            }),
+            ],
+            controls: [switcher1]
+        });
+        map2 = new ol.Map({
+            target: target2,
+            layers: [
+                new ol.layer.Group({
+                title: 'Base',
+                layers: [
+                    new ol.layer.Tile({
+                        title: 'Foo',
+                        type: 'base',
+                        source: new ol.source.TileDebug({
+                            projection: 'EPSG:3857',
+                            tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({
+                                maxZoom: 22
+                            })
+                        })
+                    }),
+                    new ol.layer.Tile({
+                        title: 'Too',
+                        type: 'base',
+                        source: new ol.source.TileDebug({
+                            projection: 'EPSG:3857',
+                            tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({
+                                maxZoom: 22
+                            })
+                        })
+                    })
+                ]
+            }),
+            new ol.layer.Tile({
+                title: 'Bar',
+                source: new ol.source.TileDebug({
+                    projection: 'EPSG:3857',
+                    tileGrid: ol.tilegrid.createXYZ({
+                        maxZoom: 22
+                    })
+                })
+            }),
+            ],
+            controls: [switcher2]
+        });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+        document.body.removeChild(target1);
+        document.body.removeChild(target2);
+        target1 = null;
+        target2 = null;
+        switcher1 = null;
+        switcher2 = null;
+        map1 = null;
+        map2 = null;
+    });
+
+    describe('Layer IDs are unique', function() {
+        it('Inputs for layers with the same title in different maps will have different IDs', function() {
+            switcher1.showPanel();
+            switcher2.showPanel();
+            var bar1Id = jQuery('#map1 .layer-switcher label:contains("Bar")').siblings('input').attr('id');
+            var bar2Id = jQuery('#map2 .layer-switcher label:contains("Bar")').siblings('input').attr('id');
+            expect(bar1Id).to.not.equal(bar2Id);
+        });
+    });
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Layer instance that has the given title
+     */
+    function getLayerByTitle(map, title) {
+        var layer = null;
+        ol.control.LayerSwitcher.forEachRecursive(map, function(lyr) {
+            if (lyr.get('title') && lyr.get('title') === title) {
+                layer = lyr;
+                return;
+            }
+        });
+        return layer;
+    }
+
+});