diff --git a/src/extensions/botch/botch-storage-helper.js b/src/extensions/botch/botch-storage-helper.js
index cfb8c2c343d..ec0f9ee62ae 100644
--- a/src/extensions/botch/botch-storage-helper.js
+++ b/src/extensions/botch/botch-storage-helper.js
@@ -133,15 +133,29 @@ class BotchStorageHelper extends Helper {
      * @param {Buffer} data - The data for the cached asset.
      * @param {(string|number)} id - The id for the cached asset.
      * @param {string} name - The name for the cached asset (Botch: we added it)
+     * @param {string} parentId - The id of the parent. If missing, use parent_0 (Botch: we added it)
+     
      * @returns {string} The calculated id of the cached asset, or the supplied id if the asset is mutable.
      */
-    _store (assetType, dataFormat, data, id, name) {
+    _store (assetType, dataFormat, data, id, name, parentId) {
         if (!name){
             throw new Error(`Missing name:${name}`);
         }
         if (!name.trim()){
             throw new Error('Provided name is all blank !');
         }
+        if (parentId !== 'parent_0'){
+            if (!parentId){
+                throw new Error(`Missing parentId:${parentId}`);
+            }
+            if (!parentId.trim()){
+                throw new Error('Provided parentId is all blank !');
+            }
+            if (!(parentId in this.assets)){
+                throw new Error('Provided parentId is not in assets !');
+            }
+        }
+        
         if (!dataFormat) throw new Error('Data cached without specifying its format');
         if (id !== '' && id !== null && typeof id !== 'undefined') {
             if (this.assets.hasOwnProperty(id) && assetType.immutable) {
@@ -158,7 +172,8 @@ class BotchStorageHelper extends Helper {
             format: dataFormat,
             id: id,
             data: data,
-            name: name
+            name: name,
+            parentId: parentId
         };
         return id;
     }
diff --git a/src/extensions/botch/index.js b/src/extensions/botch/index.js
index 4020c384db7..bdb76c77c3b 100644
--- a/src/extensions/botch/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/botch/index.js
@@ -717,15 +717,34 @@ class Scratch3Botch {
         const p = this.exportSprite(id, 'uint8array', newName);
         const newId = p.md5;
 
+        
         const retp = p.then(data => {
-            
+            const target = this.runtime.getTargetById(id);
             log.log('Botch: using newId from md5:', newId);
+            
+            let parentId = 'parent_0';
+        
+            if (target.variables &&
+                target.variables.botch_parent &&
+                target.variables.botch_parent.value){
+                const candidate = target.variables.botch_parent.value;
+                if (candidate !== 'parent_0'){
+                    if (candidate in this.storageHelper.assets){
+                        parentId = target.variables.botch_parent.value;
+                    } else {
+                        log.warn('Trying to store sprite with parentId not in store, defaulting to parent_0');
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                log.warn('Trying to store sprite with no valid parentId, defaulting to parent_0');
+            }
             this.storageHelper._store(
                 this.storage.AssetType.Sprite,
                 this.storage.DataFormat.SB3,
                 data,
                 newId,
-                newName ? newName : this.runtime.getTargetById(id).sprite.name
+                newName ? newName : target.sprite.name,
+                parentId
             );
             log.log('Botch: emitting ', Scratch3Botch.BOTCH_STORAGE_HELPER_UPDATE);
             this.runtime.emit(Scratch3Botch.BOTCH_STORAGE_HELPER_UPDATE);
@@ -793,6 +812,8 @@ class Scratch3Botch {
                             1
                         ];
 
+                        // Botch: we added this
+                        asset.parentId = storedSprite.parentId;
 
                         // TO DO what about the id? createAsset setss assetId and assetName
                         asset.name = sprite.name;