diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_go_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_go_generator.cc
index 8bab9ae0650..3a9ee0a67ff 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_go_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_go_generator.cc
@@ -3112,8 +3112,13 @@ void t_go_generator::generate_service_remote(t_service* tservice) {
                  << '\n';
         f_remote << indent() << "containerStruct" << i << " := " << argumentsModule << ".New"
                  << argumentsName << "()" << '\n';
-        f_remote << indent() << err2 << " := containerStruct" << i << ".ReadField" << (i + 1) << "(context.Background(), "
-                 << jsProt << ")" << '\n';
+        // The args struct names its read methods after the field id, which need not be the
+        // argument's position, and is negative (ReadField_N) when the IDL gives none.
+        int32_t field_id = args[i]->get_key();
+        string read_method = field_id < 0 ? "ReadField_" + std::to_string(-field_id)
+                                          : "ReadField" + std::to_string(field_id);
+        f_remote << indent() << err2 << " := containerStruct" << i << "." << read_method
+                 << "(context.Background(), " << jsProt << ")" << '\n';
         f_remote << indent() << "if " << err2 << " != nil {" << '\n';
         indent_up();
         f_remote << indent() << "Usage()" << '\n';
diff --git a/lib/go/test/ServicesTest.thrift b/lib/go/test/ServicesTest.thrift
index 666197f15b7..7393e209d51 100644
--- a/lib/go/test/ServicesTest.thrift
+++ b/lib/go/test/ServicesTest.thrift
@@ -115,4 +115,8 @@ service container_test_parent {
 
 service container_test extends container_test_parent {
   void child_only_func(1: set<i32> s)
+  // The -remote stub must read a container argument by its field id, which
+  // need not be its position, and is negative when the IDL gives none.
+  void nonpositional_id_func(1: i32 a, 3: map<string, i32> m)
+  void implicit_id_func(list<i32> xs)
 }