diff --git a/src/foundation/identity-types.lagda.md b/src/foundation/identity-types.lagda.md
index a426d51faa..2eda6db84f 100644
--- a/src/foundation/identity-types.lagda.md
+++ b/src/foundation/identity-types.lagda.md
@@ -97,15 +97,31 @@ module _
   pr1 (equiv-concat p z) = concat p z
   pr2 (equiv-concat p z) = is-equiv-concat p z
 
+  map-concat-equiv : {x x' : A} → ((y : A) → (x ＝ y) ≃ (x' ＝ y)) → (x' ＝ x)
+  map-concat-equiv {x} e = map-equiv (e x) refl
+
+  is-section-equiv-concat :
+    {x x' : A} → map-concat-equiv {x} {x'} ∘ equiv-concat ~ id
+  is-section-equiv-concat refl = refl
+
+  abstract
+    is-retraction-equiv-concat :
+      {x x' : A} → equiv-concat ∘ map-concat-equiv {x} {x'} ~ id
+    is-retraction-equiv-concat e =
+      eq-htpy (λ y → eq-htpy-equiv (λ where refl → right-unit))
+
   abstract
-    equiv-concat-equiv :
-      {x x' : A} → ((y : A) → (x ＝ y) ≃ (x' ＝ y)) ≃ (x' ＝ x)
-    pr1 (equiv-concat-equiv {x}) e = map-equiv (e x) refl
-    pr2 equiv-concat-equiv =
+    is-equiv-map-concat-equiv : {x x' : A} → is-equiv (map-concat-equiv {x} {x'})
+    is-equiv-map-concat-equiv =
       is-equiv-is-invertible
-        equiv-concat
-        ( λ where refl → refl)
-        ( λ e → eq-htpy (λ y → eq-htpy-equiv (λ where refl → right-unit)))
+        ( equiv-concat)
+        ( is-section-equiv-concat)
+        ( is-retraction-equiv-concat)
+
+  equiv-concat-equiv :
+    {x x' : A} → ((y : A) → (x ＝ y) ≃ (x' ＝ y)) ≃ (x' ＝ x)
+  pr1 equiv-concat-equiv = map-concat-equiv
+  pr2 equiv-concat-equiv = is-equiv-map-concat-equiv
 
   inv-concat' : (x : A) {y z : A} → y ＝ z → x ＝ z → x ＝ y
   inv-concat' x q = concat' x (inv q)