diff --git a/rai/node/rpc.cpp b/rai/node/rpc.cpp
index 018bfd8d74..a3306e4f33 100644
--- a/rai/node/rpc.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/rpc.cpp
@@ -169,11 +169,12 @@ void rai::rpc::stop ()
 	acceptor.close ();
 }
 
-rai::rpc_handler::rpc_handler (rai::node & node_a, rai::rpc & rpc_a, std::string const & body_a, std::function<void(boost::property_tree::ptree const &)> const & response_a) :
+rai::rpc_handler::rpc_handler (rai::node & node_a, rai::rpc & rpc_a, std::string const & body_a, std::string const & request_id_a, std::function<void(boost::property_tree::ptree const &)> const & response_a) :
 body (body_a),
 node (node_a),
 rpc (rpc_a),
-response (response_a)
+response (response_a),
+request_id (request_id_a)
 {
 }
 
@@ -4537,7 +4538,8 @@ void rai::rpc_connection::read ()
 			this_l->node->background ([this_l]() {
 				auto start (std::chrono::steady_clock::now ());
 				auto version (this_l->request.version ());
-				auto response_handler ([this_l, version, start](boost::property_tree::ptree const & tree_a) {
+				std::string request_id (boost::str (boost::format ("%1%") % boost::io::group (std::hex, std::showbase, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t> (this_l.get ()))));
+				auto response_handler ([this_l, version, start, request_id](boost::property_tree::ptree const & tree_a) {
 
 					std::stringstream ostream;
 					boost::property_tree::write_json (ostream, tree_a);
@@ -4549,12 +4551,12 @@ void rai::rpc_connection::read ()
 
 					if (this_l->node->config.logging.log_rpc ())
 					{
-						BOOST_LOG (this_l->node->log) << boost::str (boost::format ("RPC request %2% completed in: %1% microseconds") % std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds> (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () - start).count () % boost::io::group (std::hex, std::showbase, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t> (this_l.get ())));
+						BOOST_LOG (this_l->node->log) << boost::str (boost::format ("RPC request %2% completed in: %1% microseconds") % std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds> (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () - start).count () % request_id);
 					}
 				});
 				if (this_l->request.method () == boost::beast::http::verb::post)
 				{
-					auto handler (std::make_shared<rai::rpc_handler> (*this_l->node, this_l->rpc, this_l->request.body (), response_handler));
+					auto handler (std::make_shared<rai::rpc_handler> (*this_l->node, this_l->rpc, this_l->request.body (), request_id, response_handler));
 					handler->process_request ();
 				}
 				else
@@ -4607,7 +4609,7 @@ void rai::rpc_handler::process_request ()
 		}
 		if (node.config.logging.log_rpc ())
 		{
-			BOOST_LOG (node.log) << body;
+			BOOST_LOG (node.log) << boost::str (boost::format ("%1% ") % request_id) << body;
 		}
 		if (action == "account_balance")
 		{
diff --git a/rai/node/rpc.hpp b/rai/node/rpc.hpp
index af95c90dd7..b77769dcfc 100644
--- a/rai/node/rpc.hpp
+++ b/rai/node/rpc.hpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class payment_observer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<rai::payment_observ
 class rpc_handler : public std::enable_shared_from_this<rai::rpc_handler>
 {
 public:
-	rpc_handler (rai::node &, rai::rpc &, std::string const &, std::function<void(boost::property_tree::ptree const &)> const &);
+	rpc_handler (rai::node &, rai::rpc &, std::string const &, std::string const &, std::function<void(boost::property_tree::ptree const &)> const &);
 	void process_request ();
 	void account_balance ();
 	void account_block_count ();
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class rpc_handler : public std::enable_shared_from_this<rai::rpc_handler>
 	void work_peers ();
 	void work_peers_clear ();
 	std::string body;
+	std::string request_id;
 	rai::node & node;
 	rai::rpc & rpc;
 	boost::property_tree::ptree request;
diff --git a/rai/node/rpc_secure.cpp b/rai/node/rpc_secure.cpp
index db11a12252..e5389e3ee1 100644
--- a/rai/node/rpc_secure.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/rpc_secure.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ void rai::rpc_connection_secure::read ()
 			this_l->node->background ([this_l]() {
 				auto start (std::chrono::steady_clock::now ());
 				auto version (this_l->request.version ());
-				auto response_handler ([this_l, version, start](boost::property_tree::ptree const & tree_a) {
+				std::string request_id (boost::str (boost::format ("%1%") % boost::io::group (std::hex, std::showbase, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t> (this_l.get ()))));
+				auto response_handler ([this_l, version, start, request_id](boost::property_tree::ptree const & tree_a) {
 					std::stringstream ostream;
 					boost::property_tree::write_json (ostream, tree_a);
 					ostream.flush ();
@@ -171,13 +172,13 @@ void rai::rpc_connection_secure::read ()
 
 					if (this_l->node->config.logging.log_rpc ())
 					{
-						BOOST_LOG (this_l->node->log) << boost::str (boost::format ("TLS: RPC request %2% completed in: %1% microseconds") % std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds> (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () - start).count () % boost::io::group (std::hex, std::showbase, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t> (this_l.get ())));
+						BOOST_LOG (this_l->node->log) << boost::str (boost::format ("TLS: RPC request %2% completed in: %1% microseconds") % std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds> (std::chrono::steady_clock::now () - start).count () % request_id);
 					}
 				});
 
 				if (this_l->request.method () == boost::beast::http::verb::post)
 				{
-					auto handler (std::make_shared<rai::rpc_handler> (*this_l->node, this_l->rpc, this_l->request.body (), response_handler));
+					auto handler (std::make_shared<rai::rpc_handler> (*this_l->node, this_l->rpc, this_l->request.body (), request_id, response_handler));
 					handler->process_request ();
 				}
 				else