diff --git a/lib/tcp-server.js b/lib/tcp-server.js
index 2dc61af..73370af 100644
--- a/lib/tcp-server.js
+++ b/lib/tcp-server.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ module.exports = function serverPlugin (upring, opts, next) {
   upring._server.listen(opts.port, opts.host, onListen)
   upring._server.on('error', upring.emit.bind(upring, 'error'))
 
+  const genReqId = opts.genReqId || reqIdGenFactory()
+  upring.genReqId = genReqId
+
   function handler (stream) {
     if (upring.closed) {
       stream.on('error', noop)
@@ -24,13 +27,27 @@ module.exports = function serverPlugin (upring, opts, next) {
       upring.log.debug({ address: stream.address() }, 'closed connection')
       upring._inbound.delete(instance)
     })
-    instance.on('request', upring._dispatch)
+    instance.on('request', onRequest)
+  }
+
+  function onRequest (req, reply) {
+    req.id = genReqId(req)
+    req.log = upring.log.child({ reqId: req.id })
+    upring._dispatch(req, reply)
   }
 
   function onListen () {
     upring.log.debug({ address: upring._server.address() }, 'listening')
     next()
   }
+
+  function reqIdGenFactory () {
+    var maxInt = 2147483647
+    var nextReqId = 0
+    return function _genReqId (req) {
+      return req.id || (nextReqId = (nextReqId + 1) & maxInt)
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 function noop () {}
diff --git a/test/basic.test.js b/test/basic.test.js
index 81e5bcf..e402fec 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.test.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ test('request to node 2', { timeout: 5000 }, (t) => {
 
     i2.on('request', (req, reply) => {
       t.pass('request to i2')
-      t.deepEqual(req, { hello: 'world' }, 'correct message')
+      t.strictEqual(req.hello, 'world', 'correct message')
       reply(null, { a: 'response' })
     })
 
@@ -332,3 +332,99 @@ test('async await support', t => {
   }
   t.end()
 })
+
+test('every request should have an id and a child logger', { timeout: 5000 }, (t) => {
+  t.plan(12)
+
+  bootTwo(t, (i1, i2) => {
+    let i1Key = getKey(i1)
+    let i2Key = getKey(i2)
+
+    i1.request({
+      key: i2Key,
+      hello: 42
+    }, (err, response) => {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.ok(response.log)
+      delete response.log
+      t.deepEqual(response, {
+        replying: 'i2',
+        id: 1
+      }, 'response matches')
+    })
+
+    i2.request({
+      key: i1Key,
+      hello: 42
+    }, (err, response) => {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.ok(response.log)
+      delete response.log
+      t.deepEqual(response, {
+        replying: 'i1',
+        id: 1
+      }, 'response matches')
+    })
+
+    i1.on('request', (req, reply) => {
+      t.ok(req.id === 1)
+      t.ok(req.log)
+      reply(null, { replying: 'i1' })
+    })
+
+    i2.on('request', (req, reply) => {
+      t.ok(req.id === 1)
+      t.ok(req.log)
+      reply(null, { replying: 'i2' })
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+test('request and response should keep the id', { timeout: 5000 }, (t) => {
+  t.plan(12)
+
+  bootTwo(t, (i1, i2) => {
+    let i1Key = getKey(i1)
+    let i2Key = getKey(i2)
+
+    i1.request({
+      key: i2Key,
+      hello: 42,
+      id: 'abc'
+    }, (err, response) => {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.ok(response.log)
+      delete response.log
+      t.deepEqual(response, {
+        replying: 'i2',
+        id: 'abc'
+      }, 'response matches')
+    })
+
+    i2.request({
+      key: i1Key,
+      hello: 42,
+      id: 123
+    }, (err, response) => {
+      t.error(err)
+      t.ok(response.log)
+      delete response.log
+      t.deepEqual(response, {
+        replying: 'i1',
+        id: 123
+      }, 'response matches')
+    })
+
+    i1.on('request', (req, reply) => {
+      t.ok(req.id === 123)
+      t.ok(req.log)
+      reply(null, { replying: 'i1' })
+    })
+
+    i2.on('request', (req, reply) => {
+      t.ok(req.id === 'abc')
+      t.ok(req.log)
+      reply(null, { replying: 'i2' })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/upring.js b/upring.js
index 275a3fe..a108089 100644
--- a/upring.js
+++ b/upring.js
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ UpRing.prototype.request = function (obj, callback, _count) {
     return
   }
 
+  obj.id = this.genReqId(obj)
+
   if (this._hashring.allocatedToMe(obj.key)) {
     this.log.trace({ msg: obj }, 'local call')
     this._dispatch(obj, dezalgo(callback))
@@ -249,6 +251,10 @@ UpRing.prototype.request = function (obj, callback, _count) {
           return
         }
       }
+      if (obj.id != null) {
+        result.id = obj.id
+        result.log = this.log.child({ reqId: result.id })
+      }
       callback(err, result)
     })
   }