diff --git a/logical/sanitize.go b/logical/sanitize.go
index 3ea28aa61..0b6c702c4 100644
--- a/logical/sanitize.go
+++ b/logical/sanitize.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func SanitizeResponse(input *Response) *HTTPResponse {
 }
 
 type HTTPResponse struct {
+	RequestID     string                 `json:"request_id"`
 	LeaseID       string                 `json:"lease_id"`
 	Renewable     bool                   `json:"renewable"`
 	LeaseDuration int                    `json:"lease_duration"`
diff --git a/vault/request_handling.go b/vault/request_handling.go
index c3e7e2cd5..92004802c 100644
--- a/vault/request_handling.go
+++ b/vault/request_handling.go
@@ -424,7 +424,15 @@ func (c *Core) wrapInCubbyhole(req *logical.Request, resp *logical.Response) (*l
 		return nil, ErrInternalError
 	}
 
+	var requestid string
+	requestid, err = uuid.generateUUID()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Printf("[ERR] core: failed to generate unique identifier: %v", err)
+		return nil, ErrInternalError
+	}
+
 	cubbyReq := &logical.Request{
+		ID:          requestid,
 		Operation:   logical.CreateOperation,
 		Path:        "cubbyhole/response",
 		ClientToken: te.ID,