diff --git a/src/App/Request.php b/src/App/Request.php
index 71b6a9ea3..1af1206d1 100644
--- a/src/App/Request.php
+++ b/src/App/Request.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 namespace Friendica\App;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
 
 /**
  * Container for the whole request
@@ -38,9 +39,17 @@ class Request
 	 * @var string
 	 */
 	const DEFAULT_FORWARD_FOR_HEADER = 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR';
+	/**
+	 * The default Request-ID header to retrieve the current transaction ID from the HTTP header (if set)
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	const DEFAULT_REQUEST_ID_HEADER = 'HTTP_X_REQUEST_ID';
 
 	/** @var string The remote IP address of the current request */
 	protected $remoteAddress;
+	/** @var string The request-id of the current request */
+	protected $requestId;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return string The remote IP address of the current request
@@ -52,9 +61,20 @@ class Request
 		return $this->remoteAddress;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @return string The request ID of the current request
+	 *
+	 * Do always use this instead of $_SERVER['X_REQUEST_ID']
+	 */
+	public function getRequestId(): string
+	{
+		return $this->requestId;
+	}
+
 	public function __construct(IManageConfigValues $config, array $server = [])
 	{
 		$this->remoteAddress = $this->determineRemoteAddress($config, $server);
+		$this->requestId = $server[static::DEFAULT_REQUEST_ID_HEADER] ?? System::createGUID(8);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Core/Logger/Util/Introspection.php b/src/Core/Logger/Util/Introspection.php
index 444af2409..987a4e3cb 100644
--- a/src/Core/Logger/Util/Introspection.php
+++ b/src/Core/Logger/Util/Introspection.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Core\Logger\Util;
 
+use Friendica\App\Request;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger\Capabilities\IHaveCallIntrospections;
 
 /**
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ use Friendica\Core\Logger\Capabilities\IHaveCallIntrospections;
  */
 class Introspection implements IHaveCallIntrospections
 {
+	/** @var string */
+	private $requestId;
+
 	/** @var int  */
 	private $skipStackFramesCount;
 
@@ -43,8 +47,9 @@ class Introspection implements IHaveCallIntrospections
 	 * @param string[] $skipClassesPartials  An array of classes to skip during logging
 	 * @param int      $skipStackFramesCount If the logger should use information from other hierarchy levels of the call
 	 */
-	public function __construct(array $skipClassesPartials = [], int $skipStackFramesCount = 0)
+	public function __construct(Request $request, array $skipClassesPartials = [], int $skipStackFramesCount = 0)
 	{
+		$this->requestId            = $request->getRequestId();
 		$this->skipClassesPartials  = $skipClassesPartials;
 		$this->skipStackFramesCount = $skipStackFramesCount;
 	}
@@ -77,9 +82,10 @@ class Introspection implements IHaveCallIntrospections
 		$i += $this->skipStackFramesCount;
 
 		return [
-			'file'     => isset($trace[$i - 1]['file']) ? basename($trace[$i - 1]['file']) : null,
-			'line'     => $trace[$i - 1]['line'] ?? null,
-			'function' => $trace[$i]['function'] ?? null,
+			'file'       => isset($trace[$i - 1]['file']) ? basename($trace[$i - 1]['file']) : null,
+			'line'       => $trace[$i - 1]['line'] ?? null,
+			'function'   => $trace[$i]['function'] ?? null,
+			'request-id' => $this->requestId,
 		];
 	}