diff --git a/lib/Job/Job.php b/lib/Job/Job.php
index 34b7aee..184cc92 100644
--- a/lib/Job/Job.php
+++ b/lib/Job/Job.php
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ abstract class Job
 	 */
 	public $queue;
 
+	/**
+	 * Unique job ID
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	public $jobID;
+
 	/**
 	 * (Optional) Job setup
 	 *
diff --git a/lib/JobHandler.php b/lib/JobHandler.php
index 3279f0a..a6d2cef 100755
--- a/lib/JobHandler.php
+++ b/lib/JobHandler.php
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ public function __construct($queue, $payload)
 		$this->queue = $queue;
 		$this->payload = $payload;
 		$this->popTime = microtime(true);
+
+		if (!isset($this->payload['id'])) {
+			$this->payload['id'] = Resque::generateJobId();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@ public function getInstance(): Job
 
 		$this->instance = $this->getJobFactory()->create($this->payload['class'], $this->getArguments(), $this->queue);
 		$this->instance->job = $this;
+		$this->instance->jobID = $this->payload['id'];
 		return $this->instance;
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php b/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php
index 819e0a0..5a53af4 100644
--- a/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php
+++ b/test/Resque/Tests/EventTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public function getEventTestJob()
 			'args' => array(
 				array('somevar'),
 			),
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId()
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$job->worker = $this->worker;
diff --git a/test/Resque/Tests/JobHandlerTest.php b/test/Resque/Tests/JobHandlerTest.php
index 4b376ec..72ad1b1 100644
--- a/test/Resque/Tests/JobHandlerTest.php
+++ b/test/Resque/Tests/JobHandlerTest.php
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ public function testJobWithSetUpCallbackFiresSetUp()
 				'somevar',
 				'somevar2',
 			)),
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId(),
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$job->perform();
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ public function testJobWithTearDownCallbackFiresTearDown()
 				'somevar',
 				'somevar2',
 			)),
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId(),
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$job->perform();
@@ -384,7 +386,8 @@ public function testUseDefaultFactoryToGetJobInstance()
 	{
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Resque\Tests\Some_Job_Class',
-			'args' => null
+			'args' => null,
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId()
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$instance = $job->getInstance();
@@ -395,7 +398,8 @@ public function testUseFactoryToGetJobInstance()
 	{
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Resque\Tests\Some_Job_Class',
-			'args' => array(array())
+			'args' => array(array()),
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId()
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$factory = new Some_Stub_Factory();
@@ -408,7 +412,8 @@ public function testDoNotUseFactoryToGetInstance()
 	{
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Resque\Tests\Some_Job_Class',
-			'args' => array(array())
+			'args' => array(array()),
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId()
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$factory = $this->getMockBuilder('Resque\Job\FactoryInterface')
@@ -424,7 +429,8 @@ public function testJobStatusIsNullIfIdMissingFromPayload()
 	{
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Resque\Tests\Some_Job_Class',
-			'args' => null
+			'args' => null,
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId()
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$this->assertEquals(null, $job->getStatus());
@@ -434,7 +440,8 @@ public function testJobCanBeRecreatedFromLegacyPayload()
 	{
 		$payload = array(
 			'class' => 'Resque\Tests\Some_Job_Class',
-			'args' => null
+			'args' => null,
+			'id' => Resque::generateJobId()
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$job->recreate();
diff --git a/test/Resque/Tests/WorkerTest.php b/test/Resque/Tests/WorkerTest.php
index 44d961b..0d96946 100644
--- a/test/Resque/Tests/WorkerTest.php
+++ b/test/Resque/Tests/WorkerTest.php
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ public function testWorkerRecordsWhatItIsWorkingOn()
 		$worker->registerWorker();
 
 		$payload = array(
-			'class' => 'Test_Job'
+			'class' => 'Test_Job',
+			'id'    => '87993253a68c47e697fc03a515154339'
 		);
 		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
 		$worker->workingOn($job);
@@ -192,6 +193,26 @@ public function testWorkerRecordsWhatItIsWorkingOn()
 		$this->assertEquals($payload, $job['payload']);
 	}
 
+	public function testWorkerRecordsWhatItIsWorkingOnWithAutogeneratedId()
+	{
+		$worker = new ResqueWorker('jobs');
+		$worker->setLogger($this->logger);
+		$worker->registerWorker();
+
+		$payload = array(
+			'class' => 'Test_Job',
+		);
+		$job = new JobHandler('jobs', $payload);
+		$worker->workingOn($job);
+
+		$job = $worker->job();
+		$this->assertEquals('jobs', $job['queue']);
+		if(!isset($job['run_at'])) {
+			$this->fail('Job does not have run_at time');
+		}
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey('id', $job['payload']);
+	}
+
 	public function testWorkerErasesItsStatsWhenShutdown()
 	{
 		Resque::enqueue('jobs', 'Test_Job');