diff --git a/logging_json/json_log.py b/logging_json/json_log.py
index 3fcc796..4bd2d8e 100644
--- a/logging_json/json_log.py
+++ b/logging_json/json_log.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import threading
+import uuid
 
 from distutils.util import strtobool
 
+from odoo import http
+
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 try:
@@ -24,6 +27,8 @@ class OdooJsonFormatter(jsonlogger.JsonFormatter):
     def add_fields(self, log_record, record, message_dict):
         record.pid = os.getpid()
         record.dbname = getattr(threading.currentThread(), 'dbname', '?')
+        record.request_id = getattr(threading.current_thread(), 'request_uuid', None)
+        record.uid = getattr(threading.current_thread(), 'uid', None)
         _super = super(OdooJsonFormatter, self)
         return _super.add_fields(log_record, record, message_dict)
 
@@ -33,3 +38,15 @@ if is_true(os.environ.get('ODOO_LOGGING_JSON')):
               '%(dbname)s %(name)s: %(message)s')
     formatter = OdooJsonFormatter(format)
     logging.getLogger().handlers[0].formatter = formatter
+
+
+# monkey patch WebRequest constructor to store request_uuid
+org_init = http.WebRequest.__init__
+
+
+def new_init(self, httprequest):
+    org_init(self, httprequest)
+    threading.current_thread().request_uuid = uuid.uuid4()
+
+
+http.WebRequest.__init__ = new_init