diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 09c27218a..c091139cd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 //! [`Logger`]: https://docs.rs/actix-web/3.0.2/actix_web/middleware/struct.Logger.html
 //! [`log`]: https://docs.rs/log
 //! [`tracing`]: https://docs.rs/tracing
-use actix_web::dev::{Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform};
-use actix_web::Error;
-use futures::future::{ok, Ready};
+use actix_web::dev::{Payload, Service, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Transform};
+use actix_web::{Error, FromRequest, HttpMessage, HttpRequest};
+use futures::future::{ok, ready, Ready};
 use futures::task::{Context, Poll};
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -112,6 +112,52 @@ pub struct TracingLoggerMiddleware<S> {
     service: S,
 }
 
+/// A unique identifier for each incomming request. This ID is added to the logger span, even if
+/// the `RequestId` is never extracted.
+///
+/// Extracting a `RequestId` when the `TracingLogger` middleware is not registered, will result in
+/// a internal server error.
+///
+/// # Usage
+/// ```rust
+/// use actix_web::get;
+/// use tracing_actix_web::RequestId;
+/// use uuid::Uuid;
+///
+/// #[get("/")]
+/// async fn index(request_id: RequestId) -> String {
+///   format!("{}", request_id)
+/// }
+///
+/// #[get("/2")]
+/// async fn index2(request_id: RequestId) -> String {
+///  let uuid: Uuid = request_id.into();
+///   format!("{}", uuid)
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct RequestId(Uuid);
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for RequestId {
+    type Target = Uuid;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::convert::Into<Uuid> for RequestId {
+    fn into(self) -> Uuid {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for RequestId {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.0)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<S, B> Service for TracingLoggerMiddleware<S>
 where
     S: Service<Request = ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error>,
@@ -133,14 +179,16 @@ where
             .get("User-Agent")
             .map(|h| h.to_str().unwrap_or(""))
             .unwrap_or("");
+        let request_id = RequestId(Uuid::new_v4());
         let span = tracing::info_span!(
             "Request",
             request_path = %req.path(),
             user_agent = %user_agent,
             client_ip_address = %req.connection_info().realip_remote_addr().unwrap_or(""),
-            request_id = %Uuid::new_v4(),
+            request_id = %request_id.0,
             status_code = tracing::field::Empty,
         );
+        req.extensions_mut().insert(request_id);
         let fut = self.service.call(req);
         Box::pin(
             async move {
@@ -156,3 +204,13 @@ where
         )
     }
 }
+
+impl FromRequest for RequestId {
+    type Error = ();
+    type Future = Ready<Result<Self, Self::Error>>;
+    type Config = ();
+
+    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, _: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+        ready(req.extensions().get::<RequestId>().copied().ok_or(()))
+    }
+}