diff --git a/cluster/cluster.go b/cluster/cluster.go
index 24fa9179f4..44a36b4d2f 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) DeployContainer(node *Node, config *dockerclient.ContainerConf
 
 	// Commit the requested state.
 	st := &state.RequestedState{
+		ID:     container.Id,
 		Name:   name,
 		Config: config,
 	}
diff --git a/state/state.go b/state/state.go
index 10173255e5..71394f9ff4 100644
--- a/state/state.go
+++ b/state/state.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type RequestedState struct {
+	ID     string
 	Name   string
 	Config *dockerclient.ContainerConfig
 }