diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 9da6d7b..f6f128c 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-const express = require("express");
-const cors = require("cors");
-const path = require("path");
-const User = require("./models/user.model");
-
-const app = express();
-app.use(express.json());
+const express = require("express");
+const cors = require("cors");
+const path = require("path");
+const User = require("./models/user.model");
+const requestIdMiddleware = require("./middleware/request-id");
+
+const app = express();
+app.use(requestIdMiddleware);
+app.use(express.json());
 
 // Serve static files from public directory
 app.use('/test', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));
@@ -54,4 +56,4 @@ app.use("/households", householdsRoutes);
 const storesRoutes = require("./routes/stores.routes");
 app.use("/stores", storesRoutes);
 
-module.exports = app;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = app;
diff --git a/backend/middleware/request-id.js b/backend/middleware/request-id.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..970d3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/middleware/request-id.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const crypto = require("crypto");
+
+function generateRequestId() {
+  if (typeof crypto.randomUUID === "function") {
+    return crypto.randomUUID();
+  }
+  return crypto.randomBytes(16).toString("hex");
+}
+
+function isPlainObject(value) {
+  return (
+    value !== null &&
+    typeof value === "object" &&
+    !Array.isArray(value) &&
+    Object.prototype.toString.call(value) === "[object Object]"
+  );
+}
+
+function requestIdMiddleware(req, res, next) {
+  const requestId = generateRequestId();
+
+  req.request_id = requestId;
+  res.locals.request_id = requestId;
+  res.setHeader("X-Request-Id", requestId);
+
+  const originalJson = res.json.bind(res);
+  res.json = (payload) => {
+    if (isPlainObject(payload) && payload.request_id === undefined) {
+      return originalJson({ ...payload, request_id: requestId });
+    }
+    return originalJson(payload);
+  };
+
+  next();
+}
+
+module.exports = requestIdMiddleware;