diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ea96862..49c54f0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 CLEANFILES=elog-gen.hpp
 
 # systemd required for journal interfaces
-logging_test_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS)
-phosphor_log_manager_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS)
+logging_test_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS)
+logging_test_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS)
+phosphor_log_manager_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS)
+phosphor_log_manager_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS)
 
 ELOG_MAKO ?= elog-gen-template.mako.hpp
 ELOG_YAML_DIR ?= tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 82f77a2..4d47f3b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 LT_INIT
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],,
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbusplus package."]))
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(systemd/sd-journal.h, ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find \
 systemd/sd-journal.h...systemd developement package required])])
diff --git a/log.hpp b/log.hpp
index 1f1031c..a5ba738 100644
--- a/log.hpp
+++ b/log.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <tuple>
 #include <systemd/sd-journal.h>
+#include <sdbusplus/server/transaction.hpp>
 
 namespace phosphor
 {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
 } // namespace details
 
 template <level L, typename Msg, typename ...Entry>
-void log(Msg msg, Entry... entry)
+void log(Msg msg, Entry... e)
 {
     static_assert((std::is_same<const char*, std::decay_t<Msg>>::value ||
                    std::is_same<char*, std::decay_t<Msg>>::value),
@@ -124,9 +125,13 @@
     constexpr const char *msg_str = "MESSAGE=%s";
     const auto msg_tuple = std::make_tuple(msg_str, std::forward<Msg>(msg));
 
+    constexpr auto transactionStr = "TRANSACTION_ID=%lld";
+    auto transactionId = sdbusplus::server::transaction::get_id();
+
     auto log_tuple = std::tuple_cat(details::prio<L>(),
                                     msg_tuple,
-                                    std::forward<Entry>(entry)...);
+                                    entry(transactionStr, transactionId),
+                                    std::forward<Entry>(e)...);
     details::log(log_tuple);
 }
 
@@ -141,4 +146,3 @@
 } // namespace logging
 
 } // namespace phosphor
-