diff --git a/neutronclient/client.py b/neutronclient/client.py
index 2995bcea5..7c8000da4 100644
--- a/neutronclient/client.py
+++ b/neutronclient/client.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ else:
 logging.getLogger("requests").setLevel(_requests_log_level)
 MAX_URI_LEN = 8192
 USER_AGENT = 'python-neutronclient'
+REQ_ID_HEADER = 'X-OpenStack-Request-ID'
 
 
 class HTTPClient(object):
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
                  endpoint_url=None, insecure=False,
                  endpoint_type='publicURL',
                  auth_strategy='keystone', ca_cert=None, log_credentials=False,
-                 service_type='network',
+                 service_type='network', global_request_id=None,
                  **kwargs):
 
         self.username = username
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
         self.endpoint_url = endpoint_url
         self.auth_strategy = auth_strategy
         self.log_credentials = log_credentials
+        self.global_request_id = global_request_id
         if insecure:
             self.verify_cert = False
         else:
@@ -153,6 +155,9 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
         if body:
             headers.setdefault('Content-Type', content_type)
 
+        if self.global_request_id:
+            headers.setdefault(REQ_ID_HEADER, self.global_request_id)
+
         headers['User-Agent'] = USER_AGENT
         # NOTE(dbelova): osprofiler_web.get_trace_id_headers does not add any
         # headers in case if osprofiler is not initialized.
@@ -299,6 +304,9 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
 
 
 class SessionClient(adapter.Adapter):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.global_request_id = kwargs.pop("global_request_id", None)
+        super(SessionClient, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def request(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs.setdefault('authenticated', False)
@@ -308,6 +316,9 @@ class SessionClient(adapter.Adapter):
 
         headers = kwargs.setdefault('headers', {})
         headers.setdefault('Accept', content_type)
+
+        if self.global_request_id:
+            headers.setdefault(REQ_ID_HEADER, self.global_request_id)
         # NOTE(dbelova): osprofiler_web.get_trace_id_headers does not add any
         # headers in case if osprofiler is not initialized.
         if osprofiler_web:
@@ -397,6 +408,7 @@ def construct_http_client(username=None,
                           ca_cert=None,
                           service_type='network',
                           session=None,
+                          global_request_id=None,
                           **kwargs):
 
     if session:
@@ -405,6 +417,7 @@ def construct_http_client(username=None,
         return SessionClient(session=session,
                              service_type=service_type,
                              region_name=region_name,
+                             global_request_id=global_request_id,
                              **kwargs)
     else:
         # FIXME(bklei): username and password are now optional. Need
@@ -425,4 +438,5 @@ def construct_http_client(username=None,
                           service_type=service_type,
                           ca_cert=ca_cert,
                           log_credentials=log_credentials,
-                          auth_strategy=auth_strategy)
+                          auth_strategy=auth_strategy,
+                          global_request_id=global_request_id)
diff --git a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_http.py b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_http.py
index 09e1e7a58..a03df0756 100644
--- a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_http.py
+++ b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_http.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import abc
+import uuid
 
 import osprofiler.profiler
 import osprofiler.web
@@ -121,3 +122,20 @@ class TestHTTPClient(TestHTTPClientMixin, testtools.TestCase):
         resp, resp_text = self.http._cs_request(URL, METHOD)
         self.assertEqual(403, resp.status_code)
         self.assertEqual(text, resp_text)
+
+
+class TestHTTPClientWithReqId(TestHTTPClientMixin, testtools.TestCase):
+    """Tests for when global_request_id is set."""
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        self.req_id = "req-%s" % uuid.uuid4()
+        return client.HTTPClient(token=AUTH_TOKEN, endpoint_url=END_URL,
+                                 global_request_id=self.req_id)
+
+    def test_request_success(self):
+        headers = {
+            'Accept': 'application/json',
+            'X-OpenStack-Request-ID': self.req_id
+        }
+        self.requests.register_uri(METHOD, URL, request_headers=headers)
+        self.http.request(URL, METHOD)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/global_request_id-56856a93b982a6b3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/global_request_id-56856a93b982a6b3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..168987613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/global_request_id-56856a93b982a6b3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds a new ``global_request_id`` parameter to the Client
+    constructors, which will pass that id on all requests as the
+    ``X-OpenStack-Request-ID`` header.