diff --git a/beacon-chain/execution/options.go b/beacon-chain/execution/options.go
index 3130b4b86..e09f67b7d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/execution/options.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/execution/options.go
@@ -108,3 +108,10 @@ func WithFinalizedStateAtStartup(st state.BeaconState) Option {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+func WithJwtId(jwtId string) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.jwtId = jwtId
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/execution/service.go b/beacon-chain/execution/service.go
index 386d66349..cc17b79aa 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/execution/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/execution/service.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ type config struct {
 	currHttpEndpoint        network.Endpoint
 	headers                 []string
 	finalizedStateAtStartup state.BeaconState
+	jwtId                   string
 }
 
 // Service fetches important information about the canonical
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index 37f2fbf42..1be5d2ef5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerPOWChainService() error {
 		execution.WithStateGen(b.stateGen),
 		execution.WithBeaconNodeStatsUpdater(bs),
 		execution.WithFinalizedStateAtStartup(b.finalizedStateAtStartUp),
+		execution.WithJwtId(b.cliCtx.String(flags.JwtId.Name)),
 	)
 	web3Service, err := execution.NewService(b.ctx, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/base.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/base.go
index 5f2c9402c..a23ce2ab7 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/base.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/flags/base.go
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ var (
 			"This is not required if using an IPC connection.",
 		Value: "",
 	}
+	// JwtId is the id field of the JWT claims. The consensus layer client MAY use this to communicate a unique identifier for the individual consensus layer client
+	JwtId = &cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "jwt-id",
+		Usage: "JWT claims id. Could be used to identify the client",
+	}
 	// DepositContractFlag defines a flag for the deposit contract address.
 	DepositContractFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "deposit-contract",
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
index b2a64ecd5..4298e98ab 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/main.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ var appFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	genesis.StatePath,
 	genesis.BeaconAPIURL,
 	flags.SlasherDirFlag,
+	flags.JwtId,
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go b/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go
index ab7835af5..1d0e67dc6 100644
--- a/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ var appHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 			flags.SlasherDirFlag,
 			flags.LocalBlockValueBoost,
 			flags.BlobRetentionEpoch,
+			flags.JwtId,
 			checkpoint.BlockPath,
 			checkpoint.StatePath,
 			checkpoint.RemoteURL,
diff --git a/network/auth.go b/network/auth.go
index 2758bd07e..a17f81d7a 100644
--- a/network/auth.go
+++ b/network/auth.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const DefaultRPCHTTPTimeout = time.Second * 30
 type jwtTransport struct {
 	underlyingTransport http.RoundTripper
 	jwtSecret           []byte
+	jwtId               string
 }
 
 // RoundTrip ensures our transport implements http.RoundTripper interface from the
@@ -32,12 +33,16 @@ type jwtTransport struct {
 // an JWT bearer token in the Authorization request header of every outgoing request
 // our HTTP client makes.
 func (t *jwtTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-	token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.MapClaims{
+	claims := jwt.MapClaims{
 		// Required claim for engine API auth. "iat" stands for issued at
 		// and it must be a unix timestamp that is +/- 5 seconds from the current
 		// timestamp at the moment the server verifies this value.
 		"iat": time.Now().Unix(),
-	})
+	}
+	if len(t.jwtId) > 0 {
+		claims["id"] = t.jwtId
+	}
+	token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, claims)
 	tokenString, err := token.SignedString(t.jwtSecret)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not produce signed JWT token")
diff --git a/network/auth_test.go b/network/auth_test.go
index 4e350d0f9..c2f3b96f7 100644
--- a/network/auth_test.go
+++ b/network/auth_test.go
@@ -51,3 +51,91 @@ func TestJWTAuthTransport(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := client.Get(srv.URL)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestJWTWithId(t *testing.T) {
+	secret := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)
+	jwtId := "abc"
+	authTransport := &jwtTransport{
+		underlyingTransport: http.DefaultTransport,
+		jwtSecret:           secret,
+		jwtId:               jwtId,
+	}
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   DefaultRPCHTTPTimeout,
+		Transport: authTransport,
+	}
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		reqToken := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		splitToken := strings.Split(reqToken, "Bearer")
+		// The format should be `Bearer ${token}`.
+		require.Equal(t, 2, len(splitToken))
+		reqToken = strings.TrimSpace(splitToken[1])
+		token, err := jwt.Parse(reqToken, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+			// We should be doing HMAC signing.
+			_, ok := token.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodHMAC)
+			require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+			return secret, nil
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, token.Valid)
+		claims, ok := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		item, ok := claims["iat"]
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		iat, ok := item.(float64)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		issuedAt := time.Unix(int64(iat), 0)
+		// The claims should have an "iat" field (issued at) that is at most, 5 seconds ago.
+		since := time.Since(issuedAt)
+		require.Equal(t, true, since <= time.Second*5)
+		// check jwt claims id
+		id, ok := claims["id"]
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		require.Equal(t, id, jwtId)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+	_, err := client.Get(srv.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestJWTWithoutId(t *testing.T) {
+	secret := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("foo"), 32)
+	authTransport := &jwtTransport{
+		underlyingTransport: http.DefaultTransport,
+		jwtSecret:           secret,
+	}
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   DefaultRPCHTTPTimeout,
+		Transport: authTransport,
+	}
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		reqToken := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		splitToken := strings.Split(reqToken, "Bearer")
+		// The format should be `Bearer ${token}`.
+		require.Equal(t, 2, len(splitToken))
+		reqToken = strings.TrimSpace(splitToken[1])
+		token, err := jwt.Parse(reqToken, func(token *jwt.Token) (interface{}, error) {
+			// We should be doing HMAC signing.
+			_, ok := token.Method.(*jwt.SigningMethodHMAC)
+			require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+			return secret, nil
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, token.Valid)
+		claims, ok := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		item, ok := claims["iat"]
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		iat, ok := item.(float64)
+		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
+		issuedAt := time.Unix(int64(iat), 0)
+		// The claims should have an "iat" field (issued at) that is at most, 5 seconds ago.
+		since := time.Since(issuedAt)
+		require.Equal(t, true, since <= time.Second*5)
+		_, ok = claims["id"]
+		require.Equal(t, false, ok)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+	_, err := client.Get(srv.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/network/endpoint.go b/network/endpoint.go
index f7d240632..76057c72b 100644
--- a/network/endpoint.go
+++ b/network/endpoint.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Endpoint struct {
 type AuthorizationData struct {
 	Method authorization.Method
 	Value  string
+	JwtId  string
 }
 
 // Equals compares two endpoints for equality.
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func (e Endpoint) HttpClient() *http.Client {
 	if e.Auth.Method != authorization.Bearer {
 		return http.DefaultClient
 	}
-	return NewHttpClientWithSecret(e.Auth.Value)
+	return NewHttpClientWithSecret(e.Auth.Value, e.Auth.JwtId)
 }
 
 // Equals compares two authorization data objects for equality.
@@ -112,10 +113,11 @@ func Method(auth string) authorization.Method {
 
 // NewHttpClientWithSecret returns a http client that utilizes
 // jwt authentication.
-func NewHttpClientWithSecret(secret string) *http.Client {
+func NewHttpClientWithSecret(secret, id string) *http.Client {
 	authTransport := &jwtTransport{
 		underlyingTransport: http.DefaultTransport,
 		jwtSecret:           []byte(secret),
+		jwtId:               id,
 	}
 	return &http.Client{
 		Timeout:   DefaultRPCHTTPTimeout,
diff --git a/testing/middleware/builder/builder.go b/testing/middleware/builder/builder.go
index bd0670c9a..c09b2b7cc 100644
--- a/testing/middleware/builder/builder.go
+++ b/testing/middleware/builder/builder.go
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ func (p *Builder) sendHttpRequest(req *http.Request, requestBytes []byte) (*http
 
 	client := &http.Client{}
 	if p.cfg.secret != "" {
-		client = network.NewHttpClientWithSecret(p.cfg.secret)
+		client = network.NewHttpClientWithSecret(p.cfg.secret, "")
 	}
 	proxyRes, err := client.Do(proxyReq)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/testing/middleware/engine-api-proxy/proxy.go b/testing/middleware/engine-api-proxy/proxy.go
index 176a3886d..507c77ca3 100644
--- a/testing/middleware/engine-api-proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/testing/middleware/engine-api-proxy/proxy.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (p *Proxy) sendHttpRequest(req *http.Request, requestBytes []byte) (*http.R
 
 	client := &http.Client{}
 	if p.cfg.secret != "" {
-		client = network.NewHttpClientWithSecret(p.cfg.secret)
+		client = network.NewHttpClientWithSecret(p.cfg.secret, "")
 	}
 	proxyRes, err := client.Do(proxyReq)
 	if err != nil {