diff --git a/infer/src/backend/infer.ml b/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
index 8657786a5..3e97a333c 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
@@ -77,12 +77,16 @@ let log_environment_info () =
 let prepare_events_logging () =
   (* there's no point in logging data from the events command. To fetch them we'd need to run events again... *)
   if CLOpt.equal_command Config.command CLOpt.Events then ()
-  else (
-    L.environment_info "Infer log identifier is %s\n" (EventLogger.get_log_identifier ()) ;
+  else
+    let log_identifier_msg =
+      Printf.sprintf "Infer log identifier is %s\n" (EventLogger.get_log_identifier ())
+    in
+    L.environment_info "%s" log_identifier_msg ;
+    if CLOpt.is_originator && Config.print_log_identifier then L.progress "%s" log_identifier_msg ;
     let log_uncaught_exn exn ~exitcode =
       EventLogger.log (EventLogger.UncaughtException (exn, exitcode))
     in
-    L.set_log_uncaught_exception_callback log_uncaught_exn )
+    L.set_log_uncaught_exception_callback log_uncaught_exn
 
 
 let () =
@@ -145,4 +149,3 @@ let () =
       EventLogger.dump () ) ;
   (* to make sure the exitcode=0 case is logged, explicitly invoke exit *)
   L.exit 0
-
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index 0d0a7b548..4513187be 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -1618,6 +1618,12 @@ and print_builtins =
     "Print the builtin functions and exit"
 
 
+and print_log_identifier =
+  CLOpt.mk_bool ~long:"print-log-identifier"
+    ~in_help:CLOpt.([(Run, manual_generic)])
+    "Print the unique identifier that is common to all logged events"
+
+
 and print_using_diff =
   CLOpt.mk_bool ~deprecated_no:["noprintdiff"] ~long:"print-using-diff" ~default:true
     "Highlight the difference w.r.t. the previous prop when printing symbolic execution debug info"
@@ -2571,6 +2577,8 @@ and print_active_checkers = !print_active_checkers
 
 and print_builtins = !print_builtins
 
+and print_log_identifier = !print_log_identifier
+
 and print_logs = !print_logs
 
 and print_types = !print_types
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.mli b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
index cdaaea3bb..02f6ff713 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ val print_active_checkers : bool
 
 val print_builtins : bool
 
+val print_log_identifier : bool
+
 val print_logs : bool
 
 val print_types : bool