diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go
index 1f87bb0ae2d..9f006157258 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/chain.go
@@ -107,14 +107,15 @@ func NewChain(
 	metricsWalBFT *wal.Metrics,
 	bccsp bccsp.BCCSP,
 ) (*BFTChain, error) {
+	logger := flogging.MustGetLogger("orderer.consensus.smartbft.chain").With(zap.String("channel", support.ChannelID()))
+
 	requestInspector := &RequestInspector{
 		ValidateIdentityStructure: func(_ *msp.SerializedIdentity) error {
 			return nil
 		},
+		Logger: logger,
 	}
 
-	logger := flogging.MustGetLogger("orderer.consensus.smartbft.chain").With(zap.String("channel", support.ChannelID()))
-
 	c := &BFTChain{
 		RuntimeConfig:     &atomic.Value{},
 		Channel:           support.ChannelID(),
diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/util.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/util.go
index e2bf9779c69..fed5dbe258b 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/util.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/util.go
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ type request struct {
 // RequestInspector inspects incomming requests and validates serialized identity
 type RequestInspector struct {
 	ValidateIdentityStructure func(identity *msp.SerializedIdentity) error
+	Logger                    *flogging.FabricLogger
 }
 
 func (ri *RequestInspector) requestIDFromSigHeader(sigHdr *cb.SignatureHeader) (types.RequestInfo, error) {
@@ -277,12 +278,49 @@ func (ri *RequestInspector) requestIDFromSigHeader(sigHdr *cb.SignatureHeader) (
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (ri *RequestInspector) requestIDFromEnvelope(envelope *cb.Envelope) (types.RequestInfo, error) {
+	data, err := proto.Marshal(envelope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return types.RequestInfo{}, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := ri.unwrapReqFromEnvelop(envelope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return types.RequestInfo{}, err
+	}
+
+	txID := sha256.Sum256(data)
+	clientID := sha256.Sum256(req.sigHdr.Creator)
+	return types.RequestInfo{
+		ID:       hex.EncodeToString(txID[:]),
+		ClientID: hex.EncodeToString(clientID[:]),
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // RequestID unwraps the request info from the raw request
 func (ri *RequestInspector) RequestID(rawReq []byte) types.RequestInfo {
 	req, err := ri.unwrapReq(rawReq)
 	if err != nil {
 		return types.RequestInfo{}
 	}
+
+	if req.chHdr.Type == int32(cb.HeaderType_CONFIG) {
+		configEnvelope := &cb.ConfigEnvelope{}
+		_, err = protoutil.UnmarshalEnvelopeOfType(req.envelope, cb.HeaderType_CONFIG, configEnvelope)
+		if err != nil {
+			ri.Logger.Errorf("can't get config envelope: %s", err.Error())
+			return types.RequestInfo{}
+		}
+
+		reqInfo, err := ri.requestIDFromEnvelope(configEnvelope.LastUpdate)
+		if err != nil {
+			ri.Logger.Errorf("can't get request ID: %s", err.Error())
+			return types.RequestInfo{}
+		}
+
+		return reqInfo
+	}
+
 	reqInfo, err := ri.requestIDFromSigHeader(req.sigHdr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return types.RequestInfo{}
@@ -290,11 +328,24 @@ func (ri *RequestInspector) RequestID(rawReq []byte) types.RequestInfo {
 	return reqInfo
 }
 
+func (ri *RequestInspector) isEmpty(req types.RequestInfo) bool {
+	if len(req.ID) == 0 && len(req.ClientID) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 func (ri *RequestInspector) unwrapReq(req []byte) (*request, error) {
 	envelope, err := protoutil.UnmarshalEnvelope(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	return ri.unwrapReqFromEnvelop(envelope)
+}
+
+func (ri *RequestInspector) unwrapReqFromEnvelop(envelope *cb.Envelope) (*request, error) {
 	payload := &cb.Payload{}
 	if err := proto.Unmarshal(envelope.Payload, payload); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed unmarshaling payload")
diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier.go
index 70c2d662cfb..e2fec3f5169 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier.go
@@ -190,11 +190,18 @@ func (v *Verifier) verifyRequest(rawRequest []byte, noConfigAllowed bool) (types
 	}
 
 	if req.chHdr.Type == int32(cb.HeaderType_CONFIG) {
-		err := v.ConfigValidator.ValidateConfig(req.envelope)
+		err = v.ConfigValidator.ValidateConfig(req.envelope)
 		if err != nil {
 			v.Logger.Errorf("Error verifying config update: %v", err)
 			return types.RequestInfo{}, err
 		}
+
+		reqID := v.ReqInspector.RequestID(rawRequest)
+		if v.ReqInspector.isEmpty(reqID) {
+			return types.RequestInfo{}, errors.Errorf("request id is empty")
+		}
+
+		return reqID, nil
 	}
 
 	return v.ReqInspector.requestIDFromSigHeader(req.sigHdr)
diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier_test.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier_test.go
index e4da1686363..09bccbd2c04 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier_test.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/verifier_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ func TestVerifyConsenterSig(t *testing.T) {
 		ValidateIdentityStructure: func(_ *msp.SerializedIdentity) error {
 			return nil
 		},
+		Logger: logger,
 	}
 
 	cv := &mocks.ConsenterVerifier{}
@@ -415,6 +416,7 @@ func TestVerifyProposal(t *testing.T) {
 		ValidateIdentityStructure: func(_ *msp.SerializedIdentity) error {
 			return nil
 		},
+		Logger: logger,
 	}
 
 	lastHash := hex.EncodeToString(protoutil.BlockHeaderHash(lastBlock.Header))