diff --git a/api/openapi.generated.yml b/api/openapi.generated.yml
index 894397730..f70c7bc12 100644
--- a/api/openapi.generated.yml
+++ b/api/openapi.generated.yml
@@ -587,6 +587,10 @@ components:
             - object
             allOf:
             - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationIssue'
+        internal_request_id:
+          type: string
+          description: An internal tracking ID
+          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
     OpportunitySorting:
       type: object
       properties:
diff --git a/api/src/api/response.py b/api/src/api/response.py
index f85fc0f7c..52f4ebd22 100644
--- a/api/src/api/response.py
+++ b/api/src/api/response.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple
 
 import apiflask
+import flask
 
 from src.api.schemas.extension import MarshmallowErrorContainer
 from src.pagination.pagination_models import PaginationInfo
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def restructure_error_response(error: apiflask.exceptions.HTTPError) -> Tuple[di
         # we rename detail to data so success and error responses are consistent
         "data": error.detail,
         "status_code": error.status_code,
+        "internal_request_id": getattr(flask.g, "internal_request_id", None),
     }
     validation_errors: list[ValidationErrorDetail] = []
 
diff --git a/api/src/api/schemas/response_schema.py b/api/src/api/schemas/response_schema.py
index 928ef19ab..3f267ec3b 100644
--- a/api/src/api/schemas/response_schema.py
+++ b/api/src/api/schemas/response_schema.py
@@ -52,3 +52,9 @@ class ErrorResponseSchema(Schema):
     errors = fields.List(
         fields.Nested(ValidationIssueSchema()), metadata={"example": []}, dump_default=[]
     )
+    internal_request_id = fields.String(
+        metadata={
+            "description": "An internal tracking ID",
+            "example": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
+        }
+    )
diff --git a/api/src/logging/flask_logger.py b/api/src/logging/flask_logger.py
index 4a848a48a..92dd005d6 100644
--- a/api/src/logging/flask_logger.py
+++ b/api/src/logging/flask_logger.py
@@ -154,14 +154,17 @@ def _add_global_context_info_to_log_record(record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
 
 
 def _get_request_context_info(request: flask.Request) -> dict:
+    internal_request_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    flask.g.internal_request_id = internal_request_id
+
     data = {
         "request.id": request.headers.get("x-amzn-requestid", ""),
         "request.method": request.method,
         "request.path": request.path,
         "request.url_rule": str(request.url_rule),
-        # A backup ID in case the x-amzn-requestid isn't passed in
-        # doesn't help with tracing across systems, but at least links within a request
-        "request.internal_id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
+        # This ID is used to group all logs for a given request
+        # and is returned in the API response for any 4xx/5xx scenarios
+        "request.internal_id": internal_request_id,
     }
 
     # Add query parameter data in the format request.query.<key> = <value>
diff --git a/api/tests/src/api/test_healthcheck.py b/api/tests/src/api/test_healthcheck.py
index 70e699b99..56029b0b2 100644
--- a/api/tests/src/api/test_healthcheck.py
+++ b/api/tests/src/api/test_healthcheck.py
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ def err_method(*args):
     response = client.get("/health")
     assert response.status_code == 503
     assert response.get_json()["message"] == "Service Unavailable"
+    assert response.get_json()["internal_request_id"] is not None