diff --git a/logging/context.go b/logging/context.go
index ab8464d0..9d7a7071 100644
--- a/logging/context.go
+++ b/logging/context.go
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ func NewRequestID() string {
 	return xid.New().String()
 }
 
-// defaultRequestIDHeader is the header name used for propagating
-// request IDs. If available in an HTTP request, it'll be used instead
-// of the X-Smallstep-Id header.
-const defaultRequestIDHeader = "X-Request-Id"
+// requestIDHeader is the header name used for propagating request IDs. If
+// available in an HTTP request, it'll be used instead of the X-Smallstep-Id
+// header. It'll always be used in response and set to the request ID.
+const requestIDHeader = "X-Request-Id"
 
 // RequestID returns a new middleware that obtains the current request ID
 // and sets it in the context. It first tries to read the request ID from
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func RequestID(headerName string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	}
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			requestID := req.Header.Get(defaultRequestIDHeader)
+			requestID := req.Header.Get(requestIDHeader)
 			if requestID == "" {
 				requestID = req.Header.Get(headerName)
 			}
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ func RequestID(headerName string) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				req.Header.Set(headerName, requestID)
 			}
 
+			// immediately set the request ID to be reflected in the response
+			w.Header().Set(requestIDHeader, requestID)
+
+			// continue down the handler chain
 			ctx := WithRequestID(req.Context(), requestID)
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, req.WithContext(ctx))
 		}
diff --git a/logging/context_test.go b/logging/context_test.go
index c519539d..da993f7b 100644
--- a/logging/context_test.go
+++ b/logging/context_test.go
@@ -33,20 +33,21 @@ func TestRequestID(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:       "default-request-id",
 			headerName: defaultTraceIDHeader,
-			handler: func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				assert.Empty(t, r.Header.Get("X-Smallstep-Id"))
 				assert.Equal(t, "reqID", r.Header.Get("X-Request-Id"))
 				reqID, ok := GetRequestID(r.Context())
 				if assert.True(t, ok) {
 					assert.Equal(t, "reqID", reqID)
 				}
+				assert.Equal(t, "reqID", w.Header().Get("X-Request-Id"))
 			},
 			req: requestWithID,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "no-request-id",
 			headerName: "X-Request-Id",
-			handler: func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				assert.Empty(t, r.Header.Get("X-Smallstep-Id"))
 				value := r.Header.Get("X-Request-Id")
 				assert.NotEmpty(t, value)
@@ -54,13 +55,14 @@ func TestRequestID(t *testing.T) {
 				if assert.True(t, ok) {
 					assert.Equal(t, value, reqID)
 				}
+				assert.Equal(t, value, w.Header().Get("X-Request-Id"))
 			},
 			req: requestWithoutID,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "empty-header-name",
 			headerName: "",
-			handler: func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				assert.Empty(t, r.Header.Get("X-Request-Id"))
 				value := r.Header.Get("X-Smallstep-Id")
 				assert.NotEmpty(t, value)
@@ -68,19 +70,21 @@ func TestRequestID(t *testing.T) {
 				if assert.True(t, ok) {
 					assert.Equal(t, value, reqID)
 				}
+				assert.Equal(t, value, w.Header().Get("X-Request-Id"))
 			},
 			req: requestWithEmptyHeader,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "fallback-header-name",
 			headerName: defaultTraceIDHeader,
-			handler: func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			handler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				assert.Empty(t, r.Header.Get("X-Request-Id"))
 				assert.Equal(t, "smallstepID", r.Header.Get("X-Smallstep-Id"))
 				reqID, ok := GetRequestID(r.Context())
 				if assert.True(t, ok) {
 					assert.Equal(t, "smallstepID", reqID)
 				}
+				assert.Equal(t, "smallstepID", w.Header().Get("X-Request-Id"))
 			},
 			req: requestWithSmallstepID,
 		},