diff --git a/src/lifecycle.c b/src/lifecycle.c
index b7fa4ad31..a7825659e 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle.c
+++ b/src/lifecycle.c
@@ -1,15 +1,37 @@
 #include "lifecycle.h"
 #include "queue.h"
+#include "tracing.h"
 
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define tracef(...) Tracef(r->tracer, __VA_ARGS__)
+
+static bool reqIdIsSet(const struct request *req)
+{
+    return req->req_id[15] == (uint8_t)-1;
+}
+
+static uint64_t extractReqId(const struct request *req)
+{
+    uint64_t id;
+    memcpy(&id, &req->req_id, sizeof(id));
+    return id;
+}
 
 void lifecycleRequestStart(struct raft *r, struct request *req)
 {
+    if (reqIdIsSet(req)) {
+        tracef("request start id:%" PRIu64, extractReqId(req));
+    }
     QUEUE_PUSH(&r->leader_state.requests, &req->queue);
 }
 
 void lifecycleRequestEnd(struct raft *r, struct request *req)
 {
-    (void)r;
+    if (reqIdIsSet(req)) {
+        tracef("request end id:%" PRIu64, extractReqId(req));
+    }
     QUEUE_REMOVE(&req->queue);
 }