diff --git a/engine/chargers.go b/engine/chargers.go
index 27575e31a..241702e95 100644
--- a/engine/chargers.go
+++ b/engine/chargers.go
@@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ func (cS *ChargerS) processEvent(ctx *context.Context, tnt string, cgrEv *utils.
 		clonedEv.Tenant = tnt
 		clonedEv.APIOpts[utils.MetaRunID] = cP.RunID
 		clonedEv.APIOpts[utils.Subsys] = utils.MetaChargers
+		clonedEv.APIOpts[utils.MetaChargeID] = utils.Sha1(utils.IfaceAsString(clonedEv.Event[utils.CGRID]), cP.RunID)
 		rply[i] = &ChrgSProcessEventReply{
 			ChargerSProfile: cP.ID,
 			CGREvent:        clonedEv,
-			AlteredFields:   []string{utils.MetaOptsRunID},
+			AlteredFields:   []string{utils.MetaOptsRunID, utils.MetaChargeID},
 		}
 		if len(cP.AttributeIDs) == 1 && cP.AttributeIDs[0] == utils.MetaNone {
 			continue // AttributeS disabled
diff --git a/utils/cgrevent.go b/utils/cgrevent.go
index 61dbcaaab..4d3af2ae7 100644
--- a/utils/cgrevent.go
+++ b/utils/cgrevent.go
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ func (cgrEv *CGREvent) AsDataProvider() (ev MapStorage) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (cgrEv *CGREvent) GetCDRUniqueID() string {
+	if chargeId, ok := cgrEv.APIOpts[MetaChargeID]; ok {
+		return IfaceAsString(chargeId)
+	} else if cgrId, ok := cgrEv.Event[CGRID]; ok {
+		return IfaceAsString(cgrId)
+	}
+	return UUIDSha1Prefix()
+}
+
 // EventWithFlags is used where flags are needed to mark processing
 type EventWithFlags struct {
 	Flags []string
diff --git a/utils/consts.go b/utils/consts.go
index b4a661021..1db2eb272 100644
--- a/utils/consts.go
+++ b/utils/consts.go
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ const (
 	MetaCDR                 = "*cdr"
 	MetaExporterIDs         = "*exporterIDs"
 	MetaExporterID          = "*exporterID"
+	MetaChargeID            = "*chargeID"
 	MetaAsync               = "*async"
 	MetaUsage               = "*usage"
 	MetaStartTime           = "*startTime"