diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
index e2d99dbacb..9b60db5693 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class InfoApiSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         navbar_message = serializers
 
     server = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
+    id = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
     version = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
     instance = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
     apiVersion = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)  # noqa: N815
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ class InfoView(APIView):
 
         data = {
             'server': 'InvenTree',
+            'id': InvenTree.version.inventree_identifier(),
             'version': InvenTree.version.inventreeVersion(),
             'instance': InvenTree.version.inventreeInstanceName(),
             'apiVersion': InvenTree.version.inventreeApiVersion(),
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
index d6b03dbad4..f06d7958e8 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/api_version.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 """InvenTree API version information."""
 
 # InvenTree API version
-INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 312
+INVENTREE_API_VERSION = 313
 
 """Increment this API version number whenever there is a significant change to the API that any clients need to know about."""
 
 
 INVENTREE_API_TEXT = """
 
+v313 - 2025-02-17 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/9087
+    - Adds instance id optionally to the info view endpoint
+
 v312 - 2025-02-15 : https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/9079
     - Remove old API endpoints associated with legacy BOM import functionality
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py
index 8a8dedd6c1..bb06fad50f 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/tests.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import InvenTree.helpers_model
 import InvenTree.tasks
 from common.currency import currency_codes
 from common.models import CustomUnit, InvenTreeSetting
+from common.settings import get_global_setting
 from InvenTree.helpers_mixin import ClassProviderMixin, ClassValidationMixin
 from InvenTree.sanitizer import sanitize_svg
 from InvenTree.unit_test import InvenTreeTestCase, in_env_context
@@ -1245,6 +1246,18 @@ class TestSettings(InvenTreeTestCase):
         with in_env_context({TEST_ENV_NAME: "{'a': 1}"}):
             self.assertEqual(config.get_setting(TEST_ENV_NAME, None, typecast=dict), {})
 
+    def test_instance_id(self):
+        """Test get_instance_id."""
+        val = get_global_setting('INVENTREE_INSTANCE_ID')
+        self.assertGreater(len(val), 10)
+
+        # version helper
+        self.assertIsNone(version.inventree_identifier())
+
+        # with env set
+        with in_env_context({'INVENTREE_ANNOUNCE_ID': 'True'}):
+            self.assertEqual(val, version.inventree_identifier())
+
 
 class TestInstanceName(InvenTreeTestCase):
     """Unit tests for instance name."""
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
index 9aad2e65d8..bd1bbd64c8 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
@@ -300,3 +300,14 @@ def inventreeDatabase():
     """Return the InvenTree database backend e.g. 'postgresql'."""
     db = settings.DATABASES['default']
     return db.get('ENGINE', None).replace('django.db.backends.', '')
+
+
+def inventree_identifier(override_announce: bool = False):
+    """Return the InvenTree instance ID."""
+    from common.settings import get_global_setting
+
+    if override_announce or get_global_setting(
+        'INVENTREE_ANNOUNCE_ID', enviroment_key='INVENTREE_ANNOUNCE_ID'
+    ):
+        return get_global_setting('INVENTREE_INSTANCE_ID', default='')
+    return None
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/setting/system.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/setting/system.py
index 6061ec7a8b..59c329da61 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/setting/system.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/setting/system.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import uuid
 
 from django.conf import settings as django_settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ def barcode_plugins() -> list:
     ]
 
 
+def default_uuid4() -> str:
+    """Return a default UUID4 value."""
+    return str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+
 class BaseURLValidator(URLValidator):
     """Validator for the InvenTree base URL.
 
@@ -170,6 +176,20 @@ SYSTEM_SETTINGS: dict[str, InvenTreeSettingsKeyType] = {
         'default': 0,
         'validator': int,
     },
+    'INVENTREE_INSTANCE_ID': {
+        'name': _('Instance ID'),
+        'description': _('Unique identifier for this InvenTree instance'),
+        'default': default_uuid4,
+        'hidden': True,
+    },
+    'INVENTREE_ANNOUNCE_ID': {
+        'name': _('Announce ID'),
+        'description': _(
+            'Announce the instance ID of the server in the server status info (unauthenticated)'
+        ),
+        'default': False,
+        'validator': bool,
+    },
     'INVENTREE_INSTANCE': {
         'name': _('Server Instance Name'),
         'default': 'InvenTree',
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Settings/SystemSettings.tsx b/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Settings/SystemSettings.tsx
index 394d4f2d8a..ef854f63e3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Settings/SystemSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/pages/Index/Settings/SystemSettings.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ export default function SystemSettings() {
             keys={[
               'INVENTREE_BASE_URL',
               'INVENTREE_COMPANY_NAME',
+              'INVENTREE_INSTANCE_ID',
+              'INVENTREE_ANNOUNCE_ID',
               'INVENTREE_INSTANCE',
               'INVENTREE_INSTANCE_TITLE',
               'INVENTREE_RESTRICT_ABOUT',