diff --git a/plugin/log/README.md b/plugin/log/README.md
index 75e938e1a..26a79f7f5 100644
--- a/plugin/log/README.md
+++ b/plugin/log/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The following place holders are supported:
 The default Common Log Format is:
 
 ~~~ txt
-`{remote} - [{when}] "{type} {class} {name} {proto} {size} {>do} {>bufsize}" {rcode} {>rflags} {rsize} {duration}`
+`{remote} - [{when}] {>id} "{type} {class} {name} {proto} {size} {>do} {>bufsize}" {rcode} {>rflags} {rsize} {duration}`
 ~~~
 
 ## Examples
diff --git a/plugin/log/log.go b/plugin/log/log.go
index 297abffd2..247b7355d 100644
--- a/plugin/log/log.go
+++ b/plugin/log/log.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type Rule struct {
 
 const (
 	// CommonLogFormat is the common log format.
-	CommonLogFormat = `{remote} ` + CommonLogEmptyValue + ` [{when}] "{type} {class} {name} {proto} {size} {>do} {>bufsize}" {rcode} {>rflags} {rsize} {duration}`
+	CommonLogFormat = `{remote} ` + CommonLogEmptyValue + ` [{when}] {>id} "{type} {class} {name} {proto} {size} {>do} {>bufsize}" {rcode} {>rflags} {rsize} {duration}`
 	// CommonLogEmptyValue is the common empty log value.
 	CommonLogEmptyValue = "-"
 	// CombinedLogFormat is the combined log format.