diff --git a/include/rtc_rtp_transceiver.h b/include/rtc_rtp_transceiver.h
index 50b68ffb9d..d53f0036a2 100644
--- a/include/rtc_rtp_transceiver.h
+++ b/include/rtc_rtp_transceiver.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class RTCRtpTransceiver : public RefCountInterface {
 
   virtual void SetCodecPreferences(
       vector<scoped_refptr<RTCRtpCodecCapability>> codecs) = 0;
+
+  virtual const string transceiver_id() const = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace libwebrtc
diff --git a/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.cc b/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.cc
index 9aca06d76a..42e6089f44 100644
--- a/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.cc
+++ b/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <src/rtc_rtp_receiver_impl.h>
 #include <src/rtc_rtp_sender_impl.h>
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 namespace libwebrtc {
 
 LIB_WEBRTC_API scoped_refptr<RTCRtpTransceiverInit>
@@ -160,4 +162,10 @@ void RTCRtpTransceiverImpl::SetCodecPreferences(
   rtp_transceiver_->SetCodecPreferences(list);
 }
 
+const string RTCRtpTransceiverImpl::transceiver_id() const {
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << "transceiver_" << rtp_transceiver_.get();
+  return ss.str();
+}
+
 }  // namespace libwebrtc
diff --git a/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.h b/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.h
index 1d4fddcbcf..d04297d011 100644
--- a/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.h
+++ b/src/rtc_rtp_transceiver_impl.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class RTCRtpTransceiverImpl : public RTCRtpTransceiver {
   virtual void StopInternal() override;
   virtual void SetCodecPreferences(
       vector<scoped_refptr<RTCRtpCodecCapability>> codecs) override;
-
+  virtual const string transceiver_id() const override;
   rtc::scoped_refptr<webrtc::RtpTransceiverInterface> rtp_transceiver();
 
  private: