diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/command/wf/WorkflowXCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/command/wf/WorkflowXCommand.java
index 7fdf8695fd..642609ccbe 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/command/wf/WorkflowXCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/command/wf/WorkflowXCommand.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ protected void generateEvent(WorkflowActionBean wfAction, String wfUser) {
                     wfAction.getStatus(), wfUser, wfAction.getName(), wfAction.getStartTime(), wfAction.getEndTime());
             event.setErrorCode(wfAction.getErrorCode());
             event.setErrorMessage(wfAction.getErrorMessage());
+            event.setHadoopId(wfAction.getExternalId());
             getEventService().queueEvent(event);
         }
     }