diff --git a/doc/source/reference/drivers/mqtt.rst b/doc/source/reference/drivers/mqtt.rst
index 0826cf28c1..168785f63d 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/drivers/mqtt.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/drivers/mqtt.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ An MQTT report uses this schema:
 
 .. attr:: <mqtt schema>
 
+   .. attr:: uuid
+
+      The item UUID.  Each item enqueued into a Zuul pipeline is
+      assigned a UUID which remains the same even as Zuul's
+      speculative execution algorithm re-orders pipeline contents.
+
    .. attr:: action
 
       The reporter action name, e.g.: 'start', 'success', 'failure',
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_connection.py b/tests/unit/test_connection.py
index 3f5e48f00a..83135d5439 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_connection.py
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ class TestMQTTConnection(ZuulTestCase):
         self.assertIn('enqueue_time', mqtt_payload)
         self.assertIn('trigger_time', mqtt_payload)
         self.assertIn('zuul_event_id', mqtt_payload)
+        self.assertIn('uuid', mqtt_payload)
         self.assertEquals(dependent_test_job['dependencies'], ['test'])
 
     def test_mqtt_invalid_topic(self):
diff --git a/zuul/driver/mqtt/mqttreporter.py b/zuul/driver/mqtt/mqttreporter.py
index 3376f18666..a533893374 100644
--- a/zuul/driver/mqtt/mqttreporter.py
+++ b/zuul/driver/mqtt/mqttreporter.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class MQTTReporter(BaseReporter):
                 item, with_jobs=False),
             'trigger_time': item.event.timestamp,
             'enqueue_time': item.enqueue_time,
+            'uuid': item.uuid,
             'buildset': {
                 'uuid': item.current_build_set.uuid,
                 'result': item.current_build_set.result,