diff --git a/docs/interfaces/client.ClientOptions.md b/docs/interfaces/client.ClientOptions.md
index 8f934db3..769615b2 100644
--- a/docs/interfaces/client.ClientOptions.md
+++ b/docs/interfaces/client.ClientOptions.md
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ ___
 
 ### generateID
 
-• `Optional` **generateID**: () => `string`
+• `Optional` **generateID**: (`payload`: [`SubscribePayload`](common.SubscribePayload.md)) => `string`
 
 #### Type declaration
 
-▸ (): `string`
+▸ (`payload`): `string`
 
 A custom ID generator for identifying subscriptions.
 
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ in case you need more uniqueness.
 
 Reference: https://gist.github.com/jed/982883
 
+##### Parameters
+
+| Name | Type |
+| :------ | :------ |
+| `payload` | [`SubscribePayload`](common.SubscribePayload.md) |
+
 ##### Returns
 
 `string`
diff --git a/src/__tests__/client.ts b/src/__tests__/client.ts
index 9f30767b..909eb71d 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/client.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/client.ts
@@ -1133,6 +1133,27 @@ describe('subscription operation', () => {
     expect(generateIDFn).toBeCalled();
   });
 
+  it('should provide subscription payload in `generateID`', async () => {
+    const { url, ...server } = await startTServer();
+
+    const generateIDFn = jest.fn(() => '1');
+
+    const client = createClient({
+      url,
+      retryAttempts: 0,
+      onNonLazyError: noop,
+      generateID: generateIDFn,
+    });
+
+    const payload = {
+      query: '{ getValue }',
+    };
+    tsubscribe(client, payload);
+    await server.waitForOperation();
+
+    expect(generateIDFn).toBeCalledWith(payload);
+  });
+
   it('should dispose of the subscription on complete', async () => {
     const { url, ...server } = await startTServer();
 
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 000e7dae..418828f9 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export interface ClientOptions<
    *
    * Reference: https://gist.github.com/jed/982883
    */
-  generateID?: () => ID;
+  generateID?: (payload: SubscribePayload) => ID;
   /**
    * An optional override for the JSON.parse function used to hydrate
    * incoming messages to this client. Useful for parsing custom datatypes
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ export function createClient<
   return {
     on: emitter.on,
     subscribe(payload, sink) {
-      const id = generateID();
+      const id = generateID(payload);
 
       let done = false,
         errored = false,