diff --git a/fs/rc/jobs/job.go b/fs/rc/jobs/job.go
index 1cdfd91e0..3444178b0 100644
--- a/fs/rc/jobs/job.go
+++ b/fs/rc/jobs/job.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/accounting"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/cache"
@@ -120,8 +121,9 @@ type Jobs struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	running = newJobs()
-	jobID   = int64(0)
+	running   = newJobs()
+	jobID     = int64(0)
+	executeID = uuid.New().String()
 )
 
 // newJobs makes a new Jobs structure
@@ -403,7 +405,8 @@ func init() {
 
 Results:
 
-- jobids - array of integer job ids.
+- executeId - string id of rclone executing (change after restart)
+- jobids - array of integer job ids (starting at 1 on each restart)
 `,
 	})
 }
@@ -412,6 +415,7 @@ Results:
 func rcJobList(ctx context.Context, in rc.Params) (out rc.Params, err error) {
 	out = make(rc.Params)
 	out["jobids"] = running.IDs()
+	out["executeId"] = executeID
 	return out, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/rc/jobs/job_test.go b/fs/rc/jobs/job_test.go
index 2fa6ff4f3..3fa45a471 100644
--- a/fs/rc/jobs/job_test.go
+++ b/fs/rc/jobs/job_test.go
@@ -374,10 +374,24 @@ func TestRcJobList(t *testing.T) {
 	call := rc.Calls.Get("job/list")
 	assert.NotNil(t, call)
 	in := rc.Params{}
-	out, err := call.Fn(context.Background(), in)
+	out1, err := call.Fn(context.Background(), in)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, out)
-	assert.Equal(t, rc.Params{"jobids": []int64{1}}, out)
+	require.NotNil(t, out1)
+	assert.Equal(t, []int64{1}, out1["jobids"], "should have job listed")
+
+	_, _, err = NewJob(ctx, longFn, rc.Params{"_async": true})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	call = rc.Calls.Get("job/list")
+	assert.NotNil(t, call)
+	in = rc.Params{}
+	out2, err := call.Fn(context.Background(), in)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, out2)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(out2["jobids"].([]int64)), "should have all jobs listed")
+
+	require.NotNil(t, out1["executeId"], "should have executeId")
+	assert.Equal(t, out1["executeId"], out2["executeId"], "executeId should be the same")
 }
 
 func TestRcAsyncJobStop(t *testing.T) {