diff --git a/Koha/REST/Plugin/Objects.pm b/Koha/REST/Plugin/Objects.pm
index 486509abe7..68d4c03624 100644
--- a/Koha/REST/Plugin/Objects.pm
+++ b/Koha/REST/Plugin/Objects.pm
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ controller, and thus shouldn't be called twice in it.
             }
 
             # request sequence id (i.e. 'draw' Datatables parameter)
-            $c->res->headers->add( 'x-koha-request-id' => $reserved_params->{'x-koha-request-id'} )
-                if $reserved_params->{'x-koha-request-id'};
+            $c->res->headers->add( 'x-koha-request-id' => $c->stash('koha.request_id') )
+                if $c->stash('koha.request_id');
 
             # If search_limited exists, use it
             $result_set = $result_set->search_limited,
diff --git a/Koha/REST/Plugin/Query.pm b/Koha/REST/Plugin/Query.pm
index 99a7906a69..93806ecf0b 100644
--- a/Koha/REST/Plugin/Query.pm
+++ b/Koha/REST/Plugin/Query.pm
@@ -284,12 +284,12 @@ Unwraps and stashes the x-koha-embed headers for use later query construction
 
     # Stash the overrides
     $c->stash_overrides();
-    #Use it
+    # Use it
     my $overrides = $c->stash('koha.overrides');
     if ( $overrides->{pickup_location} ) { ... }
 
-This helper method parses 'x-koha-override' headers and stashes the passed overriders
-in the for of a I<hashref> for easy use in controller methods.
+This helper method parses the 'x-koha-override' headers and stashes the passed overrides
+in the form of a I<hashref> for easy use in controller methods.
 
 FIXME: With the currently used JSON::Validator version we use, it is not possible to
 use the validated and coerced data (it doesn't validate array-type headers) so this
@@ -309,6 +309,30 @@ reference: https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/JSON-Validator#L14
 
             $c->stash( 'koha.overrides' => $overrides );
 
+            return $c;
+        }
+    );
+
+=head3 stash_request_id
+
+    # Stash the request ID
+    $c->stash_request_id();
+    # Use it
+    my $request_id = $c->stash('koha.request_id');
+
+This helper method parses the 'x-koha-request-id' header and stashes the value.
+
+=cut
+
+    $app->helper(
+        'stash_request_id' => sub {
+
+            my ($c) = @_;
+
+            my $request_id = $c->req->headers->header('x-koha-request-id') || q{};
+
+            $c->stash( 'koha.request_id' => $request_id );
+
             return $c;
         }
     );
@@ -324,7 +348,7 @@ reference: https://metacpan.org/changes/distribution/JSON-Validator#L14
 
 sub _reserved_words {
 
-    my @reserved_words = qw( _match _order_by _order_by[] _page _per_page q query x-koha-request-id x-koha-embed);
+    my @reserved_words = qw( _match _order_by _order_by[] _page _per_page q query);
     return \@reserved_words;
 }
 
diff --git a/Koha/REST/V1/Auth.pm b/Koha/REST/V1/Auth.pm
index fd22f1be68..d7deddcb76 100644
--- a/Koha/REST/V1/Auth.pm
+++ b/Koha/REST/V1/Auth.pm
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ sub authenticate_api_request {
 
     $c->stash_embed( { spec => $spec } );
     $c->stash_overrides();
+    $c->stash_request_id();
 
     my $cookie_auth = 0;