diff --git a/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/GossipActor.cs b/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/GossipActor.cs
index 1514e4f414..ceda156ef3 100644
--- a/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/GossipActor.cs
+++ b/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/GossipActor.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ private Task OnSetGossipStateKey(IContext context, SetGossipStateKey setStateKey
 
     private Task OnSendGossipState(IContext context)
     {
-        _internal.SendState((memberState, member, logger) => SendGossipForMember(context, member, memberState));
+        void SendStateToMember(MemberStateDelta memberState, Member member, InstanceLogger? logger) => SendGossipForMember(context, member, memberState);
+
+        _internal.SendState(SendStateToMember);
         context.Respond(new SendGossipStateResponse());
 
         return Task.CompletedTask;
@@ -190,10 +192,11 @@ private void SendGossipForMember(IContext context, Member targetMember,
         var gossipRequest = new GossipRequest
         {
             MemberId = context.System.Id,
-            State = memberStateDelta.State.Clone() //ensure we have a copy and not send state that might mutate
+            State = memberStateDelta.State.Clone(), //ensure we have a copy and not send state that might mutate
         };
         if (context.Cluster().Config.GossipDebugLogging)
         {
+            gossipRequest.RequestId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
             Logger.LogInformation("Sending GossipRequest {Request} to {MemberId}", gossipRequest, targetMember.Id);
         }
         context.RequestReenter<GossipResponse>(pid, gossipRequest,
diff --git a/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/IGossip.cs b/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/IGossip.cs
index 7b1346ede5..85c61a8b40 100644
--- a/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/IGossip.cs
+++ b/src/Proto.Cluster/Gossip/IGossip.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ internal interface IGossipCore
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="sendStateToMember"></param>
     void SendState(SendStateAction sendStateToMember);
-
-    MemberStateDelta GetMemberStateDelta(string targetMemberId);
 }
 
 internal interface IGossipConsensusChecker
diff --git a/src/Proto.Cluster/GossipContracts.proto b/src/Proto.Cluster/GossipContracts.proto
index 432c7a7aae..ca51b47135 100644
--- a/src/Proto.Cluster/GossipContracts.proto
+++ b/src/Proto.Cluster/GossipContracts.proto
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import "google/protobuf/any.proto";
 
 
 message GossipRequest {
-  string member_id = 2;
   GossipState state = 1;
+  string member_id = 2;
+  optional string request_id = 3;
 }
 
 //Ack a gossip request