diff --git a/queue_job/job.py b/queue_job/job.py
index a7b7912981..8dfece42fb 100644
--- a/queue_job/job.py
+++ b/queue_job/job.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import hashlib
 import inspect
 import logging
+import os
 import sys
 import uuid
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ def _load_from_db_record(cls, job_db_record):
         if stored.company_id:
             job_.company_id = stored.company_id.id
         job_.identity_key = stored.identity_key
+        job_.worker_pid = stored.worker_pid
         return job_
 
     def job_record_with_same_identity_key(self):
@@ -498,6 +500,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._eta = None
         self.eta = eta
         self.channel = channel
+        self.worker_pid = None
 
     def perform(self):
         """Execute the job.
@@ -541,6 +544,7 @@ def store(self):
             "date_done": False,
             "eta": False,
             "identity_key": False,
+            "worker_pid": self.worker_pid,
         }
 
         if self.date_enqueued:
@@ -642,6 +646,7 @@ def set_pending(self, result=None, reset_retry=True):
         self.state = PENDING
         self.date_enqueued = None
         self.date_started = None
+        self.worker_pid = None
         if reset_retry:
             self.retry = 0
         if result is not None:
@@ -651,10 +656,12 @@ def set_enqueued(self):
         self.state = ENQUEUED
         self.date_enqueued = datetime.now()
         self.date_started = None
+        self.worker_pid = None
 
     def set_started(self):
         self.state = STARTED
         self.date_started = datetime.now()
+        self.worker_pid = os.getpid()
 
     def set_done(self, result=None):
         self.state = DONE
diff --git a/queue_job/models/queue_job.py b/queue_job/models/queue_job.py
index dec0fcfa1d..6b3c7d7b33 100644
--- a/queue_job/models/queue_job.py
+++ b/queue_job/models/queue_job.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class QueueJob(models.Model):
     )
 
     identity_key = fields.Char()
+    worker_pid = fields.Integer()
 
     def init(self):
         self._cr.execute(
diff --git a/queue_job/views/queue_job_views.xml b/queue_job/views/queue_job_views.xml
index 8a48ae950c..7a083b3648 100644
--- a/queue_job/views/queue_job_views.xml
+++ b/queue_job/views/queue_job_views.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
                                 groups="base.group_multi_company"
                             />
                             <field name="user_id" />
+                            <field name="worker_pid" groups="base.group_no_one" />
                         </group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="date_created" />
diff --git a/test_queue_job/tests/test_job.py b/test_queue_job/tests/test_job.py
index d16555e14f..e55636362a 100644
--- a/test_queue_job/tests/test_job.py
+++ b/test_queue_job/tests/test_job.py
@@ -134,6 +134,20 @@ def test_set_started(self):
         self.assertEquals(job_a.state, STARTED)
         self.assertEquals(job_a.date_started, datetime(2015, 3, 15, 16, 41, 0))
 
+    def test_worker_pid(self):
+        """When a job is started, it gets the PID of the worker that starts it"""
+        method = self.env["res.users"].mapped
+        job_a = Job(method)
+        self.assertFalse(job_a.worker_pid)
+        with mock.patch("os.getpid", autospec=True) as mock_getpid:
+            mock_getpid.return_value = 99999
+            job_a.set_started()
+            self.assertEqual(job_a.worker_pid, 99999)
+
+        # reset the pid
+        job_a.set_pending()
+        self.assertFalse(job_a.worker_pid)
+
     def test_set_done(self):
         job_a = Job(self.method)
         datetime_path = "odoo.addons.queue_job.job.datetime"
@@ -180,6 +194,7 @@ def test_read(self):
             description="My description",
         )
         test_job.user_id = 1
+        test_job.worker_pid = 99999  # normally set on "set_start"
         test_job.company_id = self.env.ref("base.main_company").id
         test_job.store()
         job_read = Job.load(self.env, test_job.uuid)
@@ -196,6 +211,7 @@ def test_read(self):
         self.assertEqual(test_job.result, job_read.result)
         self.assertEqual(test_job.user_id, job_read.user_id)
         self.assertEqual(test_job.company_id, job_read.company_id)
+        self.assertEqual(test_job.worker_pid, 99999)
         delta = timedelta(seconds=1)  # DB does not keep milliseconds
         self.assertAlmostEqual(
             test_job.date_created, job_read.date_created, delta=delta