diff --git a/process.go b/process.go
index 6b1120337..fb1fcdcd8 100644
--- a/process.go
+++ b/process.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 
 // Process represents a system process
 type Process interface {
+	// ID of the process
+	ID() string
 	// Pid is the system specific process id
 	Pid() uint32
 	// Start starts the process executing the user's defined binary
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index f801d493d..42740b518 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ type task struct {
 	pid uint32
 }
 
+// ID of the task
+func (t *task) ID() string {
+	return t.id
+}
+
 // Pid returns the pid or process id for the task
 func (t *task) Pid() uint32 {
 	return t.pid