diff --git a/core/tickets/api_v2.py b/core/tickets/api_v2.py
index a4beaaa..8cadcb1 100644
--- a/core/tickets/api_v2.py
+++ b/core/tickets/api_v2.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class IssueSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = IssueThread
-        fields = ('id', 'timeline', 'name', 'state', 'assigned_to', 'last_activity')
-        read_only_fields = ('id', 'timeline', 'last_activity')
+        fields = ('id', 'timeline', 'name', 'state', 'assigned_to', 'last_activity', 'uuid')
+        read_only_fields = ('id', 'timeline', 'last_activity', 'uuid')
 
     def to_internal_value(self, data):
         ret = super().to_internal_value(data)
diff --git a/core/tickets/migrations/0006_issuethread_uuid.py b/core/tickets/migrations/0006_issuethread_uuid.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..146809a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tickets/migrations/0006_issuethread_uuid.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2024-01-12 21:28
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+from tickets.models import IssueThread
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('tickets', '0005_remove_issuethread_last_activity'),
+    ]
+
+    def set_uuid(apps, schema_editor):
+        import uuid
+        for issue_thread in IssueThread.objects.all():
+            issue_thread.uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
+            issue_thread.save()
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='issuethread',
+            name='uuid',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(set_uuid),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='issuethread',
+            name='uuid',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True, null=False, blank=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/tickets/models.py b/core/tickets/models.py
index a721385..8616c92 100644
--- a/core/tickets/models.py
+++ b/core/tickets/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django_softdelete.models import SoftDeleteModel
 
 from inventory.models import Event
-from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save, pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
 STATE_CHOICES = (
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@ STATE_CHOICES = (
 
 class IssueThread(SoftDeleteModel):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
+    uuid = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True, null=False, blank=False)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     assigned_to = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True)
     manually_created = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
+    def short_uuid(self):
+        return self.uuid[:8]
+
     @property
     def state(self):
         try:
@@ -49,6 +53,13 @@ class IssueThread(SoftDeleteModel):
         ]
 
 
+@receiver(pre_save, sender=IssueThread)
+def set_uuid(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    import uuid
+    if instance.uuid is None or instance.uuid == '':
+        instance.uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+
 @receiver(post_save, sender=IssueThread)
 def create_issue_thread(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     if created:
diff --git a/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py b/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py
index 54a2e4a..09cc298 100644
--- a/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py
+++ b/core/tickets/tests/v2/test_tickets.py
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ class IssueApiTest(TestCase):
             comment="test",
             timestamp=now + timedelta(seconds=3),
         )
-
+        self.assertEqual('pending_new', issue.state)
+        self.assertEqual('test issue', issue.name)
+        self.assertEqual(None, issue.assigned_to)
+        self.assertEqual(36, len(issue.uuid))
         response = self.client.get('/api/2/tickets/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(len(response.json()), 1)
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ class IssueApiTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.json()[0]['name'], "test issue")
         self.assertEqual(response.json()[0]['state'], "pending_new")
         self.assertEqual(response.json()[0]['assigned_to'], None)
+        self.assertEqual(response.json()[0]['uuid'], issue.uuid)
         self.assertEqual(response.json()[0]['last_activity'], comment.timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ'))
         self.assertEqual(len(response.json()[0]['timeline']), 4)
         self.assertEqual(response.json()[0]['timeline'][0]['type'], 'state')