diff --git a/include/ircd/m/vm.h b/include/ircd/m/vm.h
index 23afb2afa..8c1e21d4a 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/vm.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/vm.h
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ struct ircd::m::vm::opts
 	/// The mxid of the user which is conducting this eval.
 	string_view user_id;
 
+	/// The txnid from the node conducting the eval.
+	string_view txn_id;
+
 	/// Call conform hooks (detailed behavior can be tweaked below)
 	bool conform {true};
 
diff --git a/modules/federation/send.cc b/modules/federation/send.cc
index 0e1d4d4a0..43ee4be2d 100644
--- a/modules/federation/send.cc
+++ b/modules/federation/send.cc
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ handle_edu(client &client,
 
 	m::vm::opts vmopts;
 	vmopts.node_id = request.origin;
+	vmopts.txn_id = txn_id;
 	vmopts.edu = true;
 	vmopts.notify_clients = false;
 	vmopts.notify_servers = false;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ handle_pdus(client &client,
 	vmopts.nothrows = -1U;
 	vmopts.nothrows &= ~m::vm::fault::INTERRUPT;
 	vmopts.node_id = request.origin;
+	vmopts.txn_id = txn_id;
 	vmopts.fetch_state = false;
 	m::vm::eval eval
 	{