diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/systemd_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/systemd_sink.h
index a9867a6f..2887e58e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/systemd_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/systemd_sink.h
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ protected:
         {
             // Note: function call inside '()' to avoid macro expansion
             err = (sd_journal_send)(
-                "MESSAGE=%.*s", static_cast<int>(length), msg.payload.data(), "PRIORITY=%d", syslog_level(msg.level), nullptr);
+                "MESSAGE=%.*s", static_cast<int>(length), msg.payload.data(), "PRIORITY=%d", syslog_level(msg.level),
+                "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=%.*s", static_cast<int>(msg.logger_name.size()), msg.logger_name.data(), nullptr);
         }
         else
         {
             err = (sd_journal_send)("MESSAGE=%.*s", static_cast<int>(length), msg.payload.data(), "PRIORITY=%d", syslog_level(msg.level),
+                "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=%.*s", static_cast<int>(msg.logger_name.size()), msg.logger_name.data(),
                 "CODE_FILE=%s", msg.source.filename, "CODE_LINE=%d", msg.source.line, "CODE_FUNC=%s", msg.source.funcname, nullptr);
         }