diff --git a/internal/middleware/logging.go b/internal/middleware/logging.go
index 7a1043d..00ccc2e 100644
--- a/internal/middleware/logging.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/logging.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package middleware
 
 import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
@@ -17,21 +19,39 @@ func (rw *responseWriter) WriteHeader(code int) {
 	rw.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
 }
 
-// Logging returns middleware that logs each HTTP request with structured logging.
+// generateRequestID creates a short random hex string for request tracing.
+func generateRequestID() string {
+	b := make([]byte, 8)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(b); err != nil {
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(b)
+}
+
+// Logging returns middleware that logs each HTTP request with structured fields:
+// method, path, status, duration (ms), request-id, and remote address.
 func Logging() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			start := time.Now()
+			requestID := generateRequestID()
 			rw := &responseWriter{ResponseWriter: w, statusCode: http.StatusOK}
 
+			// Set request ID header for downstream correlation.
+			w.Header().Set("X-Request-ID", requestID)
+
 			next.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
 
+			duration := time.Since(start)
 			slog.Info("http request",
 				"method", r.Method,
 				"path", r.URL.Path,
 				"status", rw.statusCode,
-				"duration", time.Since(start).String(),
+				"duration_ms", duration.Milliseconds(),
+				"duration", duration.String(),
+				"request_id", requestID,
 				"remote", r.RemoteAddr,
+				"user_agent", r.UserAgent(),
 			)
 		})
 	}