diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.toml b/CHANGELOG.next.toml
index 7b85f5978d..1f568abe06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.toml
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.toml
@@ -369,3 +369,15 @@ message = "Increase Tokio version to 1.23.1 for all crates. This is to address [
 references = ["smithy-rs#2474"]
 meta = { "breaking" = false, "tada" = false, "bug" = false }
 author = "rcoh"
+
+[[smithy-rs]]
+message = """Servers can send the `ServerRequestId` in the response headers.
+Servers need to create their service using the new layer builder `ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new_with_response_header`:
+```
+let app = app
+    .layer(&ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new_with_response_header(HeaderName::from_static("x-request-id")));
+```
+"""
+references = ["smithy-rs#2438"]
+meta = { "breaking" = true, "tada" = false, "bug" = false, "target" = "server"}
+author = "82marbag"
diff --git a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/request/request_id.rs b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/request/request_id.rs
index 7894d9806e..7d6ee70ab7 100644
--- a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/request/request_id.rs
+++ b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http-server/src/request/request_id.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 //! A [`ServerRequestId`] is an opaque random identifier generated by the server every time it receives a request.
 //! It uniquely identifies the request within that service instance. It can be used to collate all logs, events and
 //! data related to a single operation.
+//! Use [`ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new`] to use [`ServerRequestId`] in your handler.
 //!
 //! The [`ServerRequestId`] can be returned to the caller, who can in turn share the [`ServerRequestId`] to help the service owner in troubleshooting issues related to their usage of the service.
+//! Use [`ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new_with_response_header`] to use [`ServerRequestId`] in your handler and add it to the response headers.
 //!
 //! The [`ServerRequestId`] is not meant to be propagated to downstream dependencies of the service. You should rely on a distributed tracing implementation for correlation purposes (e.g. OpenTelemetry).
 //!
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@
 //!     .operation(handler)
 //!     .build().unwrap();
 //!
-//! let app = app.layer(&ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new()); /* Generate a server request ID */
+//! let app = app
+//!     .layer(&ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new_with_response_header(HeaderName::from_static("x-request-id"))); /* Generate a server request ID and add it to the response header */
 //!
 //! let bind: std::net::SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", args.address, args.port)
 //!     .parse()
@@ -42,12 +45,15 @@
 //! let server = hyper::Server::bind(&bind).serve(app.into_make_service());
 //! ```
 
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::{
     fmt::Display,
     task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 
+use futures_util::TryFuture;
 use http::request::Parts;
+use http::{header::HeaderName, HeaderValue, Response};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tower::{Layer, Service};
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -74,6 +80,10 @@ impl ServerRequestId {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self { id: Uuid::new_v4() }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn to_header(&self) -> HeaderValue {
+        HeaderValue::from_str(&self.id.to_string()).expect("This string contains only valid ASCII")
+    }
 }
 
 impl Display for ServerRequestId {
@@ -99,17 +109,28 @@ impl Default for ServerRequestId {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ServerRequestIdProvider<S> {
     inner: S,
+    header_key: Option<HeaderName>,
 }
 
 /// A layer that provides services with a unique request ID instance
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
-pub struct ServerRequestIdProviderLayer;
+pub struct ServerRequestIdProviderLayer {
+    header_key: Option<HeaderName>,
+}
 
 impl ServerRequestIdProviderLayer {
-    /// Generate a new unique request ID
+    /// Generate a new unique request ID and do not add it as a response header
+    /// Use [`ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new_with_response_header`] to also add it as a response header
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
+        Self { header_key: None }
+    }
+
+    /// Generate a new unique request ID and add it as a response header
+    pub fn new_with_response_header(header_key: HeaderName) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            header_key: Some(header_key),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -123,25 +144,47 @@ impl<S> Layer<S> for ServerRequestIdProviderLayer {
     type Service = ServerRequestIdProvider<S>;
 
     fn layer(&self, inner: S) -> Self::Service {
-        ServerRequestIdProvider { inner }
+        ServerRequestIdProvider {
+            inner,
+            header_key: self.header_key.clone(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl<Body, S> Service<http::Request<Body>> for ServerRequestIdProvider<S>
 where
-    S: Service<http::Request<Body>>,
+    S: Service<http::Request<Body>, Response = Response<crate::body::BoxBody>>,
+    S::Future: std::marker::Send + 'static,
 {
     type Response = S::Response;
     type Error = S::Error;
-    type Future = S::Future;
+    type Future = ServerRequestIdResponseFuture<S::Future>;
 
     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
         self.inner.poll_ready(cx)
     }
 
     fn call(&mut self, mut req: http::Request<Body>) -> Self::Future {
-        req.extensions_mut().insert(ServerRequestId::new());
-        self.inner.call(req)
+        let request_id = ServerRequestId::new();
+        match &self.header_key {
+            Some(header_key) => {
+                req.extensions_mut().insert(request_id.clone());
+                ServerRequestIdResponseFuture {
+                    response_package: Some(ResponsePackage {
+                        request_id,
+                        header_key: header_key.clone(),
+                    }),
+                    fut: self.inner.call(req),
+                }
+            }
+            None => {
+                req.extensions_mut().insert(request_id);
+                ServerRequestIdResponseFuture {
+                    response_package: None,
+                    fut: self.inner.call(req),
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -150,3 +193,84 @@ impl<Protocol> IntoResponse<Protocol> for MissingServerRequestId {
         internal_server_error()
     }
 }
+
+struct ResponsePackage {
+    request_id: ServerRequestId,
+    header_key: HeaderName,
+}
+
+pin_project_lite::pin_project! {
+    pub struct ServerRequestIdResponseFuture<Fut> {
+        response_package: Option<ResponsePackage>,
+        #[pin]
+        fut: Fut,
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Fut> Future for ServerRequestIdResponseFuture<Fut>
+where
+    Fut: TryFuture<Ok = Response<crate::body::BoxBody>>,
+{
+    type Output = Result<Fut::Ok, Fut::Error>;
+
+    fn poll(self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        let this = self.project();
+        let fut = this.fut;
+        let response_package = this.response_package;
+        fut.try_poll(cx).map_ok(|mut res| {
+            if let Some(response_package) = response_package.take() {
+                res.headers_mut()
+                    .insert(response_package.header_key, response_package.request_id.to_header());
+            }
+            res
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::body::{Body, BoxBody};
+    use crate::request::Request;
+    use http::HeaderValue;
+    use std::convert::Infallible;
+    use tower::{service_fn, ServiceBuilder, ServiceExt};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_request_id_parsed_by_header_value_infallible() {
+        ServerRequestId::new().to_header();
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_request_id_in_response_header() {
+        let svc = ServiceBuilder::new()
+            .layer(&ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new_with_response_header(
+                HeaderName::from_static("x-request-id"),
+            ))
+            .service(service_fn(|_req: Request<Body>| async move {
+                Ok::<_, Infallible>(Response::new(BoxBody::default()))
+            }));
+
+        let req = Request::new(Body::empty());
+
+        let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap();
+        let request_id = res.headers().get("x-request-id").unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        assert!(HeaderValue::from_str(request_id).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_request_id_not_in_response_header() {
+        let svc = ServiceBuilder::new()
+            .layer(&ServerRequestIdProviderLayer::new())
+            .service(service_fn(|_req: Request<Body>| async move {
+                Ok::<_, Infallible>(Response::new(BoxBody::default()))
+            }));
+
+        let req = Request::new(Body::empty());
+
+        let res = svc.oneshot(req).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert!(res.headers().is_empty());
+    }
+}