diff --git a/libisofs/libisofs.h b/libisofs/libisofs.h
index 404e45d..b4a764d 100644
--- a/libisofs/libisofs.h
+++ b/libisofs/libisofs.h
@@ -1888,14 +1888,15 @@ int iso_set_msgs_severities(char *queue_severity, char *print_severity,
  * "NOTE", "UPDATE", "DEBUG", "ALL". To call with minimum_severity "NEVER"
  * will discard the whole queue.
  * 
- * @param error_code Will become a unique error code as listed in messages.h
+ * @param error_code Will become a unique error code as listed in error.h
+ * @param imgid      Id of the image that was issued the message.
  * @param msg_text   Must provide at least ISO_MSGS_MESSAGE_LEN bytes.
  * @param os_errno   Will become the eventual errno related to the message
  * @param severity   Will become the severity related to the message and
  *                   should provide at least 80 bytes.
  * @return 1 if a matching item was found, 0 if not, <0 for severe errors
  */
-int iso_obtain_msgs(char *minimum_severity, int *error_code, 
+int iso_obtain_msgs(char *minimum_severity, int *error_code, int *imgid,
                     char msg_text[], int *os_errno, char severity[]);
 
 /**
diff --git a/libisofs/messages.c b/libisofs/messages.c
index 0037689..1e16400 100644
--- a/libisofs/messages.c
+++ b/libisofs/messages.c
@@ -257,10 +257,12 @@ int iso_set_msgs_severities(char *queue_severity, char *print_severity,
  *                   should provide at least 80 bytes.
  * @return 1 if a matching item was found, 0 if not, <0 for severe errors
  */
-int iso_obtain_msgs(char *minimum_severity, int *error_code, 
+int iso_obtain_msgs(char *minimum_severity, int *error_code, int *imgid,
                     char msg_text[], int *os_errno, char severity[])
 {
     int ret, minimum_sevno, sevno, priority;
+    double timestamp;
+    pid_t pid;
     char *textpt, *sev_name;
     struct libiso_msgs_item *item= NULL;
 
@@ -278,6 +280,11 @@ int iso_obtain_msgs(char *minimum_severity, int *error_code,
     if (strlen(textpt) >= ISO_MSGS_MESSAGE_LEN)
         msg_text[ISO_MSGS_MESSAGE_LEN-1] = 0;
 
+
+    ret = libiso_msgs_item_get_origin(item, &timestamp, &pid, imgid, 0);
+    if (ret <= 0)
+        goto ex;
+    
     severity[0]= 0;
     ret = libiso_msgs_item_get_rank(item, &sevno, &priority, 0);
     if (ret <= 0)