diff --git a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandler.java b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandler.java
index c84b9ef431..7ec02c054d 100644
--- a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandler.java
+++ b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandler.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ package tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.websocket;
 
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.methods.JsonRpcMethod;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.response.JsonRpcError;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.response.JsonRpcErrorResponse;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.websocket.methods.WebSocketRpcRequest;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -45,12 +46,13 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandler {
             request = buffer.toJsonObject().mapTo(WebSocketRpcRequest.class);
           } catch (final IllegalArgumentException | DecodeException e) {
             LOG.debug("Error mapping json to WebSocketRpcRequest", e);
-            future.complete(JsonRpcError.INVALID_REQUEST);
+            future.complete(new JsonRpcErrorResponse(null, JsonRpcError.INVALID_REQUEST));
             return;
           }
 
           if (!methods.containsKey(request.getMethod())) {
-            future.complete(JsonRpcError.METHOD_NOT_FOUND);
+            future.complete(
+                new JsonRpcErrorResponse(request.getId(), JsonRpcError.METHOD_NOT_FOUND));
             LOG.debug("Can't find method {}", request.getMethod());
             return;
           }
@@ -61,14 +63,16 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandler {
             future.complete(method.response(request));
           } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOG.error(JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR.getMessage(), e);
-            future.complete(JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR);
+            future.complete(new JsonRpcErrorResponse(request.getId(), JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR));
           }
         },
         result -> {
           if (result.succeeded()) {
             replyToClient(id, Json.encodeToBuffer(result.result()));
           } else {
-            replyToClient(id, Json.encodeToBuffer(JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR));
+            replyToClient(
+                id,
+                Json.encodeToBuffer(new JsonRpcErrorResponse(null, JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR)));
           }
         });
   }
diff --git a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandlerTest.java b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandlerTest.java
index 3e83505b97..2e9499f448 100644
--- a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandlerTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/websocket/WebSocketRequestHandlerTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.JsonRpcRequest;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.methods.JsonRpcMethod;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.response.JsonRpcError;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.response.JsonRpcErrorResponse;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.internal.response.JsonRpcSuccessResponse;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.jsonrpc.websocket.methods.WebSocketRpcRequest;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
   public void jsonDecodeFailureShouldRespondInvalidRequest(final TestContext context) {
     final Async async = context.async();
 
+    final JsonRpcErrorResponse expectedResponse =
+        new JsonRpcErrorResponse(null, JsonRpcError.INVALID_REQUEST);
+
     final String websocketId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 
     vertx
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
         .consumer(websocketId)
         .handler(
             msg -> {
-              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(JsonRpcError.INVALID_REQUEST), msg.body());
+              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(expectedResponse), msg.body());
               verifyZeroInteractions(jsonRpcMethodMock);
               async.complete();
             })
@@ -115,6 +119,9 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
   public void objectMapperFailureShouldRespondInvalidRequest(final TestContext context) {
     final Async async = context.async();
 
+    final JsonRpcErrorResponse expectedResponse =
+        new JsonRpcErrorResponse(null, JsonRpcError.INVALID_REQUEST);
+
     final String websocketId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 
     vertx
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
         .consumer(websocketId)
         .handler(
             msg -> {
-              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(JsonRpcError.INVALID_REQUEST), msg.body());
+              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(expectedResponse), msg.body());
               verifyZeroInteractions(jsonRpcMethodMock);
               async.complete();
             })
@@ -137,6 +144,8 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
 
     final JsonObject requestJson =
         new JsonObject().put("id", 1).put("method", "eth_nonexistentMethod");
+    final JsonRpcErrorResponse expectedResponse =
+        new JsonRpcErrorResponse(1, JsonRpcError.METHOD_NOT_FOUND);
 
     final String websocketId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
         .consumer(websocketId)
         .handler(
             msg -> {
-              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(JsonRpcError.METHOD_NOT_FOUND), msg.body());
+              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(expectedResponse), msg.body());
               async.complete();
             })
         .completionHandler(v -> handler.handle(websocketId, Buffer.buffer(requestJson.toString())));
@@ -160,6 +169,8 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
     final JsonObject requestJson = new JsonObject().put("id", 1).put("method", "eth_x");
     final JsonRpcRequest expectedRequest = requestJson.mapTo(WebSocketRpcRequest.class);
     when(jsonRpcMethodMock.response(eq(expectedRequest))).thenThrow(new RuntimeException());
+    final JsonRpcErrorResponse expectedResponse =
+        new JsonRpcErrorResponse(1, JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR);
 
     final String websocketId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 
@@ -168,7 +179,7 @@ public class WebSocketRequestHandlerTest {
         .consumer(websocketId)
         .handler(
             msg -> {
-              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(JsonRpcError.INTERNAL_ERROR), msg.body());
+              context.assertEquals(Json.encode(expectedResponse), msg.body());
               async.complete();
             })
         .completionHandler(v -> handler.handle(websocketId, Buffer.buffer(requestJson.toString())));