diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/createOnboardingMiddleware.js b/app/scripts/lib/createOnboardingMiddleware.js
index 2dbac6b51..35d599308 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/createOnboardingMiddleware.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/createOnboardingMiddleware.js
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ import extension from 'extensionizer'
 
 /**
  * Returns a middleware that intercepts `wallet_registerOnboarding` messages
- * @param {{ location: string, tabId: number, registerOnboarding: Function }} opts - The middleware options
+ * @param {{ location: string, registerOnboarding: Function }} opts - The middleware options
  * @returns {(req: any, res: any, next: Function, end: Function) => void}
  */
-function createOnboardingMiddleware ({ location, tabId, registerOnboarding }) {
+function createOnboardingMiddleware ({ location, registerOnboarding }) {
   return async function originMiddleware (req, res, next, end) {
     try {
       if (req.method !== 'wallet_registerOnboarding') {
         next()
         return
       }
-      if (tabId && tabId !== extension.tabs.TAB_ID_NONE) {
-        await registerOnboarding(location, tabId)
+      if (req.tabId && req.tabId !== extension.tabs.TAB_ID_NONE) {
+        await registerOnboarding(location, req.tabId)
       } else {
         log.debug(`'wallet_registerOnboarding' message from ${location} ignored due to missing tabId`)
       }
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/createTabIdMiddleware.js b/app/scripts/lib/createTabIdMiddleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0edfcb834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/createTabIdMiddleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+module.exports = createTabIdMiddleware
+
+/**
+ * Returns a middleware that appends the DApp TabId to the request
+ * @param {{ tabId: number }} opts - The middleware options
+ * @returns {Function}
+ */
+function createTabIdMiddleware (opts) {
+  return function tabIdMiddleware (/** @type {any} */ req, /** @type {any} */ _, /** @type {Function} */ next) {
+    req.tabId = opts.tabId
+    next()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index a4e9e852e..259bb09ee 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import createFilterMiddleware from 'eth-json-rpc-filters'
 import createSubscriptionManager from 'eth-json-rpc-filters/subscriptionManager'
 import createLoggerMiddleware from './lib/createLoggerMiddleware'
 import createOriginMiddleware from './lib/createOriginMiddleware'
+import createTabIdMiddleware from './lib/createTabIdMiddleware'
 import createOnboardingMiddleware from './lib/createOnboardingMiddleware'
 import providerAsMiddleware from 'eth-json-rpc-middleware/providerAsMiddleware'
 import { setupMultiplex } from './lib/stream-utils.js'
@@ -1627,11 +1628,14 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
     // append origin to each request
     engine.push(createOriginMiddleware({ origin }))
+    // append tabId to each request if it exists
+    if (tabId) {
+      engine.push(createTabIdMiddleware({ tabId }))
+    }
     // logging
     engine.push(createLoggerMiddleware({ origin }))
     engine.push(createOnboardingMiddleware({
       location,
-      tabId,
       registerOnboarding: this.onboardingController.registerOnboarding,
     }))
     // filter and subscription polyfills
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/metamask-controller-test.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/metamask-controller-test.js
index 9d01c1549..ff92dbd20 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/controllers/metamask-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/app/controllers/metamask-controller-test.js
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ describe('MetaMaskController', function () {
     // add sinon method spies
     sandbox.spy(metamaskController.keyringController, 'createNewVaultAndKeychain')
     sandbox.spy(metamaskController.keyringController, 'createNewVaultAndRestore')
+    sandbox.spy(metamaskController.txController, 'newUnapprovedTransaction')
   })
 
   afterEach(function () {
@@ -791,6 +792,88 @@ describe('MetaMaskController', function () {
       await promise
       streamTest.end()
     })
+
+    it('adds a tabId and origin to requests', function (done) {
+      const messageSender = {
+        url: 'http://mycrypto.com',
+        tab: { id: 456 },
+      }
+      const streamTest = createThoughStream((chunk, _, cb) => {
+        if (chunk.data && chunk.data.method) {
+          cb(null, chunk)
+        } else {
+          cb()
+        }
+      })
+
+      metamaskController.setupUntrustedCommunication(streamTest, messageSender)
+
+      const message = {
+        id: 1999133338649204,
+        jsonrpc: '2.0',
+        params: ['mock tx params'],
+        method: 'eth_sendTransaction',
+      }
+      streamTest.write({
+        name: 'provider',
+        data: message,
+      }, null, () => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(
+            metamaskController.txController.newUnapprovedTransaction.getCall(0).args,
+            [
+              'mock tx params',
+              {
+                ...message,
+                origin: 'mycrypto.com',
+                tabId: 456,
+              },
+            ]
+          )
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should add only origin to request if tabId not provided', function (done) {
+      const messageSender = {
+        url: 'http://mycrypto.com',
+      }
+      const streamTest = createThoughStream((chunk, _, cb) => {
+        if (chunk.data && chunk.data.method) {
+          cb(null, chunk)
+        } else {
+          cb()
+        }
+      })
+
+      metamaskController.setupUntrustedCommunication(streamTest, messageSender)
+
+      const message = {
+        id: 1999133338649204,
+        jsonrpc: '2.0',
+        params: ['mock tx params'],
+        method: 'eth_sendTransaction',
+      }
+      streamTest.write({
+        name: 'provider',
+        data: message,
+      }, null, () => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(
+            metamaskController.txController.newUnapprovedTransaction.getCall(0).args,
+            [
+              'mock tx params',
+              {
+                ...message,
+                origin: 'mycrypto.com',
+              },
+            ]
+          )
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('#setupTrustedCommunication', function () {