diff --git a/src/run/run.c b/src/run/run.c
index 6f110117ab6..58974370ef2 100644
--- a/src/run/run.c
+++ b/src/run/run.c
@@ -1224,6 +1224,50 @@ static int bus_call_with_hint(
         return r;
 }
 
+static int acquire_invocation_id(sd_bus *bus, const char *unit, sd_id128_t *ret) {
+        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
+        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *reply = NULL;
+        _cleanup_free_ char *object = NULL;
+        const void *p;
+        size_t l;
+        int r;
+
+        assert(bus);
+        assert(ret);
+
+        if (unit) {
+                object = unit_dbus_path_from_name(unit);
+                if (!object)
+                        return log_oom();
+        }
+
+        r = sd_bus_get_property(bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                object ?: "/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/self",
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
+                                "InvocationID",
+                                &error,
+                                &reply,
+                                "ay");
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to request invocation ID for unit: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+
+        r = sd_bus_message_read_array(reply, 'y', &p, &l);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return bus_log_parse_error(r);
+
+        if (l == 0) {
+                *ret = SD_ID128_NULL;
+                return 0; /* no uuid set */
+        }
+
+        if (l != sizeof(sd_id128_t))
+                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Invalid UUID size, %zu != %zu.", l, sizeof(sd_id128_t));
+
+        memcpy(ret, p, l);
+        return !sd_id128_is_null(*ret);
+}
+
 static int start_transient_service(sd_bus *bus) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
@@ -1325,8 +1369,17 @@ static int start_transient_service(sd_bus *bus) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        if (!arg_quiet)
-                log_info("Running as unit: %s", service);
+        if (!arg_quiet) {
+                sd_id128_t invocation_id;
+
+                r = acquire_invocation_id(bus, service, &invocation_id);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+                if (r == 0) /* No invocation UUID set */
+                        log_info("Running as unit: %s", service);
+                else
+                        log_info("Running as unit: %s; invocation ID: " SD_ID128_FORMAT_STR, service, SD_ID128_FORMAT_VAL(invocation_id));
+        }
 
         if (arg_wait || arg_stdio != ARG_STDIO_NONE) {
                 _cleanup_(run_context_free) RunContext c = {
@@ -1453,38 +1506,6 @@ static int start_transient_service(sd_bus *bus) {
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int acquire_invocation_id(sd_bus *bus, sd_id128_t *ret) {
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
-        _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *reply = NULL;
-        const void *p;
-        size_t l;
-        int r;
-
-        assert(bus);
-        assert(ret);
-
-        r = sd_bus_get_property(bus,
-                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                "/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/self",
-                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
-                                "InvocationID",
-                                &error,
-                                &reply,
-                                "ay");
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to request invocation ID for scope: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
-
-        r = sd_bus_message_read_array(reply, 'y', &p, &l);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return bus_log_parse_error(r);
-
-        if (l != sizeof(sd_id128_t))
-                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Invalid UUID size, %zu != %zu.", l, sizeof(sd_id128_t));
-
-        memcpy(ret, p, l);
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int start_transient_scope(sd_bus *bus) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *reply = NULL;
         _cleanup_(bus_wait_for_jobs_freep) BusWaitForJobs *w = NULL;
@@ -1573,13 +1594,15 @@ static int start_transient_scope(sd_bus *bus) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        r = acquire_invocation_id(bus, &invocation_id);
+        r = acquire_invocation_id(bus, NULL, &invocation_id);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
-
-        r = strv_extendf(&user_env, "INVOCATION_ID=" SD_ID128_FORMAT_STR, SD_ID128_FORMAT_VAL(invocation_id));
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_oom();
+        if (r == 0)
+                log_debug("No invocation ID set.");
+        else {
+                if (strv_extendf(&user_env, "INVOCATION_ID=" SD_ID128_FORMAT_STR, SD_ID128_FORMAT_VAL(invocation_id)) < 0)
+                        return log_oom();
+        }
 
         if (arg_nice_set) {
                 if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, arg_nice) < 0)
@@ -1642,8 +1665,12 @@ static int start_transient_scope(sd_bus *bus) {
         if (!env)
                 return log_oom();
 
-        if (!arg_quiet)
-                log_info("Running scope as unit: %s", scope);
+        if (!arg_quiet) {
+                if (sd_id128_is_null(invocation_id))
+                        log_info("Running as unit: %s", scope);
+                else
+                        log_info("Running as unit: %s; invocation ID: " SD_ID128_FORMAT_STR, scope, SD_ID128_FORMAT_VAL(invocation_id));
+        }
 
         if (arg_expand_environment > 0) {
                 _cleanup_strv_free_ char **expanded_cmdline = NULL, **unset_variables = NULL, **bad_variables = NULL;
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-65.sh b/test/units/testsuite-65.sh
index 66db42d7593..6202b386606 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-65.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-65.sh
@@ -827,13 +827,13 @@ check deny yes /run/systemd/system/deny-list.service
 check deny no deny-list.service
 
 output=$(systemd-run -p "SystemCallFilter=@system-service" -p "SystemCallFilter=~@resources:ENOANO @privileged" -p "SystemCallFilter=@clock" sleep 60 2>&1)
-name=$(echo "$output" | awk '{ print $4 }')
+name=$(echo "$output" | awk '{ print $4 }' | cut -d';' -f1)
 
 check allow yes /run/systemd/transient/"$name"
 check allow no "$name"
 
 output=$(systemd-run -p "SystemCallFilter=~@known" -p "SystemCallFilter=@system-service" -p "SystemCallFilter=~@resources:ENOANO @privileged" -p "SystemCallFilter=@clock" sleep 60 2>&1)
-name=$(echo "$output" | awk '{ print $4 }')
+name=$(echo "$output" | awk '{ print $4 }' | cut -d';' -f1)
 
 check deny yes /run/systemd/transient/"$name"
 check deny no "$name"