diff --git a/lib/http/rpc.js b/lib/http/rpc.js
index 4a8dd17b..3974dfd3 100644
--- a/lib/http/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/http/rpc.js
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ RPC.prototype.getNetTotals = co(function* getNetTotals(args, help) {
 
 RPC.prototype.getPeerInfo = co(function* getPeerInfo(args, help) {
   var peers = [];
-  var id = 0;
   var peer, offset;
 
   if (help || args.length !== 0)
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ RPC.prototype.getPeerInfo = co(function* getPeerInfo(args, help) {
       offset = 0;
 
     peers.push({
-      id: id++,
+      id: peer.id,
       addr: peer.hostname(),
       addrlocal: !peer.local.isNull()
         ? peer.local.hostname
diff --git a/lib/net/peer.js b/lib/net/peer.js
index 63a3b430..bfe64fe3 100644
--- a/lib/net/peer.js
+++ b/lib/net/peer.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ function Peer(options) {
   this.parser = new Parser(this.network);
   this.framer = new Framer(this.network);
 
+  this.id = Peer.uid++;
   this.socket = null;
   this.opened = false;
   this.outbound = false;
@@ -148,6 +149,13 @@ function Peer(options) {
 
 util.inherits(Peer, EventEmitter);
 
+/**
+ * Peer ID counter.
+ * @type {Number}
+ */
+
+Peer.uid = 0;
+
 /**
  * Max output bytes buffered before
  * invoking stall behavior for peer.