diff --git a/rq/worker.py b/rq/worker.py
index 25195a0..03610aa 100644
--- a/rq/worker.py
+++ b/rq/worker.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class Worker(object):
         worker = cls([], name, connection=connection)
         queues = as_text(connection.hget(worker.key, 'queues'))
         worker._state = connection.hget(worker.key, 'state') or '?'
+        worker._job_id = connection.hget(worker.key, 'current_job') or None
         if queues:
             worker.queues = [Queue(queue, connection=connection)
                              for queue in queues.split(',')]
@@ -226,6 +227,21 @@ class Worker(object):
 
     state = property(get_state, set_state)
 
+    def set_job_id(self, new_job_id, pipeline=None):
+        self._job_id = new_job_id
+
+        connection = pipeline if pipeline is not None else self.connection
+
+        if new_job_id is None:
+            connection.hdel(self.key, 'current_job')
+        else:
+            connection.hset(self.key, 'current_job', new_job_id)
+
+    def get_job_id(self):
+        return self._job_id
+
+    job_id = property(get_job_id, set_job_id)
+
     @property
     def stopped(self):
         return self._stopped
@@ -320,6 +336,8 @@ class Worker(object):
                 self.state = 'busy'
 
                 job, queue = result
+                self.job_id = job.id
+
                 # Use the public setter here, to immediately update Redis
                 job.status = Status.STARTED
                 self.log.info('%s: %s (%s)' % (green(queue.name),
@@ -328,6 +346,8 @@ class Worker(object):
                 self.connection.expire(self.key, (job.timeout or Queue.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) + 60)
                 self.fork_and_perform_job(job)
                 self.connection.expire(self.key, self.default_worker_ttl)
+                self.job_id = None
+
                 if job.status == 'finished':
                     queue.enqueue_dependents(job)