diff --git a/hyracks-api/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/api/application/INCApplicationContext.java b/hyracks-api/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/api/application/INCApplicationContext.java
index e20fd90..eed5bb3 100644
--- a/hyracks-api/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/api/application/INCApplicationContext.java
+++ b/hyracks-api/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/api/application/INCApplicationContext.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksRootContext;
 
 public interface INCApplicationContext extends IApplicationContext {
+    public String getNodeId();
+
     public IHyracksRootContext getRootContext();
 
     public void setDistributedState(Serializable state);
diff --git a/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
index 293e626..be48ae6 100644
--- a/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
+++ b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/NodeControllerService.java
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
             if (applications.containsKey(appName)) {
                 throw new HyracksException("Duplicate application with name: " + appName + " being created.");
             }
-            appCtx = new NCApplicationContext(serverCtx, ctx, appName);
+            appCtx = new NCApplicationContext(serverCtx, ctx, appName, id);
             applications.put(appName, appCtx);
         }
         if (deployHar) {
diff --git a/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/application/NCApplicationContext.java b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/application/NCApplicationContext.java
index 349743b..06f4212 100644
--- a/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/application/NCApplicationContext.java
+++ b/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/control/nc/application/NCApplicationContext.java
@@ -10,16 +10,23 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.context.ServerContext;
 
 public class NCApplicationContext extends ApplicationContext implements INCApplicationContext {
+    private final String nodeId;
     private final IHyracksRootContext rootCtx;
     private Object appObject;
 
-    public NCApplicationContext(ServerContext serverCtx, IHyracksRootContext rootCtx, String appName)
+    public NCApplicationContext(ServerContext serverCtx, IHyracksRootContext rootCtx, String appName, String nodeId)
             throws IOException {
         super(serverCtx, appName);
+        this.nodeId = nodeId;
         this.rootCtx = rootCtx;
     }
 
     @Override
+    public String getNodeId() {
+        return nodeId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void setDistributedState(Serializable state) {
         distributedState = state;
     }
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
index 9aac876..f13a701 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/tests/comm/SerializationDeserializationTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
         public SerDeserRunner(RecordDescriptor rDes) throws HyracksException {
             IHyracksRootContext rootCtx = new TestRootContext(FRAME_SIZE);
-            INCApplicationContext appCtx = new TestNCApplicationContext(rootCtx);
+            INCApplicationContext appCtx = new TestNCApplicationContext(rootCtx, null);
             IHyracksJobletContext jobletCtx = new TestJobletContext(appCtx, UUID.randomUUID(), 0);
             ctx = new TestStageletContext(jobletCtx, UUID.randomUUID());
             this.rDes = rDes;
diff --git a/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestNCApplicationContext.java b/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestNCApplicationContext.java
index 0bdf919..295a428 100644
--- a/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestNCApplicationContext.java
+++ b/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestNCApplicationContext.java
@@ -20,12 +20,20 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksRootContext;
 
 public class TestNCApplicationContext implements INCApplicationContext {
-    private IHyracksRootContext rootCtx;
+    private final IHyracksRootContext rootCtx;
+    private final String nodeId;
+
     private Serializable distributedState;
     private Object appObject;
 
-    public TestNCApplicationContext(IHyracksRootContext rootCtx) {
+    public TestNCApplicationContext(IHyracksRootContext rootCtx, String nodeId) {
         this.rootCtx = rootCtx;
+        this.nodeId = nodeId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getNodeId() {
+        return nodeId;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestUtils.java b/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestUtils.java
index 2edeaff..b17f28c 100644
--- a/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestUtils.java
+++ b/hyracks-test-support/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/test/support/TestUtils.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     public static IHyracksStageletContext create(int frameSize) {
         try {
             IHyracksRootContext rootCtx = new TestRootContext(frameSize);
-            INCApplicationContext appCtx = new TestNCApplicationContext(rootCtx);
+            INCApplicationContext appCtx = new TestNCApplicationContext(rootCtx, null);
             IHyracksJobletContext jobletCtx = new TestJobletContext(appCtx, UUID.randomUUID(), 0);
             IHyracksStageletContext stageletCtx = new TestStageletContext(jobletCtx, UUID.randomUUID());
             return stageletCtx;