diff --git a/src/logger/metadata/index.ts b/src/logger/metadata/index.ts
index 66027eb104..9b101fbc0d 100644
--- a/src/logger/metadata/index.ts
+++ b/src/logger/metadata/index.ts
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ let baseMetadata: BaseMetadata = {
   country: device.get(['mergedGeolocation'])?.countryCode || 'unknown',
 }
 export function updateBaseMetadata(
-  metadata: Omit<BaseMetadata, 'deviceId' | 'sessionId'>,
+  metadata: Partial<Omit<BaseMetadata, 'deviceId'>>,
 ) {
   baseMetadata = {
-    deviceId: getDeviceId() || 'unknown',
-    sessionId: getSessionId(),
+    ...baseMetadata,
     ...metadata,
+    sessionId: metadata.sessionId || getSessionId(),
+    deviceId: getDeviceId() || 'unknown',
   }
   __onMetadataChange()
 }
diff --git a/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.ts b/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.ts
index 3a7d3bf012..c4494ddcf3 100644
--- a/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.ts
+++ b/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import uuid from 'react-native-uuid'
 
 import {onAppStateChange} from '#/lib/appState'
+import {updateBaseMetadata} from '#/logger/metadata'
 import {device} from '#/storage'
 
 const TTL = 5 * 60 * 1e3 // 5 min on native
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ let sessionId = (() => {
   const lastEvent = device.get(['nativeSessionIdLastEventAt'])
   const id = existing && !expired(lastEvent) ? existing : uuid.v4()
   device.set(['nativeSessionId'], id)
+  updateBaseMetadata({sessionId: id})
   return id
 })()
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ onAppStateChange(state => {
     if (expired(lastEvent)) {
       sessionId = uuid.v4()
       device.set(['nativeSessionId'], sessionId)
+      updateBaseMetadata({sessionId})
     }
   } else {
     device.set(['nativeSessionIdLastEventAt'], Date.now())
diff --git a/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.web.ts b/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.web.ts
index 60702539c8..e45096792e 100644
--- a/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.web.ts
+++ b/src/logger/metadata/sessionId.web.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import uuid from 'react-native-uuid'
 
 import {onAppStateChange} from '#/lib/appState'
+import {updateBaseMetadata} from '#/logger/metadata'
 
 const TTL = 30 * 60 * 1e3 // 30 min on web
 const SESSION_ID_KEY = 'bsky_session_id'
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ let sessionId = (() => {
   const lastEvent = lastEventStr ? Number(lastEventStr) : undefined
   const id = existing && !expired(lastEvent) ? existing : uuid.v4()
   window.sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_KEY, id)
+  updateBaseMetadata({sessionId: id})
   return id
 })()
 
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ onAppStateChange(state => {
     if (expired(lastEvent)) {
       sessionId = uuid.v4()
       window.sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_ID_KEY, sessionId)
+      updateBaseMetadata({sessionId})
     }
   } else {
     window.sessionStorage.setItem(LAST_EVENT_KEY, String(Date.now()))