diff --git a/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go b/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go
index 7f166c249..aad9e0e39 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/streamplace.go
@@ -857,10 +857,19 @@ func makeStreamCommand(build *config.BuildFlags) *urfavecli.Command {
 // End frame; a fatal error emits an Error frame before exiting non-zero.
 func makeIngestWorkerCommand(build *config.BuildFlags) *urfavecli.Command {
 	return &urfavecli.Command{
-		Name:   "ingest-worker",
-		Usage:  "internal: per-stream isolated ingest worker (spawned by the node)",
-		Hidden: true,
+		Name:      "ingest-worker",
+		Usage:     "internal: per-stream isolated ingest worker (spawned by the node)",
+		ArgsUsage: "[streamer-did]",
+		Hidden:    true,
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *urfavecli.Command) error {
+			// The streamer DID is passed on argv purely so the worker is
+			// identifiable in a process listing (ps); the authoritative copy
+			// still arrives in the fd-3 config. Thread it into the logger for
+			// log correlation.
+			if did := cmd.Args().First(); did != "" {
+				ctx = log.WithLogValues(ctx, "streamer", did)
+				log.Log(ctx, "ingest-worker starting")
+			}
 			cfgFile := os.NewFile(3, "ingest-config")
 			if cfgFile == nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("ingest-worker: missing config fd 3")
diff --git a/pkg/media/ingest_daemon.go b/pkg/media/ingest_daemon.go
index 455253814..9d9c068b8 100644
--- a/pkg/media/ingest_daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/media/ingest_daemon.go
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ func SpawnIngestWorkerDetached(cfg IngestWorkerConfig, media *os.File) (*os.Proc
 	defer cfgR.Close()
 	defer cfgW.Close()
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(exe, "ingest-worker")
+	// The streamer DID rides argv (public, non-sensitive) so a worker is
+	// identifiable in a process listing; key material stays on fd 3.
+	cmd := exec.Command(exe, "ingest-worker", cfg.StreamerDID)
 	setDetached(cmd) // own session, survives a main restart (Linux)
 	// fd 3 = config; fd 4 = the fd-passed media connection (MKV/RTMP). WHIP owns
 	// its own PeerConnection, so it passes no media fd.
diff --git a/pkg/media/ingest_supervisor.go b/pkg/media/ingest_supervisor.go
index 0dd018b1b..cdc7ae70f 100644
--- a/pkg/media/ingest_supervisor.go
+++ b/pkg/media/ingest_supervisor.go
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ func (mm *MediaManager) MKVIngestIsolated(ctx context.Context, input io.Reader,
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, exe, "ingest-worker")
+	// The streamer DID rides argv (public, non-sensitive) so a worker is
+	// identifiable in a process listing; key material stays on fd 3.
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, exe, "ingest-worker", cfg.StreamerDID)
 
 	// Dedicated pipes: fd 3 carries the config in, fd 4 carries the frame stream
 	// out. Keeping frames off stdout means nothing the worker (or gst, or the