diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index c8367592..5cce121a 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -372,14 +372,18 @@ xdg_get_data_home(void)
 }
 
 char *
-get_unique_id(void)
+generate_unique_id(char *prefix)
 {
     static unsigned long unique_id;
     char *result = NULL;
     GString *result_str = g_string_new("");
 
     unique_id++;
-    g_string_printf(result_str, "prof%lu", unique_id);
+    if (prefix != NULL) {
+        g_string_printf(result_str, "prof_%s_%lu", prefix, unique_id);
+    } else {
+        g_string_printf(result_str, "prof_%lu", unique_id);
+    }
     result = result_str->str;
     g_string_free(result_str, FALSE);
 
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index ad98aa2c..1559c12a 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const char * string_from_resource_presence(resource_presence_t presence);
 resource_presence_t resource_presence_from_string(const char * const str);
 contact_presence_t contact_presence_from_resource_presence(resource_presence_t resource_presence);
 
-char * get_unique_id(void);
+char * generate_unique_id(char *prefix);
 
 int cmp_win_num(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b);
 int get_next_available_win_num(GList *used);
diff --git a/src/xmpp/roster.c b/src/xmpp/roster.c
index 542da2d0..cf42acac 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/roster.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/roster.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ _roster_send_add_to_group(const char * const group, PContact contact)
 
     new_groups = g_slist_append(new_groups, strdup(group));
     // add an id handler to handle the response
-    char *unique_id = get_unique_id();
+    char *unique_id = generate_unique_id(NULL);
     GroupData *data = malloc(sizeof(GroupData));
     data->group = strdup(group);
     if (p_contact_name(contact) != NULL) {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ _roster_send_remove_from_group(const char * const group, PContact contact)
     xmpp_ctx_t * const ctx = connection_get_ctx();
 
     // add an id handler to handle the response
-    char *unique_id = get_unique_id();
+    char *unique_id = generate_unique_id(NULL);
     GroupData *data = malloc(sizeof(GroupData));
     data->group = strdup(group);
     if (p_contact_name(contact) != NULL) {