2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/logstreamlistener.h b/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/logstreamlistener.h
index a0e39ba47..f3b960f51 100644
--- a/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/logstreamlistener.h
+++ b/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/logstreamlistener.h
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@ private:
 	std::unique_ptr<Impl> m_Impl;
 };
 
+void logstreamlistener_forcelink();
+
 }  // namespace zen
diff --git a/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/tcplogstreamsink.h b/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/tcplogstreamsink.h
index e6320d9d5..f4ac5ff22 100644
--- a/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/tcplogstreamsink.h
+++ b/src/zenutil/include/zenutil/splitconsole/tcplogstreamsink.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ZEN_THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDES_START
 #include <asio.hpp>
 ZEN_THIRD_PARTY_INCLUDES_END
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <deque>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -60,11 +61,14 @@ public:
 			Text.remove_suffix(1);
 		}
 
-		// Build CbObject with text, source, and level fields
+		uint64_t Seq = m_NextSequence.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+
+		// Build CbObject with text, source, level, and sequence number fields
 		CbObjectWriter Writer;
 		Writer.AddString("text", Text);
 		Writer.AddString("source", m_Source);
 		Writer.AddString("level", logging::ToStringView(Msg.GetLevel()));
+		Writer.AddInteger("seq", Seq);
 		CbObject Obj = Writer.Save();
 
 		// Enqueue for async write
@@ -172,6 +176,10 @@ private:
 	std::string m_Source;
 	uint32_t	m_MaxQueueSize;
 
+	// Sequence counter — incremented atomically by Log() callers.
+	// Gaps in the sequence seen by the receiver indicate dropped messages.
+	std::atomic<uint64_t> m_NextSequence{0};
+
 	// Queue shared between Log() callers and IO thread
 	std::mutex							  m_QueueMutex;
 	std::condition_variable				  m_QueueCv;