diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py
index d8939ddcff09c7..52aa3cb89d1da4 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/cli_utils.py
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@
 from requests.models import Response
 from requests.sessions import Session
 
+import datahub
 from datahub.cli import config_utils
 from datahub.emitter.aspect import ASPECT_MAP, TIMESERIES_ASPECT_MAP
+from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
 from datahub.emitter.request_helper import make_curl_command
 from datahub.emitter.serialization_helper import post_json_transform
-from datahub.metadata.schema_classes import _Aspect
+from datahub.metadata.com.linkedin.pegasus2avro.mxe import (
+    MetadataChangeEvent,
+    MetadataChangeProposal,
+)
+from datahub.metadata.schema_classes import SystemMetadataClass, _Aspect
 from datahub.utilities.urns.urn import Urn, guess_entity_type
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -689,3 +695,18 @@ def generate_access_token(
     return token_name, response.json().get("data", {}).get("createAccessToken", {}).get(
         "accessToken", None
     )
+
+
+def ensure_has_system_metadata(
+    event: Union[
+        MetadataChangeProposal, MetadataChangeProposalWrapper, MetadataChangeEvent
+    ]
+) -> None:
+    if event.systemMetadata is None:
+        event.systemMetadata = SystemMetadataClass()
+    metadata = event.systemMetadata
+    if metadata.properties is None:
+        metadata.properties = {}
+    props = metadata.properties
+    props["clientId"] = datahub.__package_name__
+    props["clientVersion"] = datahub.__version__
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/emitter/rest_emitter.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/emitter/rest_emitter.py
index e6257796aa4c4e..424e818e223eab 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/emitter/rest_emitter.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/emitter/rest_emitter.py
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter, Retry
 from requests.exceptions import HTTPError, RequestException
 
-from datahub.cli.cli_utils import fixup_gms_url, get_system_auth
+from datahub.cli.cli_utils import (
+    ensure_has_system_metadata,
+    fixup_gms_url,
+    get_system_auth,
+)
 from datahub.configuration.common import ConfigurationError, OperationalError
 from datahub.emitter.generic_emitter import Emitter
 from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
@@ -228,12 +232,10 @@ def emit_mce(self, mce: MetadataChangeEvent) -> None:
         snapshot_fqn = (
             f"com.linkedin.metadata.snapshot.{mce.proposedSnapshot.RECORD_SCHEMA.name}"
         )
-        system_metadata_obj = {}
-        if mce.systemMetadata is not None:
-            system_metadata_obj = {
-                "lastObserved": mce.systemMetadata.lastObserved,
-                "runId": mce.systemMetadata.runId,
-            }
+        ensure_has_system_metadata(mce)
+        # To make lint happy
+        assert mce.systemMetadata is not None
+        system_metadata_obj = mce.systemMetadata.to_obj()
         snapshot = {
             "entity": {"value": {snapshot_fqn: mce_obj}},
             "systemMetadata": system_metadata_obj,
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ def emit_mcp(
         self, mcp: Union[MetadataChangeProposal, MetadataChangeProposalWrapper]
     ) -> None:
         url = f"{self._gms_server}/aspects?action=ingestProposal"
-
+        ensure_has_system_metadata(mcp)
         mcp_obj = pre_json_transform(mcp.to_obj())
         payload = json.dumps({"proposal": mcp_obj})
 
@@ -256,6 +258,8 @@ def emit_mcps(
         self, mcps: List[Union[MetadataChangeProposal, MetadataChangeProposalWrapper]]
     ) -> None:
         url = f"{self._gms_server}/aspects?action=ingestProposalBatch"
+        for mcp in mcps:
+            ensure_has_system_metadata(mcp)
 
         mcp_objs = [pre_json_transform(mcp.to_obj()) for mcp in mcps]
         payload = json.dumps({"proposals": mcp_objs})
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_rest_sink.py b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_rest_sink.py
index 7bfa09a35951b4..efa6c6678a8c75 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_rest_sink.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/test_rest_sink.py
@@ -75,7 +75,15 @@
                         }
                     }
                 },
-                "systemMetadata": {},
+                "systemMetadata": {
+                    "lastObserved": 0,
+                    "lastRunId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "clientId": "acryl-datahub",
+                        "clientVersion": "1!0.0.0.dev0",
+                    },
+                    "runId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                },
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -125,7 +133,15 @@
                         }
                     }
                 },
-                "systemMetadata": {},
+                "systemMetadata": {
+                    "lastObserved": 0,
+                    "lastRunId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "clientId": "acryl-datahub",
+                        "clientVersion": "1!0.0.0.dev0",
+                    },
+                    "runId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                },
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -161,7 +177,15 @@
                         }
                     }
                 },
-                "systemMetadata": {},
+                "systemMetadata": {
+                    "lastObserved": 0,
+                    "lastRunId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "clientId": "acryl-datahub",
+                        "clientVersion": "1!0.0.0.dev0",
+                    },
+                    "runId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                },
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -238,6 +262,15 @@
                         "value": '{"owners": [{"owner": "urn:li:corpuser:fbar", "type": "DATAOWNER"}], "ownerTypes": {}, "lastModified": {"time": 0, "actor": "urn:li:corpuser:fbar"}}',
                         "contentType": "application/json",
                     },
+                    "systemMetadata": {
+                        "lastObserved": 0,
+                        "lastRunId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                        "properties": {
+                            "clientId": "acryl-datahub",
+                            "clientVersion": "1!0.0.0.dev0",
+                        },
+                        "runId": "no-run-id-provided",
+                    },
                 }
             },
         ),