diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2563319..fb6fa6b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "durable-workflow"
-version = "0.4.34"
+version = "0.4.35"
 description = "Python SDK for the Durable Workflow server (language-neutral HTTP protocol)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/durable_workflow/client.py b/src/durable_workflow/client.py
index 642d05d..56e0222 100644
--- a/src/durable_workflow/client.py
+++ b/src/durable_workflow/client.py
@@ -3276,14 +3276,22 @@ async def poll_activity_task(
         Returns the task payload, or ``None`` on poll timeout. Worker-plane
         endpoint — typically used by :class:`~durable_workflow.Worker`.
         """
-        body: dict[str, Any] = {"worker_id": worker_id, "task_queue": task_queue}
-        try:
-            data = await self._request(
-                "POST", "/worker/activity-tasks/poll", worker=True, json=body, timeout=timeout
-            )
-        except httpx.TimeoutException:
-            return None
-        return (data or {}).get("task")
+        body: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "worker_id": worker_id,
+            "task_queue": task_queue,
+            "poll_request_id": f"activity-poll-{uuid.uuid4().hex}",
+        }
+        for _ in range(2):
+            try:
+                data = await self._request(
+                    "POST", "/worker/activity-tasks/poll", worker=True, json=body, timeout=timeout
+                )
+            except httpx.TimeoutException:
+                continue
+
+            return (data or {}).get("task")
+
+        return None
 
     async def complete_activity_task(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 0f19e03..5f66315 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -2072,6 +2072,43 @@ async def test_poll_workflow_task_retries_once_with_same_poll_request_id_after_t
         assert first_body["task_queue"] == "queue-1"
         assert first_body["poll_request_id"] == second_body["poll_request_id"]
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_poll_activity_task_sends_poll_request_id(self, client: Client) -> None:
+        response_task = {"task": {"task_id": "activity-task-123"}}
+
+        with patch.object(client, "_request", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=response_task) as mock:
+            task = await client.poll_activity_task(worker_id="worker-1", task_queue="queue-1")
+
+        assert task == response_task["task"]
+        request_body = mock.await_args.kwargs["json"]
+        assert request_body["worker_id"] == "worker-1"
+        assert request_body["task_queue"] == "queue-1"
+        assert isinstance(request_body["poll_request_id"], str)
+        assert request_body["poll_request_id"] != ""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_poll_activity_task_retries_once_with_same_poll_request_id_after_timeout(
+        self, client: Client
+    ) -> None:
+        response_task = {"task": {"task_id": "activity-task-123"}}
+
+        with patch.object(
+            client,
+            "_request",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            side_effect=[httpx.TimeoutException("timeout"), response_task],
+        ) as mock:
+            task = await client.poll_activity_task(worker_id="worker-1", task_queue="queue-1")
+
+        assert task == response_task["task"]
+        assert mock.await_count == 2
+
+        first_body = mock.await_args_list[0].kwargs["json"]
+        second_body = mock.await_args_list[1].kwargs["json"]
+        assert first_body["worker_id"] == "worker-1"
+        assert first_body["task_queue"] == "queue-1"
+        assert first_body["poll_request_id"] == second_body["poll_request_id"]
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_complete_workflow_task_matches_polyglot_fixture(self, client: Client) -> None:
         fixture_path = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "control-plane" / "workflow-task-complete-parity.json"