diff --git a/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/package.json b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/package.json
index 618cdb03c..af3d76e71 100644
--- a/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/package.json
+++ b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/package.json
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@parameter1/base-cms-object-path": "^2.5.0",
+    "@parameter1/base-cms-utils": "^2.4.2",
     "graphql": "^14.7.0",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.11.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@parameter1/base-cms-marko-web-identity-x": "^2.16.0"
+    "@parameter1/base-cms-marko-web": "^2.13.0",
+    "@parameter1/base-cms-marko-web-identity-x": "^2.16.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/rapid-identify.js b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/rapid-identify.js
index 3d045635e..be84afa97 100644
--- a/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/rapid-identify.js
+++ b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/rapid-identify.js
@@ -88,4 +88,5 @@ module.exports = async ({
       namespace,
     }),
   ]);
+  return { id, encryptedCustomerId };
 };
diff --git a/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/routes/rapid-identify.js b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/routes/rapid-identify.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ea5eb44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/routes/rapid-identify.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const { Router } = require('express');
+const { getAsObject } = require('@parameter1/base-cms-object-path');
+const { asyncRoute } = require('@parameter1/base-cms-utils');
+const jsonErrorHandler = require('@parameter1/base-cms-marko-web/express/json-error-handler');
+const omedaRapidIdentityX = require('../rapid-identify');
+const findOmedaEncryptedId = require('../utils/find-omeda-encrypted-id');
+
+module.exports = ({ brandKey, productId } = {}) => {
+  if (!brandKey) throw new Error('An Omeda brand key is required to use this middleware.');
+  if (!productId) throw new Error('An Omeda rapid identification product ID is required to use this middleware.');
+  const router = Router();
+  router.get('/', asyncRoute(async (req, res) => {
+    const data = { encryptedId: null, source: null };
+    const { identityX } = req;
+    const context = await identityX.loadActiveContext();
+    const user = getAsObject(context, 'user');
+    if (!user.id) return res.json(data);
+    // determine if an encrypted ID already exists for this user and brand.
+    const encryptedId = findOmedaEncryptedId({ externalIds: user.externalIds, brandKey });
+    if (encryptedId) {
+      data.encryptedId = encryptedId;
+      data.source = 'existing';
+    } else {
+      // no omeda identifier found for this user, rapidly identify.
+      const { encryptedCustomerId } = await omedaRapidIdentityX({
+        brandKey,
+        productId,
+        appUser: user,
+        identityX,
+        omedaGraphQL: req.$omeda,
+      });
+      data.encryptedId = encryptedCustomerId;
+      data.source = 'new';
+    }
+    return res.json(data);
+  }));
+
+  router.use(jsonErrorHandler());
+  return router;
+};
diff --git a/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/utils/find-omeda-encrypted-id.js b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/utils/find-omeda-encrypted-id.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7d5d70b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/marko-web-omeda-identity-x/utils/find-omeda-encrypted-id.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const { asArray } = require('@parameter1/base-cms-utils');
+
+module.exports = ({ externalIds = [], brandKey } = {}) => {
+  const externalId = asArray(externalIds).find((eid) => {
+    const { namespace, identifier } = eid;
+    return namespace.provider === 'omeda'
+      && namespace.tenant === brandKey.toLowerCase()
+      && namespace.type === 'customer'
+      && identifier.type === 'encrypted'
+      && identifier.value;
+  });
+  return externalId ? externalId.identifier.value : null;
+};