diff --git a/frame_serialize/ImageMessage.h b/frame_serialize/ImageMessage.h
index c0f1a586..52ba1e4a 100644
--- a/frame_serialize/ImageMessage.h
+++ b/frame_serialize/ImageMessage.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct DataMessage {
     uint64_t bunch_id;
     uint32_t jf_info;
     uint64_t timestamp;
+    uint32_t storage_cell;
 
     std::string series_unique_id;
     uint64_t series_id;
diff --git a/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameDeserializer.cpp b/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameDeserializer.cpp
index a7c98f10..ec9c43a0 100644
--- a/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameDeserializer.cpp
+++ b/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameDeserializer.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ void JFJochFrameDeserializer::ProcessImageMessageUserDataElement(CborValue &valu
             data_message.indexing_result = GetCBORUInt(map_value);
         else if (key == "jf_info")
             data_message.jf_info = GetCBORUInt(map_value) & UINT32_MAX;
+        else if (key == "storage_cell")
+            data_message.storage_cell = GetCBORUInt(map_value) & UINT32_MAX;
         else if (key == "bunch_id")
             data_message.bunch_id = GetCBORUInt(map_value);
         else if (key == "timestamp")
diff --git a/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameSerializer.cpp b/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameSerializer.cpp
index 451645b7..490d2806 100644
--- a/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameSerializer.cpp
+++ b/frame_serialize/JFJochFrameSerializer.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void JFJochFrameSerializer::SerializeImage(const DataMessage& message) {
     CBOR_ENC(mapEncoder, "image_id", message.number);
 
     cborErr(cbor_encode_text_stringz(&mapEncoder, "user_data"));
-    cborErr(cbor_encoder_create_map(&mapEncoder, &userDataMapEncoder, 6));
+    cborErr(cbor_encoder_create_map(&mapEncoder, &userDataMapEncoder, 7));
 
     CBOR_ENC(userDataMapEncoder, "spots", message.spots);
     CBOR_ENC(userDataMapEncoder, "rad_int_profile", message.rad_int_profile);
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ void JFJochFrameSerializer::SerializeImage(const DataMessage& message) {
     CBOR_ENC(userDataMapEncoder, "bunch_id", message.bunch_id);
     CBOR_ENC(userDataMapEncoder, "jf_info", (uint64_t) message.jf_info);
     CBOR_ENC(userDataMapEncoder, "timestamp", message.timestamp);
+    CBOR_ENC(userDataMapEncoder, "storage_cell", (uint64_t) message.storage_cell);
     cborErr(cbor_encoder_close_container(&mapEncoder, &userDataMapEncoder));
 
     CBOR_ENC(mapEncoder, "data", message.image);
diff --git a/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp b/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp
index 95fdca4e..291d9fde 100644
--- a/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp
+++ b/receiver/JFJochReceiver.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ int64_t JFJochReceiver::MiniSummationThread(int d, int m, size_t image_number, b
                 // the information is for first module/frame that was collected in full
                 message.bunch_id = acquisition_device[d]->GetBunchID(frame_number, m);
                 message.jf_info  = acquisition_device[d]->GetJFInfo(frame_number, m);
+                message.storage_cell = (message.jf_info >> 8) & 0xF;
                 message.timestamp = acquisition_device[d]->GetTimestamp(frame_number, m);
             }
             send_image = true;
diff --git a/tests/CBORTest.cpp b/tests/CBORTest.cpp
index 2d99eef8..d3bac67e 100644
--- a/tests/CBORTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/CBORTest.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ JFJochFrameSerializer serializer(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
             .bunch_id = UINT64_MAX,
             .jf_info = UINT32_MAX,
             .timestamp = 1ul<<27 | 1ul <<35,
+            .storage_cell = 0xF,
             .series_unique_id = "bla2",
             .series_id = 4567678
     };
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ JFJochFrameSerializer serializer(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
     REQUIRE(image_array.bunch_id == message.bunch_id);
     REQUIRE(image_array.jf_info == message.jf_info);
     REQUIRE(image_array.timestamp == message.timestamp);
+    REQUIRE(image_array.storage_cell == message.storage_cell);
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("CBORSerialize_Image_2", "[CBOR]") {
diff --git a/writer/HDF5DataFile.cpp b/writer/HDF5DataFile.cpp
index 4de628a0..85d8255a 100644
--- a/writer/HDF5DataFile.cpp
+++ b/writer/HDF5DataFile.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ HDF5DataFile::~HDF5DataFile() {
         group_exp.SaveVector("bunch_id", bunch_id);
         group_exp.SaveVector("info", jf_info);
         group_exp.SaveVector("timestamp", timestamp);
+        group_exp.SaveVector("storage_cell", storage_cell);
     }
     rad_int_group.reset();
     result_group.reset();
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ void HDF5DataFile::CreateFile() {
     bunch_id.resize(1);
     jf_info.resize(1);
     timestamp.resize(1);
+    storage_cell.resize(1);
 }
 
 void HDF5DataFile::Write(const DataMessage &msg, uint64_t image_number) {
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ void HDF5DataFile::Write(const DataMessage &msg, uint64_t image_number) {
         bunch_id.resize(max_image_number + 1);
         jf_info.resize(max_image_number + 1);
         timestamp.resize(max_image_number + 1);
+        storage_cell.resize(max_image_number + 1);
     }
 
     nimages++;
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ void HDF5DataFile::Write(const DataMessage &msg, uint64_t image_number) {
     bunch_id[image_number] = msg.bunch_id;
     jf_info[image_number] = msg.jf_info;
     timestamp[image_number] = msg.timestamp;
+    storage_cell[image_number] = msg.storage_cell;
 
     if (!msg.rad_int_profile.empty() && (msg.rad_int_profile.size() == rad_int_bin_to_q.size()))
         rad_int_group->SaveVector("img" + std::to_string(image_number), msg.rad_int_profile);
diff --git a/writer/HDF5DataFile.h b/writer/HDF5DataFile.h
index 56392cf7..fc8747e4 100644
--- a/writer/HDF5DataFile.h
+++ b/writer/HDF5DataFile.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class HDF5DataFile {
     std::vector<uint64_t> bunch_id;
     std::vector<uint32_t> jf_info;
     std::vector<uint64_t> timestamp;
+    std::vector<uint32_t> storage_cell;
 
     std::vector<float> rad_int_bin_to_q;
     std::vector<float> rad_int_file_avg;