diff --git a/include/chameleon/runtime_struct.h b/include/chameleon/runtime_struct.h
index ad70f05360406b5d872843a0b93fb22327cd16e1..a5ca6e027043b2d95452cf01c9821be40f31582f 100644
--- a/include/chameleon/runtime_struct.h
+++ b/include/chameleon/runtime_struct.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ typedef struct runtime_option_s {
     int                 profiling; /**< Enable/Disable the profiling of the submitted tasks      */
     int                 parallel;  /**< Enable/Disable the parallel version of submitted tasks   */
     int                 priority;  /**< Define the submitted task priority                       */
+    int                 workerid;  /**< Define the prefered worker id to perform the tasks       */
     size_t              ws_wsize;  /**< Define the worker workspace size                         */
     size_t              ws_hsize;  /**< Define the host workspace size for hybrid CPU/GPU kernel */
     void               *ws_worker; /**< Pointer to the worker workspace (structure)              */
diff --git a/runtime/openmp/control/runtime_options.c b/runtime/openmp/control/runtime_options.c
index 04aaca357baaa13977a9f35d29cb07be78fa9d87..ecda9a1b41b28dcb4d23caaafdcc5e9676f9824a 100644
--- a/runtime/openmp/control/runtime_options.c
+++ b/runtime/openmp/control/runtime_options.c
@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@
  */
 #include "chameleon_openmp.h"
 
-void RUNTIME_options_init( RUNTIME_option_t *option, CHAM_context_t *chamctxt,
+void RUNTIME_options_init( RUNTIME_option_t *options, CHAM_context_t *chamctxt,
                            RUNTIME_sequence_t *sequence, RUNTIME_request_t *request )
 {
-    option->sequence  = sequence;
-    option->request   = request;
-    option->profiling = CHAMELEON_PROFILING == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
-    option->parallel  = CHAMELEON_PARALLEL == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
-    option->priority  = RUNTIME_PRIORITY_MIN;
-    option->ws_wsize  = 0;
-    option->ws_hsize  = 0;
-    option->ws_worker = NULL;
-    option->ws_host   = NULL;
+    options->sequence  = sequence;
+    options->request   = request;
+    options->profiling = CHAMELEON_PROFILING == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
+    options->parallel  = CHAMELEON_PARALLEL == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
+    options->priority  = RUNTIME_PRIORITY_MIN;
+    options->workerid  = -1;
+    options->ws_wsize  = 0;
+    options->ws_hsize  = 0;
+    options->ws_worker = NULL;
+    options->ws_host   = NULL;
     return;
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_options.c b/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_options.c
index e851318b20f0427a9741124144d420bd136f117c..0c56ead88c34e50e8c09f00ed702246686e250fa 100644
--- a/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_options.c
+++ b/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_options.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ void RUNTIME_options_init( RUNTIME_option_t *options, CHAM_context_t *chamctxt,
     options->profiling  = CHAMELEON_PROFILING == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
     options->parallel   = CHAMELEON_PARALLEL == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
     options->priority   = RUNTIME_PRIORITY_MIN;
+    options->workerid  = -1;
     options->ws_wsize   = 0;
     options->ws_hsize   = 0;
     options->ws_worker  = NULL;
diff --git a/runtime/quark/control/runtime_options.c b/runtime/quark/control/runtime_options.c
index bab33ac075fdad9c78894b0044400485cb4a8f50..c0b2bbb2ba0b1afde6d4975a999cc97d581e7ad9 100644
--- a/runtime/quark/control/runtime_options.c
+++ b/runtime/quark/control/runtime_options.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void RUNTIME_options_init( RUNTIME_option_t *options, CHAM_context_t *chamctxt,
     options->profiling  = CHAMELEON_PROFILING == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
     options->parallel   = CHAMELEON_PARALLEL == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
     options->priority   = RUNTIME_PRIORITY_MIN;
+    options->workerid   = -1;
 
     options->ws_wsize   = 0;
     options->ws_hsize   = 0;
diff --git a/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_options.c b/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_options.c
index 6687984b2d56f62bb7a8c1369bab5c3191c10405..d95cbf865413d98ac079fd0ea1e5768739e6b8b4 100644
--- a/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_options.c
+++ b/runtime/starpu/control/runtime_options.c
@@ -21,18 +21,20 @@
  */
 #include "chameleon_starpu.h"
 
-void RUNTIME_options_init( RUNTIME_option_t *option, CHAM_context_t *chamctxt,
+void RUNTIME_options_init( RUNTIME_option_t *options, CHAM_context_t *chamctxt,
                            RUNTIME_sequence_t *sequence, RUNTIME_request_t *request )
 {
-    option->sequence   = sequence;
-    option->request    = request;
-    option->profiling  = CHAMELEON_PROFILING == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
-    option->parallel   = CHAMELEON_PARALLEL == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
-    option->priority   = RUNTIME_PRIORITY_MIN;
-    option->ws_wsize   = 0;
-    option->ws_hsize   = 0;
-    option->ws_worker  = NULL;
-    option->ws_host    = NULL;
+    starpu_option_request_t* schedopt = (starpu_option_request_t *)(request->schedopt);
+    options->sequence  = sequence;
+    options->request   = request;
+    options->profiling = CHAMELEON_PROFILING == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
+    options->parallel  = CHAMELEON_PARALLEL == CHAMELEON_TRUE;
+    options->priority  = RUNTIME_PRIORITY_MIN;
+    options->workerid  = (schedopt == NULL) ? -1 : schedopt->workerid;
+    options->ws_wsize  = 0;
+    options->ws_hsize  = 0;
+    options->ws_worker = NULL;
+    options->ws_host   = NULL;
     return;
 }