diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 3c63ade..942303f 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export(get_default_node_base_dir)
 export(install_flowr)
 export(install_node)
 export(request_file_analysis)
+export(request_lineage)
 export(request_repl)
 export(request_slice)
 export(send_request)
diff --git a/R/lineage.R b/R/lineage.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e2ac94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/lineage.R
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#' Sends a ["request-lineage"](https://github.com/flowr-analysis/flowr/wiki/Interface#the-lineage-request) request
+#'
+#' @param con The connection to the server
+#' @param filetoken The filetoken retrieved by a previous "file-analysis"
+#' request
+#' @param criterion The criterion pointing to the object whose lineage should be
+#' determined
+#' @param id The id of the request
+#' @return A list containing the id and the response
+#'
+#' @seealso [request_file_analysis()]
+#' @seealso [connect()]
+#'
+#' @export
+request_lineage <- function(con, filetoken, criterion, id = get_new_id()) {
+  request <- list(
+    type = "request-lineage",
+    id = id,
+    filetoken = filetoken,
+    criterion = criterion
+  )
+  res <- send_request(con, request)
+
+  if (res$type == "error") {
+    return(list(error = res$reason))
+  }
+
+  return(list(id = id, res = res))
+}
diff --git a/man/request_lineage.Rd b/man/request_lineage.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d09170a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/request_lineage.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/lineage.R
+\name{request_lineage}
+\alias{request_lineage}
+\title{Sends a \href{https://github.com/flowr-analysis/flowr/wiki/Interface#the-lineage-request}{"request-lineage"} request}
+\usage{
+request_lineage(con, filetoken, criterion, id = get_new_id())
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{con}{The connection to the server}
+
+\item{filetoken}{The filetoken retrieved by a previous "file-analysis"
+request}
+
+\item{criterion}{The criterion pointing to the object whose lineage should be
+determined}
+
+\item{id}{The id of the request}
+}
+\value{
+A list containing the id and the response
+}
+\description{
+Sends a \href{https://github.com/flowr-analysis/flowr/wiki/Interface#the-lineage-request}{"request-lineage"} request
+}
+\seealso{
+\code{\link[=request_file_analysis]{request_file_analysis()}}
+
+\code{\link[=connect]{connect()}}
+}