diff --git a/core/dbt/rpc.py b/core/dbt/rpc.py
index f6999e328ed..595a701c0a2 100644
--- a/core/dbt/rpc.py
+++ b/core/dbt/rpc.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from dbt.logger import RPC_LOGGER as logger
 from dbt.logger import add_queue_handler
 import dbt.exceptions
+import dbt.tracking
 
 
 class RPCException(JSONRPCDispatchException):
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ def from_error(cls, err):
         return cls(err.code, err.message, err.data, err.data.get('logs'))
 
 
+def track_rpc_request(task):
+    dbt.tracking.track_rpc_request({
+        "task": task
+    })
+
+
 def invalid_params(data):
     return RPCException(
         code=JSONRPCInvalidParams.CODE,
@@ -429,6 +436,7 @@ def handle(cls, http_request, task_manager):
         except JSONRPCInvalidRequestException:
             return JSONRPC20Response(error=JSONRPCInvalidRequest()._data)
 
+        track_rpc_request(request.method)
         dispatcher = RequestDispatcher(
             http_request,
             request,
diff --git a/core/dbt/tracking.py b/core/dbt/tracking.py
index c1376bd70f6..6307a2da08d 100644
--- a/core/dbt/tracking.py
+++ b/core/dbt/tracking.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from snowplow_tracker import SelfDescribingJson
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from dbt.adapters.factory import get_adapter
+
 import pytz
 import platform
 import uuid
@@ -18,11 +20,12 @@
 COLLECTOR_URL = "fishtownanalytics.sinter-collect.com"
 COLLECTOR_PROTOCOL = "https"
 
-INVOCATION_SPEC = 'iglu:com.dbt/invocation/jsonschema/1-0-0'
+INVOCATION_SPEC = 'iglu:com.dbt/invocation/jsonschema/1-0-1'
 PLATFORM_SPEC = 'iglu:com.dbt/platform/jsonschema/1-0-0'
 RUN_MODEL_SPEC = 'iglu:com.dbt/run_model/jsonschema/1-0-1'
 INVOCATION_ENV_SPEC = 'iglu:com.dbt/invocation_env/jsonschema/1-0-0'
 PACKAGE_INSTALL_SPEC = 'iglu:com.dbt/package_install/jsonschema/1-0-0'
+RPC_REQUEST_SPEC = 'iglu:com.dbt/rpc_request/jsonschema/1-0-1'
 
 DBT_INVOCATION_ENV = 'DBT_INVOCATION_ENV'
 
@@ -116,6 +119,11 @@ def get_run_type(args):
 
 
 def get_invocation_context(user, config, args):
+    try:
+        adapter_type = get_adapter(config).type()
+    except Exception:
+        adapter_type = None
+
     return {
         "project_id": None if config is None else config.hashed_name(),
         "user_id": user.id,
@@ -126,6 +134,7 @@ def get_invocation_context(user, config, args):
         "version": str(dbt_version.installed),
 
         "run_type": get_run_type(args),
+        "adapter_type": adapter_type,
     }
 
 
@@ -233,6 +242,18 @@ def track_model_run(options):
     )
 
 
+def track_rpc_request(options):
+    context = [SelfDescribingJson(RPC_REQUEST_SPEC, options)]
+
+    track(
+        active_user,
+        category="dbt",
+        action='rpc_request',
+        label=active_user.invocation_id,
+        context=context
+    )
+
+
 def track_package_install(options):
     context = [SelfDescribingJson(PACKAGE_INSTALL_SPEC, options)]
     track(
diff --git a/test/integration/033_event_tracking_test/test_events.py b/test/integration/033_event_tracking_test/test_events.py
index 48d191355c9..eca355f969f 100644
--- a/test/integration/033_event_tracking_test/test_events.py
+++ b/test/integration/033_event_tracking_test/test_events.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ def build_context(
         self,
         command,
         progress,
-        result_type=None
+        result_type=None,
+        adapter_type='postgres'
     ):
 
         def populate(
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ def populate(
         ):
             return [
                 {
-                    'schema': 'iglu:com.dbt/invocation/jsonschema/1-0-0',
+                    'schema': 'iglu:com.dbt/invocation/jsonschema/1-0-1',
                     'data': {
                         'project_id': project_id,
                         'user_id': user_id,
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ def populate(
 
                         'options': None,  # TODO : Add options to compile cmd!
                         'result_type': result_type,
-                        'result': None
+                        'result': None,
+                        'adapter_type': adapter_type
                     }
                 },
                 {
@@ -252,9 +254,9 @@ def test__event_tracking_deps(self):
         ]
 
         expected_contexts = [
-            self.build_context('deps', 'start'),
+            self.build_context('deps', 'start', adapter_type=None),
             package_context,
-            self.build_context('deps', 'end', result_type='ok')
+            self.build_context('deps', 'end', result_type='ok', adapter_type=None)
         ]
 
         self.run_event_test(["deps"], expected_calls, expected_contexts)