diff --git a/src/Thread.cpp b/src/Thread.cpp
index a7db173e..de575d0d 100644
--- a/src/Thread.cpp
+++ b/src/Thread.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 */
 #include "Thread.h"
 
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,6 +77,21 @@ void Thread::wait()
     ::pthread_join(m_thread, NULL);
 }
 
+/// <summary>
+///
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="name"></param>
+void Thread::setName(std::string name)
+{
+    if (!m_started)
+        return;
+    if (pthread_kill(m_thread, 0) != 0)
+        return;
+#ifdef _GNU_SOURCE
+    ::pthread_setname_np(m_thread, name.c_str());
+#endif // _GNU_SOURCE
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 ///
 /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Thread.h b/src/Thread.h
index 593be795..40ea4f6e 100644
--- a/src/Thread.h
+++ b/src/Thread.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "Defines.h"
 
+#include <string>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ public:
     /// <summary></summary>
     virtual void wait();
 
+    /// <summary></summary>
+    virtual void setName(std::string name);
+
     /// <summary></summary>
     static void sleep(uint32_t ms);
 
diff --git a/src/host/Host.cpp b/src/host/Host.cpp
index 73bbd7bf..73732a20 100644
--- a/src/host/Host.cpp
+++ b/src/host/Host.cpp
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ int Host::run()
 #endif // defined(ENABLE_DMR)
     });
     dmrFrameReadThread.run();
+    dmrFrameReadThread.setName("dmr:frame-r");
 
     ThreadFunc dmrFrameWriteThread([&, this]() {
 #if defined(ENABLE_DMR)
@@ -890,6 +891,7 @@ int Host::run()
 #endif // defined(ENABLE_DMR)
     });
     dmrFrameWriteThread.run();
+    dmrFrameWriteThread.setName("dmr:frame-w");
 
     /** Project 25 */
     ThreadFunc p25FrameReadThread([&, this]() {
@@ -931,6 +933,7 @@ int Host::run()
 #endif // defined(ENABLE_P25)
     });
     p25FrameReadThread.run();
+    p25FrameReadThread.setName("p25:frame-r");
 
     ThreadFunc p25FrameWriteThread([&, this]() {
 #if defined(ENABLE_P25)
@@ -971,6 +974,7 @@ int Host::run()
 #endif // defined(ENABLE_P25)
     });
     p25FrameWriteThread.run();
+    p25FrameWriteThread.setName("p25:frame-w");
 
     /** Next Generation Digital Narrowband */
     ThreadFunc nxdnFrameReadThread([&, this]() {
@@ -1012,6 +1016,7 @@ int Host::run()
 #endif // defined(ENABLE_NXDN)
     });
     nxdnFrameReadThread.run();
+    nxdnFrameReadThread.setName("nxdn:frame-r");
 
     ThreadFunc nxdnFrameWriteThread([&, this]() {
 #if defined(ENABLE_NXDN)
@@ -1052,6 +1057,7 @@ int Host::run()
 #endif // defined(ENABLE_NXDN)
     });
     nxdnFrameWriteThread.run();
+    nxdnFrameWriteThread.setName("nxdn:frame-w");
 
     // main execution loop
     while (!killed) {