diff --git a/src/kernel/pthread.cpp b/src/kernel/pthread.cpp
index e4fbc624b..21be846ce 100644
--- a/src/kernel/pthread.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/pthread.cpp
@@ -3200,6 +3200,11 @@ static void* RunThread(void* arg) {
 	os_thread_id = GetHostThreadId();
 #endif
 	thread->host_thread_id = os_thread_id;
+#if KYTY_PLATFORM == KYTY_PLATFORM_LINUX
+	if (!thread->name.empty()) {
+		pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), thread->name.substr(0, 15).c_str());
+	}
+#endif
 
 	LOGF("\tPthread run begin: %s, id = %d, os_thread_id = %" PRIu64 ", entry = 0x%016" PRIx64
 	     ", arg = 0x%016" PRIx64 ", stack_addr = 0x%016" PRIx64 ", stack_size = %" PRIu64 "\n",