diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index 30c90bd71cf..743ae19a93f 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -1941,6 +1941,9 @@ Error _Thread::start(Object *p_instance,const StringName& p_method,const Variant
 		return ERR_CANT_CREATE;
 	}
 
+	if (name != "")
+		thread->set_name(name);
+
 	return OK;
 }
 
@@ -1972,12 +1975,24 @@ Variant _Thread::wait_to_finish() {
 	return r;
 }
 
+Error _Thread::set_name(const String &p_name) {
+
+	name = p_name;
+
+	if (thread) {
+		return thread->set_name(p_name);
+	};
+
+	return OK;
+};
+
 void _Thread::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("start:Error","instance","method","userdata","priority"),&_Thread::start,DEFVAL(Variant()),DEFVAL(PRIORITY_NORMAL));
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_id"),&_Thread::get_id);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("is_active"),&_Thread::is_active);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("wait_to_finish:Variant"),&_Thread::wait_to_finish);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_name:Error", "name"),&_Thread::set_name);
 
 	BIND_CONSTANT( PRIORITY_LOW );
 	BIND_CONSTANT( PRIORITY_NORMAL );
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index 24ea8107677..172f33dac51 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ protected:
 	Object *target_instance;
 	StringName target_method;
 	Thread *thread;
+	String name;
 	static void _bind_methods();
 	static void _start_func(void *ud);
 public:
@@ -523,6 +524,7 @@ public:
 	String get_id() const;
 	bool is_active() const;
 	Variant wait_to_finish();
+	Error set_name(const String& p_name);
 
 	_Thread();
 	~_Thread();
diff --git a/core/os/thread.cpp b/core/os/thread.cpp
index 96b0f561cab..53db62c1762 100644
--- a/core/os/thread.cpp
+++ b/core/os/thread.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ void Thread::wait_to_finish(Thread *p_thread) {
 		
 }
 
+Error Thread::set_name(const String &p_name) {
+
+	return ERR_UNAVAILABLE;
+};
+
 Thread::Thread()
 {
 }
diff --git a/core/os/thread.h b/core/os/thread.h
index 590fee1fc6f..e3d00b03970 100644
--- a/core/os/thread.h
+++ b/core/os/thread.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 	@author Juan Linietsky <reduzio@gmail.com>
 */
 
+#include "ustring.h"
 
 typedef void (*ThreadCreateCallback)(void *p_userdata);
 
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ protected:
 	Thread();
 public:
 		
-	
+
+	virtual Error set_name(const String& p_name);
 		
 	virtual ID get_ID() const=0;
 	
diff --git a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp
index 03963a97564..2f9adb3f6ce 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ void ThreadPosix::wait_to_finish_func_posix(Thread* p_thread) {
 	tp->pthread=0;		
 }
 
+Error ThreadPosix::set_name(const String& p_name) {
+
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(pthread == 0, ERR_UNCONFIGURED);
+
+	int err = pthread_setname_np(pthread, p_name.utf8().get_data());
+
+	return err == 0 ? OK : ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+};
 
 void ThreadPosix::make_default() {
 
diff --git a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h
index 4f76f3d7b39..215da444e74 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h
+++ b/drivers/unix/thread_posix.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 	
 	
 	virtual ID get_ID() const;
+	Error set_name(const String& p_name);
 	
 	static void make_default();
 	
diff --git a/servers/audio/audio_server_sw.cpp b/servers/audio/audio_server_sw.cpp
index 417a582da64..d20e2d42e05 100644
--- a/servers/audio/audio_server_sw.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio/audio_server_sw.cpp
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ void AudioServerSW::init() {
 #ifndef NO_THREADS
 	exit_update_thread=false;
 	thread = Thread::create(_thread_func,this);
+	thread->set_name("AudioServerSW");
 #endif
 
 }