diff --git a/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.cpp b/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.cpp
index 81b956121f..4137462d1c 100644
--- a/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.cpp
+++ b/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 */
 //==============================================================================
 
-Workers::Workers (Callback& callback, int numberOfThreads)
+Workers::Workers (Callback& callback, String const& threadNames, int numberOfThreads)
     : m_callback (callback)
+    , m_threadNames (threadNames)
     , m_allPaused (true, true)
     , m_semaphore (0)
     , m_numberOfThreads (0)
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ void Workers::setNumberOfThreads (int numberOfThreads)
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    worker = new Worker (*this);
+                    worker = new Worker (*this, m_threadNames);
                 }
 
                 m_everyone.push_front (worker);
@@ -130,8 +131,8 @@ void Workers::deleteWorkers (LockFreeStack <Worker>& stack)
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Workers::Worker::Worker (Workers& workers)
-    : Thread ("Worker")
+Workers::Worker::Worker (Workers& workers, String const& threadName)
+    : Thread (threadName)
     , m_workers (workers)
 {
     startThread ();
@@ -186,6 +187,9 @@ void Workers::Worker::run ()
             ++m_workers.m_runningTaskCount;
             m_workers.m_callback.processTask ();
             --m_workers.m_runningTaskCount;
+
+            // Put the name back in case the callback changed it
+            Thread::setCurrentThreadName (m_threadName);
         }
 
         // Any worker that goes into the paused list must
@@ -200,6 +204,8 @@ void Workers::Worker::run ()
         if (--m_workers.m_activeCount == 0)
             m_workers.m_allPaused.signal ();
 
+        Thread::setCurrentThreadName (m_threadName + " (paused)");
+
         // [1] We will be here when the paused list is popped
         //
         // We block on our event object, a requirement of being
@@ -246,7 +252,7 @@ public:
 
         TestCallback cb (threadCount);
 
-        Workers w (cb, 0);
+        Workers w (cb, "Test", 0);
         expect (w.getNumberOfThreads () == 0);
 
         w.setNumberOfThreads (threadCount);
diff --git a/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.h b/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.h
index f7be8f67d9..299e6e0778 100644
--- a/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.h
+++ b/modules/beast_basics/threads/beast_Workers.h
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ public:
 
         A number of initial threads may be optionally specified. The
         default is to create one thread per CPU.
+
+        @param threadNames The name given to each created worker thread.
     */
-    explicit Workers (Callback& callback, int numberOfThreads = SystemStats::getNumCpus ());
+    explicit Workers (Callback& callback,
+                      String const& threadNames = "Worker",
+                      int numberOfThreads = SystemStats::getNumCpus ());
 
     ~Workers ();
 
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ private:
         , public Thread
     {
     public:
-        explicit Worker (Workers& workers);
+        Worker (Workers& workers, String const& threadName);
 
         ~Worker ();
 
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ private:
 
     private:
         Workers& m_workers;
+        String m_threadName;
     };
 
 private:
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ private:
 private:
     Callback& m_callback;
     WaitableEvent m_allPaused;                   // signaled when all threads paused
+    String m_threadNames;                        // The name to give each thread
     Semaphore m_semaphore;                       // each pending task is 1 resource
     int m_numberOfThreads;                       // how many we want active now
     Atomic <int> m_activeCount;                  // to know when all are paused