diff --git a/desmume/src/utils/task.cpp b/desmume/src/utils/task.cpp
index e696c8d51..0e591863a 100644
--- a/desmume/src/utils/task.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/utils/task.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
 	Impl();
 	~Impl();
 
-	void start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority);
+	void start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority, const char *name);
 	void execute(const TWork &work, void *param);
 	void* finish();
 	void shutdown();
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Task::Impl::~Impl()
 	scond_free(condWork);
 }
 
-void Task::Impl::start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority)
+void Task::Impl::start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority, const char *name)
 {
 	slock_lock(this->mutex);
 	
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ void Task::Impl::start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority)
 	this->exitThread = false;
 	this->_thread = sthread_create_with_priority(&taskProc, this, threadPriority);
 	this->_isThreadRunning = true;
+	if (name)
+		sthread_setname(this->_thread, name);
 	
 	slock_unlock(this->mutex);
 }
@@ -168,8 +170,8 @@ void Task::Impl::shutdown()
 	slock_unlock(this->mutex);
 }
 
-void Task::start(bool spinlock) { impl->start(spinlock, 0); }
-void Task::start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority) { impl->start(spinlock, threadPriority); }
+void Task::start(bool spinlock) { impl->start(spinlock, 0, nullptr); }
+void Task::start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority, const char *name) { impl->start(spinlock, threadPriority, name); }
 void Task::shutdown() { impl->shutdown(); }
 Task::Task() : impl(new Task::Impl()) {}
 Task::~Task() { delete impl; }
diff --git a/desmume/src/utils/task.h b/desmume/src/utils/task.h
index eab44fd1d..e4053d741 100644
--- a/desmume/src/utils/task.h
+++ b/desmume/src/utils/task.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
 
 	// initialize task runner
 	void start(bool spinlock);
-	void start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority);
+	void start(bool spinlock, int threadPriority, const char *name = nullptr);
 
 	//execute some work
 	void execute(const TWork &work, void* param);