diff --git a/src/xenia/base/threading.h b/src/xenia/base/threading.h
index bdf70b9c4..3903d1099 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/threading.h
+++ b/src/xenia/base/threading.h
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ class Thread : public WaitHandle {
   // threads that had been waiting for the thread to terminate.
   static void Exit(int exit_code);
 
+  // Returns the ID of the thread
+  virtual uint32_t id() const = 0;
+
   // Returns the current name of the thread, if previously specified.
   std::string name() const { return name_; }
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/base/threading_win.cc b/src/xenia/base/threading_win.cc
index a78454c69..64da0111a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/threading_win.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/base/threading_win.cc
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ class Win32Thread : public Win32Handle<Thread> {
   }
 
   int32_t priority() override { return GetThreadPriority(handle_); }
+  uint32_t id() const override { return GetThreadId(handle_); }
 
   void set_priority(int32_t new_priority) override {
     SetThreadPriority(handle_, new_priority);
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
index 2add67891..008f2947b 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.cc
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ XThread::XThread(KernelState* kernel_state, uint32_t stack_size,
 
   apc_list_ = new NativeList(kernel_state->memory());
 
-  char thread_name[32];
-  snprintf(thread_name, xe::countof(thread_name), "XThread%04X", handle());
-  set_name(thread_name);
-
   // The kernel does not take a reference. We must unregister in the dtor.
   kernel_state_->RegisterThread(this);
 }
@@ -92,6 +88,7 @@ XThread::~XThread() {
 }
 
 bool XThread::IsInThread(XThread* other) { return current_thread_tls == other; }
+bool XThread::IsInThread() { return current_thread_tls != nullptr; }
 
 XThread* XThread::GetCurrentThread() {
   XThread* thread = current_thread_tls;
@@ -322,6 +319,11 @@ X_STATUS XThread::Create() {
   }
   thread_->set_affinity_mask(proc_mask);
 
+  // Set the thread name based on host ID (for easier debugging)
+  char thread_name[32];
+  snprintf(thread_name, xe::countof(thread_name), "XThread%04X (%04X)", handle(), thread_->id());
+  set_name(thread_name);
+
   if (creation_params_.creation_flags & 0x60) {
     thread_->set_priority(creation_params_.creation_flags & 0x20 ? 1 : 0);
   }
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h
index 18b7c9b17..153e36ee0 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/objects/xthread.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class XThread : public XObject {
   virtual ~XThread();
 
   static bool IsInThread(XThread* other);
+  static bool IsInThread();
   static XThread* GetCurrentThread();
   static uint32_t GetCurrentThreadHandle();
   static uint32_t GetCurrentThreadId();