diff --git a/thpool.c b/thpool.c
index 59e2e55..716a487 100644
--- a/thpool.c
+++ b/thpool.c
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 #define err(str)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef THPOOL_THREAD_NAME
+#define THPOOL_THREAD_NAME thpool
+#endif
+
+#define STRINGIFY(x) #x
+#define TOSTRING(x) STRINGIFY(x)
+
 static volatile int threads_keepalive;
 static volatile int threads_on_hold;
 
@@ -324,7 +331,8 @@ static void* thread_do(struct thread* thread_p){
 
 	/* Set thread name for profiling and debugging */
 	char thread_name[16] = {0};
-	snprintf(thread_name, 16, "thpool-%d", thread_p->id);
+
+	snprintf(thread_name, 16, TOSTRING(THPOOL_THREAD_NAME) "-%d", thread_p->id);
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
 	/* Use prctl instead to prevent using _GNU_SOURCE flag and implicit declaration */