diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 1da4714..b0d8acc 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 
-Version 1.50  2021-04-28
+Version 1.50  2021-04-29
   * add function is_digital_string
   * add function fc_server_load_from_ini_context
+  * set thread name as necessary
 
 Version 1.49  2021-04-17
   * add macros: FC_ABS and FC_NEGATIVE
diff --git a/src/sched_thread.c b/src/sched_thread.c
index cde206a..2205d1e 100644
--- a/src/sched_thread.c
+++ b/src/sched_thread.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+
+#ifdef OS_LINUX
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "shared_func.h"
 #include "pthread_func.h"
 #include "logger.h"
@@ -377,6 +382,10 @@ static void *sched_call_func(void *args)
     TaskFunc task_func;
     int task_id;
 
+#ifdef OS_LINUX
+    prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "sched-call");
+#endif
+
     pEntry = (ScheduleEntry *)args;
     task_func = pEntry->task_func;
     func_args = pEntry->func_args;
@@ -405,6 +414,10 @@ static void *sched_thread_entrance(void *args)
 	int exec_count;
 	int i;
 
+#ifdef OS_LINUX
+    prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "sched");
+#endif
+
 	pContext = (ScheduleContext *)args;
 	if (sched_init_entries(pContext->scheduleArray.entries,
                 pContext->scheduleArray.count) != 0)
@@ -852,6 +865,10 @@ static void *sched_call_delay_func(void *args)
     ScheduleContext *pContext;
     FastDelayTask *task;
 
+#ifdef OS_LINUX
+    prctl(PR_SET_NAME, "sched-delay");
+#endif
+
     delay_context = (struct delay_thread_context *)args;
     task = delay_context->task;
     pContext = delay_context->schedule_context;
diff --git a/src/thread_pool.c b/src/thread_pool.c
index ad1a07a..44df87a 100644
--- a/src/thread_pool.c
+++ b/src/thread_pool.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef OS_LINUX
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "sched_thread.h"
 #include "fc_memory.h"
 #include "thread_pool.h"
@@ -36,6 +41,15 @@ static void *thread_entrance(void *arg)
     thread = (FCThreadInfo *)arg;
     pool = thread->pool;
 
+#ifdef OS_LINUX
+    {
+        char thread_name[64];
+        snprintf(thread_name, sizeof(thread_name), "%s[%d]",
+                pool->name, thread->index);
+        prctl(PR_SET_NAME, thread_name);
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (pool->extra_data_callbacks.alloc != NULL) {
         thread->tdata = pool->extra_data_callbacks.alloc();
     }