diff --git a/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs b/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs
index fdab702..d19a1d9 100644
--- a/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs
+++ b/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
         private string _performanceCounterInstanceName = SmartThreadPool.DefaultPerformanceCounterInstanceName;
         private bool _areThreadsBackground = SmartThreadPool.DefaultAreThreadsBackground;
         private bool _enableLocalPerformanceCounters;
+        private string _threadPoolName = SmartThreadPool.DefaultThreadPoolName;
 
 	    public STPStartInfo()
         {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
             _threadPriority = stpStartInfo.ThreadPriority;
             _performanceCounterInstanceName = stpStartInfo.PerformanceCounterInstanceName;
             _enableLocalPerformanceCounters = stpStartInfo._enableLocalPerformanceCounters;
+            _threadPoolName = stpStartInfo._threadPoolName;
             _areThreadsBackground = stpStartInfo.AreThreadsBackground;
         }
 
@@ -95,6 +97,18 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
             }
 	    }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get/Set the thread pool name. Threads will get names depending on this.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual string ThreadPoolName {
+            get { return _threadPoolName; }
+            set
+            {
+                ThrowIfReadOnly ();
+                _threadPoolName = value;
+            }
+        }
+
 	    /// <summary>
 	    /// Get/Set the performance counter instance name of this SmartThreadPool
 	    /// The default is null which indicate not to use performance counters at all.
diff --git a/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs b/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
index 9853d72..0801254 100644
--- a/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
+++ b/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The default fill state with params. (false)
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The default thread pool name. (SmartThreadPool)
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string DefaultThreadPoolName = "SmartThreadPool";
         /// It is relevant only to QueueWorkItem of Action<...>/Func<...>
         /// </summary>
         public const bool DefaultFillStateWithArgs = false;
@@ -395,7 +400,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
 
 		private void Initialize()
 		{
-		    Name = "SmartThreadPool";
+            Name = _stpStartInfo.ThreadPoolName;
 			ValidateSTPStartInfo();
 
             // _stpStartInfoRW stores a read/write copy of the STPStartInfo.