diff --git a/osal/mpp_thread.cpp b/osal/mpp_thread.cpp
index 6f8e778d..352d6828 100644
--- a/osal/mpp_thread.cpp
+++ b/osal/mpp_thread.cpp
@@ -88,12 +88,48 @@ void MppThread::stop()
 }
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32CE__)
+//
+// Usage: SetThreadName ((DWORD)-1, "MainThread");
+//
+#include <windows.h>
+const DWORD MS_VC_EXCEPTION = 0x406D1388;
+
+#pragma pack(push,8)
+typedef struct tagTHREADNAME_INFO
+{
+    DWORD dwType; // Must be 0x1000.
+    LPCSTR szName; // Pointer to name (in user addr space).
+    DWORD dwThreadID; // Thread ID (-1=caller thread).
+    DWORD dwFlags; // Reserved for future use, must be zero.
+ } THREADNAME_INFO;
+#pragma pack(pop)
+
+void SetThreadName(DWORD dwThreadID, const char* threadName) {
+    THREADNAME_INFO info;
+    info.dwType = 0x1000;
+    info.szName = threadName;
+    info.dwThreadID = dwThreadID;
+    info.dwFlags = 0;
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable: 6320 6322)
+    __try{
+        RaiseException(MS_VC_EXCEPTION, 0, sizeof(info) / sizeof(ULONG_PTR), (ULONG_PTR*)&info);
+    }
+    __except (EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER){
+    }
+#pragma warning(pop)
+}
+
+
 /*
  * add pthread_setname_np for windows
  */
 int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t thread, const char *name)
 {
+    DWORD dwThreadID = pthread_getw32threadid_np(thread);
+    SetThreadName(dwThreadID, name);
     return 0;
 }
+
 #endif