diff --git a/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketAcceptor.h b/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketAcceptor.h
index 54c53030d..c6dfd412f 100644
--- a/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketAcceptor.h
+++ b/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketAcceptor.h
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ public:
 	using Observer = Poco::Observer<ParallelSocketAcceptor, ReadableNotification>;
 
 	explicit ParallelSocketAcceptor(ServerSocket& socket,
-		unsigned threads = Poco::Environment::processorCount()):
+		unsigned threads = Poco::Environment::processorCount(),
+		const std::string& threadName = ""):
+		_threadName(threadName),
 		_socket(socket),
 		_pReactor(0),
 		_threads(threads),
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ public:
 
 	ParallelSocketAcceptor(ServerSocket& socket,
 		SocketReactor& reactor,
-		unsigned threads = Poco::Environment::processorCount()):
+		unsigned threads = Poco::Environment::processorCount(), const std::string& threadName = ""):
+		_threadName(threadName),
 		_socket(socket),
 		_pReactor(&reactor),
 		_threads(threads),
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ protected:
 		poco_assert (_threads > 0);
 
 		for (unsigned i = 0; i < _threads; ++i)
-			_reactors.push_back(new ParallelReactor);
+			_reactors.push_back(new ParallelReactor(_threadName + "#" + std::to_string(i)));
 	}
 
 	ReactorVec& reactors()
@@ -228,6 +231,8 @@ private:
 	ParallelSocketAcceptor(const ParallelSocketAcceptor&);
 	ParallelSocketAcceptor& operator = (const ParallelSocketAcceptor&);
 
+	std::string _threadName;
+		/// Name prefix of sub SocketReactor threads
 	ServerSocket   _socket;
 	SocketReactor* _pReactor;
 	unsigned       _threads;
diff --git a/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketReactor.h b/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketReactor.h
index 2c268cad0..7bc6e2112 100644
--- a/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketReactor.h
+++ b/Net/include/Poco/Net/ParallelSocketReactor.h
@@ -48,15 +48,19 @@ class ParallelSocketReactor: public SR
 public:
 	using Ptr = Poco::SharedPtr<ParallelSocketReactor>;
 
-	ParallelSocketReactor()
+	ParallelSocketReactor(const std::string& threadName = "")
 	{
 		_thread.start(*this);
+		if (!threadName.empty())
+			_thread.setName(threadName);
 	}
 	
-	ParallelSocketReactor(const Poco::Timespan& timeout):
+	ParallelSocketReactor(const Poco::Timespan& timeout, const std::string& threadName = ""):
 		SR(timeout)
 	{
 		_thread.start(*this);
+		if (!threadName.empty())
+			_thread.setName(threadName);
 	}
 	
 	~ParallelSocketReactor()