diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/ThreadPool.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/ThreadPool.h
index 99d7fbf82..d69b237c1 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/ThreadPool.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/ThreadPool.h
@@ -69,14 +69,21 @@ class Foundation_API ThreadPool
 	/// from the pool.
 {
 public:
-	ThreadPool(int minCapacity = 2, int maxCapacity = 16, int idleTime = 60);
-	ThreadPool(const std::string& name, int minCapacity = 2, int maxCapacity = 16, int idleTime = 60);
+	ThreadPool(int minCapacity = 2,
+		int maxCapacity = 16,
+		int idleTime = 60,
+		int stackSize = POCO_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
+	ThreadPool(const std::string& name,
+		int minCapacity = 2,
+		int maxCapacity = 16,
+		int idleTime = 60,
+		int stackSize = POCO_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
 		/// Creates a thread pool with minCapacity threads.
 		/// If required, up to maxCapacity threads are created
 		/// a NoThreadAvailableException exception is thrown.
 		/// If a thread is running idle for more than idleTime seconds,
 		/// and more than minCapacity threads are running, the thread
-		/// is killed.
+		/// is killed. Threads are created with given stack size.
 
 	~ThreadPool();
 		/// Currently running threads will remain active
diff --git a/Foundation/src/ThreadPool.cpp b/Foundation/src/ThreadPool.cpp
index 0e5243e50..ca6b8b30a 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/ThreadPool.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/ThreadPool.cpp
@@ -233,12 +233,16 @@ void PooledThread::run()
 }
 
 
-ThreadPool::ThreadPool(int minCapacity, int maxCapacity, int idleTime): 
+ThreadPool::ThreadPool(int minCapacity,
+	int maxCapacity,
+	int idleTime,
+	int stackSize): 
 	_minCapacity(minCapacity), 
 	_maxCapacity(maxCapacity), 
 	_idleTime(idleTime),
 	_serial(0),
-	_age(0)
+	_age(0),
+	_stackSize(stackSize)
 {
 	poco_assert (minCapacity >= 1 && maxCapacity >= minCapacity && idleTime > 0);
 
@@ -251,14 +255,18 @@ ThreadPool::ThreadPool(int minCapacity, int maxCapacity, int idleTime):
 }
 
 
-ThreadPool::ThreadPool(const std::string& name, int minCapacity, int maxCapacity, int idleTime):
+ThreadPool::ThreadPool(const std::string& name,
+	int minCapacity,
+	int maxCapacity,
+	int idleTime,
+	int stackSize):
 	_name(name),
 	_minCapacity(minCapacity), 
 	_maxCapacity(maxCapacity), 
 	_idleTime(idleTime),
 	_serial(0),
 	_age(0),
-	_stackSize(0)
+	_stackSize(stackSize)
 {
 	poco_assert (minCapacity >= 1 && maxCapacity >= minCapacity && idleTime > 0);