diff --git a/libretro-common/include/rthreads/rthreads.h b/libretro-common/include/rthreads/rthreads.h
index e4460a1742..3b1ec7c8c1 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/rthreads/rthreads.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/rthreads/rthreads.h
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ int sthread_detach(sthread_t *thread);
  * @thread to terminate. If that thread has already terminated, then
  * it will return immediately. The thread specified by @thread must
  * be joinable.
- *
- * Returns: 0 on success, otherwise it returns a non-zero error number.
  */
 void sthread_join(sthread_t *thread);
 
@@ -103,6 +101,16 @@ void sthread_join(sthread_t *thread);
  */
 bool sthread_isself(sthread_t *thread);
 
+/**
+ * sthread_set_name:
+ * @thread                  : pointer to thread object
+ * @name                    : name to define for the thread (at most
+ *                            15 bytes)
+ *
+ * Set the thread name, useful for debugging.
+ */
+void sthread_setname(sthread_t *thread, const char *name);
+
 /**
  * slock_new:
  *
diff --git a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
index dd061b6155..2edeaad8c4 100644
--- a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
+++ b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ int sthread_detach(sthread_t *thread)
  * @thread to terminate. If that thread has already terminated, then
  * it will return immediately. The thread specified by @thread must
  * be joinable.
- *
- * Returns: 0 on success, otherwise it returns a non-zero error number.
  */
 void sthread_join(sthread_t *thread)
 {
@@ -320,6 +318,24 @@ bool sthread_isself(sthread_t *thread)
 #endif
 }
 
+/**
+ * sthread_set_name:
+ * @thread                  : pointer to thread object
+ * @name                    : name to define for the thread (at most
+ *                            15 bytes)
+ *
+ * Set the thread name, useful for debugging.
+ */
+void sthread_setname(sthread_t *thread, const char *name)
+{
+   if (!thread)
+      return;
+   /* TODO: implement that for Windows too. */
+#ifndef USE_WIN32_THREADS
+   pthread_setname_np(thread->id, name);
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * slock_new:
  *