diff --git a/src/clj/backtype/storm/daemon/executor.clj b/src/clj/backtype/storm/daemon/executor.clj
index 2e176bcd2..33924303a 100644
--- a/src/clj/backtype/storm/daemon/executor.clj
+++ b/src/clj/backtype/storm/daemon/executor.clj
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@
               ))           
           0))
       :kill-fn (:report-error-and-die executor-data)
-      :factory? true)]))
+      :factory? true
+      :thread-name component-id)]))
 
 (defn- tuple-time-delta! [^TupleImpl tuple]
   (let [ms (.getProcessSampleStartTime tuple)]
@@ -715,7 +716,8 @@
             (disruptor/consume-batch-when-available receive-queue event-handler)
             0)))
       :kill-fn (:report-error-and-die executor-data)
-      :factory? true)]))
+      :factory? true
+      :thread-name component-id)]))
 
 (defmethod close-component :spout [executor-data spout]
   (.close spout))
diff --git a/src/clj/backtype/storm/disruptor.clj b/src/clj/backtype/storm/disruptor.clj
index c69ae745f..5dc175716 100644
--- a/src/clj/backtype/storm/disruptor.clj
+++ b/src/clj/backtype/storm/disruptor.clj
@@ -67,12 +67,14 @@
 (defn halt-with-interrupt! [^DisruptorQueue queue]
   (.haltWithInterrupt queue))
 
-(defnk consume-loop* [^DisruptorQueue queue handler :kill-fn (fn [error] (halt-process! 1 "Async loop died!"))]
+(defnk consume-loop* [^DisruptorQueue queue handler :kill-fn (fn [error] (halt-process! 1 "Async loop died!"))
+                      :thread-name nil]
   (let [ret (async-loop
               (fn []
                 (consume-batch-when-available queue handler)
                 0 )
               :kill-fn kill-fn
+              :thread-name thread-name
               )]
      (consumer-started! queue)
      ret
diff --git a/src/clj/backtype/storm/util.clj b/src/clj/backtype/storm/util.clj
index af1113732..f2a73e927 100644
--- a/src/clj/backtype/storm/util.clj
+++ b/src/clj/backtype/storm/util.clj
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@
                    :kill-fn (fn [error] (halt-process! 1 "Async loop died!"))
                    :priority Thread/NORM_PRIORITY
                    :factory? false
-                   :start true]
+                   :start true
+                   :thread-name nil]
   (let [thread (Thread.
                 (fn []
                   (try-cause
@@ -389,6 +390,8 @@
                   ))]
     (.setDaemon thread daemon)
     (.setPriority thread priority)
+    (when-not (nil? thread-name)
+      (.setName thread (str (.getName thread) "-" thread-name)))
     (when start
       (.start thread))
     ;; should return object that supports stop, interrupt, join, and waiting?
diff --git a/test/clj/backtype/storm/util_test.clj b/test/clj/backtype/storm/util_test.clj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8377bb906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/clj/backtype/storm/util_test.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+(ns backtype.storm.util-test
+  (:import [java.util.regex Pattern])
+  (:use [clojure test])
+  (:use [backtype.storm util]))
+
+(deftest async-loop-test
+   (testing "thread name provided"
+      (let [thread (async-loop
+              (fn []
+                (is (= true (.startsWith (.getName (Thread/currentThread)) "Thread-")))
+                (is (= true (.endsWith (.getName (Thread/currentThread)) "-mythreadname")))
+                1)
+              :thread-name "mythreadname")]
+      (sleep-secs 2)
+      (.interrupt thread)
+      (.join thread)))
+   (testing "thread name not provided"
+      (let [thread (async-loop
+              (fn []
+                (is (= true (Pattern/matches "Thread-\\d+" (.getName (Thread/currentThread)))))
+                1))]
+      (sleep-secs 2)
+      (.interrupt thread)
+      (.join thread))))
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