diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp
index 2c058cd..8c73630 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp
@@ -1202,12 +1202,12 @@
 
 static JavaVM* mJvm = nullptr;
 
-static void attachRenderThreadToJvm() {
+static void attachRenderThreadToJvm(const char* name) {
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!mJvm, "No jvm but we set the hook??");
 
     JavaVMAttachArgs args;
     args.version = JNI_VERSION_1_4;
-    args.name = NULL;
+    args.name = name;
     args.group = NULL;
     JNIEnv* env;
     mJvm->AttachCurrentThreadAsDaemon(&env, (void*) &args);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
index 1f24f0e..3904ed2 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
 bool RenderThread::threadLoop() {
     setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, PRIORITY_DISPLAY);
     if (gOnStartHook) {
-        gOnStartHook();
+        gOnStartHook("RenderThread");
     }
     initThreadLocals();
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
index d062dba..b182928 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 class DummyVsyncSource;
 
-typedef void (*JVMAttachHook)();
+typedef void (*JVMAttachHook)(const char* name);
 
 class RenderThread : private ThreadBase {
     PREVENT_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(RenderThread);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/thread/TaskManager.cpp b/libs/hwui/thread/TaskManager.cpp
index 6493d49..de10ff1 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/thread/TaskManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/thread/TaskManager.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, PRIORITY_FOREGROUND);
     auto onStartHook = renderthread::RenderThread::getOnStartHook();
     if (onStartHook) {
-        onStartHook();
+        onStartHook(mName.c_str());
     }
 
     return NO_ERROR;