diff --git a/src/gui/addeditautoprofiledialog.cpp b/src/gui/addeditautoprofiledialog.cpp
index 2c1a46cc..fb0c6867 100644
--- a/src/gui/addeditautoprofiledialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/addeditautoprofiledialog.cpp
@@ -255,19 +255,21 @@ void AddEditAutoProfileDialog::showCaptureHelpWindow()
         box->show();
 
         UnixCaptureWindowUtility *util = new UnixCaptureWindowUtility();
-        QThread *thread = new QThread; // QTHREAD(this)
-        util->moveToThread(thread);
+        QThread *capture_window_thr = new QThread; // QTHREAD(this)
+        capture_window_thr->setObjectName("capture_window_thr");
 
-        connect(thread, &QThread::started, util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::attemptWindowCapture);
-        connect(util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::captureFinished, thread, &QThread::quit);
+        util->moveToThread(capture_window_thr);
+
+        connect(capture_window_thr, &QThread::started, util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::attemptWindowCapture);
+        connect(util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::captureFinished, capture_window_thr, &QThread::quit);
         connect(util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::captureFinished, box, &QMessageBox::hide);
         connect(
             util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::captureFinished, this, [this, util]() { checkForGrabbedWindow(util); },
             Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
-        connect(thread, &QThread::finished, box, &QMessageBox::deleteLater);
-        connect(util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::destroyed, thread, &QThread::deleteLater);
-        thread->start();
+        connect(capture_window_thr, &QThread::finished, box, &QMessageBox::deleteLater);
+        connect(util, &UnixCaptureWindowUtility::destroyed, capture_window_thr, &QThread::deleteLater);
+        capture_window_thr->start();
     }
 
     #endif
diff --git a/src/inputdaemon.cpp b/src/inputdaemon.cpp
index 9133ee67..1230c425 100644
--- a/src/inputdaemon.cpp
+++ b/src/inputdaemon.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ InputDaemon::InputDaemon(QMap<SDL_JoystickID, InputDevice *> *joysticks, AntiMic
     if (m_graphical)
     {
         sdlWorkerThread = new QThread;
+        sdlWorkerThread->setObjectName("sdlWorkerThread");
         eventWorker->moveToThread(sdlWorkerThread);
 
         connect(sdlWorkerThread, &QThread::started, eventWorker, &SDLEventReader::performWork);
diff --git a/src/logger.cpp b/src/logger.cpp
index e4a08883..413c71d5 100644
--- a/src/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/logger.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Logger::Logger(QTextStream *stream, LogLevel output_lvl, QObject *parent)
     // needed to allow sending LogLevel using signals and slots
     qRegisterMetaType<Logger::LogLevel>("Logger::LogLevel");
     loggingThread = new QThread(this);
+    loggingThread->setObjectName("loggingThread");
     outputStream = stream;
     outputLevel = output_lvl;
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b7c14895..f9a3b280 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     PadderCommon::mouseHelperObj.initDeskWid();
     QPointer<InputDaemon> joypad_worker = new InputDaemon(joysticks, &settings);
     inputEventThread = new QThread();
+    inputEventThread->setObjectName("inputEventThread");
 
     MainWindow *mainWindow = new MainWindow(joysticks, &cmdutility, &settings);