diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
index dcf0663e24..a74616a0d7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ class SimpleThread : public ThreadState
     bool predicate;
 
   public:
+    std::string name() const
+    {
+        return csprintf("%s.[tid:%i]", cpu->name(), tc->threadId());
+    }
+
     // pointer to CPU associated with this SimpleThread
     BaseCPU *cpu;