diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm b/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm
index 6caa1be43..458db968d 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/nsthread.mm
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ std::string getCurrentThreadName() {
 }
 
 void setCurrentThreadName(const std::string& name) {
-    pthread_setname_np(name.c_str());
+    std::string qualifiedName = "com.mapbox.mbgl." + name;
+    pthread_setname_np(qualifiedName.c_str());
 }
 
 void makeThreadLowPriority() {