diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 9360d925b7..6a76df382f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -2804,6 +2804,8 @@ TriggerBoxThread::_thread_work (void* arg)
 void *
 TriggerBoxThread::thread_work ()
 {
+	pthread_set_name (X_("Trigger Worker"));
+
 	while (true) {
 
 		char msg;