diff --git a/bar/wayland.c b/bar/wayland.c
index 2b218d7..1a72577 100644
--- a/bar/wayland.c
+++ b/bar/wayland.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <poll.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <linux/memfd.h>
@@ -1015,6 +1016,8 @@ loop(struct bar *_bar,
     struct private *bar = _bar->private;
     struct wayland_backend *backend = bar->backend.data;
 
+    pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), "bar(wayland)");
+
     backend->bar_expose = expose;
     backend->bar_on_mouse = on_mouse;
 
diff --git a/bar/xcb.c b/bar/xcb.c
index f7a3ee1..99b787d 100644
--- a/bar/xcb.c
+++ b/bar/xcb.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <poll.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #include <pixman.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
@@ -316,6 +317,8 @@ loop(struct bar *_bar,
     struct private *bar = _bar->private;
     struct xcb_backend *backend = bar->backend.data;
 
+    pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), "bar(xcb)");
+
     const int fd = xcb_get_file_descriptor(backend->conn);
 
     while (true) {