diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index f6c9d15450..9b1e97d237 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -1658,8 +1658,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             if (m_ThreadPool != null)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("SmartThreadPool is already initialized");
 
-            m_ThreadPool = new SmartThreadPool(2000, maxThreads, 2);
-            m_ThreadPool.Name = "Util";
+            STPStartInfo startInfo = new STPStartInfo();
+            startInfo.ThreadPoolName = "Util";
+            startInfo.IdleTimeout = 2000;
+            startInfo.MaxWorkerThreads = maxThreads;
+            startInfo.MinWorkerThreads = 2;
+
+            m_ThreadPool = new SmartThreadPool(startInfo);
         }
 
         public static int FireAndForgetCount()
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
index a17a0188bb..72646f6ccb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
@@ -1486,7 +1486,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
             m_MaxScriptQueue = maxScriptQueue;
 
             STPStartInfo startInfo = new STPStartInfo();
-            startInfo.IdleTimeout = idleTimeout*1000; // convert to seconds as stated in .ini
+            startInfo.ThreadPoolName = "XEngine";
+            startInfo.IdleTimeout = idleTimeout * 1000; // convert to seconds as stated in .ini
             startInfo.MaxWorkerThreads = maxThreads;
             startInfo.MinWorkerThreads = minThreads;
             startInfo.ThreadPriority = threadPriority;;
@@ -1494,7 +1495,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
             startInfo.StartSuspended = true;
 
             m_ThreadPool = new SmartThreadPool(startInfo);
-            m_ThreadPool.Name = "XEngine";
         }
 
         //
diff --git a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs
index d1815639db..fa9ceb4bb5 100644
--- a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs
+++ b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/STPStartInfo.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
         /// </summary>
         private ThreadPriority _threadPriority;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The thread pool name. Threads will get names depending on this.
+        /// </summary>
+        private string _threadPoolName;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// If this field is not null then the performance counters are enabled
         /// and use the string as the name of the instance.
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
             _minWorkerThreads = SmartThreadPool.DefaultMinWorkerThreads;
             _maxWorkerThreads = SmartThreadPool.DefaultMaxWorkerThreads;
             _threadPriority = SmartThreadPool.DefaultThreadPriority;
+            _threadPoolName = SmartThreadPool.DefaultThreadPoolName;
             _pcInstanceName = SmartThreadPool.DefaultPerformanceCounterInstanceName;
             _stackSize = SmartThreadPool.DefaultStackSize;
         }
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
             _minWorkerThreads = stpStartInfo._minWorkerThreads;
             _maxWorkerThreads = stpStartInfo._maxWorkerThreads;
             _threadPriority = stpStartInfo._threadPriority;
+            _threadPoolName = stpStartInfo._threadPoolName;
             _pcInstanceName = stpStartInfo._pcInstanceName;
             _stackSize = stpStartInfo._stackSize;
         }
@@ -84,6 +91,13 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
             set { _threadPriority = value; }
         }
 
+        public virtual string ThreadPoolName
+        {
+            get { return _threadPoolName; }
+            set { _threadPoolName = value; }
+        }
+
+
         public string PerformanceCounterInstanceName
         {
             get { return _pcInstanceName; }
diff --git a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
index bd52f6245a..19a000717e 100644
--- a/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
+++ b/ThirdParty/SmartThreadPool/SmartThreadPool.cs
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
         /// </summary>
         public const ThreadPriority DefaultThreadPriority = ThreadPriority.Normal;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The default thread pool name
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string DefaultThreadPoolName = "SmartThreadPool";
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Member Variables
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
         /// Contains the name of this instance of SmartThreadPool.
         /// Can be changed by the user.
         /// </summary>
-        private string _name = "SmartThreadPool";
+        private string _name = DefaultThreadPoolName;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Hashtable of all the threads in the thread pool.
@@ -307,6 +312,7 @@ namespace Amib.Threading
 
         private void Initialize()
         {
+            Name = _stpStartInfo.ThreadPoolName;
             ValidateSTPStartInfo();
 
             if (null != _stpStartInfo.PerformanceCounterInstanceName)