diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0859d4184..e4a832aab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ impl log::Log for Logger {
         if record.file().is_some() && record.line().is_some() {
             writeln!(
                 *(*(self.output.lock().unwrap())),
-                "cloud-hypervisor: {:?}: {}:{}:{} -- {}",
+                "cloud-hypervisor: {:?}: <{}> {}:{}:{} -- {}",
                 duration,
+                std::thread::current().name().unwrap_or("anonymous"),
                 record.level(),
                 record.file().unwrap(),
                 record.line().unwrap(),
@@ -83,8 +84,9 @@ impl log::Log for Logger {
         } else {
             writeln!(
                 *(*(self.output.lock().unwrap())),
-                "cloud-hypervisor: {:?}: {}:{} -- {}",
+                "cloud-hypervisor: {:?}: <{}> {}:{} -- {}",
                 duration,
+                std::thread::current().name().unwrap_or("anonymous"),
                 record.level(),
                 record.target(),
                 record.args()