diff --git a/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.c b/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.c
index eebd845f..f77df720 100644
--- a/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.c
+++ b/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static rmtBool g_SettingsInitialized = RMT_FALSE;
 
     #ifdef RMT_PLATFORM_LINUX
         #include <time.h>
+        #include <sys/prctl.h>
     #endif
 
     #if defined(RMT_PLATFORM_POSIX)
@@ -3664,10 +3665,14 @@ static rmtError ThreadSampler_Constructor(ThreadSampler* thread_sampler)
         thread_sampler->sample_trees[i] = NULL;
     thread_sampler->next = NULL;
 
-    // Set the initial name to Thread0 etc.
+    // Set the initial name to Thread0 etc. or use the existing Linux name.
     thread_sampler->name[0] = 0;
+    #if defined(RMT_PLATFORM_LINUX) && RMT_USE_POSIX_THREADNAMES
+    prctl(PR_GET_NAME,thread_sampler->name,0,0,0);
+    #else
     strncat_s(thread_sampler->name, sizeof(thread_sampler->name), "Thread", 6);
     itoahex_s(thread_sampler->name + 6, sizeof(thread_sampler->name) - 6, AtomicAdd(&countThreads, 1));
+    #endif
 
     // Create the CPU sample tree only - the rest are created on-demand as they need
     // extra context information to function correctly.
@@ -4369,6 +4374,14 @@ static void SetDebuggerThreadName(const char* name)
     #else
         RMT_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(name);
     #endif
+
+    #ifdef RMT_PLATFORM_LINUX
+        // pthread_setname_np is a non-standard GNU extension.
+        char name_clamp[16];
+        name_clamp[0] = 0;
+        strncat_s(name_clamp, sizeof(name_clamp), name, 15);
+        prctl(PR_SET_NAME,name_clamp,0,0,0);
+    #endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.h b/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.h
index 803a596d..20836f68 100644
--- a/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.h
+++ b/3rdparty/remotery/lib/Remotery.h
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ documented just below this comment.
 #define RMT_USE_OPENGL 0
 #endif
 
+// Initially use POSIX thread names to name threads instead of Thread0, 1, ...
+#ifndef RMT_USE_POSIX_THREADNAMES
+#define RMT_USE_POSIX_THREADNAMES 0
+#endif
+
 
 /*
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