diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewJob.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewJob.java
index a3395d449a..f3d1484932 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewJob.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewJob.java
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ public abstract class ViewJob<JobT extends ViewJob<JobT,RunT>, RunT extends Run<
      * Thread that reloads the {@link Run}s.
      */
     private static final class ReloadThread extends Thread {
+        private ReloadThread() {
+            setName("ViewJob reload thread");
+        }
+
         private ViewJob getNext() throws InterruptedException {
             synchronized(reloadQueue) {
                 // reload operations might eat InterruptException,