diff --git a/core/application/impl/kagome_application_impl.cpp b/core/application/impl/kagome_application_impl.cpp
index f3b6ca35d8..20b999dfc2 100644
--- a/core/application/impl/kagome_application_impl.cpp
+++ b/core/application/impl/kagome_application_impl.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ namespace kagome::application {
     }
 
     app_state_manager->atLaunch([ctx{io_context}, log{logger_}] {
-      std::thread asio_runner([ctx{ctx}, log{log}] { ctx->run(); });
+      std::thread asio_runner([ctx{ctx}, log{log}] {
+        soralog::util::setThreadName("kagome");  // explicitly for macos
+        ctx->run();
+      });
       asio_runner.detach();
       return true;
     });
diff --git a/core/consensus/grandpa/impl/grandpa_impl.cpp b/core/consensus/grandpa/impl/grandpa_impl.cpp
index b70619f83b..e87dfc56d5 100644
--- a/core/consensus/grandpa/impl/grandpa_impl.cpp
+++ b/core/consensus/grandpa/impl/grandpa_impl.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace kagome::consensus::grandpa {
         block_tree_(std::move(block_tree)),
         reputation_repository_(std::move(reputation_repository)),
         babe_status_observable_(std::move(babe_status_observable)),
-        execution_thread_pool_{std::make_shared<ThreadPool>(1ull)},
+        execution_thread_pool_{std::make_shared<ThreadPool>("grandpa", 1ull)},
         internal_thread_context_{execution_thread_pool_->handler()},
         main_thread_context_{std::move(main_thread_context)},
         scheduler_{std::make_shared<libp2p::basic::SchedulerImpl>(
diff --git a/core/injector/application_injector.cpp b/core/injector/application_injector.cpp
index 421b5dbaf4..f08cd2b7c6 100644
--- a/core/injector/application_injector.cpp
+++ b/core/injector/application_injector.cpp
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@ namespace {
   sptr<ThreadPool> get_thread_pool(const Injector &injector) {
     const auto cores = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
     if (cores == 0ul) {
-      return std::make_shared<ThreadPool>(5ull);
+      return std::make_shared<ThreadPool>("worker", 5ull);
     }
 
-    return std::make_shared<ThreadPool>(cores);
+    return std::make_shared<ThreadPool>("worker", cores);
   }
 
   template <typename... Ts>
diff --git a/core/metrics/impl/exposer_impl.cpp b/core/metrics/impl/exposer_impl.cpp
index 55715bfe23..a514db1747 100644
--- a/core/metrics/impl/exposer_impl.cpp
+++ b/core/metrics/impl/exposer_impl.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ namespace kagome::metrics {
                   acceptor_->local_endpoint().port());
     acceptOnce();
 
-    thread_ = std::make_shared<std::thread>(
-        [context = context_]() { context->run(); });
+    thread_ = std::make_shared<std::thread>([context = context_] {
+      soralog::util::setThreadName("metric-exposer");
+      context->run();
+    });
     thread_->detach();
 
     return true;
diff --git a/core/metrics/impl/metrics_watcher.cpp b/core/metrics/impl/metrics_watcher.cpp
index 3849554688..7cabdc7e8e 100644
--- a/core/metrics/impl/metrics_watcher.cpp
+++ b/core/metrics/impl/metrics_watcher.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace kagome::metrics {
 
   bool MetricsWatcher::start() {
     thread_ = std::thread([this] {
+      soralog::util::setThreadName("metric-watcher");
       while (not shutdown_requested_) {
         auto storage_size_res = measure_storage_size();
         if (storage_size_res.has_value()) {
diff --git a/core/network/impl/stream_engine.hpp b/core/network/impl/stream_engine.hpp
index 96e8b6a98a..b4a3293707 100644
--- a/core/network/impl/stream_engine.hpp
+++ b/core/network/impl/stream_engine.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 #include <random>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
+#if defined(BACKWARD_HAS_BACKTRACE)
 #include <backward.hpp>
+#endif
 
 #include "libp2p/connection/stream.hpp"
 #include "libp2p/host/host.hpp"
diff --git a/core/offchain/impl/offchain_worker_impl.cpp b/core/offchain/impl/offchain_worker_impl.cpp
index 9436c1c38b..3bd8813f9f 100644
--- a/core/offchain/impl/offchain_worker_impl.cpp
+++ b/core/offchain/impl/offchain_worker_impl.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ namespace kagome::offchain {
   outcome::result<void> OffchainWorkerImpl::run() {
     BOOST_ASSERT(not ocw_pool_->getWorker());
 
-    soralog::util::setThreadName("ocw." + std::to_string(block_.number));
+    auto at_end =
+        gsl::finally([prev_thread_name = soralog::util::getThreadName()] {
+          soralog::util::setThreadName(prev_thread_name);
+        });
+
+    soralog::util::setThreadName("ocw.#" + std::to_string(block_.number));
 
     ocw_pool_->addWorker(shared_from_this());
     auto remove = gsl::finally([&] { ocw_pool_->removeWorker(); });
diff --git a/core/offchain/impl/runner.hpp b/core/offchain/impl/runner.hpp
index d90f4e0f78..3ffdc1648c 100644
--- a/core/offchain/impl/runner.hpp
+++ b/core/offchain/impl/runner.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace kagome::offchain {
         : threads_{threads},
           free_threads_{threads},
           max_tasks_{max_tasks},
-          thread_pool_{threads_} {}
+          thread_pool_{"ocw", threads_} {}
 
     void run(Task &&task) {
       std::unique_lock lock{mutex_};
diff --git a/core/parachain/approval/approval_distribution.cpp b/core/parachain/approval/approval_distribution.cpp
index 24e92ee684..6c8bc9340d 100644
--- a/core/parachain/approval/approval_distribution.cpp
+++ b/core/parachain/approval/approval_distribution.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ namespace kagome::parachain {
       std::shared_ptr<parachain::Pvf> pvf,
       std::shared_ptr<parachain::Recovery> recovery,
       std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_context> this_context)
-      : int_pool_{std::make_shared<ThreadPool>(1ull)},
+      : int_pool_{std::make_shared<ThreadPool>("approval", 1ull)},
         internal_context_{int_pool_->handler()},
         thread_pool_{std::move(thread_pool)},
         thread_pool_context_{thread_pool_->handler()},
diff --git a/core/telemetry/impl/service_impl.cpp b/core/telemetry/impl/service_impl.cpp
index c76a94cafc..fa802b58cf 100644
--- a/core/telemetry/impl/service_impl.cpp
+++ b/core/telemetry/impl/service_impl.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ namespace kagome::telemetry {
       connections_.emplace_back(std::move(connection));
     }
     worker_thread_ = std::make_shared<std::thread>(
-        [io_context{io_context_}] { io_context->run(); });
+        [io_context{io_context_}] {
+          soralog::util::setThreadName("telemetry");
+          io_context->run();
+        });
     worker_thread_->detach();
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/core/utils/thread_pool.hpp b/core/utils/thread_pool.hpp
index 3a1669b2a2..8ed0ff047b 100644
--- a/core/utils/thread_pool.hpp
+++ b/core/utils/thread_pool.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <thread>
 
+#include "soralog/util.hpp"
 #include "utils/non_copyable.hpp"
 
 namespace kagome {
@@ -89,15 +90,49 @@ namespace kagome {
     ThreadPool &operator=(ThreadPool &&) = delete;
     ThreadPool &operator=(const ThreadPool &) = delete;
 
+    [[deprecated("Please, use ctor for pool with named threads")]]  //
     explicit ThreadPool(size_t thread_count)
         : ioc_{std::make_shared<boost::asio::io_context>()},
           work_guard_{ioc_->get_executor()} {
       BOOST_ASSERT(ioc_);
       BOOST_ASSERT(thread_count > 0);
 
+      static size_t pool_count = 0;
+
+      threads_.reserve(thread_count);
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < thread_count; ++i) {
+        threads_.emplace_back(
+            [io{ioc_}, thread_count, pool_n = ++pool_count, thread_n = i + 1] {
+              if (thread_count > 1) {
+                soralog::util::setThreadName(
+                    fmt::format("worker.{}.{}", pool_n, thread_n));
+              } else {
+                soralog::util::setThreadName(fmt::format("worker.{}", pool_n));
+              }
+              io->run();
+            });
+      }
+    }
+
+    ThreadPool(std::string_view pool_tag, size_t thread_count)
+        : ioc_{std::make_shared<boost::asio::io_context>()},
+          work_guard_{ioc_->get_executor()} {
+      BOOST_ASSERT(ioc_);
+      BOOST_ASSERT(thread_count > 0);
+
       threads_.reserve(thread_count);
       for (size_t i = 0; i < thread_count; ++i) {
-        threads_.emplace_back([io{ioc_}] { io->run(); });
+        threads_.emplace_back([io{ioc_},
+                               pool_tag = std::string(pool_tag),
+                               thread_count,
+                               n = i + 1] {
+          if (thread_count > 1) {
+            soralog::util::setThreadName(fmt::format("{}.{}", pool_tag, n));
+          } else {
+            soralog::util::setThreadName(pool_tag);
+          }
+          io->run();
+        });
       }
     }