diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java
index 9f276a22876f..510ad819f851 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/DebugProcessEvents.java
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ public class DebugProcessEvents extends DebugProcessImpl {
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
+      String oldThreadName = Thread.currentThread().getName();
+      Thread.currentThread().setName("DebugProcessEvents");
+
       try {
         EventQueue eventQueue = myVmProxy.eventQueue();
         while (!isStopped()) {
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ public class DebugProcessEvents extends DebugProcessImpl {
       }
       finally {
         Thread.interrupted(); // reset interrupted status
+        Thread.currentThread().setName(oldThreadName);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/InvokeThread.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/InvokeThread.java
index 825e943d402a..238d530388cc 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/InvokeThread.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/impl/InvokeThread.java
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ public abstract class InvokeThread<E extends PrioritizedTask> {
   }
 
   private void run(final @NotNull WorkerThreadRequest threadRequest) {
+    String oldThreadName = Thread.currentThread().getName();
+    Thread.currentThread().setName("DebuggerManagerThread");
+
     try {
       DumbService.getInstance(myProject).setAlternativeResolveEnabled(true);
       while(true) {
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@ public abstract class InvokeThread<E extends PrioritizedTask> {
 
       LOG.debug("Request " + toString() + " exited");
       DumbService.getInstance(myProject).setAlternativeResolveEnabled(false);
+      Thread.currentThread().setName(oldThreadName);
     }
 
   }