diff --git a/cpu-defs.h b/cpu-defs.h
index 2b59fa6fb0..db48a7afef 100644
--- a/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/cpu-defs.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ typedef struct CPUWatchpoint {
     int nr_cores;  /* number of cores within this CPU package */        \
     int nr_threads;/* number of threads within this CPU */              \
     int running; /* Nonzero if cpu is currently running(usermode).  */  \
+    int thread_id;                                                      \
     /* user data */                                                     \
     void *opaque;                                                       \
                                                                         \
diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index d310b7e3bd..28c2da2aec 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ static void *qemu_kvm_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
 
     qemu_mutex_lock(&qemu_global_mutex);
     qemu_thread_get_self(env->thread);
+    env->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
 
     r = kvm_init_vcpu(env);
     if (r < 0) {
@@ -817,6 +818,7 @@ static void *qemu_tcg_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
     /* signal CPU creation */
     qemu_mutex_lock(&qemu_global_mutex);
     for (env = first_cpu; env != NULL; env = env->next_cpu) {
+        env->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
         env->created = 1;
     }
     qemu_cond_signal(&qemu_cpu_cond);
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index c5358c3ec0..964ce318fb 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ void cpu_exec_init(CPUState *env)
     env->numa_node = 0;
     QTAILQ_INIT(&env->breakpoints);
     QTAILQ_INIT(&env->watchpoints);
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    env->thread_id = qemu_get_thread_id();
+#endif
     *penv = env;
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     cpu_list_unlock();
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index ae20927c5a..481572dec6 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -897,6 +897,9 @@ static void print_cpu_iter(QObject *obj, void *opaque)
         monitor_printf(mon, " (halted)");
     }
 
+    monitor_printf(mon, " thread_id=%" PRId64 " ",
+                   qdict_get_int(cpu, "thread_id"));
+
     monitor_printf(mon, "\n");
 }
 
@@ -941,6 +944,7 @@ static void do_info_cpus(Monitor *mon, QObject **ret_data)
 #elif defined(TARGET_MIPS)
         qdict_put(cpu, "PC", qint_from_int(env->active_tc.PC));
 #endif
+        qdict_put(cpu, "thread_id", qint_from_int(env->thread_id));
 
         qlist_append(cpu_list, cpu);
     }
diff --git a/os-posix.c b/os-posix.c
index 38c29d1afe..7971f8620b 100644
--- a/os-posix.c
+++ b/os-posix.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVENTFD
@@ -382,3 +383,12 @@ int qemu_create_pidfile(const char *filename)
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+int qemu_get_thread_id(void)
+{
+#if defined (__linux__)
+    return syscall(SYS_gettid);
+#else
+    return getpid();
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/os-win32.c b/os-win32.c
index c971d928ab..d6d54c60b9 100644
--- a/os-win32.c
+++ b/os-win32.c
@@ -266,3 +266,8 @@ int qemu_create_pidfile(const char *filename)
     }
     return 0;
 }
+
+int qemu_get_thread_id(void)
+{
+    return GetCurrentThreadId();
+}
diff --git a/osdep.h b/osdep.h
index 27eedcf100..748df5416b 100644
--- a/osdep.h
+++ b/osdep.h
@@ -130,5 +130,6 @@ void qemu_vfree(void *ptr);
 int qemu_madvise(void *addr, size_t len, int advice);
 
 int qemu_create_pidfile(const char *filename);
+int qemu_get_thread_id(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index df40a3d42e..1f72a8d422 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -1194,6 +1194,7 @@ Return a json-array. Each CPU is represented by a json-object, which contains:
      "nip": PPC (json-int)
      "pc" and "npc": sparc (json-int)
      "PC": mips (json-int)
+- "thread_id": ID of the underlying host thread (json-int)
 
 Example:
 
@@ -1205,12 +1206,14 @@ Example:
             "current":true,
             "halted":false,
             "pc":3227107138
+            "thread_id":3134
          },
          {
             "CPU":1,
             "current":false,
             "halted":true,
             "pc":7108165
+            "thread_id":3135
          }
       ]
    }