1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/node_platform.cc b/src/node_platform.cc
index b8f1344727..2885c72ed7 100644
--- a/src/node_platform.cc
+++ b/src/node_platform.cc
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ using v8::Platform;
 using v8::Task;
 using v8::TracingController;
 
-static void BackgroundRunner(void* data) {
-  TaskQueue<Task>* background_tasks = static_cast<TaskQueue<Task>*>(data);
+static void BackgroundRunner(void *data) {
+  TRACE_EVENT_METADATA1("__metadata", "thread_name", "name",
+                        "BackgroundTaskRunner");
+  TaskQueue<Task> *background_tasks = static_cast<TaskQueue<Task> *>(data);
   while (std::unique_ptr<Task> task = background_tasks->BlockingPop()) {
     task->Run();
     background_tasks->NotifyOfCompletion();