diff --git a/src/sound/win32_s.cpp b/src/sound/win32_s.cpp
--- a/src/sound/win32_s.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/win32_s.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "win32_s.h"
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <mmsystem.h>
+#include "../os/windows/win32.h"
 
 #include "../safeguards.h"
 
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ static void PrepareHeader(WAVEHDR *hdr)
 
 static DWORD WINAPI SoundThread(LPVOID arg)
 {
+	SetWin32ThreadName(-1, "ottd:win-sound");
+
 	do {
 		for (WAVEHDR *hdr = _wave_hdr; hdr != endof(_wave_hdr); hdr++) {
 			if ((hdr->dwFlags & WHDR_INQUEUE) != 0) continue;