2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h b/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h
index a3fab31c5c9..b332d43fb4a 100644
--- a/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h
+++ b/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h
@@ -89,10 +89,17 @@ private:
 class ICE_UTIL_API Thread : virtual public IceUtil::Shared
 {
 public:
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    typedef unsigned ThreadId;
+#else
+    typedef pthread_t ThreadId;
+#endif
 
     Thread();
     virtual ~Thread();
 
+    pthread_t id() const;
+
     virtual void run() = 0;
 
     ThreadControl start();
diff --git a/cpp/src/IceUtil/Thread.cpp b/cpp/src/IceUtil/Thread.cpp
index d26ce987e8a..42fed3cb301 100644
--- a/cpp/src/IceUtil/Thread.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/IceUtil/Thread.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ IceUtil::Thread::~Thread()
 {
 }
 
+IceUtil::Thread::id() const
+{
+    return _id;
+}
+
 static void*
 startHook(void* arg)
 {