diff --git a/libethereum/Client.cpp b/libethereum/Client.cpp
index 3be0a96d9..c5c2197e6 100644
--- a/libethereum/Client.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/Client.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,22 @@ Client::Client(std::string const& _clientVersion, Address _us, std::string const
 	m_s.sync(m_tq);
 	m_changed = true;
 
-	m_work = new thread([&](){ setThreadName("eth"); while (m_workState != Deleting) work(); m_workState = Deleted; });
+	static std::string thread_name = "eth";
+	
+	static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
+	dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
+		m_work = dispatch_queue_create(thread_name.c_str(), DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);
+	});
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+	dispatch_async(m_work, ^{
+#else
+	m_work = new thread([&](){
+		setThreadName(thread_name);
+#endif
+
+		while (m_workState != Deleting) work(); m_workState = Deleted;
+	});
 }
 
 Client::~Client()
diff --git a/libethereum/Client.h b/libethereum/Client.h
index 5f193fea2..e75369be9 100644
--- a/libethereum/Client.h
+++ b/libethereum/Client.h
@@ -120,7 +120,13 @@ private:
 	Overlay m_stateDB;					///< Acts as the central point for the state database, so multiple States can share it.
 	State m_s;							///< The present state of the client.
 	PeerServer* m_net = nullptr;		///< Should run in background and send us events when blocks found and allow us to send blocks as required.
+	
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+	dispatch_queue_t m_work;
+#else
 	std::thread* m_work;				///< The work thread.
+#endif
+	
 	std::mutex m_lock;
 	enum { Active = 0, Deleting, Deleted } m_workState = Active;
 	bool m_doMine = false;				///< Are we supposed to be mining?
diff --git a/libethereum/Common.cpp b/libethereum/Common.cpp
index c05662ef8..bc9d7e8ec 100644
--- a/libethereum/Common.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/Common.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ using namespace eth;
 // Logging
 int eth::g_logVerbosity = 6;
 map<type_info const*, bool> eth::g_logOverride;
+
+#if !defined(__APPLE__)
 thread_local std::string eth::t_logThreadName = "???";
 static std::string g_mainThreadName = (eth::t_logThreadName = "main");
+#endif
 
 void eth::simpleDebugOut(std::string const& _s, char const*)
 {
diff --git a/libethereum/Common.h b/libethereum/Common.h
index e7ecabf35..8ca6b4da9 100644
--- a/libethereum/Common.h
+++ b/libethereum/Common.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 #include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp>
 #include "vector_ref.h"
 
+// OSX likes GCD whichs runs threads within queues
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace eth
 {
 
@@ -151,9 +156,11 @@ public:
 };
 
 extern std::map<std::type_info const*, bool> g_logOverride;
-extern thread_local std::string t_logThreadName;
 
+#if !defined(__APPLE__)
+extern thread_local std::string t_logThreadName;
 inline void setThreadName(std::string const& _n) { t_logThreadName = _n; }
+#endif
 
 struct LogChannel { static const char constexpr* name = "   "; static const int verbosity = 1; };
 struct LeftChannel: public LogChannel { static const char constexpr* name = "<<<"; };
@@ -180,7 +187,13 @@ public:
 			time_t rawTime = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
 			char buf[9];
 			strftime(buf, 9, "%X", localtime(&rawTime));
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+			const char *threadName = dispatch_queue_get_label(dispatch_get_current_queue());
+			sstr << Id::name << " [ " << buf << " | " << dispatch_queue_get_label(dispatch_get_current_queue()) << (_term ? " ] " : "");
+#else
 			sstr << Id::name << " [ " << buf << " | " << t_logThreadName << (_term ? " ] " : "");
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 	~LogOutputStream() { if (Id::verbosity <= g_logVerbosity) g_logPost(sstr.str(), Id::name); }