diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory.java
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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils;
+
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** ThreadFactory implementation that puts a common prefix on all threads.
+ **
+ ** Makes it so that, instead of having 100s of pool-x-thread-y names that are
+ ** hard to tell apart, they can have a prefix:  MyService-pool-x-thread-y, vs
+ ** YourThing-pool-x-thread-y.
+ **
+ ** You can put '-' at the end of your threadNamePrefix (constructor arg) or
+ ** you can omit it, either way, we'll make it look like shown above.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+public class PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory
+{
+   private final String        threadNamePrefix;
+   private final ThreadFactory threadFactory;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Constructor
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory(String threadNamePrefix)
+   {
+      if(StringUtils.hasContent(threadNamePrefix))
+      {
+         this.threadNamePrefix = threadNamePrefix.replaceAll("-+$", "") + "-";
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         this.threadNamePrefix = "";
+      }
+
+      threadFactory = Executors.defaultThreadFactory();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Constructor
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory(Class<?> callerClass)
+   {
+      this(callerClass != null ? callerClass.getSimpleName() : "");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Constructor
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory(Object caller)
+   {
+      this(caller != null ? caller.getClass() : null);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Override
+   public Thread newThread(Runnable r)
+   {
+      Thread thread = threadFactory.newThread(r);
+      thread.setName(threadNamePrefix + thread.getName());
+      return (thread);
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/PrefixedDefaultThreadFactoryTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/utils/PrefixedDefaultThreadFactoryTest.java
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+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils;
+
+
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.BaseTest;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.InsertAction;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Unit test for PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory 
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class PrefixedDefaultThreadFactoryTest extends BaseTest
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void test()
+   {
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory("ItsMe").newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("ItsMe-pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory("ItsMe-").newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("ItsMe-pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory("ItsMe--").newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("ItsMe-pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory((String) null).newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory((Class<?>) null).newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory((Object) null).newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory("").newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory(" ").newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith("pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory(this).newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith(getClass().getSimpleName() + "-pool");
+      assertThat(new PrefixedDefaultThreadFactory(InsertAction.class).newThread(this::noop).getName()).startsWith(InsertAction.class.getSimpleName() + "-pool");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   void noop()
+   {
+      System.out.println("noop");
+   }
+
+}
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