--- old/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp	2016-10-25 10:40:08.811777285 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/prims/jvm.cpp	2016-10-25 10:40:08.761777252 +0200
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include "services/management.hpp"
 #include "services/threadService.hpp"
 #include "trace/tracing.hpp"
+#include "evtrace/traceEvents.hpp"
 #include "utilities/copy.hpp"
 #include "utilities/defaultStream.hpp"
 #include "utilities/dtrace.hpp"
@@ -3349,6 +3350,9 @@
   ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
   oop java_thread = JNIHandles::resolve_non_null(jthread);
   JavaThread* thr = java_lang_Thread::thread(java_thread);
+  if (EnableEventTracing) {
+    TraceEvents::write_thread_name_change(thr);
+  }
   // Thread naming only supported for the current thread, doesn't work for
   // target threads.
   if (Thread::current() == thr && !thr->has_attached_via_jni()) {