diff --git a/runtime/dart_vm.cc b/runtime/dart_vm.cc
index ad3612b14305e..a17efea8bd7e2 100644
--- a/runtime/dart_vm.cc
+++ b/runtime/dart_vm.cc
@@ -490,6 +490,10 @@ DartVM::DartVM(std::shared_ptr<const DartVMData> vm_data,
     Dart_SetDartLibrarySourcesKernel(dart_library_sources->GetMapping(),
                                      dart_library_sources->GetSize());
   }
+
+  // Update thread names now that the Dart VM is initialized.
+  concurrent_message_loop_->PostTaskToAllWorkers(
+      [] { Dart_SetThreadName("FlutterConcurrentMessageLoopWorker"); });
 }
 
 DartVM::~DartVM() {