diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/PosixThreadFactory.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/PosixThreadFactory.cpp
index 27c5dfa..5995341 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/PosixThreadFactory.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/PosixThreadFactory.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #include "PosixThreadFactory.h"
 #include "Exception.h"
 
+#if GOOGLE_PERFTOOLS_REGISTER_THREAD
+#  include <google/profiler.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -162,6 +166,10 @@
     return (void*)0;
   }
 
+#if GOOGLE_PERFTOOLS_REGISTER_THREAD
+  ProfilerRegisterThread();
+#endif
+
   thread->state_ = starting;
   thread->runnable()->run();
   if (thread->state_ != stopping && thread->state_ != stopped) {