diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 6ef0c65c4..6b6c4cb57 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ Example response:
     "threads": [
       {
         "name": "app_thread",
+        "id": 1,
         "active_pollers": [],
         "timed_pollers": [
           {
diff --git a/module/event/rpc/app_rpc.c b/module/event/rpc/app_rpc.c
index b662d5727..7de1494ef 100644
--- a/module/event/rpc/app_rpc.c
+++ b/module/event/rpc/app_rpc.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ rpc_thread_get_pollers(void *arg)
 
 	spdk_json_write_object_begin(ctx->w);
 	spdk_json_write_named_string(ctx->w, "name", spdk_thread_get_name(thread));
+	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(ctx->w, "id", spdk_thread_get_id(thread));
 
 	spdk_json_write_named_array_begin(ctx->w, "active_pollers");
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(poller, &thread->active_pollers, tailq) {