diff --git a/nano/lib/threading.cpp b/nano/lib/threading.cpp
index ba55d3fa..f5a6416b 100644
--- a/nano/lib/threading.cpp
+++ b/nano/lib/threading.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ std::string nano::thread_role::get_string (nano::thread_role::name role)
 		case nano::thread_role::name::epoch_upgrader:
 			thread_role_name_string = "Epoch upgrader";
 			break;
+		case nano::thread_role::name::db_parallel_traversal:
+			thread_role_name_string = "DB par traversl";
+			break;
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/nano/lib/threading.hpp b/nano/lib/threading.hpp
index f6ab4e18..6a132b1e 100644
--- a/nano/lib/threading.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/threading.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ namespace thread_role
 		worker,
 		request_aggregator,
 		state_block_signature_verification,
-		epoch_upgrader
+		epoch_upgrader,
+		db_parallel_traversal
 	};
 	/*
 	 * Get/Set the identifier for the current thread
diff --git a/nano/secure/blockstore_partial.hpp b/nano/secure/blockstore_partial.hpp
index e0b62e23..0dbf7085 100644
--- a/nano/secure/blockstore_partial.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/blockstore_partial.hpp
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ void parallel_traversal (std::function<void(T const &, T const &, bool const)> c
 		bool const is_last = thread == thread_count - 1;
 
 		threads.emplace_back ([&action, start, end, is_last] {
+			nano::thread_role::set (nano::thread_role::name::db_parallel_traversal);
 			action (start, end, is_last);
 		});
 	}