diff --git a/app/src/util/thread.c b/app/src/util/thread.c
index bb4feb62..1fc6bb19 100644
--- a/app/src/util/thread.c
+++ b/app/src/util/thread.c
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ sc_mutex_unlock(sc_mutex *mutex) {
 #endif
 }
 
+sc_thread_id
+sc_thread_get_id(void) {
+    return SDL_ThreadID();
+}
+
 bool
 sc_cond_init(sc_cond *cond) {
     SDL_cond *sdl_cond = SDL_CreateCond();
diff --git a/app/src/util/thread.h b/app/src/util/thread.h
index 5fbaf3c1..85a2aca0 100644
--- a/app/src/util/thread.h
+++ b/app/src/util/thread.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ typedef struct SDL_mutex SDL_mutex;
 typedef struct SDL_cond SDL_cond;
 
 typedef int sc_thread_fn(void *);
+typedef unsigned int sc_thread_id;
 
 typedef struct sc_thread {
     SDL_Thread *thread;
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ sc_mutex_lock(sc_mutex *mutex);
 void
 sc_mutex_unlock(sc_mutex *mutex);
 
+sc_thread_id
+sc_thread_get_id(void);
+
 bool
 sc_cond_init(sc_cond *cond);