diff --git a/modules/core/src/parallel_impl.cpp b/modules/core/src/parallel_impl.cpp
index adf2bd39488cfeb0e5e81e7d18ba8f0a24125d33..90424a69901fd42d5d4ed205f97815e14bcf1a59 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/parallel_impl.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/parallel_impl.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 //#define CV_LOG_STRIP_LEVEL CV_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE + 1
 #include <opencv2/core/utils/logger.hpp>
 
+#include <opencv2/core/utils/trace.private.hpp>
+
 //#define CV_PROFILE_THREADS 64
 //#define getTickCount getCPUTickCount  // use this if getTickCount() calls are expensive (and getCPUTickCount() is accurate)
 
@@ -276,6 +278,9 @@ public:
     void thread_body();
     static void* thread_loop_wrapper(void* thread_object)
     {
+#ifdef OPENCV_WITH_ITT
+        __itt_thread_set_name(cv::format("OpenCVThread-%03d", cv::utils::getThreadID()).c_str());
+#endif
         ((WorkerThread*)thread_object)->thread_body();
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/system.cpp b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
index 699fecccfcd04a2be17af9564665c3e9f0ede33f..2ed05f12ee6763f36b95dc7f52d819d97e412da9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/system.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
@@ -1888,6 +1888,15 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
 
 
 namespace {
+
+#ifdef OPENCV_WITH_ITT
+bool overrideThreadName()
+{
+    static bool param = utils::getConfigurationParameterBool("OPENCV_TRACE_ITT_SET_THREAD_NAME", false);
+    return param;
+}
+#endif
+
 static int g_threadNum = 0;
 class ThreadID {
 public:
@@ -1896,7 +1905,8 @@ public:
         id(CV_XADD(&g_threadNum, 1))
     {
 #ifdef OPENCV_WITH_ITT
-        __itt_thread_set_name(cv::format("OpenCVThread-%03d", id).c_str());
+        if (overrideThreadName())
+            __itt_thread_set_name(cv::format("OpenCVThread-%03d", id).c_str());
 #endif
     }
 };