diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
index d78724b0153..b2d446a51fe 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
@@ -806,7 +806,9 @@ class BaseEventLoop(events.AbstractEventLoop):
             # Only check when the default executor is being used
             self._check_default_executor()
             if executor is None:
-                executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor()
+                executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(
+                    thread_name_prefix='asyncio'
+                )
                 self._default_executor = executor
         return futures.wrap_future(
             executor.submit(func, *args), loop=self)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-02-11-19-45-31.bpo-39609.dk40Uw.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-02-11-19-45-31.bpo-39609.dk40Uw.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..233fad3e763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-02-11-19-45-31.bpo-39609.dk40Uw.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add thread_name_prefix to default asyncio executor