diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index e1ed0e677..9b19a6bf4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -730,4 +730,6 @@
 	  David Sidrane (2013-11-06).
 	* apps/system/composite/composite_main.c:  The wrong handle was getting
 	  nullified.  From David Sidrane (2013-11-7).
-
+	* apps/system/nxplayer: Play thread stack size is now configurable.  All
+	  NxPlayer threads now have names assigned via pthread_setname_np().
+	  From Ken Pettit (2013-11-10).
diff --git a/system/nxplayer/Kconfig b/system/nxplayer/Kconfig
index 0c366caa5..31362ba3b 100644
--- a/system/nxplayer/Kconfig
+++ b/system/nxplayer/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ config SYSTEM_NXPLAYER
 
 if SYSTEM_NXPLAYER
 
+config NXPLAYER_PLAYTHREAD_STACKSIZE
+	int "NxPlayer thread stack size"
+	default 1500
+	---help---
+		Stack size to use with the NxPlayer play thread.
+
 config NXPLAYER_COMMAND_LINE
 	bool "Include nxplayer command line application"
 	default y
diff --git a/system/nxplayer/Makefile b/system/nxplayer/Makefile
index bcdcbfc0e..8de9d4b02 100644
--- a/system/nxplayer/Makefile
+++ b/system/nxplayer/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ CSRCS		= nxplayer.c
 
 APPNAME		= nxplayer
 PRIORITY	= SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
-STACKSIZE	= 3100
+STACKSIZE	= 2048
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_NXPLAYER_COMMAND_LINE),y)
 CSRCS   += nxplayer_main.c
diff --git a/system/nxplayer/nxplayer.c b/system/nxplayer/nxplayer.c
index c39900cce..1c0f66c8a 100644
--- a/system/nxplayer/nxplayer.c
+++ b/system/nxplayer/nxplayer.c
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 #  define CONFIG_NXPLAYER_MSG_PRIO  1
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_NXPLAYER_PLAYTHREAD_STACKSIZE
+#  define CONFIG_NXPLAYER_PLAYTHREAD_STACKSIZE    1500
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Type Declarations
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -1323,7 +1327,8 @@ int nxplayer_playfile(FAR struct nxplayer_s *pPlayer, char* pFilename, int filef
 
   pthread_attr_init(&tattr);
   sparam.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO) - 9;
-  pthread_attr_setschedparam(&tattr, &sparam);
+  (void)pthread_attr_setschedparam(&tattr, &sparam);
+  (void)pthread_attr_setstacksize(&tattr, CONFIG_NXPLAYER_PLAYTHREAD_STACKSIZE);
 
   /* Add a reference count to the player for the thread and start the
    * thread.  We increment for the thread to avoid thread start-up
@@ -1332,13 +1337,17 @@ int nxplayer_playfile(FAR struct nxplayer_s *pPlayer, char* pFilename, int filef
 
   nxplayer_reference(pPlayer);
   ret = pthread_create(&pPlayer->playId, &tattr, nxplayer_playthread,
-      (pthread_addr_t) pPlayer);
+                       (pthread_addr_t) pPlayer);
   if (ret != OK)
     {
       auddbg("Error %d creating playthread\n", ret);
       goto err_out;
     }
 
+  /* Name the thread */
+
+  pthread_setname_np(pPlayer->playId, "playthread");
+
   return OK;
 
 err_out: