diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index eb24f522c2..52dff5e1e3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ if ENABLE_WALLET
 test_test_beta_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)
 endif
 
-test_test_beta_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
+test_test_beta_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS)
 test_test_beta_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) -static
 
 if ENABLE_ZMQ
diff --git a/src/httprpc.cpp b/src/httprpc.cpp
index 04d3386e9a..c335fb016c 100644
--- a/src/httprpc.cpp
+++ b/src/httprpc.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ static bool HTTPReq_JSONRPC(HTTPRequest* req, const std::string &)
         return false;
     }
 
+    //Set thread-local storage variable to RPC user name for logging
+    std::string strUserPass64 = authHeader.second.substr(6);
+    boost::trim(strUserPass64);
+    std::string strUserPass = DecodeBase64(strUserPass64);
+    if (!userInstance.get()) {
+        userInstance.reset(new std::string(strUserPass.substr(0, strUserPass.find(":"))));
+    }
+
     JSONRequest jreq;
     try {
         // Parse request
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 5925ba389a..3abf44be88 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/case_conv.hpp> // for to_upper()
 
+//For thread local rpc username
+#include <boost/thread/tss.hpp>
+//Thread local rpc user name for logging purposes
+boost::thread_specific_ptr<std::string> userInstance;
+
 using namespace RPCServer;
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/server.h b/src/rpc/server.h
index b5ccc153d0..da6ca01791 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.h
+++ b/src/rpc/server.h
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 
 #include <boost/function.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/thread/tss.hpp>
+
 #include <univalue.h>
 
+//Thread-local rpc user name for logging purposes
+extern boost::thread_specific_ptr<std::string> userInstance;
+
 class CRPCCommand;
 
 namespace RPCServer