diff --git a/base/include/base/child.h b/base/include/base/child.h
index 8eba59b2d7..94531e1c33 100644
--- a/base/include/base/child.h
+++ b/base/include/base/child.h
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 			void upgrade(Session_capability, Upgrade_args const &);
 			void close(Session_capability);
 			void exit(int);
+			Thread_capability main_thread_cap() const;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/base/include/base/process.h b/base/include/base/process.h
index 200787529c..39e5ef1fe7 100644
--- a/base/include/base/process.h
+++ b/base/include/base/process.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ namespace Genode {
 			}
 
 			Pd_session_capability pd_session_cap() const { return _pd.cap(); }
+
+			Thread_capability main_thread_cap() const { return _thread0_cap; }
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/base/include/parent/client.h b/base/include/parent/client.h
index 2c87de15af..752542a71d 100644
--- a/base/include/parent/client.h
+++ b/base/include/parent/client.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ namespace Genode {
 			call<Rpc_upgrade>(to_session, args); }
 
 		void close(Session_capability session) { call<Rpc_close>(session); }
+
+		Thread_capability main_thread_cap() const {
+			return call<Rpc_main_thread>(); }
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/base/include/parent/parent.h b/base/include/parent/parent.h
index 374b37b5fc..30160df926 100644
--- a/base/include/parent/parent.h
+++ b/base/include/parent/parent.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <base/exception.h>
 #include <base/rpc.h>
 #include <base/rpc_args.h>
+#include <base/thread.h>
 #include <session/capability.h>
 #include <root/capability.h>
 
@@ -128,6 +129,10 @@ namespace Genode {
 		 */
 		virtual void close(Session_capability session) = 0;
 
+		/**
+		 * Provide thread_cap of main thread
+		 */
+		virtual Thread_capability main_thread_cap() const = 0;
 
 		/*********************
 		 ** RPC declaration **
@@ -143,9 +148,10 @@ namespace Genode {
 		                 GENODE_TYPE_LIST(Quota_exceeded),
 		                 Session_capability, Upgrade_args const &);
 		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_close, void, close, Session_capability);
+		GENODE_RPC(Rpc_main_thread, Thread_capability, main_thread_cap);
 
 		GENODE_RPC_INTERFACE(Rpc_exit, Rpc_announce, Rpc_session, Rpc_upgrade,
-		                     Rpc_close);
+		                     Rpc_close, Rpc_main_thread);
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/base/src/core/include/core_parent.h b/base/src/core/include/core_parent.h
index 562fe6dbda..74601dbc9a 100644
--- a/base/src/core/include/core_parent.h
+++ b/base/src/core/include/core_parent.h
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@ namespace Genode {
 				throw Quota_exceeded();
 			}
 
-			void close(Session_capability) {
-				PDBG("implement me, please"); }
+			void close(Session_capability)
+			{
+				PDBG("implement me, please");
+			}
+
+			Thread_capability main_thread_cap() const
+			{
+				PDBG("implement me, please");
+				return Thread_capability();
+			}
 	};
 }