diff --git a/base-nova/src/base/pager/pager.cc b/base-nova/src/base/pager/pager.cc
index 23b4df5ae9..1ad1df308f 100644
--- a/base-nova/src/base/pager/pager.cc
+++ b/base-nova/src/base/pager/pager.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ void Pager_object::_page_fault_handler()
 
 	if (ret) {
 		if (obj->client_recall() != Nova::NOVA_OK) {
-			PERR("recall failed");
+			char client_name[Context::NAME_LEN];
+			myself->name(client_name, sizeof(client_name));
+
+			PWRN("unresolvable page fault since recall failed, '%s'",
+			     client_name);
 
 			Native_capability pager_obj = obj->Object_pool<Pager_object>::Entry::cap();
 			revoke(pager_obj.dst(), true);
@@ -96,8 +100,11 @@ void Pager_object::_exception_handler(addr_t portal_id)
 		}
 	}
 	else {
-		PWRN("unresolvable exception at ip 0x%lx, exception portal 0x%lx",
-		     fault_ip, portal_id);
+		char client_name[Context::NAME_LEN];
+		myself->name(client_name, sizeof(client_name));
+
+		PWRN("unresolvable exception at ip 0x%lx, exception portal 0x%lx, "
+		     "'%s'", fault_ip, portal_id, client_name);
 
 		Nova::revoke(Obj_crd(portal_id, 0));
 		obj->_state.dead = true;
@@ -235,11 +242,15 @@ void Pager_object::cleanup_call()
 
 
 Pager_object::Pager_object(unsigned long badge)
-: Thread_base("pager", PF_HANDLER_STACK_SIZE), _badge(badge)
+: Thread_base("pager:", PF_HANDLER_STACK_SIZE), _badge(badge)
 {
 	class Create_exception_pt_failed { };
 	uint8_t res;
 
+	/* construct pager name out of client name */
+	strncpy(_context->name + 6, reinterpret_cast<char const *>(badge),
+	        sizeof(_context->name) - 6);
+
 	addr_t pd_sel        = __core_pd_sel;
 	_pt_cleanup          = cap_selector_allocator()->alloc();
 	_sm_state_notify     = cap_selector_allocator()->alloc();
diff --git a/base-nova/src/core/include/platform_thread.h b/base-nova/src/core/include/platform_thread.h
index 8ebd9a4940..a69aa9b11b 100644
--- a/base-nova/src/core/include/platform_thread.h
+++ b/base-nova/src/core/include/platform_thread.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 			unsigned      _cpu_no;
 			bool          _is_main_thread;
 			bool          _is_vcpu;
+			char          _name[Thread_base::Context::NAME_LEN];
 
 			addr_t _sel_ec()       { return _id_base; }
 			addr_t _sel_sc()       { return _id_base + 1; }
diff --git a/base-nova/src/core/platform_thread.cc b/base-nova/src/core/platform_thread.cc
index 530129bafb..a3d14af998 100644
--- a/base-nova/src/core/platform_thread.cc
+++ b/base-nova/src/core/platform_thread.cc
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void Platform_thread::single_step(bool on)
 
 unsigned long Platform_thread::pager_object_badge() const
 {
-	return Native_thread::INVALID_INDEX;
+	return reinterpret_cast<unsigned long>(_name);
 }
 
 
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ Platform_thread::Platform_thread(const char *name, unsigned, int thread_id)
 	_pd(0), _pager(0), _id_base(cap_selector_allocator()->alloc(1)),
 	_sel_exc_base(Native_thread::INVALID_INDEX), _cpu_no(0),
 	_is_main_thread(false), _is_vcpu(false)
-{ }
+{
+	strncpy(_name, name, sizeof(_name));
+}
 
 
 Platform_thread::~Platform_thread()