diff --git a/bin/ps/extern.h b/bin/ps/extern.h
index 930b85b0bcaa..eb9b2cfeee5b 100644
--- a/bin/ps/extern.h
+++ b/bin/ps/extern.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ char	 *elapsed(KINFO *, VARENT *);
 char	 *elapseds(KINFO *, VARENT *);
 char	 *emulname(KINFO *, VARENT *);
 VARENT	*find_varentry(VAR *);
-const	 char *fmt_argv(char **, char *, size_t);
+const	 char *fmt_argv(char **, char *, char *, size_t);
 double	 getpcpu(const KINFO *);
 char	 *kvar(KINFO *, VARENT *);
 char	 *label(KINFO *, VARENT *);
diff --git a/bin/ps/fmt.c b/bin/ps/fmt.c
index 1e9fed8710f0..4d7b1209a980 100644
--- a/bin/ps/fmt.c
+++ b/bin/ps/fmt.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ cmdpart(char *arg0)
 }
 
 const char *
-fmt_argv(char **argv, char *cmd, size_t maxlen)
+fmt_argv(char **argv, char *cmd, char *thread, size_t maxlen)
 {
 	size_t len;
 	char *ap, *cp;
@@ -122,9 +122,14 @@ fmt_argv(char **argv, char *cmd, size_t maxlen)
 	cp = malloc(len);
 	if (cp == NULL)
 		errx(1, "malloc failed");
-	if (ap == NULL)
-		sprintf(cp, "[%.*s]", (int)maxlen, cmd);
-	else if (strncmp(cmdpart(argv[0]), cmd, maxlen) != 0)
+	if (ap == NULL) {
+		if (showthreads && thread != NULL) {
+			asprintf(&ap, "%s/%s", cmd, thread);
+			sprintf(cp, "[%.*s]", (int)maxlen, ap);
+			free(ap);
+		} else
+			sprintf(cp, "[%.*s]", (int)maxlen, cmd);
+	} else if (strncmp(cmdpart(argv[0]), cmd, maxlen) != 0)
 		sprintf(cp, "%s (%.*s)", ap, (int)maxlen, cmd);
 	else
 		strcpy(cp, ap);
diff --git a/bin/ps/ps.c b/bin/ps/ps.c
index e9fc5fab5e2a..8a05ebc6f598 100644
--- a/bin/ps/ps.c
+++ b/bin/ps/ps.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static void	 format_output(KINFO *);
 static void	*expand_list(struct listinfo *);
 static const char *
 		 fmt(char **(*)(kvm_t *, const struct kinfo_proc *, int),
-		    KINFO *, char *, int);
+		    KINFO *, char *, char *, int);
 static void	 free_list(struct listinfo *);
 static void	 init_list(struct listinfo *, addelem_rtn, int, const char *);
 static char	*kludge_oldps_options(const char *, char *, const char *);
@@ -1163,11 +1163,12 @@ sizevars(void)
 
 static const char *
 fmt(char **(*fn)(kvm_t *, const struct kinfo_proc *, int), KINFO *ki,
-    char *comm, int maxlen)
+    char *comm, char *thread, int maxlen)
 {
 	const char *s;
 
-	s = fmt_argv((*fn)(kd, ki->ki_p, termwidth), comm, maxlen);
+	s = fmt_argv((*fn)(kd, ki->ki_p, termwidth), comm,
+	    ki->ki_p->ki_numthreads > 1 ? thread : NULL, maxlen);
 	return (s);
 }
 
@@ -1195,7 +1196,7 @@ saveuser(KINFO *ki)
 			ki->ki_args = strdup("<defunct>");
 		else if (UREADOK(ki) || (ki->ki_p->ki_args != NULL))
 			ki->ki_args = strdup(fmt(kvm_getargv, ki,
-			    ki->ki_p->ki_comm, MAXCOMLEN));
+			    ki->ki_p->ki_comm, ki->ki_p->ki_tdname, MAXCOMLEN));
 		else
 			asprintf(&ki->ki_args, "(%s)", ki->ki_p->ki_comm);
 		if (ki->ki_args == NULL)
@@ -1206,7 +1207,7 @@ saveuser(KINFO *ki)
 	if (needenv) {
 		if (UREADOK(ki))
 			ki->ki_env = strdup(fmt(kvm_getenvv, ki,
-			    (char *)NULL, 0));
+			    (char *)NULL, (char *)NULL, 0));
 		else
 			ki->ki_env = strdup("()");
 		if (ki->ki_env == NULL)