diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 7c30f17f46..2e272fec97 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -1310,6 +1310,7 @@ Example response:
         "timed_pollers": [
           {
             "name": "spdk_rpc_subsystem_poll",
+            "id": 1,
             "state": "waiting",
             "run_count": 12345,
             "busy_count": 10000,
diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/thread.h b/include/spdk_internal/thread.h
index 752d45dd49..be2914790f 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/thread.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/thread.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct io_device;
 struct spdk_thread;
 
 const char *spdk_poller_get_name(struct spdk_poller *poller);
+uint64_t spdk_poller_get_id(struct spdk_poller *poller);
 const char *spdk_poller_get_state_str(struct spdk_poller *poller);
 uint64_t spdk_poller_get_period_ticks(struct spdk_poller *poller);
 void spdk_poller_get_stats(struct spdk_poller *poller, struct spdk_poller_stats *stats);
diff --git a/lib/event/app_rpc.c b/lib/event/app_rpc.c
index 883c86abb4..3f7db6fd64 100644
--- a/lib/event/app_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/event/app_rpc.c
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ rpc_get_poller(struct spdk_poller *poller, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 
 	spdk_json_write_object_begin(w);
 	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "name", spdk_poller_get_name(poller));
+	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(w, "id", spdk_poller_get_id(poller));
 	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "state", spdk_poller_get_state_str(poller));
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(w, "run_count", stats.run_count);
 	spdk_json_write_named_uint64(w, "busy_count", stats.busy_count);
diff --git a/lib/thread/Makefile b/lib/thread/Makefile
index 846b32f529..4848334098 100644
--- a/lib/thread/Makefile
+++ b/lib/thread/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 SO_VER := 6
-SO_MINOR := 0
+SO_MINOR := 1
 
 C_SRCS = thread.c
 LIBNAME = thread
diff --git a/lib/thread/spdk_thread.map b/lib/thread/spdk_thread.map
index 94b5c5e6b0..672f2183ef 100644
--- a/lib/thread/spdk_thread.map
+++ b/lib/thread/spdk_thread.map
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
 	# internal functions in spdk_internal/thread.h
 	spdk_poller_get_name;
+	spdk_poller_get_id;
 	spdk_poller_get_state_str;
 	spdk_poller_get_period_ticks;
 	spdk_poller_get_stats;
diff --git a/lib/thread/thread.c b/lib/thread/thread.c
index 17a760c710..53b3db1e6a 100644
--- a/lib/thread/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread/thread.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct spdk_poller {
 	uint64_t			next_run_tick;
 	uint64_t			run_count;
 	uint64_t			busy_count;
+	uint64_t			id;
 	spdk_poller_fn			fn;
 	void				*arg;
 	struct spdk_thread		*thread;
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ struct spdk_thread {
 	size_t				msg_cache_count;
 	spdk_msg_fn			critical_msg;
 	uint64_t			id;
+	uint64_t			next_poller_id;
 	enum spdk_thread_state		state;
 	int				pending_unregister_count;
 
@@ -438,6 +440,11 @@ spdk_thread_create(const char *name, struct spdk_cpuset *cpumask)
 
 	thread->tsc_last = spdk_get_ticks();
 
+	/* Monotonic increasing ID is set to each created poller beginning at 1. Once the
+	 * ID exceeds UINT64_MAX a warning message is logged
+	 */
+	thread->next_poller_id = 1;
+
 	thread->messages = spdk_ring_create(SPDK_RING_TYPE_MP_SC, 65536, SPDK_ENV_SOCKET_ID_ANY);
 	if (!thread->messages) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to allocate memory for message ring\n");
@@ -1518,6 +1525,11 @@ poller_register(spdk_poller_fn fn,
 	poller->arg = arg;
 	poller->thread = thread;
 	poller->interruptfd = -1;
+	if (thread->next_poller_id == 0) {
+		SPDK_WARNLOG("Poller ID rolled over. Poller ID is duplicated.\n");
+		thread->next_poller_id = 1;
+	}
+	poller->id = thread->next_poller_id++;
 
 	poller->period_ticks = convert_us_to_ticks(period_microseconds);
 
@@ -1712,6 +1724,12 @@ spdk_poller_get_name(struct spdk_poller *poller)
 	return poller->name;
 }
 
+uint64_t
+spdk_poller_get_id(struct spdk_poller *poller)
+{
+	return poller->id;
+}
+
 const char *
 spdk_poller_get_state_str(struct spdk_poller *poller)
 {