diff --git a/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp b/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp
index 784acadab45..631767219fa 100644
--- a/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp
+++ b/core/object/worker_thread_pool.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,11 @@ void WorkerThreadPool::wait_for_group_task_completion(GroupID p_group) {
 	task_mutex.unlock();
 }
 
+int WorkerThreadPool::get_thread_index() {
+	Thread::ID tid = Thread::get_caller_id();
+	return singleton->thread_ids.has(tid) ? singleton->thread_ids[tid] : -1;
+}
+
 void WorkerThreadPool::init(int p_thread_count, bool p_use_native_threads_low_priority, float p_low_priority_task_ratio) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(threads.size() > 0);
 	if (p_thread_count < 0) {
diff --git a/core/object/worker_thread_pool.h b/core/object/worker_thread_pool.h
index f323a979f7f..dd56f95caea 100644
--- a/core/object/worker_thread_pool.h
+++ b/core/object/worker_thread_pool.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ public:
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ int get_thread_count() const { return threads.size(); }
 
 	static WorkerThreadPool *get_singleton() { return singleton; }
+	static int get_thread_index();
+
 	void init(int p_thread_count = -1, bool p_use_native_threads_low_priority = true, float p_low_priority_task_ratio = 0.3);
 	void finish();
 	WorkerThreadPool();