diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/CThread.cpp b/Libraries/LibCore/CThread.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec51581fef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/CThread.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include <AK/Assertions.h>
+#include <LibCore/CEventLoop.h>
+#include <LibCore/CThread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+CThread& CThread::main_thread()
+{
+    static CThread* main_thread;
+    if (!main_thread)
+        main_thread = new CThread(MainThread);
+    return *main_thread;
+}
+
+CThread::CThread(MainThreadTag)
+    : m_thread_id(0)
+{
+}
+
+CThread::CThread(int (*entry)(void*), void* user_data)
+{
+    ASSERT(entry);
+    m_thread_id = create_thread(entry, user_data);
+}
+
+CThread::~CThread()
+{
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/CThread.h b/Libraries/LibCore/CThread.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4935c584498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/CThread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+
+class CThread {
+public:
+    static CThread& main_thread();
+
+    CThread(int (*entry)(void*), void* user_data);
+    ~CThread();
+
+    bool is_main_thread() const { return m_thread_id == 0; }
+    int thread_id() const { return m_thread_id; }
+
+private:
+    enum MainThreadTag { MainThread };
+    explicit CThread(MainThreadTag);
+
+    int m_thread_id { -1 };
+};
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/Makefile b/Libraries/LibCore/Makefile
index 2e119ee71f5..c49f42ff084 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/Makefile
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include ../../Makefile.common
 OBJS = \
     CArgsParser.o \
     CIODevice.o \
+    CThread.o \
     CFile.o \
     CSocket.o \
     CLocalSocket.o \