diff --git a/sleekxmpp/__init__.py b/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
index 3d659a8..86b74fc 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/__init__.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class ClientXMPP(basexmpp, XMLStream):
 	
 	def handler_starttls(self, xml):
 		if not self.authenticated and self.ssl_support:
-			self.add_handler("<proceed xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-tls' />", self.handler_tls_start, instream=True)
+			self.add_handler("<proceed xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-tls' />", self.handler_tls_start, name='TLS Proceed', instream=True)
 			self.sendXML(xml)
 			return True
 		else:
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ class ClientXMPP(basexmpp, XMLStream):
 		if '{urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-tls}starttls' in self.features:
 			return False
 		logging.debug("Starting SASL Auth")
-		self.add_handler("<success xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl' />", self.handler_auth_success, instream=True)
-		self.add_handler("<failure xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl' />", self.handler_auth_fail, instream=True)
+		self.add_handler("<success xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl' />", self.handler_auth_success, name='SASL Sucess', instream=True)
+		self.add_handler("<failure xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl' />", self.handler_auth_fail, name='SASL Failure', instream=True)
 		sasl_mechs = xml.findall('{urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl}mechanism')
 		if len(sasl_mechs):
 			for sasl_mech in sasl_mechs:
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py b/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
index 12dc2a1..8489b24 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/basexmpp.py
@@ -118,9 +118,11 @@ class basexmpp(object):
 			self.id += 1
 			return self.getId()
 	
-	def add_handler(self, mask, pointer, disposable=False, threaded=False, filter=False, instream=False):
-		#logging.warning("Deprecated add_handler used for %s: %s." % (mask, pointer))
-		self.registerHandler(XMLCallback('add_handler_%s' % self.getNewId(), MatchXMLMask(mask), pointer, threaded, disposable, instream))
+	def add_handler(self, mask, pointer, name=None, disposable=False, threaded=False, filter=False, instream=False):
+                # threaded is no longer needed, but leaving it for backwards compatibility for now
+		if name is None:
+			name = 'add_handler_%s' % self.getNewId()
+        	self.registerHandler(XMLCallback(name, MatchXMLMask(mask), pointer, threaded, disposable, instream))
 	
 	def getId(self):
 		return "%x".upper() % self.id
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/old_0004.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/old_0004.py
index 263f8b2..2d4203a 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/old_0004.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/old_0004.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class old_0004(base.base_plugin):
 	def plugin_init(self):
 		self.xep = '0004'
 		self.description = '*Deprecated Data Forms'
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<message><x xmlns='jabber:x:data' /></message>", self.handler_message_xform)
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<message><x xmlns='jabber:x:data' /></message>", self.handler_message_xform, name='Old Message Form')
 	
 	def post_init(self):
 		base.base_plugin.post_init(self)
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0009.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0009.py
index 49ffac4..625b03f 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0009.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0009.py
@@ -178,9 +178,12 @@ class xep_0009(base.base_plugin):
 	def plugin_init(self):
 		self.xep = '0009'
 		self.description = 'Jabber-RPC'
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:rpc' /></iq>", self._callMethod)
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='result'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:rpc' /></iq>", self._callResult)
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='error'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:rpc' /></iq>", self._callError)
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:rpc' /></iq>", 
+                                      self._callMethod, name='Jabber RPC Call')
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='result'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:rpc' /></iq>", 
+                                      self._callResult, name='Jabber RPC Result')
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='error'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:rpc' /></iq>", 
+                                      self._callError, name='Jabber RPC Error')
 		self.entries = {}
 		self.activeCalls = []
 
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0050.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0050.py
index 2f356e1..11a1772 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0050.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0050.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ class xep_0050(base.base_plugin):
 	def plugin_init(self):
 		self.xep = '0050'
 		self.description = 'Ad-Hoc Commands'
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='__None__'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command)
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='execute'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command)
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='next'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command_next, threaded=True)
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='cancel'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command_cancel)
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='complete'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command_complete)
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='__None__'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command, name='Ad-Hoc None')
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='execute'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command, name='Ad-Hoc Execute')
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='next'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command_next, name='Ad-Hoc Next', threaded=True)
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='cancel'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command_cancel, name='Ad-Hoc Cancel')
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='set' xmlns='%s'><command xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/commands' action='complete'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_command_complete, name='Ad-Hoc Complete')
 		self.commands = {}
 		self.sessions = {}
 		self.sd = self.xmpp.plugin['xep_0030']
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0092.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0092.py
index aeebbe0..77a6d9d 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0092.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0092.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class xep_0092(base.base_plugin):
 		self.xep = "0092"
 		self.name = self.config.get('name', 'SleekXMPP')
 		self.version = self.config.get('version', '0.1-dev')
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='get' xmlns='%s'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:version' /></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.report_version)
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='get' xmlns='%s'><query xmlns='jabber:iq:version' /></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.report_version, name='Sofware Version')
 	
 	def post_init(self):
 		base.base_plugin.post_init(self)
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0199.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0199.py
index ccaf0b3..1da57fe 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0199.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0199.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class xep_0199(base.base_plugin):
 	def plugin_init(self):
 		self.description = "XMPP Ping"
 		self.xep = "0199"
-		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='get' xmlns='%s'><ping xmlns='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0199.html#ns'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_ping)
+		self.xmpp.add_handler("<iq type='get' xmlns='%s'><ping xmlns='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0199.html#ns'/></iq>" % self.xmpp.default_ns, self.handler_ping, name='XMPP Ping')
 		self.running = False
 		#if self.config.get('keepalive', True):
 			#self.xmpp.add_event_handler('session_start', self.handler_pingserver, threaded=True)
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/tests/testpubsub.py b/sleekxmpp/tests/testpubsub.py
index ed9dd5c..d8f3ff4 100755
--- a/sleekxmpp/tests/testpubsub.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/tests/testpubsub.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class testps(sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP):
 		self.registerPlugin('xep_0030')
 		self.registerPlugin('xep_0060')
 		self.registerPlugin('xep_0092')
-		self.add_handler("<message xmlns='jabber:client'><event xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#event' /></message>", self.pubsubEventHandler, threaded=True)
+		self.add_handler("<message xmlns='jabber:client'><event xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#event' /></message>", self.pubsubEventHandler, name='Pubsub Event', threaded=True)
 		self.add_event_handler("session_start", self.start, threaded=True)
-		self.add_handler("<iq type='error' />", self.handleError)
+		self.add_handler("<iq type='error' />", self.handleError, name='Iq Error')
 		self.events = Queue.Queue()
 		self.default_config = None
 		self.ps = self.plugin['xep_0060']