diff --git a/src/moonpool.ml b/src/moonpool.ml
index 96b93a24..12dc5fad 100644
--- a/src/moonpool.ml
+++ b/src/moonpool.ml
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ module Pool = struct
     q: (unit -> unit) S_queue.t;
   }
 
+  type thread_loop_wrapper =
+    thread:Thread.t -> pool:t -> (unit -> unit) -> unit -> unit
+
+  let global_thread_wrappers_ : thread_loop_wrapper list A.t = A.make []
+
+  let add_global_thread_loop_wrapper f : unit =
+    while
+      let l = A.get global_thread_wrappers_ in
+      not (A.compare_and_set global_thread_wrappers_ l (f :: l))
+    do
+      ()
+    done
+
   let[@inline] run self f : unit = S_queue.push self.q f
 
   let worker_thread_ ~on_exn (active : bool A.t) (q : _ S_queue.t) : unit =
@@ -105,9 +118,8 @@ module Pool = struct
   let default_thread_init_exit_ ~dom_id:_ ~t_id:_ () = ()
 
   let create ?(on_init_thread = default_thread_init_exit_)
-      ?(on_exit_thread = default_thread_init_exit_)
-      ?(wrap_thread = fun f () -> f ()) ?(on_exn = fun _ _ -> ()) ?(min = 1)
-      ?(per_domain = 0) () : t =
+      ?(on_exit_thread = default_thread_init_exit_) ?(thread_wrappers = [])
+      ?(on_exn = fun _ _ -> ()) ?(min = 1) ?(per_domain = 0) () : t =
     (* number of threads to run *)
     let min = max 1 min in
     let n_domains = D_pool_.n_domains () in
@@ -120,6 +132,13 @@ module Pool = struct
     let active = A.make true in
     let q = S_queue.create () in
 
+    let pool =
+      let dummy = Thread.self () in
+      { active; threads = Array.make n dummy; q }
+    in
+
+    (* temporary queue used to obtain thread handles from domains
+       on which the thread are started. *)
     let receive_threads = S_queue.create () in
 
     (* start the thread with index [i] *)
@@ -128,10 +147,22 @@ module Pool = struct
 
       (* function run in the thread itself *)
       let main_thread_fun () =
-        let t_id = Thread.id @@ Thread.self () in
+        let thread = Thread.self () in
+        let t_id = Thread.id thread in
         on_init_thread ~dom_id:dom_idx ~t_id ();
+
+        let all_wrappers =
+          List.rev_append thread_wrappers (A.get global_thread_wrappers_)
+        in
+
         let run () = worker_thread_ ~on_exn active q in
-        let run' = wrap_thread run in
+        (* the actual worker loop is [worker_thread_], with all
+           wrappers for this pool and for all pools (global_thread_wrappers_) *)
+        let run' =
+          List.fold_left (fun run f -> f ~thread ~pool run) run all_wrappers
+        in
+
+        (* now run the main loop *)
         run' ();
         on_exit_thread ~dom_id:dom_idx ~t_id ()
       in
@@ -149,20 +180,16 @@ module Pool = struct
 
     (* start all threads, placing them on the domains
        according to their index and [offset] in a round-robin fashion. *)
-    let threads =
-      let dummy = Thread.self () in
-      Array.init n (fun i ->
-          start_thread_with_idx i;
-          dummy)
-    in
+    for i = 0 to n - 1 do
+      start_thread_with_idx i
+    done;
 
     (* receive the newly created threads back from domains *)
     for _j = 1 to n do
       let i, th = S_queue.pop receive_threads in
-      threads.(i) <- th
+      pool.threads.(i) <- th
     done;
-
-    { active; threads; q }
+    pool
 
   let shutdown (self : t) : unit =
     let was_active = A.exchange self.active false in
diff --git a/src/moonpool.mli b/src/moonpool.mli
index 062ba8c8..9d53593f 100644
--- a/src/moonpool.mli
+++ b/src/moonpool.mli
@@ -10,10 +10,23 @@ type 'a or_error = ('a, exn * Printexc.raw_backtrace) result
 module Pool : sig
   type t
 
+  type thread_loop_wrapper =
+    thread:Thread.t -> pool:t -> (unit -> unit) -> unit -> unit
+  (** a thread wrapper [f] takes the current thread, the current pool,
+      and the worker function [loop : unit -> unit] which is
+      the worker's main loop, and returns a new loop function.
+      By default it just returns the same loop function but it can be used
+      to install tracing, effect handlers, etc. *)
+
+  val add_global_thread_loop_wrapper : thread_loop_wrapper -> unit
+  (** [add_global_thread_loop_wrapper f] installs [f] to be installed in every new pool worker
+      thread, for all existing pools, and all new pools created with [create].
+      These wrappers accumulate: they all apply, but their order is not specified. *)
+
   val create :
     ?on_init_thread:(dom_id:int -> t_id:int -> unit -> unit) ->
     ?on_exit_thread:(dom_id:int -> t_id:int -> unit -> unit) ->
-    ?wrap_thread:((unit -> unit) -> unit -> unit) ->
+    ?thread_wrappers:thread_loop_wrapper list ->
     ?on_exn:(exn -> Printexc.raw_backtrace -> unit) ->
     ?min:int ->
     ?per_domain:int ->
@@ -23,10 +36,8 @@ module Pool : sig
      @param on_init_thread called at the beginning of each new thread
        in the pool.
        @param on_exit_thread called at the end of each thread in the pool
-       @param wrap_thread takes the worker function [loop : unit -> unit] which is
-         the worker's main loop, and returns a new loop function.
-         By default it just returns the same loop function but it can be used
-         to install tracing, effect handlers, etc.
+       @param thread_wrappers a list of {!thread_loop_wrapper} functions
+       to use for this pool's workers.
   *)
 
   val shutdown : t -> unit