diff --git a/include/SDL_hints.h b/include/SDL_hints.h
index 3ee40c41a..4ee72e97d 100644
--- a/include/SDL_hints.h
+++ b/include/SDL_hints.h
@@ -619,6 +619,10 @@ extern "C" {
 *  This is specially useful if you build SDL against a non glibc libc library (such as musl) which
 *  provides a relatively small default thread stack size (a few kilobytes versus the default 8MB glibc uses).
 *  Support for this hint is currently available only in the pthread, Windows, and PSP backend.
+*
+*  Instead of this hint, in 2.0.9 and later, you can use
+*  SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(). This hint only works with the classic
+*  SDL_CreateThread().
 */
 #define SDL_HINT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE              "SDL_THREAD_STACK_SIZE"
 
diff --git a/include/SDL_thread.h b/include/SDL_thread.h
index 5d01d5a52..8ccd613c5 100644
--- a/include/SDL_thread.h
+++ b/include/SDL_thread.h
@@ -106,14 +106,23 @@ SDL_CreateThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, void *data,
                  pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread pfnBeginThread,
                  pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread pfnEndThread);
 
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_Thread *SDLCALL
+SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(int (SDLCALL * fn) (void *),
+                 const char *name, const size_t stacksize, void *data,
+                 pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread pfnBeginThread,
+                 pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread pfnEndThread);
+
+
 /**
  *  Create a thread.
  */
 #if defined(SDL_CreateThread) && SDL_DYNAMIC_API
 #undef SDL_CreateThread
 #define SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data) SDL_CreateThread_REAL(fn, name, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthreadex, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthreadex)
+#define SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(fn, name, stacksize, data) SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize_REAL(fn, name, stacksize, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthreadex, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthreadex)
 #else
 #define SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data) SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthreadex, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthreadex)
+#define SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(fn, name, stacksize, data) SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(fn, name, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthreadex, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthreadex)
 #endif
 
 #elif defined(__OS2__)
@@ -133,15 +142,30 @@ extern DECLSPEC SDL_Thread *SDLCALL
 SDL_CreateThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, void *data,
                  pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread pfnBeginThread,
                  pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread pfnEndThread);
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_Thread *SDLCALL
+SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, const size_t stacksize, void *data,
+                 pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread pfnBeginThread,
+                 pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread pfnEndThread);
 #if defined(SDL_CreateThread) && SDL_DYNAMIC_API
 #undef SDL_CreateThread
 #define SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data) SDL_CreateThread_REAL(fn, name, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthread, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthread)
+#define SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(fn, name, stacksize, data) SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize_REAL(fn, name, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthread, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthread)
 #else
 #define SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data) SDL_CreateThread(fn, name, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthread, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthread)
+#define SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(fn, name, stacksize, data) SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(fn, name, stacksize, data, (pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread)_beginthread, (pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread)_endthread)
 #endif
 
 #else
 
+/**
+ *  Create a thread with a default stack size.
+ *
+ *  This is equivalent to calling:
+ *  SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(fn, name, 0, data);
+ */
+extern DECLSPEC SDL_Thread *SDLCALL
+SDL_CreateThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, void *data);
+
 /**
  *  Create a thread.
  *
@@ -159,9 +183,17 @@ SDL_CreateThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, void *data,
  *   If a system imposes requirements, SDL will try to munge the string for
  *    it (truncate, etc), but the original string contents will be available
  *    from SDL_GetThreadName().
+ *
+ *   The size (in bytes) of the new stack can be specified. Zero means "use
+ *    the system default" which might be wildly different between platforms
+ *    (x86 Linux generally defaults to eight megabytes, an embedded device
+ *    might be a few kilobytes instead).
+ *
+ *   In SDL 2.1, stacksize will be folded into the original SDL_CreateThread
+ *    function.
  */
 extern DECLSPEC SDL_Thread *SDLCALL
-SDL_CreateThread(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, void *data);
+SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(SDL_ThreadFunction fn, const char *name, const size_t stacksize, void *data);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
index 9ef18c5a6..22e4d63d9 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
@@ -697,3 +697,4 @@
 #define SDL_IsTablet SDL_IsTablet_REAL
 #define SDL_GetDisplayOrientation SDL_GetDisplayOrientation_REAL
 #define SDL_HasColorKey SDL_HasColorKey_REAL
+#define SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize_REAL
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
index 02f6170bd..cd50c02e9 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
@@ -739,3 +739,16 @@ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_SensorUpdate,(void),(),)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_bool,SDL_IsTablet,(void),(),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_DisplayOrientation,SDL_GetDisplayOrientation,(int a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_bool,SDL_HasColorKey,(SDL_Surface *a),(a),return)
+
+#ifdef SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize
+#undef SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__WIN32__) && !defined(HAVE_LIBC)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Thread*,SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize,(SDL_ThreadFunction a, const char *b, const size_t c, void *d, pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread e, pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread f),(a,b,c,d,e,f),return)
+#elif defined(__OS2__)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Thread*,SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize,(SDL_ThreadFunction a, const char *b, const size_t c, void *d, pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread e, pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread f),(a,b,c,d,e,f),return)
+#else
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Thread*,SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize,(SDL_ThreadFunction a, const char *b, const size_t c, void *d),(a,b,c,d),return)
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/thread/SDL_thread.c b/src/thread/SDL_thread.c
index 84b72d577..5570adbff 100644
--- a/src/thread/SDL_thread.c
+++ b/src/thread/SDL_thread.c
@@ -299,19 +299,21 @@ SDL_RunThread(void *data)
 
 #ifdef SDL_CreateThread
 #undef SDL_CreateThread
+#undef SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize
 #endif
 #if SDL_DYNAMIC_API
 #define SDL_CreateThread SDL_CreateThread_REAL
+#define SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize_REAL
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SDL_PASSED_BEGINTHREAD_ENDTHREAD
-static SDL_Thread *
+SDL_Thread *
 SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(int (SDLCALL * fn) (void *),
                  const char *name, const size_t stacksize, void *data,
                  pfnSDL_CurrentBeginThread pfnBeginThread,
                  pfnSDL_CurrentEndThread pfnEndThread)
 #else
-static SDL_Thread *
+SDL_Thread *
 SDL_CreateThreadWithStackSize(int (SDLCALL * fn) (void *),
                 const char *name, const size_t stacksize, void *data)
 #endif