diff --git a/Headers/Foundation/NSThread.h b/Headers/Foundation/NSThread.h
index 6f003e2b6..da8c5fedb 100644
--- a/Headers/Foundation/NSThread.h
+++ b/Headers/Foundation/NSThread.h
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#if OS_API_VERSION(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_12, GS_API_LATEST)
+#import <GNUstepBase/GSBlocks.h>
+DEFINE_BLOCK_TYPE(GSThreadBlock, void, void);
+#endif  
+
 /**
  * This class encapsulates OpenStep threading.  See [NSLock] and its
  * subclasses for handling synchronisation between threads.<br />
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ GS_EXPORT_CLASS
   BOOL			_cancelled;
   BOOL			_active;
   BOOL			_finished;
+  BOOL      _targetIsBlock;
   NSHandler		*_exception_handler;    // Not retained.
   NSMutableDictionary	*_thread_dictionary;
   struct autorelease_thread_vars _autorelease_vars;
@@ -398,6 +404,29 @@ GS_EXPORT void GSUnregisterCurrentThread (void);
 
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * This category contains convenience
+ * initialisers and methods for executing
+ * blocks in different threads and creating
+ * NSThread objects with a block as entry point.
+ */
+@interface NSThread (BlockAdditions)
+
+#if OS_API_VERSION(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_12, GS_API_LATEST)
+/**
+ * Detaches a new thread with block as its entry point.
+ */
++ (void)detachNewThreadWithBlock: (GSThreadBlock)block;
+
+/**
+ * Initialises a NSThread object with block as the
+ * entry point.
+ */
+- (instancetype)initWithBlock: (GSThreadBlock)block;
+#endif // OS_API_VERSION
+
+@end
+
 /*
  * Notification Strings.
  * NSBecomingMultiThreaded and NSThreadExiting are defined for strict
diff --git a/Source/NSThread.m b/Source/NSThread.m
index f3ec8d720..af7067f71 100644
--- a/Source/NSThread.m
+++ b/Source/NSThread.m
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
    <title>NSThread class reference</title>
 */
 
+#include "GNUstepBase/GSBlocks.h"
 #import "common.h"
 
 #import "GSPThread.h"
@@ -1337,7 +1338,15 @@ - (void) main
         NSStringFromSelector(_cmd)];
     }
 
-  [_target performSelector: _selector withObject: _arg];
+  if (_targetIsBlock)
+    {
+      GSThreadBlock block = (GSThreadBlock)_target;
+      CALL_BLOCK_NO_ARGS(block);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      [_target performSelector: _selector withObject: _arg];
+    }
 }
 
 - (NSString*) name
@@ -2414,6 +2423,31 @@ - (void) performSelectorInBackground: (SEL)aSelector
 
 @end
 
+@implementation NSThread (BlockAdditions)
+
++ (void)detachNewThreadWithBlock: (GSThreadBlock)block
+{
+  NSThread	*thread;
+
+  thread = [[NSThread alloc] initWithBlock: block];
+  [thread start];
+
+  RELEASE(thread);
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initWithBlock: (GSThreadBlock)block
+{
+  if (nil != (self = [self init]))
+    {
+      _targetIsBlock = YES;
+      /* Copy block to heap */
+      _target = _Block_copy(block);
+    } 
+  return self;
+}
+
+@end
+
 /**
  * <p>
  *   This function is provided to let threads started by some other