diff --git a/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventAspects.java b/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventAspects.java
index 0981f3788..eb9a16e35 100644
--- a/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventAspects.java
+++ b/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventAspects.java
@@ -159,7 +159,14 @@ public boolean isHiddenByDefault() {
         @Override
         public @Nullable Integer resolve(@NonNull ITmfEvent event) {
             if (event instanceof TraceEventEvent) {
-                return ((TraceEventEvent) event).getField().getTid();
+                Object tid = ((TraceEventEvent) event).getField().getTid();
+                if (tid instanceof Integer) {
+                    return (Integer) tid;
+                }
+                if (tid != null) {
+                    return tid.hashCode();
+                }
+
             }
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventField.java b/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventField.java
index 6782ca143..a3c4f2678 100644
--- a/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventField.java
+++ b/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/event/TraceEventField.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class TraceEventField {
     private final String fName;
     private ITmfEventField fContent;
     private final @Nullable Map<String, Object> fArgs;
-    private final @Nullable Integer fTid;
+    private final @Nullable Object fTid;
     private final @Nullable String fCategory;
     private final @Nullable String fId;
     private final @Nullable Long fDuration;
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ public class TraceEventField {
         }
         // We differentiate between the duration exit and the other exits for some reason
         String name = String.valueOf(optString(root, ITraceEventConstants.NAME,  TraceEventPhases.DURATION_END.equals(phase) ? UNKNOWN_DURATION_EXIT_EVENT : UNKNOWN_EXIT_EVENT));
-        Integer tid = optInt(root, ITraceEventConstants.TID);
-        if (tid == Integer.MIN_VALUE) {
-            tid = null;
-        }
+        String tid = optString(root, ITraceEventConstants.TID, null);
         JsonElement jsonElement = root.get(ITraceEventConstants.PID);
         JsonPrimitive primitive = jsonElement == null ? null : jsonElement.isJsonPrimitive() ? jsonElement.getAsJsonPrimitive() : null;
         Object pid = primitive == null ? null : primitive.isNumber() ? primitive.getAsNumber() : primitive.isString() ? primitive.getAsString() : null;
@@ -143,11 +140,6 @@ private static double optDouble(JsonObject root, String key) {
         return jsonElement != null ? jsonElement.getAsDouble() : Double.NaN;
     }
 
-    private static int optInt(JsonObject root, String key) {
-        JsonElement jsonElement = root.get(key);
-        return jsonElement != null ? jsonElement.getAsInt() : Integer.MIN_VALUE;
-    }
-
     private static @Nullable JsonObject optJSONObject(JsonObject root, String key) {
         JsonElement jsonElement = root.get(key);
         return jsonElement != null ? jsonElement.getAsJsonObject() : null;
@@ -184,7 +176,7 @@ private static int optInt(JsonObject root, String key) {
      * @param fields
      *            event fields (arguments)
      */
-    protected TraceEventField(String name, long ts, String phase, @Nullable Object pid, @Nullable Integer tid, @Nullable String category, @Nullable String id, @Nullable Double duration, Map<String, Object> fields) {
+    protected TraceEventField(String name, long ts, String phase, @Nullable Object pid, @Nullable Object tid, @Nullable String category, @Nullable String id, @Nullable Double duration, Map<String, Object> fields) {
         fName = name;
         fPid = pid;
         fTid = tid;
@@ -258,7 +250,7 @@ public char getPhase() {
      *
      * @return the event TID
      */
-    public @Nullable Integer getTid() {
+    public @Nullable Object getTid() {
         return fTid;
     }
 
diff --git a/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/trace/TraceEventTrace.java b/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/trace/TraceEventTrace.java
index 475aed544..5f94c969d 100644
--- a/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/trace/TraceEventTrace.java
+++ b/tracetypes/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.traceevent.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/traceevent/core/trace/TraceEventTrace.java
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ private void parseMetadata(TraceEventField field) {
             return;
         }
         Map<@NonNull String, @NonNull String> properties = fProperties;
+        Object tid = field.getTid();
         switch (name) {
         case PROCESS_NAME:
             String procName = (String) args.get(NAME_ARG);
@@ -311,15 +312,17 @@ private void parseMetadata(TraceEventField field) {
             break;
         case THREAD_NAME:
             String threadName = (String) args.get(NAME_ARG);
-            fTidNames.put(field.getTid(), threadName);
+            if (tid instanceof Integer) {
+                fTidNames.put((Integer) tid, threadName);
+            }
             if (threadName != null) {
-                properties.put(TID_PREFIX + field.getTid(), threadName);
+                properties.put(TID_PREFIX + tid, threadName);
             }
             break;
         case THREAD_SORT_INDEX:
             sortIndex = (String) args.get(SORT_INDEX);
             if (sortIndex != null) {
-                properties.put(name + '-' + field.getTid(), sortIndex);
+                properties.put(name + '-' + tid, sortIndex);
             }
             break;
         default:
@@ -355,8 +358,12 @@ public class ThreadNameAspect extends org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.analysi
         public @Nullable String resolve(@NonNull ITmfEvent event) {
             if (event instanceof TraceEventEvent) {
                 TraceEventField field = ((TraceEventEvent) event).getField();
-                if (field.getTid() != null) {
-                    return fTidNames.get(field.getTid());
+                Object tid = field.getTid();
+                if (tid != null) {
+                    String tidName = fTidNames.get(tid);
+                    if (tidName == null) {
+                        return String.valueOf(tid);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             return null;