diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 9ea3cd1b56..d399a54158 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Chris Bennett <chrisrbennett@yahoo.com>
     Chris Cahoon <chris.cahoon@gmail.com>
     Chris Chamberlin <dja@cdc.msbx.net>
+    Chris Jerdonek
     Chris Jones <chris@brack3t.com>
     Chris Lamb <chris@chris-lamb.co.uk>
     Chris Streeter <chris@chrisstreeter.com>
diff --git a/django/test/testcases.py b/django/test/testcases.py
index eb3d63f917..2220ec7f52 100644
--- a/django/test/testcases.py
+++ b/django/test/testcases.py
@@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@ class LiveServerTestCase(TransactionTestCase):
     other thread can see the changes.
     """
     host = 'localhost'
+    server_thread_class = LiveServerThread
     static_handler = _StaticFilesHandler
 
     @classproperty
@@ -1321,7 +1322,7 @@ class LiveServerTestCase(TransactionTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def _create_server_thread(cls, connections_override):
-        return LiveServerThread(
+        return cls.server_thread_class(
             cls.host,
             cls.static_handler,
             connections_override=connections_override,