diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig b/kernel/Kconfig
index e75944761fd..716294a39da 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig
@@ -764,6 +764,12 @@ config SWAP_NONATOMIC
 	  ARM when the PendSV exception priority sits below that of
 	  Zephyr-handled interrupts.
 
+config ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK
+	bool
+	help
+	  The architecture provides a hook to handle thread name changes beyond
+	  just storing it in the kernel structure.
+
 config SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC
 	int "System tick frequency (in ticks/second)"
 	default 100 if QEMU_TARGET || SOC_POSIX
diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel_arch_interface.h b/kernel/include/kernel_arch_interface.h
index 7ff269b69f5..1c080e22475 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel_arch_interface.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel_arch_interface.h
@@ -557,6 +557,22 @@ uintptr_t arch_page_info_get(void *addr, uintptr_t *location,
  */
 int arch_printk_char_out(int c);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK
+/**
+ * Set thread name hook
+ *
+ * If implemented, any invocation of a function setting a thread name
+ * will invoke this function.
+ *
+ * @param thread    Pointer to thread object
+ * @param str       The thread name
+ *
+ * @retval 0        On success.
+ * @retval -EAGAIN  If the operation could not be performed.
+ */
+int arch_thread_name_set(struct k_thread *thread, const char *str);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK */
+
 /**
  * Architecture-specific kernel initialization hook
  *
diff --git a/kernel/thread.c b/kernel/thread.c
index 25bf9a9e55d..89972cd9e34 100644
--- a/kernel/thread.c
+++ b/kernel/thread.c
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ int z_impl_k_thread_name_set(k_tid_t thread, const char *str)
 	strncpy(thread->name, str, CONFIG_THREAD_MAX_NAME_LEN - 1);
 	thread->name[CONFIG_THREAD_MAX_NAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK
+	arch_thread_name_set(thread, str);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK */
+
 	SYS_PORT_TRACING_OBJ_FUNC(k_thread, name_set, thread, 0);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -608,6 +612,9 @@ char *z_setup_new_thread(struct k_thread *new_thread,
 			CONFIG_THREAD_MAX_NAME_LEN - 1);
 		/* Ensure NULL termination, truncate if longer */
 		new_thread->name[CONFIG_THREAD_MAX_NAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK
+		arch_thread_name_set(new_thread, name);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_THREAD_NAME_HOOK */
 	} else {
 		new_thread->name[0] = '\0';
 	}