diff --git a/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/async_function_handler.hpp b/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/async_function_handler.hpp
index 07535754..d815c109 100644
--- a/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/async_function_handler.hpp
+++ b/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/async_function_handler.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class AsyncSchedulingPolicy
  * the async callback method. If true, the async callback method will not be called until the trigger predicate
  * returns true for the first time. Very useful when the type is DETACHED.
  * @param print_warnings Whether to print warnings when the async callback method is not triggered due to any reason.
+ * @param thread_name The custom name for the async thread. Defaults to the component name. Will be truncated to 15 characters.
  */
 struct AsyncFunctionHandlerParams
 {
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ struct AsyncFunctionHandlerParams
    *   before starting the async callback method. Default is true.
    * - print_warnings (bool): Whether to print warnings when the async callback method is not triggered
    *   due to any reason. Default is true.
+   * - thread_name (string): Name applied to the async thread. Defaults to component name. Truncated to 15 chars.
    * @param node The node that is used to get the parameters.
    * @param prefix Parameter prefix to use when accessing node parameters.
    */
@@ -216,6 +218,9 @@ struct AsyncFunctionHandlerParams
     if (node->has_parameter(prefix + "print_warnings")) {
       print_warnings = node->get_parameter(prefix + "print_warnings").as_bool();
     }
+    if (node->has_parameter(prefix + "thread_name")) {
+      thread_name = node->get_parameter(prefix + "thread_name").as_string();
+    }
   }
 
   int thread_priority = 50;
@@ -227,6 +232,7 @@ struct AsyncFunctionHandlerParams
   std::function<bool()> trigger_predicate = []() { return true; };
   bool wait_until_initial_trigger = true;
   bool print_warnings = true;
+  std::string thread_name = "";
 };
 
 /**
@@ -566,6 +572,17 @@ class AsyncFunctionHandler
             params_.logger, affinity_result.first,
             "Async worker thread is successfully pinned to the requested CPU cores!");
         }
+        if (!params_.thread_name.empty()) {
+          const auto rename_result = realtime_tools::set_current_thread_name(params_.thread_name);
+
+          if (!rename_result.first) {
+            RCLCPP_WARN(
+              params_.logger, "Could not set thread name for the async worker thread. Error: %s",
+              rename_result.second.c_str());
+          } else {
+            RCLCPP_INFO(params_.logger, "%s", rename_result.second.c_str());
+          }
+        }
         if (params_.scheduling_policy == AsyncSchedulingPolicy::SYNCHRONIZED) {
           execute_synchronized_callback();
         } else {
diff --git a/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp b/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp
index e1685e82..ec42ab96 100644
--- a/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp
+++ b/realtime_tools/include/realtime_tools/realtime_helpers.hpp
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ std::pair<bool, std::string> set_current_thread_affinity(int core);
 */
 std::pair<bool, std::string> set_current_thread_affinity(const std::vector<int> & cores);
 
+/**
+ * Configure the current thread name.
+ * \param[in] name The name for the thread.
+ * On Linux, it will be automatically truncated to 15 characters.
+ * \returns a pair of a boolean indicating whether the operation succeeded or not
+ * and a message describing the result of the operation
+*/
+std::pair<bool, std::string> set_current_thread_name(const std::string & name);
+
 /**
  * Method to get the amount of available cpu cores
  * \ref https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/sysconf.3.html
diff --git a/realtime_tools/src/realtime_helpers.cpp b/realtime_tools/src/realtime_helpers.cpp
index b840b01e..0cda5833 100644
--- a/realtime_tools/src/realtime_helpers.cpp
+++ b/realtime_tools/src/realtime_helpers.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,39 @@ std::pair<bool, std::string> set_current_thread_affinity(const std::vector<int>
 #endif
 }
 
+std::pair<bool, std::string> set_current_thread_name(const std::string & name)
+{
+  if (name.empty()) {
+    return std::make_pair(false, "Thread name cannot be empty. This should not happen!");
+  }
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  std::wstring wname(name.begin(), name.end());
+  HRESULT hr = SetThreadDescription(GetCurrentThread(), wname.c_str());
+  if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
+    return std::make_pair(true, "Thread name: " + name);
+  }
+  return std::make_pair(false, "Failed to set thread name on Windows.");
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+  std::string t_name = name.substr(0, 63);
+  std::string msg =
+    (name.length() > 63) ? "Thread name (truncated): " + t_name : "Thread name: " + t_name;
+  if (pthread_setname_np(t_name.c_str()) == 0) {
+    return std::make_pair(true, msg);
+  }
+  return std::make_pair(false, "Failed to set thread name on macOS.");
+#else
+  std::string t_name = name.substr(0, 15);
+  std::string msg =
+    (name.length() > 15) ? "Thread name (truncated): " + t_name : "Thread name: " + t_name;
+  int rc = pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), t_name.c_str());
+  if (rc == 0) {
+    return std::make_pair(true, msg);
+  }
+  return std::make_pair(false, "Failed to set thread name. Error code: " + std::to_string(rc));
+#endif
+}
+
 int64_t get_number_of_available_processors()
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32