diff --git a/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs b/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs
index 39308c2bfd7bc..20b5c518db58e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_tasks/src/task_pool.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,18 @@ use futures_lite::{future, pin, FutureExt};
 
 use crate::Task;
 
+struct CallOnDrop(Option<Arc<dyn Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static>>);
+
+impl Drop for CallOnDrop {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(call) = self.0.as_ref() {
+            call();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Used to create a [`TaskPool`]
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+#[derive(Default)]
 #[must_use]
 pub struct TaskPoolBuilder {
     /// If set, we'll set up the thread pool to use at most `num_threads` threads.
@@ -24,6 +34,9 @@ pub struct TaskPoolBuilder {
     /// Allows customizing the name of the threads - helpful for debugging. If set, threads will
     /// be named <thread_name> (<thread_index>), i.e. "MyThreadPool (2)"
     thread_name: Option<String>,
+
+    on_thread_spawn: Option<Arc<dyn Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
+    on_thread_destroy: Option<Arc<dyn Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
 }
 
 impl TaskPoolBuilder {
@@ -52,13 +65,27 @@ impl TaskPoolBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets a callback that is invoked once for every created thread as it starts.
+    ///
+    /// This is called on the thread itself and has access to all thread-local storage.
+    /// This will block running async tasks on the thread until the callback completes.
+    pub fn on_thread_spawn(mut self, f: impl Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.on_thread_spawn = Some(Arc::new(f));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets a callback that is invoked once for every created thread as it terminates.
+    ///
+    /// This is called on the thread itself and has access to all thread-local storage.
+    /// This will block thread termination until the callback completes.
+    pub fn on_thread_destroy(mut self, f: impl Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.on_thread_destroy = Some(Arc::new(f));
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new [`TaskPool`] based on the current options.
     pub fn build(self) -> TaskPool {
-        TaskPool::new_internal(
-            self.num_threads,
-            self.stack_size,
-            self.thread_name.as_deref(),
-        )
+        TaskPool::new_internal(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -88,36 +115,42 @@ impl TaskPool {
         TaskPoolBuilder::new().build()
     }
 
-    fn new_internal(
-        num_threads: Option<usize>,
-        stack_size: Option<usize>,
-        thread_name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> Self {
+    fn new_internal(builder: TaskPoolBuilder) -> Self {
         let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = async_channel::unbounded::<()>();
 
         let executor = Arc::new(async_executor::Executor::new());
 
-        let num_threads = num_threads.unwrap_or_else(crate::available_parallelism);
+        let num_threads = builder
+            .num_threads
+            .unwrap_or_else(crate::available_parallelism);
 
         let threads = (0..num_threads)
             .map(|i| {
                 let ex = Arc::clone(&executor);
                 let shutdown_rx = shutdown_rx.clone();
 
-                let thread_name = if let Some(thread_name) = thread_name {
+                let thread_name = if let Some(thread_name) = builder.thread_name.as_deref() {
                     format!("{thread_name} ({i})")
                 } else {
                     format!("TaskPool ({i})")
                 };
                 let mut thread_builder = thread::Builder::new().name(thread_name);
 
-                if let Some(stack_size) = stack_size {
+                if let Some(stack_size) = builder.stack_size {
                     thread_builder = thread_builder.stack_size(stack_size);
                 }
 
+                let on_thread_spawn = builder.on_thread_spawn.clone();
+                let on_thread_destroy = builder.on_thread_destroy.clone();
+
                 thread_builder
                     .spawn(move || {
                         TaskPool::LOCAL_EXECUTOR.with(|local_executor| {
+                            if let Some(on_thread_spawn) = on_thread_spawn {
+                                on_thread_spawn();
+                                drop(on_thread_spawn);
+                            }
+                            let _destructor = CallOnDrop(on_thread_destroy);
                             loop {
                                 let res = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
                                     let tick_forever = async move {
@@ -451,6 +484,57 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 100);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_thread_callbacks() {
+        let counter = Arc::new(AtomicI32::new(0));
+        let start_counter = counter.clone();
+        {
+            let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(11));
+            let last_barrier = barrier.clone();
+            // Build and immediately drop to terminate
+            let _pool = TaskPoolBuilder::new()
+                .num_threads(10)
+                .on_thread_spawn(move || {
+                    start_counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    barrier.clone().wait();
+                })
+                .build();
+            last_barrier.wait();
+            assert_eq!(10, counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+        }
+        assert_eq!(10, counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+        let end_counter = counter.clone();
+        {
+            let _pool = TaskPoolBuilder::new()
+                .num_threads(20)
+                .on_thread_destroy(move || {
+                    end_counter.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                })
+                .build();
+            assert_eq!(10, counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+        }
+        assert_eq!(-10, counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+        let start_counter = counter.clone();
+        let end_counter = counter.clone();
+        {
+            let barrier = Arc::new(Barrier::new(6));
+            let last_barrier = barrier.clone();
+            let _pool = TaskPoolBuilder::new()
+                .num_threads(5)
+                .on_thread_spawn(move || {
+                    start_counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    barrier.wait();
+                })
+                .on_thread_destroy(move || {
+                    end_counter.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                })
+                .build();
+            last_barrier.wait();
+            assert_eq!(-5, counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+        }
+        assert_eq!(-10, counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_mixed_spawn_on_scope_and_spawn() {
         let pool = TaskPool::new();