diff --git a/ggml/include/ggml.h b/ggml/include/ggml.h
index d6807b6dd47a..946a282eec09 100644
--- a/ggml/include/ggml.h
+++ b/ggml/include/ggml.h
@@ -2848,6 +2848,8 @@ extern "C" {
         uint32_t            poll;                        // polling level (0 - no polling, 100 - aggressive polling)
         bool                strict_cpu;                  // strict cpu placement
         bool                paused;                      // start in paused state
+        void              (*thread_create_callback)(void);  // callback invoked when thread is created
+        void              (*thread_destroy_callback)(void); // callback invoked when thread is destroyed
     };
 
     struct ggml_threadpool;     // forward declaration, see ggml.c
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-c.c b/ggml/src/ggml-c.c
index b43016c87d21..51a1b717a58e 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-c.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-c.c
@@ -7800,6 +7800,8 @@ void ggml_threadpool_params_init(struct ggml_threadpool_params * p, int n_thread
     p->poll       = 50;    // hybrid-polling enabled
     p->strict_cpu = false; // no strict placement (all threads share same cpumask)
     p->paused     = false; // threads are ready to go
+    p->thread_create_callback = 0;
+    p->thread_destroy_callback = 0;
     memset(p->cpumask, 0, GGML_MAX_N_THREADS); // all-zero means use the default affinity (usually inherited)
 }
 
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-c.c b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-c.c
index eb8341c9aecc..b6969d72eb82 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-c.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu-c.c
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ struct ggml_threadpool {
     int32_t      prio;        // Scheduling priority
     uint32_t     poll;        // Polling level (0 - no polling)
 
+    void       (*thread_create_callback)(void);
+    void       (*thread_destroy_callback)(void);
+
     enum ggml_status ec;
 };
 
@@ -3160,6 +3163,10 @@ static thread_ret_t ggml_graph_compute_secondary_thread(void* data) {
     struct ggml_compute_state * state = (struct ggml_compute_state *) data;
     struct ggml_threadpool * threadpool = state->threadpool;
 
+    if (threadpool->thread_create_callback) {
+        threadpool->thread_create_callback();
+    }
+
     ggml_thread_apply_priority(threadpool->prio);
     if (ggml_thread_cpumask_is_valid(state->cpumask)) {
         ggml_thread_apply_affinity(state->cpumask);
@@ -3190,6 +3197,10 @@ static thread_ret_t ggml_graph_compute_secondary_thread(void* data) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (threadpool->thread_destroy_callback) {
+        threadpool->thread_destroy_callback();
+    }
+
     return (thread_ret_t) 0;
 }
 
@@ -3249,6 +3260,8 @@ static struct ggml_threadpool * ggml_threadpool_new_impl(
         threadpool->n_threads        = tpp->n_threads;
         threadpool->poll             = tpp->poll;
         threadpool->prio             = tpp->prio;
+        threadpool->thread_create_callback  = tpp->thread_create_callback;
+        threadpool->thread_destroy_callback = tpp->thread_destroy_callback;
         threadpool->ec               = GGML_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }