diff --git a/include/zephyr/toolchain/common.h b/include/zephyr/toolchain/common.h
index f050aa74784..a90ccaf73d7 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/toolchain/common.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/toolchain/common.h
@@ -385,6 +385,15 @@
 #define STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(struct_type, varname) \
 	STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_ALTERNATE(struct_type, struct_type, varname)
 
+/**
+ * @brief Defines a new element for an iterable section with a custom name.
+ *
+ * The name can be used to customize how iterable section entries are sorted.
+ * @see STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE()
+ */
+#define STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(struct_type, name, varname) \
+	TYPE_SECTION_ITERABLE(struct struct_type, varname, struct_type, name)
+
 /**
  * @brief Iterate over a specified iterable section (alternate).
  *
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt
index aae6f0deb21..ab2ae06b44e 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ target_sources(app PRIVATE ${app_sources})
 zephyr_linker_sources(DATA_SECTIONS sections-ram.ld)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_ram GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 4)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_ram2 GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 4)
+zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_ram_named GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 4)
 
 zephyr_linker_sources(SECTIONS sections-rom.ld)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_rom KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_rom2 KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
+zephyr_iterable_section(NAME test_rom_named KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
index 4badcbb9e6e..28a02b4bc4d 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-ram.ld
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram2, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_RAM(test_ram_named, 4)
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
index 434bf1606bf..5c8f7203a1a 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/sections-rom.ld
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom, 4)
 ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom2, 4)
+ITERABLE_SECTION_ROM(test_rom_named, 4)
diff --git a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c
index caba125e0b2..f004ee99c67 100644
--- a/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/misc/iterable_sections/src/main.c
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ struct test_ram {
 	int i;
 };
 
+struct test_ram_named {
+	int i;
+};
+
 #define CHECK_BIT 0x80
 
 /* declare in random order to check that the linker is sorting by name */
@@ -23,6 +27,12 @@ STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_ram, ram1) = {0x01};
 /* iterable section items can also be static */
 static const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_ALTERNATE(test_ram2, test_ram, ram5) = {RAM_EXPECT};
 
+/* declare in random order to check that the linker is sorting by custom name */
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_ram_named, A, ram6) = {0x01};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_ram_named, C, ram7) = {0x03};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_ram_named, D, ram8) = {0x04};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_ram_named, B, ram9) = {0x02};
+
 /**
  *
  * @brief Test iterable in read write section.
@@ -54,12 +64,23 @@ ZTEST(iterable_sections, test_ram)
 	}
 
 	zassert_equal(out, RAM_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%08x)", out);
+
+	out = 0;
+	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH(test_ram_named, t) {
+		out = (out << 8) | t->i;
+	}
+
+	zassert_equal(out, RAM_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%x)", out);
 }
 
 struct test_rom {
 	int i;
 };
 
+struct test_rom_named {
+	int i;
+};
+
 /* declare in random order to check that the linker is sorting by name */
 const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_rom, rom1) = {0x10};
 const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_rom, rom3) = {0x30};
@@ -71,6 +92,12 @@ const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(test_rom, rom2) = {0x20};
 /* iterable section items can also be static */
 static const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_ALTERNATE(test_rom2, test_rom, rom5) = {ROM_EXPECT};
 
+/* declare in random order to check that the linker is sorting by custom name */
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_rom_named, A, rom6) = {0x10};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_rom_named, C, rom7) = {0x30};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_rom_named, D, rom8) = {0x40};
+const STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE_NAMED(test_rom_named, B, rom9) = {0x20};
+
 /**
  *
  * @brief Test iterable in read only section.
@@ -92,6 +119,14 @@ ZTEST(iterable_sections, test_rom)
 	}
 
 	zassert_equal(out, ROM_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%x)", out);
+
+	out = 0;
+	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH(test_rom_named, t) {
+		out = (out << 8) | t->i;
+	}
+
+	zassert_equal(out, ROM_EXPECT, "Check value incorrect (got: 0x%x)", out);
+
 }
 
 ZTEST_SUITE(iterable_sections, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);