diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index aecfb6f..3b4b42b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,4 +85,26 @@ mod tests {
         let results = Vec::<TestTask>::new().par_run().unwrap();
         assert!(results.is_empty());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_builder() {
+        let task = TestTask(10);
+        let builder = std::thread::Builder::new().name("custom_thread".to_string());
+        let handle = task.start_with_builder(builder);
+        assert_eq!(handle.join().unwrap(), 20);
+
+        struct BuilderTask;
+
+        impl Runnable for BuilderTask {
+            type Output = String;
+
+            fn run(self) -> Self::Output {
+                std::thread::current().name().unwrap().to_string()
+            }
+        }
+
+        let builder = std::thread::Builder::new().name("custom_thread".to_string());
+        let handle = BuilderTask.start_with_builder(builder);
+        assert_eq!(handle.join().unwrap(), "custom_thread".to_string());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/traits.rs b/src/traits.rs
index 6a50e17..9d161b8 100644
--- a/src/traits.rs
+++ b/src/traits.rs
@@ -67,12 +67,24 @@ pub trait Thread: Runnable {
     /// assert_eq!(handle.join().unwrap(), 12);
     /// ```
     fn start(self) -> std::thread::JoinHandle<Self::Output>;
+
+    /// Spawns a new thread using a custom [`std::thread::Builder`] to execute the `run` method.
+    fn start_with_builder(
+        self,
+        builder: std::thread::Builder,
+    ) -> std::thread::JoinHandle<Self::Output>;
 }
 
 impl<T: Runnable> Thread for T {
     fn start(self) -> std::thread::JoinHandle<Self::Output> {
         std::thread::spawn(move || self.run())
     }
+    fn start_with_builder(
+        self,
+        builder: std::thread::Builder,
+    ) -> std::thread::JoinHandle<Self::Output> {
+        builder.spawn(move || self.run()).unwrap()
+    }
 }
 
 /// An extension trait that provides a method to run multiple [`Runnable`]'s in parallel.
@@ -127,7 +139,7 @@ impl<T: Runnable> ParallelRun for Vec<T> {
         if threads == 0 {
             return Ok(Vec::new());
         }
-        
+
         let chunk_size = self.len().div_ceil(threads);
 
         let mut iter = self.into_iter();