diff --git a/runtime/prompty/prompty/tracer.py b/runtime/prompty/prompty/tracer.py
index 5350df4..8c73df2 100644
--- a/runtime/prompty/prompty/tracer.py
+++ b/runtime/prompty/prompty/tracer.py
@@ -134,7 +134,17 @@ def _trace_sync(
     @wraps(func)
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         name, signature = _name(func, args)
+        altname: str = None
+        # special case
+        if "name" in okwargs:
+            altname = name
+            name = okwargs["name"]
+            del okwargs["name"]
+
         with Tracer.start(name) as trace:
+            if altname != None:
+                trace("function", altname)
+
             trace("signature", signature)
 
             # support arbitrary keyword
@@ -178,10 +188,20 @@ def _trace_async(
     @wraps(func)
     async def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         name, signature = _name(func, args)
+        altname: str = None
+        # special case
+        if "name" in okwargs:
+            altname = name
+            name = okwargs["name"]
+            del okwargs["name"]
+
         with Tracer.start(name) as trace:
+            if altname != None:
+                trace("function", altname)
+                
             trace("signature", signature)
 
-            # support arbitrary keyword 
+            # support arbitrary keyword
             # arguments for trace decorator
             for k, v in okwargs.items():
                 trace(k, to_dict(v))
diff --git a/runtime/prompty/tests/test_tracing.py b/runtime/prompty/tests/test_tracing.py
index 118e2aa..223380f 100644
--- a/runtime/prompty/tests/test_tracing.py
+++ b/runtime/prompty/tests/test_tracing.py
@@ -308,3 +308,18 @@ def test_tracing_attributes():
             with Tracer.start("Test3", {"signature": "9", "ten": 10}) as trace:
                 trace("inputs", 11)
                 trace(Tracer.RESULT, 12)
+
+
+@trace(name="OTHER")
+def test_named_tracer():
+    with Tracer.start("Test1", {Tracer.SIGNATURE: "test1", "two": 2}) as trace:
+        trace(Tracer.INPUTS, 3)
+        trace(Tracer.RESULT, 4)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@trace(name="OTHER")
+async def test_named_tracer_async():
+    with Tracer.start("Test1", {Tracer.SIGNATURE: "test1", "two": 2}) as trace:
+        trace(Tracer.INPUTS, 3)
+        trace(Tracer.RESULT, 4)