diff --git a/src/runtime/threadpool/builder.rs b/src/runtime/threadpool/builder.rs
index 5a5fb7f..cce0d7e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/threadpool/builder.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/threadpool/builder.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ use std::{
     io,
     sync::{Arc, RwLock},
 };
+use std::fmt;
 use tokio_02::runtime;
 use tokio_timer_02::clock as clock_02;
 
+type Callback = std::sync::Arc<dyn Fn() + Send + Sync>;
+
 /// Builds a compatibility runtime with custom configuration values.
 ///
 /// This runtime is compatible with code using both the current release version
@@ -43,11 +46,16 @@ use tokio_timer_02::clock as clock_02;
 ///     // use runtime ...
 /// }
 /// ```
-#[derive(Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "rt-full")))]
 pub struct Builder {
     inner: runtime::Builder,
     clock: clock_02::Clock,
+
+    /// Callback to run after each thread starts.
+    pub(super) after_start: Option<Callback>,
+
+    /// To run before each worker thread stops
+    pub(super) before_stop: Option<Callback>,
 }
 
 impl Builder {
@@ -59,6 +67,9 @@ impl Builder {
         Builder {
             clock: clock_02::Clock::system(),
             inner: runtime::Builder::new(),
+            // No worker thread callbacks
+            after_start: None,
+            before_stop: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -119,6 +130,59 @@ impl Builder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Executes function `f` after each thread is started but before it starts
+    /// doing work.
+    ///
+    /// This is intended for bookkeeping and monitoring use cases.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use tokio_compat::runtime;
+    ///
+    /// # pub fn main() {
+    /// let runtime = runtime::Builder::new()
+    ///     .on_thread_start(|| {
+    ///         println!("thread started");
+    ///     })
+    ///     .build();
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(not(loom))]
+    pub fn on_thread_start<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut Self
+        where
+            F: Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        self.after_start = Some(Arc::new(f));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Executes function `f` before each thread stops.
+    ///
+    /// This is intended for bookkeeping and monitoring use cases.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use tokio_compat::runtime;
+    ///
+    /// # pub fn main() {
+    /// let runtime = runtime::Builder::new()
+    ///     .on_thread_stop(|| {
+    ///         println!("thread stopping");
+    ///     })
+    ///     .build();
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(not(loom))]
+    pub fn on_thread_stop<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut Self
+        where
+            F: Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        self.before_stop = Some(Arc::new(f));
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set the stack size (in bytes) for worker threads.
     ///
     /// The actual stack size may be greater than this value if the platform
@@ -181,11 +245,18 @@ impl Builder {
         let compat_sender2 = Arc::downgrade(&compat_sender);
         let mut lock = compat_sender.write().unwrap();
 
+        let after_start = self.after_start.clone();
+        let before_stop = self.before_stop.clone();
+
         let runtime = self
             .inner
             .threaded_scheduler()
             .enable_all()
             .on_thread_start(move || {
+                match &after_start {
+                    Some(callback) => callback(),
+                    None => {},
+                }
                 // We need the threadpool's sender to set up the default tokio
                 // 0.1 executor. We also need to upgrade the weak pointer. If the
                 // pointer is no longer valid, then the runtime has shut down and the
@@ -202,7 +273,11 @@ impl Builder {
                     .clone();
                 compat::set_guards(compat_sender, &compat_timer, &compat_reactor);
             })
-            .on_thread_stop(|| {
+            .on_thread_stop(move || {
+                match &before_stop {
+                    Some(callback) => callback(),
+                    None => {},
+                }
                 compat::unset_guards();
             })
             .build()?;
@@ -227,3 +302,12 @@ impl Default for Builder {
         Self::new()
     }
 }
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Builder {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt.debug_struct("Builder")
+            .field("inner", &self.inner)
+            .field("clock", &self.clock)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
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