diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/trace.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/trace.rs
index f55033530..593f7b0ba 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/trace.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/trace.rs
@@ -89,48 +89,6 @@ use rtos_trace::TaskInfo;
 use crate::raw::{SyncExecutor, TaskHeader, TaskRef};
 use crate::spawner::{SpawnError, SpawnToken, Spawner};
 
-/// Extension trait adding tracing capabilities to the Spawner
-pub trait SpawnerTraceExt {
-    /// Spawns a new task with a specified name.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    /// * `name` - Static string name to associate with the task
-    /// * `token` - Token representing the task to spawn
-    ///
-    /// # Returns
-    /// Result indicating whether the spawn was successful
-    fn spawn_named<S>(&self, name: &'static str, token: SpawnToken<S>) -> Result<(), SpawnError>;
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "trace")]
-impl SpawnerTraceExt for Spawner {
-    fn spawn_named<S>(&self, name: &'static str, token: SpawnToken<S>) -> Result<(), SpawnError> {
-        let task = token.raw_task;
-        core::mem::forget(token);
-
-        match task {
-            Some(task) => {
-                task.set_name(Some(name));
-                let task_id = task.as_ptr() as u32;
-                task.set_id(task_id);
-
-                unsafe { self.executor.spawn(task) };
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            None => Err(SpawnError::Busy),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// When trace is disabled, spawn_named falls back to regular spawn.
-/// This maintains API compatibility while optimizing out the name parameter.
-#[cfg(not(feature = "trace"))]
-impl SpawnerTraceExt for Spawner {
-    fn spawn_named<S>(&self, _name: &'static str, token: SpawnToken<S>) -> Result<(), SpawnError> {
-        self.spawn(token)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Global task tracker instance
 ///
 /// This static provides access to the global task tracker which maintains
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs b/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs
index 6b8db4f8f..bfb32ebcc 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/spawner.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use core::task::Poll;
 
 use super::raw;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "trace")]
+use crate::raw::trace::TaskRefTrace;
+
 /// Token to spawn a newly-created task in an executor.
 ///
 /// When calling a task function (like `#[embassy_executor::task] async fn my_task() { ... }`), the returned
@@ -180,6 +183,53 @@ impl Spawner {
     }
 }
 
+/// Extension trait adding tracing capabilities to the Spawner
+///
+/// This trait provides an additional method to spawn tasks with an associated name,
+/// which can be useful for debugging and tracing purposes.
+pub trait SpawnerTraceExt {
+    /// Spawns a new task with a specified name.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    /// * `name` - Static string name to associate with the task
+    /// * `token` - Token representing the task to spawn
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    /// Result indicating whether the spawn was successful
+    fn spawn_named<S>(&self, name: &'static str, token: SpawnToken<S>) -> Result<(), SpawnError>;
+}
+
+/// Implementation of the SpawnerTraceExt trait for Spawner when trace is enabled
+#[cfg(feature = "trace")]
+impl SpawnerTraceExt for Spawner {
+    fn spawn_named<S>(&self, name: &'static str, token: SpawnToken<S>) -> Result<(), SpawnError> {
+        let task = token.raw_task;
+        core::mem::forget(token);
+
+        match task {
+            Some(task) => {
+                // Set the name and ID when trace is enabled
+                task.set_name(Some(name));
+                let task_id = task.as_ptr() as u32;
+                task.set_id(task_id);
+
+                unsafe { self.executor.spawn(task) };
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            None => Err(SpawnError::Busy),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Implementation of the SpawnerTraceExt trait for Spawner when trace is disabled
+#[cfg(not(feature = "trace"))]
+impl SpawnerTraceExt for Spawner {
+    fn spawn_named<S>(&self, _name: &'static str, token: SpawnToken<S>) -> Result<(), SpawnError> {
+        // When trace is disabled, just forward to regular spawn and ignore the name
+        self.spawn(token)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Handle to spawn tasks into an executor from any thread.
 ///
 /// This Spawner can be used from any thread (it is Send), but it can