diff --git a/django_celery_results/backends/database.py b/django_celery_results/backends/database.py
index a4e364a6..29c08462 100644
--- a/django_celery_results/backends/database.py
+++ b/django_celery_results/backends/database.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from celery.result import GroupResult, allow_join_result, result_from_tuple
 from celery.utils.log import get_logger
 from celery.utils.serialization import b64decode, b64encode
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import connection, router, transaction
 from django.db.models.functions import Now
 from django.db.utils import InterfaceError
@@ -93,13 +94,31 @@ def _get_extended_properties(self, request, traceback):
                 'periodic_task_name': periodic_task_name,
                 'task_args': task_args,
                 'task_kwargs': task_kwargs,
-                'task_name': getattr(request, 'task', None),
+                'task_name': self._get_task_name(request),
                 'traceback': traceback,
                 'worker': getattr(request, 'hostname', None),
             })
 
         return extended_props
 
+    def _get_task_name(self, request):
+        """
+        Get the task name from the request, optionally using the shadow name.
+
+        If `DJANGO_CELERY_RESULTS_USE_SHADOW_NAME` is enabled and a shadow task
+        name is available, return the shadow task name; otherwise, return the
+        regular task name.
+        """
+        use_shadow_name = (
+            getattr(settings, "DJANGO_CELERY_RESULTS_USE_SHADOW_NAME", False)
+            is True
+        )
+        task_name = getattr(request, "task", None)
+        if not use_shadow_name:
+            return task_name
+        shadow_task_name = getattr(request, "shadow", None)
+        return shadow_task_name or task_name
+
     def _get_meta_from_request(self, request=None):
         """
         Use the request or get_current_task to evaluate the `meta` attribute.
diff --git a/t/unit/backends/test_database.py b/t/unit/backends/test_database.py
index 8baa6cc0..85d84289 100644
--- a/t/unit/backends/test_database.py
+++ b/t/unit/backends/test_database.py
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@ def test_on_chord_part_return(self):
         request.id = subtasks[0].id
         request.group = gid
         request.task = "my_task"
+        request.shadow = None
         request.args = ["a", 1, "password"]
         request.kwargs = {"c": 3, "d": "e", "password": "password"}
         request.argsrepr = "argsrepr"
@@ -834,6 +835,7 @@ def test_callback_failure(self):
         request.id = subtasks[0].id
         request.group = gid
         request.task = "my_task"
+        request.shadow = None
         request.args = ["a", 1, "password"]
         request.kwargs = {"c": 3, "d": "e", "password": "password"}
         request.argsrepr = "argsrepr"
@@ -880,6 +882,7 @@ def test_on_chord_part_return_failure(self):
         request.id = tid1
         request.group = gid
         request.task = "my_task"
+        request.shadow = None
         request.args = ["a", 1, "password"]
         request.kwargs = {"c": 3, "d": "e", "password": "password"}
         request.argsrepr = "argsrepr"
@@ -1026,6 +1029,7 @@ def test_on_chord_part_return_multiple_databases(self):
             request.id = subtasks[0].id
             request.group = gid
             request.task = "my_task"
+            request.shadow = None
             request.args = ["a", 1, "password"]
             request.kwargs = {"c": 3, "d": "e", "password": "password"}
             request.argsrepr = "argsrepr"