diff --git a/doc/releases/release-notes-4.2.rst b/doc/releases/release-notes-4.2.rst
index bdebeee4c5485..8f3dec463e055 100644
--- a/doc/releases/release-notes-4.2.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/release-notes-4.2.rst
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@ New APIs and options
   * :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_ZBUS_RUNTIME_OBSERVERS_NODE_POOL_SIZE`
 
 
+Kernel
+******
+
+* :c:func:`k_thread_runtime_stats_is_enabled`.
+
+
 New Boards
 **********
 
diff --git a/include/zephyr/kernel.h b/include/zephyr/kernel.h
index 614b2eab1b9b8..65c448c8b31f4 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/kernel.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/kernel.h
@@ -6576,6 +6576,16 @@ int k_thread_runtime_stats_enable(k_tid_t thread);
  */
 int k_thread_runtime_stats_disable(k_tid_t thread);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Check if runtime statistics gathering is enabled for a thread
+ *
+ * This routine checks whether the specified thread has enabled runtime statistics.
+ *
+ * @param thread ID of thread
+ * @return true if usage statistics are enabled for the given thread, otherwise false
+ */
+bool k_thread_runtime_stats_is_enabled(k_tid_t thread);
+
 /**
  * @brief Enable gathering of system runtime statistics
  *
diff --git a/kernel/usage.c b/kernel/usage.c
index ad40e3ffd48a0..e5dcd364decf1 100644
--- a/kernel/usage.c
+++ b/kernel/usage.c
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ int k_thread_runtime_stats_disable(k_tid_t  thread)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+bool k_thread_runtime_stats_is_enabled(k_tid_t thread)
+{
+	return thread->base.usage.track_usage;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_THREAD_USAGE_ANALYSIS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_THREAD_USAGE_ALL
diff --git a/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c b/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c
index be5a1fc997449..db7ac0aaa7999 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ ZTEST(usage_api, test_thread_stats_enable_disable)
 
 	k_thread_runtime_stats_get(_current, &stats1);
 	k_thread_runtime_stats_get(tid, &helper_stats1);
+	zassert_true(k_thread_runtime_stats_is_enabled(tid));
 	k_thread_runtime_stats_disable(tid);
+	zassert_false(k_thread_runtime_stats_is_enabled(tid));
 
 	/*
 	 * Busy wait for the remaining tick before re-enabling the thread