diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/project/annotations.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/project/annotations.py
index c198c979a0..b4b4b69d38 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/project/annotations.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/project/annotations.py
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ def wrapper(self: CrewInstance, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Crew:
         self.tasks = instantiated_tasks
 
         crew_instance: Crew = _call_method(meth, self, *args, **kwargs)
+        if "name" not in crew_instance.model_fields_set:
+            crew_instance.name = getattr(self, "_crew_name", None) or crew_instance.name
 
         def callback_wrapper(
             hook: Callable[Concatenate[CrewInstance, P2], R2], instance: CrewInstance
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/test_crew.py b/lib/crewai/tests/test_crew.py
index 9db9ef4e2f..3d6fe4602e 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/test_crew.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/test_crew.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from hashlib import md5
 import re
 import sys
+from typing import Any, cast
 from unittest.mock import ANY, MagicMock, call, patch
 
 from crewai.agent import Agent
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 from crewai.crews.crew_output import CrewOutput
 from crewai.events.event_bus import crewai_event_bus
 from crewai.events.types.crew_events import (
+    CrewKickoffStartedEvent,
     CrewTestCompletedEvent,
     CrewTestStartedEvent,
     CrewTrainCompletedEvent,
@@ -4741,6 +4743,61 @@ def test_default_crew_name(researcher, writer):
     assert crew.name == "crew"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "explicit_name,expected",
+    [
+        (None, "ResearchAutomation"),
+        ("My Research Automation", "My Research Automation"),
+    ],
+    ids=["class_name_from_decorator", "explicit_name_preserved"],
+)
+def test_crew_kickoff_started_emits_display_name(
+    researcher, writer, explicit_name, expected
+):
+    """Kickoff events should use the decorator-provided display name when implicit."""
+    from crewai.crews.utils import prepare_kickoff
+    from crewai.project import CrewBase, agent, crew, task
+
+    @CrewBase
+    class ResearchAutomation:
+        agents_config = None
+        tasks_config = None
+
+        @agent
+        def researcher(self):
+            return researcher
+
+        @task
+        def first_task(self):
+            return Task(
+                description="Task 1",
+                expected_output="output",
+                agent=self.researcher(),
+            )
+
+        @crew
+        def crew(self):
+            crew_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
+                "agents": self.agents,
+                "tasks": self.tasks,
+            }
+            if explicit_name is not None:
+                crew_kwargs["name"] = explicit_name
+            return Crew(**crew_kwargs)
+
+    captured: list[str | None] = []
+    with crewai_event_bus.scoped_handlers():
+
+        @crewai_event_bus.on(CrewKickoffStartedEvent)
+        def _capture(_source: Any, event: CrewKickoffStartedEvent) -> None:
+            captured.append(event.crew_name)
+
+        automation_cls = cast(type[Any], ResearchAutomation)
+        prepare_kickoff(cast(Any, automation_cls()).crew(), inputs=None)
+
+    assert captured == [expected]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.vcr()
 def test_memory_remember_receives_task_content():
     """With memory=True, extract_memories receives raw content with task, agent, expected output, and result."""
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py b/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
index 9d7f332da4..368afe7fd6 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, ClassVar
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, cast
 from unittest.mock import Mock, create_autospec, patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -261,6 +261,55 @@ def test_crew_name():
     assert crew._crew_name == "InternalCrew"
 
 
+def test_crew_decorator_propagates_class_name_to_instance():
+    """@crew-decorated factory method should set Crew.name to the decorated class name."""
+    sample_agent = Agent(role="r", goal="g", backstory="b")
+    sample_task = Task(description="d", expected_output="o", agent=sample_agent)
+
+    @CrewBase
+    class ImplicitNameCrewFactory:
+        agents_config = None
+        tasks_config = None
+        agents: list[BaseAgent] = [sample_agent]
+        tasks: list[Task] = [sample_task]
+
+        @crew
+        def crew(self):
+            return Crew(
+                agents=[sample_agent],
+                tasks=[sample_task],
+            )
+
+    factory_cls = cast(type[Any], ImplicitNameCrewFactory)
+    crew_instance: Crew = cast(Any, factory_cls()).crew()
+    assert crew_instance.name == "ImplicitNameCrewFactory"
+
+
+def test_crew_decorator_preserves_explicit_name():
+    """Explicit Crew(name=...) inside @crew should win over the @CrewBase class name."""
+    sample_agent = Agent(role="r", goal="g", backstory="b")
+    sample_task = Task(description="d", expected_output="o", agent=sample_agent)
+
+    @CrewBase
+    class NamedCrewFactory:
+        agents_config = None
+        tasks_config = None
+        agents: list[BaseAgent] = [sample_agent]
+        tasks: list[Task] = [sample_task]
+
+        @crew
+        def crew(self):
+            return Crew(
+                name="My Explicit Name",
+                agents=[sample_agent],
+                tasks=[sample_task],
+            )
+
+    factory_cls = cast(type[Any], NamedCrewFactory)
+    crew_instance: Crew = cast(Any, factory_cls()).crew()
+    assert crew_instance.name == "My Explicit Name"
+
+
 @tool
 def simple_tool():
     """Return 'Hi!'"""