diff --git a/opentelemetry-appender-log/src/lib.rs b/opentelemetry-appender-log/src/lib.rs
index 0ff3ecb357..785b616036 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-appender-log/src/lib.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-appender-log/src/lib.rs
@@ -136,9 +136,11 @@ where
 {
     fn enabled(&self, _metadata: &Metadata) -> bool {
         #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
-        return self
-            .logger
-            .event_enabled(severity_of_level(_metadata.level()), _metadata.target());
+        return self.logger.event_enabled(
+            severity_of_level(_metadata.level()),
+            _metadata.target(),
+            None,
+        );
         #[cfg(not(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled"))]
         true
     }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/CHANGELOG.md
index 53f5f42093..dacc012cf7 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Receivers (processors, exporters) are expected to use `LogRecord.target()` as
 scope name. This is already done in OTLP Exporters, so this change should be
 transparent to most users.
 
+- Passes event name  to the `event_enabled` method on the `Logger`. This allows
+  implementations (SDK, processor, exporters) to leverage this additional
+  information to determine if an event is enabled.
+
 ## 0.28.1
 
 Released 2025-Feb-12
diff --git a/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/benches/logs.rs b/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/benches/logs.rs
index 0ec47c1863..35b8488bbc 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/benches/logs.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/benches/logs.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl LogProcessor for NoopProcessor {
         &self,
         _level: opentelemetry::logs::Severity,
         _target: &str,
-        _name: &str,
+        _name: Option<&str>,
     ) -> bool {
         self.enabled
     }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/src/layer.rs b/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/src/layer.rs
index 02ebec710d..6a15bc9dba 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/src/layer.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-appender-tracing/src/layer.rs
@@ -155,10 +155,12 @@ where
         event: &tracing::Event<'_>,
         _ctx: tracing_subscriber::layer::Context<'_, S>,
     ) {
-        let severity = severity_of_level(event.metadata().level());
-        let target = event.metadata().target();
+        let metadata = event.metadata();
+        let severity = severity_of_level(metadata.level());
+        let target = metadata.target();
+        let name = metadata.name();
         #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
-        if !self.logger.event_enabled(severity, target) {
+        if !self.logger.event_enabled(severity, target, Some(name)) {
             // TODO: See if we need internal logs or track the count.
             return;
         }
@@ -169,16 +171,13 @@ where
         #[cfg(feature = "experimental_metadata_attributes")]
         let meta = normalized_meta.as_ref().unwrap_or_else(|| event.metadata());
 
-        #[cfg(not(feature = "experimental_metadata_attributes"))]
-        let meta = event.metadata();
-
         let mut log_record = self.logger.create_log_record();
 
         // TODO: Fix heap allocation
         log_record.set_target(target.to_string());
-        log_record.set_event_name(meta.name());
+        log_record.set_event_name(name);
         log_record.set_severity_number(severity);
-        log_record.set_severity_text(meta.level().as_str());
+        log_record.set_severity_text(metadata.level().as_str());
         let mut visitor = EventVisitor::new(&mut log_record);
         #[cfg(feature = "experimental_metadata_attributes")]
         visitor.visit_experimental_metadata(meta);
@@ -226,9 +225,10 @@ mod tests {
     use opentelemetry::logs::Severity;
     use opentelemetry::trace::TracerProvider;
     use opentelemetry::trace::{TraceContextExt, TraceFlags, Tracer};
+    use opentelemetry::InstrumentationScope;
     use opentelemetry::{logs::AnyValue, Key};
     use opentelemetry_sdk::error::OTelSdkResult;
-    use opentelemetry_sdk::logs::InMemoryLogExporter;
+    use opentelemetry_sdk::logs::{InMemoryLogExporter, LogProcessor};
     use opentelemetry_sdk::logs::{LogBatch, LogExporter};
     use opentelemetry_sdk::logs::{SdkLogRecord, SdkLoggerProvider};
     use opentelemetry_sdk::trace::{Sampler, SdkTracerProvider};
@@ -244,10 +244,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[allow(impl_trait_overcaptures)] // can only be fixed with Rust 1.82+
-    fn create_tracing_subscriber(
-        _exporter: InMemoryLogExporter,
-        logger_provider: &SdkLoggerProvider,
-    ) -> impl tracing::Subscriber {
+    fn create_tracing_subscriber(logger_provider: &SdkLoggerProvider) -> impl tracing::Subscriber {
         let level_filter = tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter::WARN; // Capture WARN and ERROR levels
         let layer =
             layer::OpenTelemetryTracingBridge::new(logger_provider).with_filter(level_filter); // No filter based on target, only based on log level
@@ -327,7 +324,7 @@ mod tests {
             .with_simple_exporter(exporter.clone())
             .build();
 
-        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(exporter.clone(), &logger_provider);
+        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(&logger_provider);
 
         // avoiding setting tracing subscriber as global as that does not
         // play well with unit tests.
@@ -450,7 +447,7 @@ mod tests {
             .with_simple_exporter(exporter.clone())
             .build();
 
-        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(exporter.clone(), &logger_provider);
+        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(&logger_provider);
 
         // avoiding setting tracing subscriber as global as that does not
         // play well with unit tests.
@@ -627,7 +624,7 @@ mod tests {
             .with_simple_exporter(exporter.clone())
             .build();
 
-        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(exporter.clone(), &logger_provider);
+        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(&logger_provider);
 
         // avoiding setting tracing subscriber as global as that does not
         // play well with unit tests.
@@ -703,7 +700,7 @@ mod tests {
             .with_simple_exporter(exporter.clone())
             .build();
 
-        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(exporter.clone(), &logger_provider);
+        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(&logger_provider);
 
         // avoiding setting tracing subscriber as global as that does not
         // play well with unit tests.
@@ -785,4 +782,70 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(!attributes_key.contains(&Key::new("log.target")));
         }
     }
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    struct LogProcessorWithIsEnabled {
+        severity_level: Severity,
+        name: String,
+        target: String,
+    }
+
+    impl LogProcessorWithIsEnabled {
+        fn new(severity_level: Severity, name: String, target: String) -> Self {
+            LogProcessorWithIsEnabled {
+                severity_level,
+                name,
+                target,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl LogProcessor for LogProcessorWithIsEnabled {
+        fn emit(&self, _record: &mut SdkLogRecord, _scope: &InstrumentationScope) {
+            // no-op
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
+        fn event_enabled(&self, level: Severity, target: &str, name: Option<&str>) -> bool {
+            // assert that passed in arguments are same as the ones set in the test.
+            assert_eq!(self.severity_level, level);
+            assert_eq!(self.target, target);
+            assert_eq!(
+                self.name,
+                name.expect("name is expected from tracing appender")
+            );
+            true
+        }
+
+        fn force_flush(&self) -> OTelSdkResult {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        fn shutdown(&self) -> OTelSdkResult {
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
+    #[test]
+    fn is_enabled() {
+        // Arrange
+        let logger_provider = SdkLoggerProvider::builder()
+            .with_log_processor(LogProcessorWithIsEnabled::new(
+                Severity::Error,
+                "my-event-name".to_string(),
+                "my-system".to_string(),
+            ))
+            .build();
+
+        let subscriber = create_tracing_subscriber(&logger_provider);
+
+        // avoiding setting tracing subscriber as global as that does not
+        // play well with unit tests.
+        let _guard = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
+
+        // Name, Target and Severity are expected to be passed to the IsEnabled check
+        // The validation is done in the LogProcessorWithIsEnabled struct.
+        error!(name: "my-event-name", target: "my-system", event_id = 20, user_name = "otel", user_email = "otel@opentelemetry.io");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index ed4cfd098f..93c3b92abb 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,10 +38,13 @@
 
 - **Breaking** The SpanExporter::export() method no longer requires a mutable reference to self.
   Before:
+
   ```rust
     async fn export(&mut self, batch: Vec<SpanData>) -> OTelSdkResult
   ```
+
   After:
+  
   ```rust
     async fn export(&self, batch: Vec<SpanData>) -> OTelSdkResult
   ```
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@
   when its `shutdown` is invoked.
 
 - Reduced some info level logs to debug
+- **Breaking** for custom LogProcessor/Exporter authors: Changed `name`
+  parameter from `&str` to `Option<&str>` in `event_enabled` method on the
+  `LogProcessor` and `LogExporter` traits. `SdkLogger` no longer passes its
+  `scope` name but instead passes the incoming `name` when invoking
+  `event_enabled` on processors.
 
 ## 0.28.0
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/export.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/export.rs
index 4074c6edd8..83322199f8 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/export.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/export.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ pub trait LogExporter: Send + Sync + Debug {
     }
     #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
     /// Check if logs are enabled.
-    fn event_enabled(&self, _level: Severity, _target: &str, _name: &str) -> bool {
+    fn event_enabled(&self, _level: Severity, _target: &str, _name: Option<&str>) -> bool {
         // By default, all logs are enabled
         true
     }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/log_processor.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/log_processor.rs
index 6054aa3415..cc634f063c 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/log_processor.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/log_processor.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub trait LogProcessor: Send + Sync + Debug {
     fn shutdown(&self) -> OTelSdkResult;
     #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
     /// Check if logging is enabled
-    fn event_enabled(&self, _level: Severity, _target: &str, _name: &str) -> bool {
+    fn event_enabled(&self, _level: Severity, _target: &str, _name: Option<&str>) -> bool {
         // By default, all logs are enabled
         true
     }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/logger.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/logger.rs
index 78b5bf4885..a3a4e09ac1 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/logger.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/logger.rs
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ impl opentelemetry::logs::Logger for SdkLogger {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
-    fn event_enabled(&self, level: Severity, target: &str) -> bool {
+    fn event_enabled(&self, level: Severity, target: &str, name: Option<&str>) -> bool {
         self.provider
             .log_processors()
             .iter()
-            .any(|processor| processor.event_enabled(level, target, self.scope.name().as_ref()))
+            .any(|processor| processor.event_enabled(level, target, name))
     }
 }
diff --git a/opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
index 7192dd21f6..4247640d8b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 - Updated `Baggage` constants to reflect latest standard (`MAX_KEY_VALUE_PAIRS` - 180 -> 64, `MAX_BYTES_FOR_ONE_PAIR` - removed) and increased insert performance see #[2284](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-rust/pull/2284).
 - *Breaking* Align `Baggage.remove()` signature with `.get()` to take the key as a reference
 
+- Added additional `name: Option<&str>` parameter to the `event_enabled` method
+  on the `Logger` trait. This allows implementations (SDK, processor, exporters)
+  to leverage this additional information to determine if an event is enabled.
+
 ## 0.28.0
 
 Released 2025-Feb-10
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/logs/logger.rs b/opentelemetry/src/logs/logger.rs
index c1ef610f3d..38fda2e8fb 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/logs/logger.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/logs/logger.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub trait Logger {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
     /// Check if the given log level is enabled.
-    fn event_enabled(&self, level: Severity, target: &str) -> bool;
+    fn event_enabled(&self, level: Severity, target: &str, name: Option<&str>) -> bool;
 }
 
 /// Interfaces that can create [`Logger`] instances.
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/logs/noop.rs b/opentelemetry/src/logs/noop.rs
index a9706fa5a4..10add3139b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/logs/noop.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/logs/noop.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl Logger for NoopLogger {
     }
     fn emit(&self, _record: Self::LogRecord) {}
     #[cfg(feature = "spec_unstable_logs_enabled")]
-    fn event_enabled(&self, _level: super::Severity, _target: &str) -> bool {
+    fn event_enabled(&self, _level: super::Severity, _target: &str, _name: Option<&str>) -> bool {
         false
     }
 }