diff --git a/pw_thread_stl/CMakeLists.txt b/pw_thread_stl/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d48f3875e..4e06a0e05d 100644
--- a/pw_thread_stl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pw_thread_stl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ pw_add_library(pw_thread_stl.thread INTERFACE
     pw_thread.thread.facade
 )
 
+pw_add_library(pw_thread_stl.thread_creation INTERFACE
+  HEADERS
+    thread_creation_public_overrides/pw_thread_backend/context.h
+    thread_creation_public_overrides/pw_thread_backend/options.h
+    thread_creation_public_overrides/pw_thread_backend/priority.h
+    thread_creation_public_overrides/pw_thread_backend/stack.h
+  PUBLIC_INCLUDES
+    thread_creation_public_overrides
+  PUBLIC_DEPS
+    pw_thread_stl.thread
+)
 
 # This target provides the backend for pw::this_thread::sleep_{for,until}.
 pw_add_library(pw_thread_stl.sleep INTERFACE
diff --git a/pw_toolchain/host_clang/toolchain.cmake b/pw_toolchain/host_clang/toolchain.cmake
index f9ab9522e6..415a8c20f9 100644
--- a/pw_toolchain/host_clang/toolchain.cmake
+++ b/pw_toolchain/host_clang/toolchain.cmake
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pw_set_backend(pw_thread.id pw_thread_stl.id)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.yield pw_thread_stl.yield)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.sleep pw_thread_stl.sleep)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.thread pw_thread_stl.thread)
+pw_set_backend(pw_thread.thread_creation pw_thread_stl.thread_creation)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.test_thread_context pw_thread_stl.test_thread_context)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.thread_iteration pw_thread_stl.thread_iteration)
 
diff --git a/pw_toolchain/host_gcc/toolchain.cmake b/pw_toolchain/host_gcc/toolchain.cmake
index 0f39140b61..51c67526dc 100644
--- a/pw_toolchain/host_gcc/toolchain.cmake
+++ b/pw_toolchain/host_gcc/toolchain.cmake
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pw_set_backend(pw_thread.id pw_thread_stl.id)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.yield pw_thread_stl.yield)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.sleep pw_thread_stl.sleep)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.thread pw_thread_stl.thread)
+pw_set_backend(pw_thread.thread_creation pw_thread_stl.thread_creation)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.test_thread_context pw_thread_stl.test_thread_context)
 pw_set_backend(pw_thread.thread_iteration pw_thread_stl.thread_iteration)