diff --git a/include/zephyr/posix/pthread.h b/include/zephyr/posix/pthread.h
index d950c9ea7f..7d272fda5e 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/posix/pthread.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/posix/pthread.h
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #undef PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM
 #define PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM     0
 
+/* Pthread inherit scheduler */
+#undef PTHREAD_INHERIT_SCHED
+#define PTHREAD_INHERIT_SCHED  0
+#undef PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED
+#define PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED 1
+
 /* Passed to pthread_once */
 #define PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT {0}
 
@@ -423,6 +429,8 @@ int pthread_attr_setstack(pthread_attr_t *attr, void *stackaddr,
 			  size_t stacksize);
 int pthread_attr_getscope(const pthread_attr_t *attr, int *contentionscope);
 int pthread_attr_setscope(pthread_attr_t *attr, int contentionscope);
+int pthread_attr_getinheritsched(const pthread_attr_t *attr, int *inheritsched);
+int pthread_attr_setinheritsched(pthread_attr_t *attr, int inheritsched);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PTHREAD_IPC
 int pthread_once(pthread_once_t *once, void (*initFunc)(void));
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/posix/options/posix_internal.h b/lib/posix/options/posix_internal.h
index a723da17f9..06cc8d05a1 100644
--- a/lib/posix/options/posix_internal.h
+++ b/lib/posix/options/posix_internal.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct posix_thread_attr {
 	int8_t priority;
 	uint8_t schedpolicy: 2;
 	bool contentionscope: 1;
+	bool inheritsched: 1;
 	union {
 		bool caller_destroys: 1;
 		bool initialized: 1;
diff --git a/lib/posix/options/pthread.c b/lib/posix/options/pthread.c
index 086d6a940a..e7fe47fb03 100644
--- a/lib/posix/options/pthread.c
+++ b/lib/posix/options/pthread.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int pthread_attr_setscope(pthread_attr_t *_attr, int contentionscope)
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (!(contentionscope == PTHREAD_SCOPE_PROCESS ||
-					     contentionscope == PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM)) {
+	      contentionscope == PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM)) {
 		LOG_DBG("%s contentionscope %d", "Invalid", contentionscope);
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -427,6 +427,45 @@ int pthread_attr_setscope(pthread_attr_t *_attr, int contentionscope)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get inherit scheduler attributes in thread attributes object.
+ *
+ * See IEEE 1003.1
+ */
+int pthread_attr_getinheritsched(const pthread_attr_t *_attr, int *inheritsched)
+{
+	struct posix_thread_attr *attr = (struct posix_thread_attr *)_attr;
+
+	if (!__attr_is_initialized(attr) || inheritsched == NULL) {
+		return EINVAL;
+	}
+	*inheritsched = attr->inheritsched;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set inherit scheduler attributes in thread attributes object.
+ *
+ * See IEEE 1003.1
+ */
+int pthread_attr_setinheritsched(pthread_attr_t *_attr, int inheritsched)
+{
+	struct posix_thread_attr *attr = (struct posix_thread_attr *)_attr;
+
+	if (!__attr_is_initialized(attr)) {
+		LOG_DBG("attr %p is not initialized", attr);
+		return EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (inheritsched != PTHREAD_INHERIT_SCHED && inheritsched != PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED) {
+		LOG_DBG("Invalid inheritsched %d", inheritsched);
+		return EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	attr->inheritsched = inheritsched;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void posix_thread_recycle_work_handler(struct k_work *work)
 {
 	ARG_UNUSED(work);
@@ -599,6 +638,14 @@ int pthread_create(pthread_t *th, const pthread_attr_t *_attr, void *(*threadrou
 		t->attr = *(struct posix_thread_attr *)_attr;
 	}
 
+	if (t->attr.inheritsched == PTHREAD_INHERIT_SCHED) {
+		int pol;
+
+		t->attr.priority =
+			zephyr_to_posix_priority(k_thread_priority_get(k_current_get()), &pol);
+		t->attr.schedpolicy = pol;
+	}
+
 	/* spawn the thread */
 	k_thread_create(
 		&t->thread, t->attr.stack, __get_attr_stacksize(&t->attr) + t->attr.guardsize,
@@ -841,6 +888,7 @@ int pthread_attr_init(pthread_attr_t *_attr)
 	*attr = (struct posix_thread_attr){0};
 	attr->guardsize = CONFIG_POSIX_PTHREAD_ATTR_GUARDSIZE_DEFAULT;
 	attr->contentionscope = PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM;
+	attr->inheritsched = PTHREAD_INHERIT_SCHED;
 
 	if (DYNAMIC_STACK_SIZE > 0) {
 		attr->stack = k_thread_stack_alloc(DYNAMIC_STACK_SIZE + attr->guardsize,