diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/workflows/config/DaprWorkflowsConfiguration.java b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/workflows/config/DaprWorkflowsConfiguration.java
index 88e81906b0..b8b75941ff 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/workflows/config/DaprWorkflowsConfiguration.java
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/spring/workflows/config/DaprWorkflowsConfiguration.java
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 import io.dapr.workflows.WorkflowActivity;
 import io.dapr.workflows.runtime.WorkflowRuntime;
 import io.dapr.workflows.runtime.WorkflowRuntimeBuilder;
+import io.micrometer.common.util.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -54,8 +56,18 @@ private void registerWorkflowsAndActivities(ApplicationContext applicationContex
     Map<String, WorkflowActivity> workflowActivitiesBeans = applicationContext.getBeansOfType(WorkflowActivity.class);
 
     for (WorkflowActivity activity :  workflowActivitiesBeans.values()) {
-      LOGGER.info("Dapr Workflow Activity: '{}' registered", activity.getClass().getName());
+      // Get the @Component annotation
+      Component componentAnnotation = activity.getClass().getAnnotation(Component.class);
+      activity.getName()
+      if (componentAnnotation != null) {
+        var componentValue = componentAnnotation.value();
+        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(componentValue)) {
+          LOGGER.info("Dapr Workflow Activity: '{}' with name '{}' registered", activity.getClass().getName(), componentValue);
+          workflowRuntimeBuilder.registerActivity(componentValue, activity);
+        }
+      }
 
+      LOGGER.info("Dapr Workflow Activity: '{}' registered", activity.getClass().getName());
       workflowRuntimeBuilder.registerActivity(activity);
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/workflows/continueasnew/CleanUpActivity.java b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/workflows/continueasnew/CleanUpActivity.java
index 2a11fce4f0..263a914c8d 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/workflows/continueasnew/CleanUpActivity.java
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/io/dapr/examples/workflows/continueasnew/CleanUpActivity.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+
 public class CleanUpActivity implements WorkflowActivity {
   @Override
   public Object run(WorkflowActivityContext ctx) {
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowActivity.java b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowActivity.java
index 5f8c45292a..7d611ac63a 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowActivity.java
+++ b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/WorkflowActivity.java
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ public interface WorkflowActivity {
    * @return any serializable value to be returned to the calling orchestrator.
    */
   Object run(WorkflowActivityContext ctx);
+
+  default String getName() {
+    return this.getClass().getCanonicalName();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/WorkflowRuntimeBuilder.java b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/WorkflowRuntimeBuilder.java
index 12fe62860b..c486ceaa4c 100644
--- a/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/WorkflowRuntimeBuilder.java
+++ b/sdk-workflows/src/main/java/io/dapr/workflows/runtime/WorkflowRuntimeBuilder.java
@@ -116,6 +116,23 @@ public <T extends Workflow> WorkflowRuntimeBuilder registerWorkflow(Class<T> cla
     this.builder.addOrchestration(new WorkflowClassWrapper<>(clazz));
     this.workflowSet.add(clazz.getCanonicalName());
     this.workflows.add(clazz.getSimpleName());
+    
+    this.logger.info("Registered Workflow: {}", clazz.getSimpleName());
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Registers a Workflow object.
+   *
+   * @param <T>   any Workflow type
+   * @param clazz the class being registered
+   * @return the WorkflowRuntimeBuilder
+   */
+  public <T extends Workflow> WorkflowRuntimeBuilder registerWorkflow(String name, Class<T> clazz) {
+    this.builder.addOrchestration(new WorkflowClassWrapper<>(clazz));
+    this.workflowSet.add(name);
+    this.workflows.add(name);
 
     this.logger.info("Registered Workflow: {}", clazz.getSimpleName());