diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/src/SymfonyInstrumentation.php b/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/src/SymfonyInstrumentation.php
index d74a14263..4aea37588 100644
--- a/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/src/SymfonyInstrumentation.php
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/src/SymfonyInstrumentation.php
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ public static function register(): void
                 $request = ($params[0] instanceof Request) ? $params[0] : null;
                 $type = $params[1] ?? HttpKernelInterface::MAIN_REQUEST;
                 $method = $request?->getMethod() ?? 'unknown';
+                $controller = $request?->attributes?->get('_controller');
+
+                if (!is_callable($controller, true, $controllerName)) {
+                    $controllerName = 'sub-request';
+                }
+
                 $name = ($type === HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST)
-                    ? sprintf('%s %s', $method, $request?->attributes?->get('_controller') ?? 'sub-request')
+                    ? sprintf('%s %s', $method, $controllerName)
                     : $method;
                 /** @psalm-suppress ArgumentTypeCoercion */
                 $builder = $instrumentation
diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/tests/Integration/SymfonyInstrumentationTest.php b/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/tests/Integration/SymfonyInstrumentationTest.php
index b9b6401a4..13373b47a 100644
--- a/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/tests/Integration/SymfonyInstrumentationTest.php
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/Symfony/tests/Integration/SymfonyInstrumentationTest.php
@@ -204,6 +204,54 @@ public function test_http_kernel_handle_subrequest(): void
         $this->assertSame(SpanKind::KIND_INTERNAL, $span->getKind());
     }
 
+    public function test_http_kernel_handle_subrequest_with_various_controller_types(): void
+    {
+        $kernel = $this->getHttpKernel(new EventDispatcher());
+
+        // String controller
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->attributes->set('_controller', 'SomeController::index');
+        $kernel->handle($request, \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
+        $this->assertSame('GET SomeController::index', $this->storage[0]->getName());
+        $this->storage->exchangeArray([]);
+
+        // Array: [object, method]
+        $controllerObj = new class() {};
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->attributes->set('_controller', [$controllerObj, 'fooAction']);
+        $kernel->handle($request, \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
+        $this->assertSame('GET ' . get_class($controllerObj) . '::fooAction', $this->storage[0]->getName());
+        $this->storage->exchangeArray([]);
+
+        // Array: [class, method]
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->attributes->set('_controller', ['SomeClass', 'barAction']);
+        $kernel->handle($request, \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
+        $this->assertSame('GET SomeClass::barAction', $this->storage[0]->getName());
+        $this->storage->exchangeArray([]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @psalm-suppress UnevaluatedCode
+     */
+    public function test_http_kernel_handle_subrequest_with_null_and_object_controller(): void
+    {
+        $kernel = $this->getHttpKernel(new EventDispatcher());
+
+        // Object controller  (should fallback to 'sub-request')
+        $controllerObj2 = new class() {};
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->attributes->set('_controller', $controllerObj2);
+        $kernel->handle($request, \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
+        $this->assertSame('GET sub-request', $this->storage[0]->getName());
+
+        // Null/other controller (should fallback to 'sub-request')
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->attributes->set('_controller', null);
+        $kernel->handle($request, \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
+        $this->assertSame('GET sub-request', $this->storage[0]->getName());
+    }
+
     private function getHttpKernel(EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher, $controller = null, ?RequestStack $requestStack = null, array $arguments = []): HttpKernel
     {
         $controller ??= fn () => new Response('Hello');