diff --git a/python/pydantic_core/core_schema.py b/python/pydantic_core/core_schema.py
index c4a26041a..c7ca7cfd8 100644
--- a/python/pydantic_core/core_schema.py
+++ b/python/pydantic_core/core_schema.py
@@ -2882,6 +2882,7 @@ class TypedDictSchema(TypedDict, total=False):
     type: Required[Literal['typed-dict']]
     fields: Required[dict[str, TypedDictField]]
     cls: type[Any]
+    cls_name: str
     computed_fields: list[ComputedField]
     strict: bool
     extras_schema: CoreSchema
@@ -2898,6 +2899,7 @@ def typed_dict_schema(
     fields: dict[str, TypedDictField],
     *,
     cls: type[Any] | None = None,
+    cls_name: str | None = None,
     computed_fields: list[ComputedField] | None = None,
     strict: bool | None = None,
     extras_schema: CoreSchema | None = None,
@@ -2929,6 +2931,8 @@ class MyTypedDict(TypedDict):
     Args:
         fields: The fields to use for the typed dict
         cls: The class to use for the typed dict
+        cls_name: The name to use in error locations. Falls back to `cls.__name__`, or the validator name if no class
+            is provided.
         computed_fields: Computed fields to use when serializing the model, only applies when directly inside a model
         strict: Whether the typed dict is strict
         extras_schema: The extra validator to use for the typed dict
@@ -2942,6 +2946,7 @@ class MyTypedDict(TypedDict):
         type='typed-dict',
         fields=fields,
         cls=cls,
+        cls_name=cls_name,
         computed_fields=computed_fields,
         strict=strict,
         extras_schema=extras_schema,
diff --git a/src/validators/typed_dict.rs b/src/validators/typed_dict.rs
index 999926762..013db4d69 100644
--- a/src/validators/typed_dict.rs
+++ b/src/validators/typed_dict.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use pyo3::intern;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
-use pyo3::types::{PyDict, PyString};
+use pyo3::types::{PyDict, PyString, PyType};
 
 use crate::build_tools::py_schema_err;
 use crate::build_tools::{is_strict, schema_or_config, ExtraBehavior};
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub struct TypedDictValidator {
     loc_by_alias: bool,
     validate_by_alias: Option<bool>,
     validate_by_name: Option<bool>,
+    cls_name: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl BuildValidator for TypedDictValidator {
@@ -69,6 +70,14 @@ impl BuildValidator for TypedDictValidator {
         let fields_dict: Bound<'_, PyDict> = schema.get_as_req(intern!(py, "fields"))?;
         let mut fields: Vec<TypedDictField> = Vec::with_capacity(fields_dict.len());
 
+        let cls_name: Option<String> = match schema.get_as_req::<String>(intern!(py, "cls_name")) {
+            Ok(name) => Some(name),
+            Err(_) => match schema.get_as_req::<Bound<'_, PyType>>(intern!(py, "cls")) {
+                Ok(class) => Some(class.getattr(intern!(py, "__name__"))?.extract()?),
+                Err(_) => None,
+            },
+        };
+
         for (key, value) in fields_dict {
             let field_info = value.downcast::<PyDict>()?;
             let field_name_py = key.downcast_into::<PyString>()?;
@@ -128,6 +137,7 @@ impl BuildValidator for TypedDictValidator {
             loc_by_alias: config.get_as(intern!(py, "loc_by_alias"))?.unwrap_or(true),
             validate_by_alias: config.get_as(intern!(py, "validate_by_alias"))?,
             validate_by_name: config.get_as(intern!(py, "validate_by_name"))?,
+            cls_name,
         }
         .into())
     }
@@ -367,6 +377,6 @@ impl Validator for TypedDictValidator {
     }
 
     fn get_name(&self) -> &str {
-        Self::EXPECTED_TYPE
+        self.cls_name.as_deref().unwrap_or(Self::EXPECTED_TYPE)
     }
 }