diff --git a/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/hooks/profiler/native.ts b/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/hooks/profiler/native.ts
index c9e05625fedb..597044cfcc67 100644
--- a/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/hooks/profiler/native.ts
+++ b/devtools/projects/ng-devtools-backend/src/lib/hooks/profiler/native.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ import {IdentityTracker, NodeArray} from '../identity-tracker';
 
 import {getLifeCycleName, Hooks, Profiler} from './shared';
 
-type ProfilerCallback = (
-  event: ɵProfilerEvent,
-  instanceOrLView: {} | null,
-  hookOrListener: any,
-) => void;
+type ProfilerCallback = (event: ɵProfilerEvent, instanceOrLView: {} | null, eventFn: any) => void;
 
 /** Implementation of Profiler that utilizes framework APIs fire profiler hooks. */
 export class NgProfiler extends Profiler {
@@ -29,22 +25,20 @@ export class NgProfiler extends Profiler {
 
   constructor(config: Partial<Hooks> = {}) {
     super(config);
-    this._setProfilerCallback(
-      (event: ɵProfilerEvent, instanceOrLView: {} | null, hookOrListener: any) => {
-        if (this[event] === undefined) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        this[event](instanceOrLView, hookOrListener);
-      },
-    );
+    this._setProfilerCallback((event: ɵProfilerEvent, instanceOrLView: {} | null, eventFn: any) => {
+      if (this[event] === undefined) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this[event](instanceOrLView, eventFn);
+    });
     this._initialize();
   }
 
   private _initialize(): void {
     ngDebugClient().ɵsetProfiler(
-      (event: ɵProfilerEvent, instanceOrLView: {} | null = null, hookOrListener: any) =>
-        this._callbacks.forEach((cb) => cb(event, instanceOrLView, hookOrListener)),
+      (event: ɵProfilerEvent, instanceOrLView: {} | null = null, eventFn: any) =>
+        this._callbacks.forEach((cb) => cb(event, instanceOrLView, eventFn)),
     );
   }
 
@@ -74,107 +68,107 @@ export class NgProfiler extends Profiler {
     });
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapApplicationStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapApplicationStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapApplicationEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapApplicationEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapComponentStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapComponentStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapComponentEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.BootstrapComponentEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.AfterRenderHooksStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.AfterRenderHooksStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.AfterRenderHooksEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.AfterRenderHooksEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.ComponentStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.ComponentStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.ComponentEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.ComponentEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.DeferBlockStateStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.DeferBlockStateStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.DeferBlockStateEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.DeferBlockStateEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.DynamicComponentStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.DynamicComponentStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.DynamicComponentEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.DynamicComponentEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.HostBindingsUpdateStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.HostBindingsUpdateStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.HostBindingsUpdateEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.HostBindingsUpdateEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateCreateStart](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateCreateStart](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateCreateEnd](_directive: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateCreateEnd](_directive: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     // todo: implement
     return;
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateUpdateStart](context: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateUpdateStart](context: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     if (!this._inChangeDetection) {
       this._inChangeDetection = true;
       runOutsideAngular(() => {
@@ -208,7 +202,7 @@ export class NgProfiler extends Profiler {
     );
   }
 
-  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateUpdateEnd](context: any, _hookOrListener: any): void {
+  [ɵProfilerEvent.TemplateUpdateEnd](context: any, _eventFn: any): void {
     const position = this._tracker.getDirectivePosition(context);
     const id = this._tracker.getDirectiveId(context);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
index dc1c6e4fea70..0200b8af1bb9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function executeTemplate<T>(
     const preHookType = isUpdatePhase
       ? ProfilerEvent.TemplateUpdateStart
       : ProfilerEvent.TemplateCreateStart;
-    profiler(preHookType, context as unknown as {});
+    profiler(preHookType, context as unknown as {}, templateFn);
     templateFn(rf, context);
   } finally {
     setSelectedIndex(prevSelectedIndex);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export function executeTemplate<T>(
     const postHookType = isUpdatePhase
       ? ProfilerEvent.TemplateUpdateEnd
       : ProfilerEvent.TemplateCreateEnd;
-    profiler(postHookType, context as unknown as {});
+    profiler(postHookType, context as unknown as {}, templateFn);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/profiler.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/profiler.ts
index d52d232e00a9..1d7d1a0e60ef 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/profiler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/profiler.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ export const setProfiler = (profiler: Profiler | null) => {
  *
  * @param event ProfilerEvent corresponding to the execution context
  * @param instance component instance
- * @param hookOrListener lifecycle hook function or output listener. The value depends on the
- *  execution context
+ * @param eventFn function associated with event.
+ *    For example a template function, lifecycle hook, or output listener.
+ *    The value depends on the execution context
  * @returns
  */
-export const profiler: Profiler = function (event, instance = null, hookOrListener) {
+export const profiler: Profiler = function (event, instance = null, eventFn) {
   if (profilerCallback != null /* both `null` and `undefined` */) {
-    profilerCallback(event, instance, hookOrListener);
+    profilerCallback(event, instance, eventFn);
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/profiler_types.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/profiler_types.ts
index f8a42a2d8447..9f88e6d4dc0d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/profiler_types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/profiler_types.ts
@@ -160,5 +160,5 @@ export const enum ProfilerEvent {
  * Profiler function which the runtime will invoke before and after user code.
  */
 export interface Profiler {
-  (event: ProfilerEvent, instance?: {} | null, hookOrListener?: (e?: any) => any): void;
+  (event: ProfilerEvent, instance?: {} | null, eventFn?: Function): void;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/profiler_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/profiler_spec.ts
index 52bdc41fbbf1..cadea071bfc3 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/profiler_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/profiler_spec.ts
@@ -443,11 +443,7 @@ describe('profiler', () => {
         return true;
       }
 
-      profile = (
-        event: ProfilerEvent,
-        instance?: {} | null,
-        hookOrListener?: (e?: any) => any,
-      ): void => {
+      profile = (event: ProfilerEvent, instance?: {} | null, eventFn?: Function): void => {
         this.events.push(event);
       };
     }