diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp
index 3a1e4b1a13..d41ba5a892 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ create_subscription(
     subscription_topic_stats->set_publisher_timer(timer);
   }
 
-  auto factory = rclcpp::create_subscription_factory<MessageT>(
+  auto factory = rclcpp::create_subscription_factory<MessageT, CallbackT, AllocatorT,
+      SubscriptionT, MessageMemoryStrategyT
+    >(
     std::forward<CallbackT>(callback),
     options,
     msg_mem_strat,
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_impl.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_impl.hpp
index 5b81bdcba4..4ff4732d92 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_impl.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/node_impl.hpp
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ Node::create_subscription(
   const SubscriptionOptionsWithAllocator<AllocatorT> & options,
   typename MessageMemoryStrategyT::SharedPtr msg_mem_strat)
 {
-  return rclcpp::create_subscription<MessageT>(
+  return rclcpp::create_subscription<
+    MessageT, CallbackT, AllocatorT, SubscriptionT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>(
     *this,
     extend_name_with_sub_namespace(topic_name, this->get_sub_namespace()),
     qos,
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp
index 0e9d9fefe5..ae60f05b4a 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/subscription_factory.hpp
@@ -100,10 +100,7 @@ create_subscription_factory(
       const rclcpp::QoS & qos
     ) -> rclcpp::SubscriptionBase::SharedPtr
     {
-      using rclcpp::Subscription;
-      using rclcpp::SubscriptionBase;
-
-      auto sub = Subscription<MessageT, AllocatorT>::make_shared(
+      auto sub = std::make_shared<SubscriptionT>(
         node_base,
         rclcpp::get_message_type_support_handle<MessageT>(),
         topic_name,
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ create_subscription_factory(
       // require this->shared_from_this() which cannot be called from
       // the constructor.
       sub->post_init_setup(node_base, qos, options);
-      auto sub_base_ptr = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<SubscriptionBase>(sub);
+      auto sub_base_ptr = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<rclcpp::SubscriptionBase>(sub);
       return sub_base_ptr;
     }
   };
diff --git a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 35fa8fdd32..e1c2bdf75e 100644
--- a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ if(TARGET test_generic_service)
     ${test_msgs_TARGETS}
   )
 endif()
+ament_add_gtest(test_create_custom_subscription test_create_custom_subscription.cpp)
+if(TARGET test_create_custom_subscription)
+  target_link_libraries(test_create_custom_subscription ${PROJECT_NAME})
+  ament_target_dependencies(test_create_custom_subscription
+    "test_msgs"
+  )
+endif()
 ament_add_gtest(test_client_common test_client_common.cpp)
 ament_add_test_label(test_client_common mimick)
 if(TARGET test_client_common)
diff --git a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_create_custom_subscription.cpp b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_create_custom_subscription.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1ceb4f320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/test_create_custom_subscription.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include "rclcpp/subscription.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/create_subscription.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/node.hpp"
+#include "test_msgs/msg/empty.hpp"
+#include "test_msgs/msg/empty.h"
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+class TestCreateCustomSubscription : public ::testing::Test
+{
+public:
+  void SetUp() override
+  {
+    rclcpp::init(0, nullptr);
+  }
+
+  void TearDown() override
+  {
+    rclcpp::shutdown();
+  }
+};
+
+template<
+  typename MessageT,
+  typename AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>,
+  typename SubscribedT = typename rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::custom_type,
+  typename ROSMessageT = typename rclcpp::TypeAdapter<MessageT>::ros_message_type,
+  typename MessageMemoryStrategyT = rclcpp::message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<
+    ROSMessageT,
+    AllocatorT
+  >>
+class CustomSubscription : public rclcpp::Subscription<
+    MessageT, AllocatorT, SubscribedT, ROSMessageT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>
+{
+public:
+  template<typename ... Args>
+  explicit CustomSubscription(Args &&... args)
+  : rclcpp::Subscription<
+      MessageT, AllocatorT, SubscribedT, ROSMessageT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>(
+      std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+};
+
+TEST_F(TestCreateCustomSubscription, create) {
+  using MessageT = test_msgs::msg::Empty;
+
+  auto node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>("my_node", "/ns");
+  const rclcpp::QoS qos(10);
+  auto options = rclcpp::SubscriptionOptions();
+  auto callback = [](MessageT::ConstSharedPtr) {};
+
+  using CallbackT = std::decay_t<decltype(callback)>;
+  using AllocatorT = std::allocator<void>;
+  using SubscriptionT = CustomSubscription<MessageT, AllocatorT>;
+  using CallbackMessageT =
+    typename rclcpp::subscription_traits::has_message_type<CallbackT>::type;
+  using MessageMemoryStrategyT =
+    rclcpp::message_memory_strategy::MessageMemoryStrategy<CallbackMessageT, AllocatorT>;
+
+  auto subscription = rclcpp::create_subscription<
+    MessageT, CallbackT, AllocatorT, SubscriptionT, MessageMemoryStrategyT>(
+    node, "topic_name", qos, std::move(callback), options);
+
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, subscription);
+  EXPECT_STREQ("/ns/topic_name", subscription->get_topic_name());
+  static_assert(std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(*subscription.get())>, SubscriptionT>);
+}