diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posix.py b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
index 908354cb8574d1e..5d2decffd720f00 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_posix.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_posix.py
@@ -2140,6 +2140,13 @@ def test_stat(self):
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(NotImplementedError, "dir_fd unavailable"):
                 os.stat("file", dir_fd=0)
 
+    def test_ptsname_r(self):
+        self._verify_available("HAVE_PTSNAME_R")
+        if self.mac_ver >= (10, 13, 4):
+            self.assertIn("HAVE_PTSNAME_R", posix._have_functions)
+        else:
+            self.assertNotIn("HAVE_PTSNAME_R", posix._have_functions)
+
     def test_access(self):
         self._verify_available("HAVE_FACCESSAT")
         if self.mac_ver >= (10, 10):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2024-09-07-12-14-54.gh-issue-123797.yFDeug.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2024-09-07-12-14-54.gh-issue-123797.yFDeug.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..f126bd0d39bf59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2024-09-07-12-14-54.gh-issue-123797.yFDeug.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Check for runtime availability of ``ptsname_r`` function on macos.
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index f24ab81cbcb77ba..f46fc737f377bee 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 #  define HAVE_PWRITEV_RUNTIME __builtin_available(macOS 11.0, iOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0, *)
 #  define HAVE_MKFIFOAT_RUNTIME __builtin_available(macOS 13.0, iOS 16.0, tvOS 16.0, watchOS 9.0, *)
 #  define HAVE_MKNODAT_RUNTIME __builtin_available(macOS 13.0, iOS 16.0, tvOS 16.0, watchOS 9.0, *)
+#  define HAVE_PTSNAME_R_RUNTIME __builtin_available(macOS 10.13.4, iOS 11.3, tvOS 11.3, watchOS 4.3, *)
 
 #  define HAVE_POSIX_SPAWN_SETSID_RUNTIME __builtin_available(macOS 10.15, *)
 
@@ -206,6 +207,10 @@
 #    define HAVE_MKNODAT_RUNTIME (mknodat != NULL)
 #  endif
 
+#  ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME_R
+#    define HAVE_PTSNAME_R_RUNTIME (ptsname_r != NULL)
+#  endif
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FUTIMESAT
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@
 #  define HAVE_PWRITEV_RUNTIME 1
 #  define HAVE_MKFIFOAT_RUNTIME 1
 #  define HAVE_MKNODAT_RUNTIME 1
+#  define HAVE_PTSNAME_R_RUNTIME 1
 #endif
 
 
@@ -8652,7 +8658,7 @@ static PyObject *
 os_ptsname_impl(PyObject *module, int fd)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=ef300fadc5675872 input=1369ccc0546f3130]*/
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME_R
+#ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME_R_RUNTIME
     int ret;
     char name[MAXPATHLEN+1];
 
@@ -17751,6 +17757,9 @@ PROBE(probe_futimens, HAVE_FUTIMENS_RUNTIME)
 PROBE(probe_utimensat, HAVE_UTIMENSAT_RUNTIME)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME_R
+PROBE(probe_ptsname_r, HAVE_PTSNAME_R_RUNTIME)
+#endif
 
 
 
@@ -17891,6 +17900,10 @@ static const struct have_function {
     { "HAVE_UTIMENSAT", probe_utimensat },
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_PTSNAME_R
+    { "HAVE_PTSNAME_R", probe_ptsname_r },
+#endif
+
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
     { "MS_WINDOWS", NULL },
 #endif