diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json.go
index a39a60dcd05..bdbcec71a16 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func NewJSONLogger(infoStream, errorStream zapcore.WriteSyncer, encoderConfig *z
 		encoderConfig = &zapcore.EncoderConfig{
 			MessageKey:     "msg",
 			CallerKey:      "caller",
+			NameKey:        "logger",
 			TimeKey:        "ts",
 			EncodeTime:     epochMillisTimeEncoder,
 			EncodeDuration: zapcore.StringDurationEncoder,
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json_test.go
index 178a42270b8..76082a6309d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/logs/json/json_test.go
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@ func TestZapLoggerInfo(t *testing.T) {
 			keysValues: []interface{}{"duration", time.Duration(5 * time.Second)},
 		},
 		{
-			msg:   "test for WithName",
-			names: []string{"hello", "world"},
-			// TODO: log names
-			format: "{\"ts\":%f,\"caller\":\"json/json_test.go:%d\",\"msg\":\"test for WithName\",\"v\":0}\n",
+			msg:    "test for WithName",
+			names:  []string{"hello", "world"},
+			format: "{\"ts\":%f,\"logger\":\"hello.world\",\"caller\":\"json/json_test.go:%d\",\"msg\":\"test for WithName\",\"v\":0}\n",
 		},
 	}