diff --git a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
index 8ec8b5ba..470289fc 100644
--- a/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
+++ b/apis/project.cattle.io/v3/schema/schema.go
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ func workloadTypes(schemas *types.Schemas) *types.Schemas {
 					schema.ResourceFields[name] = field
 				}
 			}
+			schema.MustCustomizeField("name", func(field types.Field) types.Field {
+				field.Type = "dnsLabel"
+				field.Nullable = false
+				field.Required = true
+				return field
+			})
 		})
 }