diff --git a/bundle/manifests/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml b/bundle/manifests/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml
index 92f8af4e2..26020b8cf 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ spec:
             - conditions
             type: object
         type: object
+        x-kubernetes-validations:
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'logging' if type is Logging
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'Logging' || self.metadata.name == 'logging'
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'troubleshooting-panel' if type is TroubleshootingPanel
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'TroubleshootingPanel' || self.metadata.name ==
+            'troubleshooting-panel'
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'distributed-tracing' if type is DistributedTracing
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'DistributedTracing' || self.metadata.name == 'distributed-tracing'
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'dashboards' if type is Dashboards
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'Dashboards' || self.metadata.name == 'dashboards'
     served: true
     storage: true
     subresources:
diff --git a/deploy/crds/common/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml b/deploy/crds/common/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml
index 35093ca0e..839126f4f 100644
--- a/deploy/crds/common/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crds/common/observability.openshift.io_uiplugins.yaml
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ spec:
             - conditions
             type: object
         type: object
+        x-kubernetes-validations:
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'logging' if type is Logging
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'Logging' || self.metadata.name == 'logging'
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'troubleshooting-panel' if type is TroubleshootingPanel
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'TroubleshootingPanel' || self.metadata.name ==
+            'troubleshooting-panel'
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'distributed-tracing' if type is DistributedTracing
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'DistributedTracing' || self.metadata.name == 'distributed-tracing'
+        - message: UIPlugin name must be 'dashboards' if type is Dashboards
+          rule: self.spec.type != 'Dashboards' || self.metadata.name == 'dashboards'
     served: true
     storage: true
     subresources:
diff --git a/pkg/apis/uiplugin/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/uiplugin/v1alpha1/types.go
index 5ce9b4234..b27ddcbba 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/uiplugin/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/uiplugin/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import (
 // +k8s:openapi-gen=true
 // +kubebuilder:resource:scope=Cluster
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.spec.type != 'Logging' || self.metadata.name == 'logging'",message="UIPlugin name must be 'logging' if type is Logging"
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.spec.type != 'TroubleshootingPanel' || self.metadata.name == 'troubleshooting-panel'",message="UIPlugin name must be 'troubleshooting-panel' if type is TroubleshootingPanel"
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.spec.type != 'DistributedTracing' || self.metadata.name == 'distributed-tracing'",message="UIPlugin name must be 'distributed-tracing' if type is DistributedTracing"
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.spec.type != 'Dashboards' || self.metadata.name == 'dashboards'",message="UIPlugin name must be 'dashboards' if type is Dashboards"
 type UIPlugin struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`