diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/shared_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/shared_types.go
index 4511bd3e8fd..81a83c49913 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/shared_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/shared_types.go
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ type KubernetesDeploymentSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	InitContainers []corev1.Container `json:"initContainers,omitempty"`
 
+	// Name of the deployment.
+	// When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name.
+	//
+	// +optional
+	Name *string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	// TODO: Expose config as use cases are better understood, e.g. labels.
 }
 
@@ -113,6 +118,12 @@ type KubernetesDaemonSetSpec struct {
 	//
 	// +optional
 	Container *KubernetesContainerSpec `json:"container,omitempty"`
+
+	// Name of the daemonSet.
+	// When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name.
+	//
+	// +optional
+	Name *string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // KubernetesPodSpec defines the desired state of the Kubernetes pod resource.
@@ -301,6 +312,13 @@ type KubernetesServiceSpec struct {
 	//
 	// +optional
 	Patch *KubernetesPatchSpec `json:"patch,omitempty"`
+
+	// Name of the service.
+	// When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name.
+	//
+	// +optional
+	Name *string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+
 	// TODO: Expose config as use cases are better understood, e.g. labels.
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 77a4b2c8b1f..144d9436695 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -2884,6 +2884,11 @@ func (in *KubernetesDaemonSetSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *KubernetesDaemonSetSpec) {
 		*out = new(KubernetesContainerSpec)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.Name != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Name, &out.Name
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new KubernetesDaemonSetSpec.
@@ -2946,6 +2951,11 @@ func (in *KubernetesDeploymentSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *KubernetesDeploymentSpec)
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
+	if in.Name != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Name, &out.Name
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new KubernetesDeploymentSpec.
@@ -3133,6 +3143,11 @@ func (in *KubernetesServiceSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *KubernetesServiceSpec) {
 		*out = new(KubernetesPatchSpec)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.Name != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Name, &out.Name
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new KubernetesServiceSpec.
diff --git a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml
index c8d07451964..070602cfe50 100644
--- a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml
+++ b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml
@@ -837,6 +837,11 @@ spec:
                                   type: object
                                 type: array
                             type: object
+                          name:
+                            description: |-
+                              Name of the daemonSet.
+                              When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name.
+                            type: string
                           patch:
                             description: Patch defines how to perform the patch operation
                               to daemonset
@@ -6095,6 +6100,11 @@ spec:
                               - name
                               type: object
                             type: array
+                          name:
+                            description: |-
+                              Name of the deployment.
+                              When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name.
+                            type: string
                           patch:
                             description: Patch defines how to perform the patch operation
                               to deployment
@@ -10103,6 +10113,11 @@ spec:
                             items:
                               type: string
                             type: array
+                          name:
+                            description: |-
+                              Name of the service.
+                              When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name.
+                            type: string
                           patch:
                             description: Patch defines how to perform the patch operation
                               to the service
diff --git a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
index f3683ceee9c..4b93006d7ff 100644
--- a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -2116,6 +2116,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `strategy` | _[DaemonSetUpdateStrategy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.29/#daemonsetupdatestrategy-v1-apps)_ |  false  | The daemonset strategy to use to replace existing pods with new ones. |
 | `pod` | _[KubernetesPodSpec](#kubernetespodspec)_ |  false  | Pod defines the desired specification of pod. |
 | `container` | _[KubernetesContainerSpec](#kubernetescontainerspec)_ |  false  | Container defines the desired specification of main container. |
+| `name` | _string_ |  false  | Name of the daemonSet.<br />When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name. |
 
 
 #### KubernetesDeployMode
@@ -2148,6 +2149,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `pod` | _[KubernetesPodSpec](#kubernetespodspec)_ |  false  | Pod defines the desired specification of pod. |
 | `container` | _[KubernetesContainerSpec](#kubernetescontainerspec)_ |  false  | Container defines the desired specification of main container. |
 | `initContainers` | _[Container](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.29/#container-v1-core) array_ |  false  | List of initialization containers belonging to the pod.<br />More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers/ |
+| `name` | _string_ |  false  | Name of the deployment.<br />When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name. |
 
 
 #### KubernetesHorizontalPodAutoscalerSpec
@@ -2229,6 +2231,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `loadBalancerIP` | _string_ |  false  | LoadBalancerIP defines the IP Address of the underlying load balancer service. This field<br />may be ignored if the load balancer provider does not support this feature.<br />This field has been deprecated in Kubernetes, but it is still used for setting the IP Address in some cloud<br />providers such as GCP. |
 | `externalTrafficPolicy` | _[ServiceExternalTrafficPolicy](#serviceexternaltrafficpolicy)_ |  false  | ExternalTrafficPolicy determines the externalTrafficPolicy for the Envoy Service. Valid options<br />are Local and Cluster. Default is "Local". "Local" means traffic will only go to pods on the node<br />receiving the traffic. "Cluster" means connections are loadbalanced to all pods in the cluster. |
 | `patch` | _[KubernetesPatchSpec](#kubernetespatchspec)_ |  false  | Patch defines how to perform the patch operation to the service |
+| `name` | _string_ |  false  | Name of the service.<br />When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name. |
 
 
 #### KubernetesWatchMode
diff --git a/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
index f3683ceee9c..4b93006d7ff 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -2116,6 +2116,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `strategy` | _[DaemonSetUpdateStrategy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.29/#daemonsetupdatestrategy-v1-apps)_ |  false  | The daemonset strategy to use to replace existing pods with new ones. |
 | `pod` | _[KubernetesPodSpec](#kubernetespodspec)_ |  false  | Pod defines the desired specification of pod. |
 | `container` | _[KubernetesContainerSpec](#kubernetescontainerspec)_ |  false  | Container defines the desired specification of main container. |
+| `name` | _string_ |  false  | Name of the daemonSet.<br />When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name. |
 
 
 #### KubernetesDeployMode
@@ -2148,6 +2149,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `pod` | _[KubernetesPodSpec](#kubernetespodspec)_ |  false  | Pod defines the desired specification of pod. |
 | `container` | _[KubernetesContainerSpec](#kubernetescontainerspec)_ |  false  | Container defines the desired specification of main container. |
 | `initContainers` | _[Container](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.29/#container-v1-core) array_ |  false  | List of initialization containers belonging to the pod.<br />More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers/ |
+| `name` | _string_ |  false  | Name of the deployment.<br />When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name. |
 
 
 #### KubernetesHorizontalPodAutoscalerSpec
@@ -2229,6 +2231,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `loadBalancerIP` | _string_ |  false  | LoadBalancerIP defines the IP Address of the underlying load balancer service. This field<br />may be ignored if the load balancer provider does not support this feature.<br />This field has been deprecated in Kubernetes, but it is still used for setting the IP Address in some cloud<br />providers such as GCP. |
 | `externalTrafficPolicy` | _[ServiceExternalTrafficPolicy](#serviceexternaltrafficpolicy)_ |  false  | ExternalTrafficPolicy determines the externalTrafficPolicy for the Envoy Service. Valid options<br />are Local and Cluster. Default is "Local". "Local" means traffic will only go to pods on the node<br />receiving the traffic. "Cluster" means connections are loadbalanced to all pods in the cluster. |
 | `patch` | _[KubernetesPatchSpec](#kubernetespatchspec)_ |  false  | Patch defines how to perform the patch operation to the service |
+| `name` | _string_ |  false  | Name of the service.<br />When unset, this defaults to an autogenerated name. |
 
 
 #### KubernetesWatchMode