diff --git a/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/directories.go b/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/directories.go
index ec4136de..41e9a138 100644
--- a/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/directories.go
+++ b/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/directories.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package comparator
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/tools/shoot-comparator/internal/directories"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/tools/shoot-comparator/internal/directories"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/files.go b/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/files.go
index 4936af9b..4884dfee 100644
--- a/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/files.go
+++ b/hack/shoot-comparator/cmd/comparator/files.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package comparator
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/tools/shoot-comparator/internal/files"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
diff --git a/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator.go b/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator.go
index 1ef0a5f3..8af19105 100644
--- a/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator.go
+++ b/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package directories
 
 import (
-	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/tools/shoot-comparator/internal/files"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"slices"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/tools/shoot-comparator/internal/files"
 )
 
 type Result struct {
diff --git a/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator_test.go b/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator_test.go
index fcdf181b..b44828bf 100644
--- a/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator_test.go
+++ b/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/directories/comparator_test.go
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 package directories
 
 import (
-	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 const onlyLeftFilename = "onlyLeftFile.yaml"
diff --git a/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/files/comparator.go b/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/files/comparator.go
index 0c1acafe..7cb3ba51 100644
--- a/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/files/comparator.go
+++ b/hack/shoot-comparator/internal/files/comparator.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package files
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/tools/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot"
-	"os"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
 
diff --git a/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher.go b/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher.go
index fa7a1179..c71f995d 100644
--- a/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher.go
+++ b/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package shoot
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
-	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/onsi/gomega/types"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega/types"
 )
 
 type ExtensionMatcher struct {
diff --git a/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher_test.go b/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher_test.go
index ed8ffb36..652ec483 100644
--- a/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher_test.go
+++ b/hack/shoot-comparator/pkg/shoot/extensionmatcher_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package shoot
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2" //nolint:revive
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"    //nolint:revive
diff --git a/internal/auditlogging/mocks/AuditLogConfigurator.go b/internal/auditlogging/mocks/AuditLogConfigurator.go
index 92016d0a..3977f019 100644
--- a/internal/auditlogging/mocks/AuditLogConfigurator.go
+++ b/internal/auditlogging/mocks/AuditLogConfigurator.go
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@ package mocks
 import (
 	context "context"
 
+	v1beta1 "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	auditlogging "github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/internal/auditlogging"
-
 	mock "github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-
 	types "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-
-	v1beta1 "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 )
 
 // AuditLogConfigurator is an autogenerated mock type for the AuditLogConfigurator type
diff --git a/internal/controller/runtime/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/runtime/suite_test.go
index 22c538b2..f29815dd 100644
--- a/internal/controller/runtime/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/runtime/suite_test.go
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ package runtime
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/internal/auditlogging"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v1"
-	v12 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	gardener_api "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	infrastructuremanagerv1 "github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/api/v1"
+	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/internal/auditlogging"
 	"github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/internal/controller/runtime/fsm"
 	gardener_shoot "github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/internal/gardener/shoot"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2" //nolint:revive
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"    //nolint:revive
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v1"
+	v12 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	//nolint:revive
diff --git a/internal/controller/runtime/test_client_obj_tracker_test.go b/internal/controller/runtime/test_client_obj_tracker_test.go
index 2604945a..5fe1388f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/runtime/test_client_obj_tracker_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/runtime/test_client_obj_tracker_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package runtime
 
 import (
+	"testing"
+
 	gardener_api "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestCustomTracker_Get(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/gardener/mocks/ShootClient.go b/internal/gardener/mocks/ShootClient.go
index ac582f90..4c85276e 100644
--- a/internal/gardener/mocks/ShootClient.go
+++ b/internal/gardener/mocks/ShootClient.go
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@ package mocks
 import (
 	context "context"
 
+	v1beta1 "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	mock "github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-
-	types "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-
-	v1beta1 "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
+	types "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 
 // ShootClient is an autogenerated mock type for the ShootClient type
diff --git a/internal/gardener/shoot/converter.go b/internal/gardener/shoot/converter.go
index 4e6a891b..dcb81089 100644
--- a/internal/gardener/shoot/converter.go
+++ b/internal/gardener/shoot/converter.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type GardenerConfig struct {
 }
 
 type MachineImageConfig struct {
+	DefaultName    string `json:"defaultName" validate:"required"`
 	DefaultVersion string `json:"defaultVersion" validate:"required"`
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func NewConverter(config ConverterConfig) Converter {
 		extender.ExtendWithAnnotations,
 		extender.ExtendWithLabels,
 		extender.NewKubernetesExtender(config.Kubernetes.DefaultVersion),
-		extender.NewProviderExtender(config.Provider.AWS.EnableIMDSv2, config.MachineImage.DefaultVersion),
+		extender.NewProviderExtender(config.Provider.AWS.EnableIMDSv2, config.MachineImage.DefaultName, config.MachineImage.DefaultVersion),
 		extender.NewDNSExtender(config.DNS.SecretName, config.DNS.DomainPrefix, config.DNS.ProviderType),
 		extender.ExtendWithOIDC,
 		extender.ExtendWithCloudProfile,
diff --git a/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go b/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go
index 51c1d4d3..67389c12 100644
--- a/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ var testReader io.Reader = strings.NewReader(`{
     }
   },
   "machineImage": {
+  	"defaultName": "test-image-name",
     "defaultVersion": "0.1.2.3.4"
   },
   "gardener": {
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ func Test_ConverterConfig_Load_OK(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		MachineImage: MachineImageConfig{
+			DefaultName:    "test-image-name",
 			DefaultVersion: "0.1.2.3.4",
 		},
 		Gardener: GardenerConfig{
diff --git a/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/oidc_test.go b/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/oidc_test.go
index 3fc0e683..88082cdf 100644
--- a/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/oidc_test.go
+++ b/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/oidc_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package extender
 
 import (
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"testing"
 
 	gardener "github.com/gardener/gardener/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
 	imv1 "github.com/kyma-project/infrastructure-manager/api/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 func TestOidcExtender(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider.go b/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider.go
index 5796b355..3f23a489 100644
--- a/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider.go
+++ b/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
-func NewProviderExtender(enableIMDSv2 bool, defaultMachineImageVersion string) func(runtime imv1.Runtime, shoot *gardener.Shoot) error {
+func NewProviderExtender(enableIMDSv2 bool, defaultMachineImageName, defaultMachineImageVersion string) func(runtime imv1.Runtime, shoot *gardener.Shoot) error {
 	return func(runtime imv1.Runtime, shoot *gardener.Shoot) error {
 		provider := &shoot.Spec.Provider
 		provider.Type = runtime.Spec.Shoot.Provider.Type
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewProviderExtender(enableIMDSv2 bool, defaultMachineImageVersion string) f
 			return err
 		}
 
-		setDefaultMachineImageVersion(provider, defaultMachineImageVersion)
+		setDefaultMachineImage(provider, defaultMachineImageName, defaultMachineImageVersion)
 		err = setWorkerConfig(provider, provider.Type, enableIMDSv2)
 		setWorkerSettings(provider)
 
@@ -122,12 +122,13 @@ func setWorkerSettings(provider *gardener.Provider) {
 	}
 }
 
-func setDefaultMachineImageVersion(provider *gardener.Provider, defaultMachineImageVersion string) {
+func setDefaultMachineImage(provider *gardener.Provider, defaultMachineImageName, defaultMachineImageVersion string) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(provider.Workers); i++ {
 		worker := &provider.Workers[i]
 
 		if worker.Machine.Image == nil {
 			worker.Machine.Image = &gardener.ShootMachineImage{
+				Name:    defaultMachineImageName,
 				Version: &defaultMachineImageVersion,
 			}
 
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ func setDefaultMachineImageVersion(provider *gardener.Provider, defaultMachineIm
 			machineImageVersion = &defaultMachineImageVersion
 		}
 
+		if worker.Machine.Image.Name == "" {
+			worker.Machine.Image.Name = defaultMachineImageName
+		}
+
 		worker.Machine.Image.Version = machineImageVersion
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider_test.go b/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider_test.go
index 999790f8..1d24ff3f 100644
--- a/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider_test.go
+++ b/internal/gardener/shoot/extender/provider_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ func TestProviderExtender(t *testing.T) {
 		EnableIMDSv2                bool
 		DefaultMachineImageVersion  string
 		ExpectedMachineImageVersion string
+		DefaultMachineImageName     string
+		ExpectedMachineImageName    string
 		ExpectedZonesCount          int
 	}{
 		"Create provider specific config for AWS without worker config": {
@@ -65,13 +67,13 @@ func TestProviderExtender(t *testing.T) {
 			shoot := fixEmptyGardenerShoot("cluster", "kcp-system")
 
 			// when
-			extender := NewProviderExtender(testCase.EnableIMDSv2, testCase.DefaultMachineImageVersion)
+			extender := NewProviderExtender(testCase.EnableIMDSv2, testCase.DefaultMachineImageName, testCase.DefaultMachineImageVersion)
 			err := extender(testCase.Runtime, &shoot)
 
 			// then
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			assertProvider(t, testCase.Runtime.Spec.Shoot, shoot, testCase.EnableIMDSv2, testCase.ExpectedMachineImageVersion)
+			assertProvider(t, testCase.Runtime.Spec.Shoot, shoot, testCase.EnableIMDSv2, testCase.ExpectedMachineImageName, testCase.ExpectedMachineImageVersion)
 			assertProviderSpecificConfig(t, shoot, testCase.ExpectedZonesCount)
 		})
 	}
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ func TestProviderExtender(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		// when
-		extender := NewProviderExtender(false, "")
+		extender := NewProviderExtender(false, "", "")
 		err := extender(runtime, &shoot)
 
 		// then
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ func fixAWSProviderWithMultipleWorkers() imv1.Provider {
 	}
 }
 
-func assertProvider(t *testing.T, runtimeShoot imv1.RuntimeShoot, shoot gardener.Shoot, expectWorkerConfig bool, expectedMachineImageVersion string) {
+func assertProvider(t *testing.T, runtimeShoot imv1.RuntimeShoot, shoot gardener.Shoot, expectWorkerConfig bool, expectedMachineImageName, expectedMachineImageVersion string) {
 	assert.Equal(t, runtimeShoot.Provider.Type, shoot.Spec.Provider.Type)
 	assert.Equal(t, runtimeShoot.Provider.Workers, shoot.Spec.Provider.Workers)
 	assert.Equal(t, false, shoot.Spec.Provider.WorkersSettings.SSHAccess.Enabled)
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ func assertProvider(t *testing.T, runtimeShoot imv1.RuntimeShoot, shoot gardener
 			assert.Empty(t, worker.ProviderConfig)
 		}
 		assert.Equal(t, expectedMachineImageVersion, *worker.Machine.Image.Version)
+		assert.Equal(t, expectedMachineImageName, worker.Machine.Image.Name)
 	}
 }