diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 8b14e75a..8095b64c 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -2160,6 +2160,8 @@ std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::handleWorkspaceRules(const std::strin
             wsRule.isDefault = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 8));
         else if ((delim = rule.find("persistent:")) != std::string::npos)
             wsRule.isPersistent = configStringToInt(rule.substr(delim + 11));
+        else if ((delim = rule.find("defaultName:")) != std::string::npos)
+            wsRule.defaultName = rule.substr(delim + 12);
         else if ((delim = rule.find(ruleOnCreatedEmtpy)) != std::string::npos)
             wsRule.onCreatedEmptyRunCmd = cleanCmdForWorkspace(name, rule.substr(delim + ruleOnCreatedEmtpyLen));
         else if ((delim = rule.find("layoutopt:")) != std::string::npos) {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 48131bdd..fbc61059 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct SWorkspaceRule {
     std::optional<int>                 decorate;
     std::optional<int>                 shadow;
     std::optional<std::string>         onCreatedEmptyRunCmd;
+    std::optional<std::string>         defaultName;
     std::map<std::string, std::string> layoutopts;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp b/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
index 53d028d5..ad8ae4ad 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ CWorkspace::CWorkspace(int monitorID, std::string name, bool special) {
     m_vRenderOffset.registerVar();
     m_fAlpha.registerVar();
 
+    const auto RULEFORTHIS = g_pConfigManager->getWorkspaceRuleFor(this);
+    if (RULEFORTHIS.defaultName.has_value())
+        m_szName = RULEFORTHIS.defaultName.value();
+
     g_pEventManager->postEvent({"createworkspace", m_szName});
     EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("createWorkspace", this);
 }