diff --git a/.changeset/warm-carrots-compare.md b/.changeset/warm-carrots-compare.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..299e2cc3ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-carrots-compare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/config": patch
+"@latticexyz/store-sync": patch
+"@latticexyz/store": patch
+"@latticexyz/world": patch
+---
+
+Add a strongly typed `namespaceLabel` to the table config output.
+It corresponds to the `label` of the namespace the table belongs to and can't be set manually.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/getTables.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/getTables.ts
index 27d56f3449..91eb894558 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/getTables.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/getTables.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import {
 import { Schema, Table } from "@latticexyz/config";
 import storeConfig from "@latticexyz/store/mud.config";
 
-// TODO: add label once we register it onchain
-type DeployedTable = Omit<Table, "label">;
+// TODO: add label and namespaceLabel once we register it onchain
+type DeployedTable = Omit<Table, "label" | "namespaceLabel">;
 
 export async function getTables({
   client,
diff --git a/packages/config/src/common.ts b/packages/config/src/common.ts
index 3577a2318d..d56e487acd 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/common.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type Table = {
   readonly label: string;
   readonly type: satisfy<ResourceType, "table" | "offchainTable">;
   readonly namespace: string;
+  readonly namespaceLabel: string;
   readonly name: string;
   readonly tableId: Hex;
   readonly schema: Schema;
diff --git a/packages/store-sync/src/common.ts b/packages/store-sync/src/common.ts
index 740935e2c9..721a4491b1 100644
--- a/packages/store-sync/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/store-sync/src/common.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export const internalTableIds = Object.values(mudTables).map((table) => table.ta
 export type ChainId = number;
 export type WorldId = `${ChainId}:${Address}`;
 
-// TODO: add label once we register it onchain
-export type DeployedTable = Omit<ConfigTable, "label">;
+// TODO: add label and namespaceLabel once we register it onchain
+export type DeployedTable = Omit<ConfigTable, "label" | "namespaceLabel">;
 
 export type TableRecord<table extends DeployedTable = DeployedTable> = {
   readonly key: getSchemaPrimitives<getKeySchema<table>>;
diff --git a/packages/store-sync/src/zustand/createStorageAdapter.test.ts b/packages/store-sync/src/zustand/createStorageAdapter.test.ts
index b12ff57662..4ff4863559 100644
--- a/packages/store-sync/src/zustand/createStorageAdapter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store-sync/src/zustand/createStorageAdapter.test.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ describe("createStorageAdapter", async () => {
             "label": "Position",
             "name": "Position",
             "namespace": "",
+            "namespaceLabel": "",
             "schema": {
               "player": {
                 "internalType": "address",
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ describe("createStorageAdapter", async () => {
             "label": "Position",
             "name": "Position",
             "namespace": "",
+            "namespaceLabel": "",
             "schema": {
               "player": {
                 "internalType": "address",
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ describe("createStorageAdapter", async () => {
             "label": "Position",
             "name": "Position",
             "namespace": "",
+            "namespaceLabel": "",
             "schema": {
               "player": {
                 "internalType": "address",
@@ -215,6 +218,7 @@ describe("createStorageAdapter", async () => {
             "label": "Position",
             "name": "Position",
             "namespace": "",
+            "namespaceLabel": "",
             "schema": {
               "player": {
                 "internalType": "address",
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/input.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/input.ts
index 43509ab357..ca103761bf 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/input.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/input.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ export type TableInput = {
    * Defaults to the nearest namespace in the config or root namespace if not set.
    */
   readonly namespace?: string;
+  /**
+   * Human-readable namespace label.
+   * Defaults to the nearest namespace in the config or root namespace if not set.
+   */
+  readonly namespaceLabel?: string;
   /**
    * Table name used in table's resource ID.
    * Defaults to the first 16 characters of `label` if not set.
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ export type TableShorthandInput = SchemaInput | string;
 export type TablesInput = {
   // remove label and namespace as these are set contextually
   // and allow defining a table using shorthand
-  readonly [label: string]: Omit<TableInput, "label" | "namespace"> | TableShorthandInput;
+  readonly [label: string]: Omit<TableInput, "label" | "namespace" | "namespaceLabel"> | TableShorthandInput;
 };
 
 export type CodegenInput = Partial<Codegen>;
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/namespace.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/namespace.ts
index 4d0f22a40d..fd133a2f8d 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/namespace.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/namespace.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export type resolveNamespace<input, scope extends Scope = AbiTypeScope> = input
               {
                 readonly [label in keyof input["tables"]]: mergeIfUndefined<
                   expandTableShorthand<input["tables"][label]>,
-                  { readonly namespace: string }
+                  { readonly namespace: string; readonly namespaceLabel: input["label"] }
                 >;
               },
               scope
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ export function resolveNamespace<const input extends NamespaceInput, scope exten
   input: input,
   scope: scope = AbiTypeScope as never,
 ): resolveNamespace<input, scope> {
-  const label = input.label;
-  const namespace = input.namespace ?? label.slice(0, 14);
+  const namespaceLabel = input.label;
+  const namespace = input.namespace ?? namespaceLabel.slice(0, 14);
   return {
-    label,
+    label: namespaceLabel,
     namespace,
     tables: resolveTables(
       flatMorph(input.tables ?? {}, (label, table) => {
-        return [label, mergeIfUndefined(expandTableShorthand(table, scope), { namespace })];
+        return [label, mergeIfUndefined(expandTableShorthand(table, scope), { namespace, namespaceLabel })];
       }),
       scope,
     ),
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts
index 6943925c8e..d5efe6e04e 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
               label: "Example",
               type: "table",
               namespace: "",
+              namespaceLabel: "",
               name: "Example",
               tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
               schema: {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           label: "Example",
           type: "table",
           namespace: "",
+          namespaceLabel: "",
           name: "Example",
           tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
           schema: {
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
         readonly Example: {
           readonly label: "Example"
           readonly type: "table"
+          readonly namespaceLabel: ""
           readonly namespace: string
           readonly name: string
           readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
     readonly Example: {
       readonly label: "Example"
       readonly type: "table"
+      readonly namespaceLabel: ""
       readonly namespace: string
       readonly name: string
       readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`
@@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
               label: "Example",
               type: "table",
               namespace: "",
+              namespaceLabel: "root",
               name: "Example",
               tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
               schema: {
@@ -199,6 +204,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           label: "Example",
           type: "table",
           namespace: "",
+          namespaceLabel: "root",
           name: "Example",
           tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
           schema: {
@@ -232,6 +238,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
         readonly Example: {
           readonly label: "Example"
           readonly type: "table"
+          readonly namespaceLabel: "root"
           readonly namespace: string
           readonly name: string
           readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`
@@ -265,6 +272,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
     readonly root__Example: {
       readonly label: "Example"
       readonly type: "table"
+      readonly namespaceLabel: "root"
       readonly namespace: string
       readonly name: string
       readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts
index 69d99eafea..690822c5cf 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ describe("resolveTable", () => {
       label: "",
       type: "table",
       namespace: "" as string,
+      namespaceLabel: "",
       name: "" as string,
       tableId: resourceToHex({ type: "table", namespace: "", name: "" }),
       schema: {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ describe("resolveTable", () => {
       label: "",
       type: "table",
       namespace: "" as string,
+      namespaceLabel: "",
       name: "" as string,
       tableId: resourceToHex({ type: "table", namespace: "", name: "" }),
       schema: {
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ describe("resolveTable", () => {
       label: "",
       type: "table",
       namespace: "" as string,
+      namespaceLabel: "",
       name: "" as string,
       tableId: resourceToHex({ type: "table", namespace: "", name: "" }),
       schema: {
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts
index 6937a671ba..2287cd81ec 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@ export function validateTable<input, scope extends Scope = AbiTypeScope>(
   if (hasOwnKey(input, "namespace") && typeof input.namespace === "string" && input.namespace.length > 14) {
     throw new Error(`Table \`namespace\` must fit into a \`bytes14\`, but "${input.namespace}" is too long.`);
   }
+
+  if (
+    hasOwnKey(input, "namespaceLabel") &&
+    typeof input.namespaceLabel === "string" &&
+    (!hasOwnKey(input, "namespace") || typeof input.namespace !== "string") &&
+    input.namespaceLabel.length > 14
+  ) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Table \`namespace\` defaults to \`namespaceLabel\`, but must fit into a \`bytes14\` and "${input.namespaceLabel}" is too long. Provide explicit \`namespace\` override.`,
+    );
+  }
+
   if (hasOwnKey(input, "name") && typeof input.name === "string" && input.name.length > 16) {
     throw new Error(`Table \`name\` must fit into a \`bytes16\`, but "${input.name}" is too long.`);
   }
@@ -140,6 +152,9 @@ export type resolveTable<input, scope extends Scope = Scope> = input extends Tab
   ? {
       readonly label: input["label"];
       readonly type: undefined extends input["type"] ? typeof TABLE_DEFAULTS.type : input["type"];
+      readonly namespaceLabel: undefined extends input["namespaceLabel"]
+        ? typeof TABLE_DEFAULTS.namespace
+        : input["namespaceLabel"];
       readonly namespace: string;
       readonly name: string;
       readonly tableId: Hex;
@@ -156,16 +171,18 @@ export function resolveTable<input extends TableInput, scope extends Scope = Abi
   input: input,
   scope: scope = AbiTypeScope as unknown as scope,
 ): resolveTable<input, scope> {
+  const namespaceLabel = input.namespaceLabel ?? TABLE_DEFAULTS.namespace;
+  const namespace = input.namespace ?? namespaceLabel;
   const label = input.label;
-  const type = input.type ?? TABLE_DEFAULTS.type;
-  const namespace = input.namespace ?? TABLE_DEFAULTS.namespace;
   const name = input.name ?? label.slice(0, 16);
+  const type = input.type ?? TABLE_DEFAULTS.type;
   const tableId = resourceToHex({ type, namespace, name });
 
   return {
     label,
     type,
     namespace,
+    namespaceLabel,
     name,
     tableId,
     schema: resolveSchema(input.schema, scope),
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts
index 90c6a2aefd..222fc2438f 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             Example: {
               label: "Example",
               type: "table",
+              namespaceLabel: "",
               namespace: "",
               name: "Example",
               tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
         Example: {
           label: "Example",
           type: "table",
+          namespaceLabel: "",
           namespace: "",
           name: "Example",
           tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
     readonly Example: {
       readonly label: "Example"
       readonly type: "table"
+      readonly namespaceLabel: ""
       readonly namespace: string
       readonly name: string
       readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
         readonly Example: {
           readonly label: "Example"
           readonly type: "table"
+          readonly namespaceLabel: ""
           readonly namespace: string
           readonly name: string
           readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`
@@ -324,6 +328,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             Example: {
               label: "Example",
               type: "table",
+              namespaceLabel: "root",
               namespace: "",
               name: "Example",
               tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
@@ -344,6 +349,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
         root__Example: {
           label: "Example",
           type: "table",
+          namespaceLabel: "root",
           namespace: "",
           name: "Example",
           tableId: "0x746200000000000000000000000000004578616d706c65000000000000000000",
@@ -386,6 +392,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
     readonly root__Example: {
       readonly label: "Example"
       readonly type: "table"
+      readonly namespaceLabel: "root"
       readonly namespace: string
       readonly name: string
       readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`
@@ -436,6 +443,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
         readonly Example: {
           readonly label: "Example"
           readonly type: "table"
+          readonly namespaceLabel: "root"
           readonly namespace: string
           readonly name: string
           readonly tableId: \`0x\${string}\`