diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/lvmcluster_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/lvmcluster_types.go
index 1e908a0b3..846dcde28 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/lvmcluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/lvmcluster_types.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ type LVMClusterSpec struct {
 
 type DeviceClass struct {
 	// Name of the class, the VG and possibly the storageclass.
+	// Validations to confirm that this field can be used as metadata.name field in storageclass
+	// ref: https://github.com/kubernetes/apimachinery/blob/de7147/pkg/util/validation/validation.go#L209
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=245
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Pattern="^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$"
 	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 
 	// DeviceSelector is a set of rules that should match for a device to be included in this TopoLVMCluster
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/lvm.topolvm.io_lvmclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/lvm.topolvm.io_lvmclusters.yaml
index e039c776f..c63e704c1 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/lvm.topolvm.io_lvmclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/lvm.topolvm.io_lvmclusters.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ spec:
                         for a device to be included in this TopoLVMCluster
                       type: object
                     name:
-                      description: Name of the class, the VG and possibly the storageclass.
+                      description: 'Name of the class, the VG and possibly the storageclass.
+                        Validations to confirm that this field can be used as metadata.name
+                        field in storageclass ref: https://github.com/kubernetes/apimachinery/blob/de7147/pkg/util/validation/validation.go#L209'
+                      maxLength: 245
+                      minLength: 1
+                      pattern: ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$
                       type: string
                     nodeSelector:
                       description: NodeSelector chooses nodes