diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php
index cf7ef3e0b..bb1e58067 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class Advanced extends Component
     #[Validate(['string', 'nullable'])]
     public ?string $customInternalName = null;
 
+    #[Validate(['string', 'nullable'])]
+    public ?string $customContainerNamePrefix = null;
+
     #[Validate(['boolean'])]
     public bool $isGzipEnabled = true;
 
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ class Advanced extends Component
             $this->application->settings->is_build_server_enabled = $this->isBuildServerEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_consistent_container_name_enabled = $this->isConsistentContainerNameEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->custom_internal_name = $this->customInternalName;
+            $this->application->settings->custom_container_name_prefix = $this->customContainerNamePrefix;
             $this->application->settings->is_gzip_enabled = $this->isGzipEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_stripprefix_enabled = $this->isStripprefixEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_raw_compose_deployment_enabled = $this->isRawComposeDeploymentEnabled;
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ class Advanced extends Component
             $this->isBuildServerEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_build_server_enabled;
             $this->isConsistentContainerNameEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_consistent_container_name_enabled;
             $this->customInternalName = $this->application->settings->custom_internal_name;
+            $this->customContainerNamePrefix = $this->application->settings->custom_container_name_prefix;
             $this->isRawComposeDeploymentEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_raw_compose_deployment_enabled;
             $this->isConnectToDockerNetworkEnabled = $this->application->settings->connect_to_docker_network;
             $this->disableBuildCache = $this->application->settings->disable_build_cache;
@@ -231,12 +236,19 @@ class Advanced extends Component
 
                 return;
             }
+
+            $this->customContainerNamePrefix = null;
             $customInternalName = $this->customInternalName;
             $server = $this->application->destination->server;
             $allApplications = $server->applications();
 
             $foundSameInternalName = $allApplications->filter(function ($application) {
-                return $application->id !== $this->application->id && $application->settings->custom_internal_name === $this->customInternalName;
+                if ($application->id === $this->application->id) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return $application->settings->custom_internal_name === $this->customInternalName
+                    || $application->settings->custom_container_name_prefix === $this->customInternalName;
             });
             if ($foundSameInternalName->isNotEmpty()) {
                 $this->dispatch('error', 'This custom container name is already in use by another application on this server.');
@@ -252,6 +264,50 @@ class Advanced extends Component
         }
     }
 
+    public function saveCustomNamePrefix()
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->authorize('update', $this->application);
+
+            if (str($this->customContainerNamePrefix)->isNotEmpty()) {
+                $this->customContainerNamePrefix = str($this->customContainerNamePrefix)->slug()->value();
+            } else {
+                $this->customContainerNamePrefix = null;
+            }
+
+            if (is_null($this->customContainerNamePrefix)) {
+                $this->syncData(true);
+                $this->dispatch('success', 'Custom container name prefix saved.');
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $this->customInternalName = null;
+            $server = $this->application->destination->server;
+            $allApplications = $server->applications();
+
+            $foundDuplicate = $allApplications->filter(function ($application) {
+                if ($application->id === $this->application->id) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return $application->settings->custom_container_name_prefix === $this->customContainerNamePrefix
+                    || $application->settings->custom_internal_name === $this->customContainerNamePrefix;
+            });
+
+            if ($foundDuplicate->isNotEmpty()) {
+                $this->dispatch('error', 'This custom container name prefix is already in use by another application on this server.');
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $this->syncData(true);
+            $this->dispatch('success', 'Custom container name prefix saved.');
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return handleError($e, $this);
+        }
+    }
+
     public function render()
     {
         return view('livewire.project.application.advanced');
diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/docker.php b/bootstrap/helpers/docker.php
index 7b74392cf..3372d5266 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/docker.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/docker.php
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ function generateApplicationContainerName(Application $application, $pull_reques
     // TODO: refactor generateApplicationContainerName, we do not need $application and $pull_request_id
 
     $consistent_container_name = $application->settings->is_consistent_container_name_enabled;
+    $custom_container_name_prefix = $application->settings->custom_container_name_prefix;
     $now = now()->format('Hisu');
     if ($pull_request_id !== 0 && $pull_request_id !== null) {
         return $application->uuid.'-pr-'.$pull_request_id;
@@ -189,7 +190,10 @@ function generateApplicationContainerName(Application $application, $pull_reques
             return $application->uuid;
         }
 
-        return $application->uuid.'-'.$now;
+        
+        $prefix = $custom_container_name_prefix ?? $application->uuid;
+
+        return $prefix.'-'.$now;
     }
 }
 function get_port_from_dockerfile($dockerfile): ?int
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_02_02_000000_add_custom_container_name_prefix_to_application_settings.php b/database/migrations/2026_02_02_000000_add_custom_container_name_prefix_to_application_settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbeb825e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_02_02_000000_add_custom_container_name_prefix_to_application_settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('application_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('custom_container_name_prefix')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('application_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('custom_container_name_prefix');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php
index 907500dfa..2c7e4d743 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php
@@ -63,10 +63,20 @@
             @if ($isConsistentContainerNameEnabled === false)
                 <form class="flex items-end gap-2 " wire:submit.prevent='saveCustomName'>
                     <x-forms.input
-                        helper="You can add a custom name for your container.<br><br>The name will be converted to slug format when you save it. <span class='font-bold dark:text-warning'>You will lose the rolling update feature!</span>"
-                        instantSave id="customInternalName" label="Custom Container Name" canGate="update"
-                        :canResource="$application" />
-                    <x-forms.button canGate="update" :canResource="$application" type="submit">Save</x-forms.button>
+                        helper="You can add a custom name for your container.<br><br>The name will be converted to slug format when you save it. <span class='font-bold dark:text-warning'>You will lose the rolling update feature!</span><br><br><span class='dark:text-red-500 text-red-600'>Cannot be used together with Custom Container Name Prefix.</span>"
+                        id="customInternalName" label="Custom Container Name" canGate="update"
+                        :canResource="$application" :disabled="!empty($customContainerNamePrefix)" />
+                    <x-forms.button canGate="update" :canResource="$application" type="submit"
+                        :disabled="!empty($customContainerNamePrefix)">Save</x-forms.button>
+                </form>
+                <form class="flex items-end gap-2 " wire:submit.prevent='saveCustomNamePrefix'>
+                    <x-forms.input
+                        helper="Set a custom prefix for your container name. The final name will be: <span class='font-bold'>your-prefix-timestamp</span>.<br><br>The name will be converted to slug format when you save it.<br><br>This option <span class='font-bold dark:text-success'>keeps rolling updates working!</span><br><br><span class='dark:text-red-500 text-red-600'>Cannot be used together with Custom Container Name.</span>"
+                        id="customContainerNamePrefix" label="Custom Container Name Prefix" canGate="update"
+                        :canResource="$application" placeholder="e.g. my-nextjs-app"
+                        :disabled="!empty($customInternalName)" />
+                    <x-forms.button canGate="update" :canResource="$application" type="submit"
+                        :disabled="!empty($customInternalName)">Save</x-forms.button>
                 </form>
             @endif
             @if ($application->build_pack === 'dockercompose')