diff --git a/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/DeliveryChannelTests.cs b/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/DeliveryChannelTests.cs
index 65eedd5ff..ce8f3a40f 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/DeliveryChannelTests.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/API.Tests/Integration/DeliveryChannelTests.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,27 @@ public async Task Post_DeliveryChannelPolicy_400_IfChannelInvalid()
         response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
     }
     
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Post_DeliveryChannelPolicy_400_IfNameInvalid()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        const int customerId = 88;
+        const string newDeliveryChannelPolicyJson = @"{
+            ""name"": ""foo bar"",
+            ""displayName"": ""Invalid Policy"",
+            ""policyData"": ""[\""audio-mp3-128\""]""
+        }";
+        
+        var path = $"customers/{customerId}/deliveryChannelPolicies/iiif-av";
+
+        // Act
+        var content = new StringContent(newDeliveryChannelPolicyJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+        var response = await httpClient.AsCustomer(customerId).PostAsync(path, content);
+
+        // Assert
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+    }
+    
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("")] // No PolicyData specified
     [InlineData("[]")] // Empty array
@@ -218,6 +239,26 @@ public async Task Put_DeliveryChannelPolicy_400_IfChannelInvalid()
         response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
     }
     
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Put_DeliveryChannelPolicy_400_IfNameInvalid()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        const int customerId = 88;
+        const string newDeliveryChannelPolicyJson = @"{
+            ""displayName"": ""Invalid Policy"",
+            ""policyData"": ""[\""audio-mp3-128\""]""r
+        }";
+        
+        var path = $"customers/{customerId}/deliveryChannelPolicies/iiif-av/FooBar";
+
+        // Act
+        var content = new StringContent(newDeliveryChannelPolicyJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+        var response = await httpClient.AsCustomer(customerId).PutAsync(path, content);
+
+        // Assert
+        response.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
+    }
+    
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("")] // No PolicyData specified
     [InlineData("[]")] // Empty array
@@ -303,7 +344,7 @@ public async Task Patch_DeliveryChannelPolicy_201()
         var policy = new DLCS.Model.Policies.DeliveryChannelPolicy()
         {
             Customer = customerId,
-            Name = "put-av-policy-3",
+            Name = "put-av-policy",
             DisplayName = "My IIIF-AV Policy 3",
             Channel = "iiif-av",
             PolicyData = "[\"audio-mp3-128\"]"
diff --git a/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/DeliveryChannelPoliciesController.cs b/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/DeliveryChannelPoliciesController.cs
index a5567a482..2866eab09 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/DeliveryChannelPoliciesController.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/DeliveryChannelPoliciesController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using API.Features.DeliveryChannels.Converters;
 using API.Features.DeliveryChannels.Requests;
 using API.Features.DeliveryChannels.Validation;
@@ -115,6 +116,12 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> PostDeliveryChannelPolicy(
                 400, "Invalid delivery channel policy");
         }
         
+        if (!IsValidName(hydraDeliveryChannelPolicy.Name))
+        {
+            return this.HydraProblem($"'The name specified for this delivery channel policy is invalid", null,
+                400, "Invalid delivery channel policy");   
+        }
+        
         var validationResult = await validator.ValidateAsync(hydraDeliveryChannelPolicy, 
             policy => policy.IncludeRuleSets("default", "post"), cancellationToken);
         if (!validationResult.IsValid)
@@ -170,14 +177,20 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> PutDeliveryChannelPolicy(
             return this.HydraProblem($"'{deliveryChannelName}' is not a valid/permitted delivery channel", null,
                 400, "Invalid delivery channel policy");
         }
-        
+      
+        if (!IsValidName(deliveryChannelPolicyName))
+        {
+            return this.HydraProblem($"'The name specified for this delivery channel policy is invalid", null,
+                400, "Invalid delivery channel policy");   
+        }
+
         var validationResult = await validator.ValidateAsync(hydraDeliveryChannelPolicy, 
             policy => policy.IncludeRuleSets("default", "put-patch"), cancellationToken);
         if (!validationResult.IsValid)
         {
             return this.ValidationFailed(validationResult);
         }
-
+        
         hydraDeliveryChannelPolicy.CustomerId = customerId;
         hydraDeliveryChannelPolicy.Name = deliveryChannelPolicyName;
         hydraDeliveryChannelPolicy.Channel = deliveryChannelName;
@@ -210,6 +223,12 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> PatchDeliveryChannelPolicy(
                 400, "Invalid delivery channel policy");
         }
         
+        if (!IsValidName(deliveryChannelPolicyName))
+        {
+            return this.HydraProblem($"The name specified for this delivery channel policy is invalid", null,
+                400, "Invalid delivery channel policy");   
+        }
+        
         var validationResult = await validator.ValidateAsync(hydraDeliveryChannelPolicy, 
             policy => policy.IncludeRuleSets("default", "put-patch"), cancellationToken);
         if (!validationResult.IsValid)
@@ -263,4 +282,10 @@ private bool IsPermittedDeliveryChannel(string deliveryChannelPolicyName)
     {
         return allowedDeliveryChannels.Contains(deliveryChannelPolicyName);
     }
+    
+    private bool IsValidName(string? inputName)
+    {
+        const string regex = "[\\sA-Z]"; // Delivery channel policy names should not contain capital letters or spaces
+        return !(string.IsNullOrEmpty(inputName) || Regex.IsMatch(inputName, regex));
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/Validation/HydraDeliveryChannelPolicyValidator.cs b/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/Validation/HydraDeliveryChannelPolicyValidator.cs
index f2acf6335..57d7539d8 100644
--- a/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/Validation/HydraDeliveryChannelPolicyValidator.cs
+++ b/src/protagonist/API/Features/DeliveryChannels/Validation/HydraDeliveryChannelPolicyValidator.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using FluentValidation;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using FluentValidation;
 
 namespace API.Features.DeliveryChannels.Validation;