diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.test.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.test.tsx
index abe227a17f..e647ed7ebc 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.test.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.test.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ test("Users can fill the parameters and copy the open in coder url", async () =>
 	await waitForLoaderToBeRemoved();
 
 	const user = userEvent.setup();
+	const workspaceName = screen.getByRole("textbox", {
+		name: "Workspace name",
+	});
+	await user.type(workspaceName, "my-first-workspace");
 	const firstParameterField = screen.getByLabelText(
 		parameter1.display_name ?? parameter1.name,
 		{ exact: false },
@@ -47,6 +51,6 @@ test("Users can fill the parameters and copy the open in coder url", async () =>
 	const copyButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /copy/i });
 	await userEvent.click(copyButton);
 	expect(window.navigator.clipboard.writeText).toBeCalledWith(
-		`[![Open in Coder](http://localhost/open-in-coder.svg)](http://localhost/templates/${MockTemplate.organization_name}/${MockTemplate.name}/workspace?mode=manual&param.first_parameter=firstParameterValue&param.second_parameter=123456)`,
+		`[![Open in Coder](http://localhost/open-in-coder.svg)](http://localhost/templates/${MockTemplate.organization_name}/${MockTemplate.name}/workspace?mode=manual&name=my-first-workspace&param.first_parameter=firstParameterValue&param.second_parameter=123456)`,
 	);
 });
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.tsx
index a0f80f046c..de6a8ec91d 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPage.tsx
@@ -5,17 +5,22 @@ import RadioGroup from "@mui/material/RadioGroup";
 import { API } from "api/api";
 import type { Template, TemplateVersionParameter } from "api/typesGenerated";
 import { FormSection, VerticalForm } from "components/Form/Form";
+import { Input } from "components/Input/Input";
+import { Label } from "components/Label/Label";
 import { Loader } from "components/Loader/Loader";
 import { RichParameterInput } from "components/RichParameterInput/RichParameterInput";
+import { useDebouncedFunction } from "hooks/debounce";
 import { useClipboard } from "hooks/useClipboard";
 import { CheckIcon, CopyIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { useTemplateLayoutContext } from "pages/TemplatePage/TemplateLayout";
-import { type FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { type FC, useEffect, useId, useState } from "react";
 import { Helmet } from "react-helmet-async";
 import { useQuery } from "react-query";
+import { nameValidator } from "utils/formUtils";
 import { pageTitle } from "utils/page";
 import { getInitialRichParameterValues } from "utils/richParameters";
 import { paramsUsedToCreateWorkspace } from "utils/workspace";
+import { ValidationError } from "yup";
 
 type ButtonValues = Record<string, string>;
 
@@ -47,19 +52,25 @@ interface TemplateEmbedPageViewProps {
 	templateParameters?: TemplateVersionParameter[];
 }
 
+const deploymentUrl = `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.host}`;
+
 function getClipboardCopyContent(
 	templateName: string,
 	organization: string,
 	buttonValues: ButtonValues | undefined,
 ): string {
-	const deploymentUrl = `${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.host}`;
 	const createWorkspaceUrl = `${deploymentUrl}/templates/${organization}/${templateName}/workspace`;
 	const createWorkspaceParams = new URLSearchParams(buttonValues);
+	if (createWorkspaceParams.get("name") === "") {
+		createWorkspaceParams.delete("name"); // no default workspace name if empty
+	}
 	const buttonUrl = `${createWorkspaceUrl}?${createWorkspaceParams.toString()}`;
 
 	return `[![Open in Coder](${deploymentUrl}/open-in-coder.svg)](${buttonUrl})`;
 }
 
+const workspaceNameValidator = nameValidator("Workspace name");
+
 export const TemplateEmbedPageView: FC<TemplateEmbedPageViewProps> = ({
 	template,
 	templateParameters,
@@ -79,6 +90,7 @@ export const TemplateEmbedPageView: FC<TemplateEmbedPageViewProps> = ({
 		if (templateParameters && !buttonValues) {
 			const buttonValues: ButtonValues = {
 				mode: "manual",
+				name: "",
 			};
 			for (const parameter of getInitialRichParameterValues(
 				templateParameters,
@@ -89,6 +101,27 @@ export const TemplateEmbedPageView: FC<TemplateEmbedPageViewProps> = ({
 		}
 	}, [buttonValues, templateParameters]);
 
+	const [workspaceNameError, setWorkspaceNameError] = useState("");
+	const validateWorkspaceName = (workspaceName: string) => {
+		try {
+			if (workspaceName) {
+				workspaceNameValidator.validateSync(workspaceName);
+			}
+			setWorkspaceNameError("");
+		} catch (e) {
+			if (e instanceof ValidationError) {
+				setWorkspaceNameError(e.message);
+			}
+		}
+	};
+	const { debounced: debouncedValidateWorkspaceName } = useDebouncedFunction(
+		validateWorkspaceName,
+		500,
+	);
+
+	const hookId = useId();
+	const defaultWorkspaceNameID = `${hookId}-default-workspace-name`;
+
 	return (
 		<>
 			<Helmet>
@@ -126,6 +159,29 @@ export const TemplateEmbedPageView: FC<TemplateEmbedPageViewProps> = ({
 								</RadioGroup>
 							</FormSection>
 
+							<div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+								<Label className="text-md" htmlFor={defaultWorkspaceNameID}>
+									Workspace name
+								</Label>
+								<div className="text-sm text-content-secondary pb-3">
+									Default name for the new workspace
+								</div>
+								<Input
+									id={defaultWorkspaceNameID}
+									value={buttonValues.name}
+									onChange={(event) => {
+										debouncedValidateWorkspaceName(event.target.value);
+										setButtonValues((buttonValues) => ({
+											...buttonValues,
+											name: event.target.value,
+										}));
+									}}
+								/>
+								<div className="text-sm text-highlight-red mt-1" role="alert">
+									{workspaceNameError}
+								</div>
+							</div>
+
 							{templateParameters.length > 0 && (
 								<div
 									css={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 36 }}
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPageView.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPageView.stories.tsx
index 5eac986498..8aa1ee1233 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPageView.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplatePage/TemplateEmbedPage/TemplateEmbedPageView.stories.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	MockTemplateVersionParameter4,
 } from "testHelpers/entities";
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react-vite";
+import { screen, userEvent } from "storybook/test";
 import { TemplateEmbedPageView } from "./TemplateEmbedPage";
 
 const meta: Meta<typeof TemplateEmbedPageView> = {
@@ -35,3 +36,15 @@ export const WithParameters: Story = {
 		],
 	},
 };
+
+export const WrongWorkspaceName: Story = {
+	args: {
+		templateParameters: [MockTemplateVersionParameter1],
+	},
+	play: async () => {
+		const workspaceName = await screen.findByRole("textbox", {
+			name: "Workspace name",
+		});
+		await userEvent.type(workspaceName, "b@d");
+	},
+};