diff --git a/charts/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 6d49d333..51e8e6ec 100644
--- a/charts/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: status.podIP
+            - name: RANCHER_CLUSTER_NAME
+              value: "{{ .Values.global.cattle.clusterName }}"
           {{- if .Values.controller.ranchersso.enabled }}
             - name: RANCHER_SSO
               value: "1"
diff --git a/charts/core/values.schema.json b/charts/core/values.schema.json
index d4ef6212..df7ca5e1 100644
--- a/charts/core/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/core/values.schema.json
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@
       "properties": {
         "cattle": {
           "type": "object",
-          "description": "required for rancher authentication",          "properties": {
+          "description": "required for rancher authentication",
+          "properties": {
             "url": {
               "type": ["string", "null"],
               "description": "Set the Rancher Server URL; Required for Rancher Authentication. https://<Rancher_URL>/",
               "format": "uri"
+            },
+            "clusterName": {
+              "type": ["string", "null"],
+              "description": "Rancher management cluster name"
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/charts/core/values.yaml b/charts/core/values.yaml
index d203fe01..b9e7de7d 100644
--- a/charts/core/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/core/values.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ leastPrivilege: false
 global: # required for rancher authentication (https://<Rancher_URL>/)
   cattle:
     url:
+    clusterName:
   azure:
     enabled: false
     identity: