diff --git a/apis/v1/grpcroute_types.go b/apis/v1/grpcroute_types.go
index f416b4f8cf..e016d0b0e3 100644
--- a/apis/v1/grpcroute_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1/grpcroute_types.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ type GRPCRouteRule struct {
 	//
 	// Support: Extended
 	// +optional
+	// <gateway:experimental>
 	Name *SectionName `json:"name,omitempty"`
 
 	// Matches define conditions used for matching the rule against incoming
diff --git a/apis/v1/httproute_types.go b/apis/v1/httproute_types.go
index 2462390e7c..4e91d8346f 100644
--- a/apis/v1/httproute_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1/httproute_types.go
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ type HTTPRouteRule struct {
 	//
 	// Support: Extended
 	// +optional
+	// <gateway:experimental>
 	Name *SectionName `json:"name,omitempty"`
 
 	// Matches define conditions used for matching the rule against incoming
diff --git a/pkg/test/cel/httproute_test.go b/pkg/test/cel/httproute_test.go
index d118e17292..689c7097ea 100644
--- a/pkg/test/cel/httproute_test.go
+++ b/pkg/test/cel/httproute_test.go
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	gatewayv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
-
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	gatewayv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
 )
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1263,6 +1262,21 @@ func TestHTTPRouteRule(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "invalid because multiple names are repeated with others",
+			wantErrors: []string{"Rule name must be unique within the route"},
+			rules: []gatewayv1.HTTPRouteRule{
+				{
+					Name: ptrTo(gatewayv1.SectionName("name1")),
+				},
+				{
+					Name: ptrTo(gatewayv1.SectionName("not-name1")),
+				},
+				{
+					Name: ptrTo(gatewayv1.SectionName("name1")),
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:       "valid because names are unique",
 			wantErrors: nil,