diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index abafd94976..b268ace470 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: pre
     env:
-      PYTEST_REQPASS: 448
+      PYTEST_REQPASS: 453
     # limit potential endless looks like we had with build-containers
     timeout-minutes: 20
     strategy:
diff --git a/src/molecule/data/molecule.json b/src/molecule/data/molecule.json
index 5dbe465ade..5dcdf2bc47 100644
--- a/src/molecule/data/molecule.json
+++ b/src/molecule/data/molecule.json
@@ -79,22 +79,37 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "name": {
-          "enum": [
-            "azure",
-            "ec2",
-            "delegated",
-            "docker",
-            "containers",
-            "openstack",
-            "podman",
-            "vagrant",
-            "digitalocean",
-            "gce",
-            "libvirt",
-            "lxd"
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "enum": [
+                "azure",
+                "ec2",
+                "delegated",
+                "docker",
+                "containers",
+                "openstack",
+                "podman",
+                "vagrant",
+                "digitalocean",
+                "gce",
+                "libvirt",
+                "lxd"
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "pattern": "^molecule[_\\-][a-zA-Z0-9:_.\\-]+$",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "pattern": "^custom[_\\-][a-zA-Z0-9:_.\\-]+$",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
           ],
           "title": "Name",
-          "type": "string"
+          "type": "string",
+          "messages": {
+            "anyOf": "is not one of ['azure', 'ec2', 'delegated', 'docker', 'containers', 'openstack', 'podman', 'vagrant', 'digitalocean', 'gce', 'libvirt', 'lxd', 'molecule-*', 'molecule_*', 'custom-*', 'custom_*']"
+          }
         },
         "options": {
           "$ref": "#/$defs/MoleculeDriverOptionsModel"
diff --git a/src/molecule/model/schema_v3.py b/src/molecule/model/schema_v3.py
index 6f7944c8e9..20e45fe138 100644
--- a/src/molecule/model/schema_v3.py
+++ b/src/molecule/model/schema_v3.py
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ def validate(c):
     try:
         jsonschema_validate(c, schema)
     except ValidationError as exc:
-        result.append(exc.message)
+        # handle validation error for driver name
+        if exc.json_path == "$.driver.name" and exc.message.endswith(
+            ("is not of type 'string'", "is not valid under any of the given schemas")
+        ):
+            wrong_driver_name = str(exc.message.split()[0])
+            driver_name_err_msg = exc.schema["messages"]["anyOf"]
+            result.append(" ".join((wrong_driver_name, driver_name_err_msg)))
+        else:
+            result.append(exc.message)
 
     return result
diff --git a/src/molecule/test/unit/model/v2/test_driver_section.py b/src/molecule/test/unit/model/v2/test_driver_section.py
index b653fe3b56..5229b8b21b 100644
--- a/src/molecule/test/unit/model/v2/test_driver_section.py
+++ b/src/molecule/test/unit/model/v2/test_driver_section.py
@@ -50,15 +50,33 @@ def _model_driver_errors_section_data():
     }
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def _model_driver_errors_section_data_no_prefix():
+    return {
+        "driver": {
+            "name": "random_name",
+        }
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "_config", ["_model_driver_errors_section_data"], indirect=True
+    "_config",
+    [
+        "_model_driver_errors_section_data",
+        "_model_driver_errors_section_data_no_prefix",
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
 )
 def test_driver_has_errors(_config):
-    x = [
-        "0 is not one of ['azure', 'ec2', 'delegated', 'docker', 'containers', 'openstack', 'podman', 'vagrant', 'digitalocean', 'gce', 'libvirt', 'lxd']"
-    ]
+    base_error_msg = "is not one of ['azure', 'ec2', 'delegated', 'docker', 'containers', 'openstack', 'podman', 'vagrant', 'digitalocean', 'gce', 'libvirt', 'lxd', 'molecule-*', 'molecule_*', 'custom-*', 'custom_*']"
+
+    driver_name = str(_config["driver"]["name"])
+    if type(_config["driver"]["name"]) is str:
+        # add single quotes for string
+        driver_name = f"'{driver_name}'"
 
-    assert x == schema_v3.validate(_config)
+    error_msg = [" ".join((driver_name, base_error_msg))]
+    assert error_msg == schema_v3.validate(_config)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -78,11 +96,35 @@ def _model_driver_allows_delegated_section_data():
     return {"driver": {"name": "delegated"}}
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def _model_driver_allows_molecule_section_data1():
+    return {"driver": {"name": "molecule-test_driver.name"}}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def _model_driver_allows_molecule_section_data2():
+    return {"driver": {"name": "molecule_test_driver.name"}}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def _model_driver_allows_custom_section_data1():
+    return {"driver": {"name": "custom-test_driver.name"}}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def _model_driver_allows_custom_section_data2():
+    return {"driver": {"name": "custom_test_driver.name"}}
+
+
 ###
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "_config",
     [
         ("_model_driver_allows_delegated_section_data"),
+        ("_model_driver_allows_molecule_section_data1"),
+        ("_model_driver_allows_molecule_section_data2"),
+        ("_model_driver_allows_custom_section_data2"),
+        ("_model_driver_allows_custom_section_data1"),
     ],
     indirect=True,
 )