diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
index a118258173..4cb97d19a8 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
@@ -3403,7 +3403,30 @@ class Attachment(InvenTree.models.MetadataMixin, InvenTree.models.InvenTreeModel
 
 
 class InvenTreeCustomUserStateModel(models.Model):
-    """Custom model to extends any registered state with extra custom, user defined states."""
+    """Custom model to extends any registered state with extra custom, user defined states.
+
+    Fields:
+        reference_status: Status set that is extended with this custom state
+        logical_key: State logical key that is equal to this custom state in business logic
+        key: Numerical value that will be saved in the models database
+        name: Name of the state (must be uppercase and a valid variable identifier)
+        label: Label that will be displayed in the frontend (human readable)
+        color: Color that will be displayed in the frontend
+
+    """
+
+    reference_status = models.CharField(
+        max_length=250,
+        verbose_name=_('Reference Status Set'),
+        help_text=_('Status set that is extended with this custom state'),
+    )
+
+    logical_key = models.IntegerField(
+        verbose_name=_('Logical Key'),
+        help_text=_(
+            'State logical key that is equal to this custom state in business logic'
+        ),
+    )
 
     key = models.IntegerField(
         verbose_name=_('Value'),
@@ -3411,7 +3434,13 @@ class InvenTreeCustomUserStateModel(models.Model):
     )
 
     name = models.CharField(
-        max_length=250, verbose_name=_('Name'), help_text=_('Name of the state')
+        max_length=250,
+        verbose_name=_('Name'),
+        help_text=_('Name of the state'),
+        validators=[
+            common.validators.validate_uppercase,
+            common.validators.validate_variable_string,
+        ],
     )
 
     label = models.CharField(
@@ -3428,13 +3457,6 @@ class InvenTreeCustomUserStateModel(models.Model):
         help_text=_('Color that will be displayed in the frontend'),
     )
 
-    logical_key = models.IntegerField(
-        verbose_name=_('Logical Key'),
-        help_text=_(
-            'State logical key that is equal to this custom state in business logic'
-        ),
-    )
-
     model = models.ForeignKey(
         ContentType,
         on_delete=models.SET_NULL,
@@ -3444,12 +3466,6 @@ class InvenTreeCustomUserStateModel(models.Model):
         help_text=_('Model this state is associated with'),
     )
 
-    reference_status = models.CharField(
-        max_length=250,
-        verbose_name=_('Reference Status Set'),
-        help_text=_('Status set that is extended with this custom state'),
-    )
-
     class Meta:
         """Metaclass options for this mixin."""
 
@@ -3493,17 +3509,21 @@ class InvenTreeCustomUserStateModel(models.Model):
                 get_custom_classes(include_custom=False),
             )
         )
+
         if len(ref_set) == 0:
             raise ValidationError({
                 'reference_status': _('Reference status set not found')
             })
+
         ref_set = ref_set[0]
+
         if self.key in ref_set.keys():  # noqa: SIM118
             raise ValidationError({
                 'key': _(
                     'Key must be different from the logical keys of the reference status'
                 )
             })
+
         if self.logical_key not in ref_set.keys():  # noqa: SIM118
             raise ValidationError({
                 'logical_key': _(
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
index ed134d2707..29e22dac58 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ class CustomStateSerializer(DataImportExportSerializerMixin, InvenTreeModelSeria
         ]
 
     model_name = serializers.CharField(read_only=True, source='model.name')
+
     reference_status = serializers.ChoiceField(
         choices=generic.states.custom.state_reference_mappings()
     )
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/validators.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/validators.py
index efb82e692e..02f8f7781a 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/validators.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/validators.py
@@ -113,3 +113,17 @@ def validate_icon(name: Union[str, None]):
         return
 
     common.icons.validate_icon(name)
+
+
+def validate_uppercase(value: str):
+    """Ensure that the provided value is uppercase."""
+    value = str(value)
+
+    if value != value.upper():
+        raise ValidationError(_('Value must be uppercase'))
+
+
+def validate_variable_string(value: str):
+    """The passed value must be a valid variable identifier string."""
+    if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$', value):
+        raise ValidationError(_('Value must be a valid variable identifier'))