diff --git a/InvenTree/part/migrations/0071_alter_partparametertemplate_name.py b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0071_alter_partparametertemplate_name.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fef49e73f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/InvenTree/part/migrations/0071_alter_partparametertemplate_name.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.4 on 2021-08-07 11:40
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import part.models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('part', '0070_alter_part_variant_of'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='partparametertemplate',
+            name='name',
+            field=models.CharField(help_text='Parameter Name', max_length=100, unique=True, validators=[part.models.validate_template_name], verbose_name='Name'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/models.py b/InvenTree/part/models.py
index 28fd3ce793..50d3044771 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -2143,6 +2143,16 @@ class PartTestTemplate(models.Model):
     )
 
 
+def validate_template_name(name):
+    """
+    Prevent illegal characters in "name" field for PartParameterTemplate
+    """
+
+    for c in "!@#$%^&*()<>{}[].,?/\|~`_+-=\'\"":
+        if c in str(name):
+            raise ValidationError(_(f"Illegal character in template name ({c})"))
+
+
 class PartParameterTemplate(models.Model):
     """
     A PartParameterTemplate provides a template for key:value pairs for extra
@@ -2181,7 +2191,15 @@ class PartParameterTemplate(models.Model):
         except PartParameterTemplate.DoesNotExist:
             pass
 
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=100, verbose_name=_('Name'), help_text=_('Parameter Name'), unique=True)
+    name = models.CharField(
+        max_length=100,
+        verbose_name=_('Name'),
+        help_text=_('Parameter Name'),
+        unique=True,
+        validators=[
+            validate_template_name,
+        ]
+    )
 
     units = models.CharField(max_length=25, verbose_name=_('Units'), help_text=_('Parameter Units'), blank=True)