diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index 16290ea80..8a64533b3 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@
           "mustNotBeSameWithCamera": "Zone name must not be the same as camera name.",
           "alreadyExists": "A zone with this name already exists for this camera.",
           "mustNotContainPeriod": "Zone name must not contain periods.",
-          "hasIllegalCharacter": "Zone name contains illegal characters."
+          "hasIllegalCharacter": "Zone name contains illegal characters.",
+          "mustHaveAtLeastOneLetter": "Zone name must have at least one letter."
         }
       },
       "distance": {
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@
       "name": {
         "title": "Name",
         "inputPlaceHolder": "Enter a name…",
-        "tips": "Name must be at least 2 characters and must not be the name of a camera or another zone."
+        "tips": "Name must be at least 2 characters, must have at least one letter, and must not be the name of a camera or another zone."
       },
       "inertia": {
         "title": "Inertia",
diff --git a/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx b/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
index 67f5f690a..8a1e36a0e 100644
--- a/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/settings/ZoneEditPane.tsx
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ export default function ZoneEditPane({
         )
         .refine((value: string) => /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/.test(value), {
           message: t("masksAndZones.form.zoneName.error.hasIllegalCharacter"),
+        })
+        .refine((value: string) => /[a-zA-Z]/.test(value), {
+          message: t(
+            "masksAndZones.form.zoneName.error.mustHaveAtLeastOneLetter",
+          ),
         }),
       inertia: z.coerce
         .number()