diff --git a/models/secret/secret.go b/models/secret/secret.go
index 911d94d78a..758f346f22 100644
--- a/models/secret/secret.go
+++ b/models/secret/secret.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	namePattern            = regexp.MustCompile("(?i)^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$")
-	forbiddenPrefixPattern = regexp.MustCompile("(?i)^FORGEJO_|GITEA_|GITHUB_")
+	forbiddenPrefixPattern = regexp.MustCompile("(?i)^(FORGEJO_|GITEA_|GITHUB_|[0-9])")
 
 	ErrInvalidName = util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("invalid secret name")
 )
diff --git a/models/secret/secret_test.go b/models/secret/secret_test.go
index 5c54b25967..e323986084 100644
--- a/models/secret/secret_test.go
+++ b/models/secret/secret_test.go
@@ -257,12 +257,18 @@ func TestSecretValidateName(t *testing.T) {
 		valid bool
 	}{
 		{"FORGEJO_", false},
+		{"PRE_FORGEJO_", true},
+		{"PRE_FORGEJO_SUF", true},
 		{"FORGEJO_123", false},
 		{"FORGEJO_ABC", false},
 		{"GITEA_", false},
+		{"PRE_GITEA_", true},
+		{"PRE_GITEA_SUF", true},
 		{"GITEA_123", false},
 		{"GITEA_ABC", false},
 		{"GITHUB_", false},
+		{"PRE_GITHUB_", true},
+		{"PRE_GITHUB_SUF", true},
 		{"GITHUB_123", false},
 		{"GITHUB_ABC", false},
 		{"123_TEST", false},