diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_convert_prometheus_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_convert_prometheus_test.go
index e5833280319..35d3da6d72a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_convert_prometheus_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/api/api_convert_prometheus_test.go
@@ -291,6 +291,30 @@ func TestRouteConvertPrometheusPostRuleGroup(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("with empty rule group name should return 400", func(t *testing.T) {
+		srv, _, _ := createConvertPrometheusSrv(t)
+		rc := createRequestCtx()
+
+		emptyNameGroup := apimodels.PrometheusRuleGroup{
+			Name:     "",
+			Interval: prommodel.Duration(1 * time.Minute),
+			Rules: []apimodels.PrometheusRule{
+				{
+					Alert: "TestAlert",
+					Expr:  "up == 0",
+					For:   util.Pointer(prommodel.Duration(5 * time.Minute)),
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"severity": "critical",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		response := srv.RouteConvertPrometheusPostRuleGroup(rc, "test", emptyNameGroup)
+		require.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, response.Status())
+		require.Contains(t, string(response.Body()), "rule group name must not be empty")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("with valid request should return 202", func(t *testing.T) {
 		srv, _, _ := createConvertPrometheusSrv(t)
 		rc := createRequestCtx()
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/convert_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/convert_test.go
index 16b43e1a92d..befa524f468 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/convert_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/convert_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,22 @@ func TestPrometheusRulesToGrafana(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectError: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "rule group with empty name",
+			orgID:     1,
+			namespace: "namespaceUID",
+			promGroup: PrometheusRuleGroup{
+				Name: "",
+				Rules: []PrometheusRule{
+					{
+						Alert: "alert-1",
+						Expr:  "up == 0",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectError: true,
+			errorMsg:    "rule group name must not be empty",
+		},
 		{
 			name:      "recording rule",
 			orgID:     1,
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/models.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/models.go
index 1ac5ad1d0d9..1664a31c1b6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/models.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/prom/models.go
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	ErrPrometheusRuleValidationFailed      = errutil.ValidationFailed("alerting.prometheusRuleInvalid")
-	ErrPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed = errutil.ValidationFailed("alerting.prometheusRuleGroupInvalid")
+	errPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailedMsg = "{{.Public.Message}}"
+	ErrPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed    = errutil.ValidationFailed("alerting.prometheusRuleGroupInvalid").MustTemplate(errPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailedMsg, errutil.WithPublic(errPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailedMsg))
 )
 
+func errPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed(message string) error {
+	return ErrPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed.Build(errutil.TemplateData{Public: map[string]any{"Message": message}})
+}
+
 type PrometheusRulesFile struct {
 	Groups []PrometheusRuleGroup `yaml:"groups"`
 }
@@ -25,12 +29,16 @@ type PrometheusRuleGroup struct {
 }
 
 func (g *PrometheusRuleGroup) Validate() error {
+	if g.Name == "" {
+		return errPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed("rule group name must not be empty")
+	}
+
 	if g.Limit != 0 {
-		return ErrPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed.Errorf("limit is not supported")
+		return errPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed("limit is not supported")
 	}
 
 	if g.QueryOffset != nil && *g.QueryOffset < prommodel.Duration(0) {
-		return ErrPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed.Errorf("query_offset must be >= 0")
+		return errPrometheusRuleGroupValidationFailed("query_offset must be >= 0")
 	}
 
 	return nil