diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster-resource-handler/handler.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster-resource-handler/handler.ts
index 5db46ab5bd344..fffecc40445cf 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster-resource-handler/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster-resource-handler/handler.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { IsCompleteResponse, OnEventResponse } from '@aws-cdk/custom-resources/l
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
 import * as aws from 'aws-sdk';
 
+const MAX_CLUSTER_NAME_LEN = 100;
+
 export class ClusterResourceHandler {
 
   public get clusterName() {
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ export class ClusterResourceHandler {
       throw new Error('"roleArn" is required');
     }
 
-    const clusterName = this.newProps.name || `${this.logicalResourceId}-${this.requestId}`;
+    const clusterName = this.newProps.name || this.generateClusterName();
 
     const resp = await this.eks.createCluster({
       ...this.newProps,
@@ -221,6 +223,12 @@ export class ClusterResourceHandler {
       };
     }
   }
+
+  private generateClusterName() {
+    const suffix = this.requestId.replace(/-/g, ''); // 32 chars
+    const prefix = this.logicalResourceId.substr(0, MAX_CLUSTER_NAME_LEN - suffix.length - 1);
+    return `${prefix}-${suffix}`;
+  }
 }
 
 export interface EksClient {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json
index 884d24d0bafe4..bd90e0c868cc5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@
               },
               "/",
               {
-                "Ref": "AssetParameters209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55S3Bucket67889A58"
+                "Ref": "AssetParametersf29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfeS3Bucket39A5D284"
               },
               "/",
               {
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameters209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55S3VersionKey4A356825"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersf29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfeS3VersionKey9DC7495B"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameters209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55S3VersionKey4A356825"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersf29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfeS3VersionKey9DC7495B"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -1178,11 +1178,11 @@
           ]
         },
         "Parameters": {
-          "referencetoeksintegdefaults2AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3Bucket61EFA364Ref": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468"
+          "referencetoeksintegdefaults2AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3BucketA564E391Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6"
           },
-          "referencetoeksintegdefaults2AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKey99475258Ref": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4"
+          "referencetoeksintegdefaults2AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey1BE9ECA3Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577"
           },
           "referencetoeksintegdefaults2AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3Bucket45B8FC93Ref": {
             "Ref": "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE"
@@ -1315,17 +1315,17 @@
     }
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   "Parameters": {
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468": {
+    "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4": {
+    "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cArtifactHash1871DA56": {
+    "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaArtifactHashC8E461E7": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
     "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE": {
       "Type": "String",
@@ -1363,17 +1363,17 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"9c326f06202274fde286cdfb04b4d8be6f58ef01451f732630a5fb719e047b17\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55S3Bucket67889A58": {
+    "AssetParametersf29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfeS3Bucket39A5D284": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfe\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55S3VersionKey4A356825": {
+    "AssetParametersf29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfeS3VersionKey9DC7495B": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfe\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55ArtifactHashB9F5917F": {
+    "AssetParametersf29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfeArtifactHashF9EE70CA": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"209b080b138756cffeb08c815ba4ccfc21ca95800e8cd2bd26c0e5ea0a4fbb55\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f29b7dd5a7cb088f618b2e9719b79ce3a4c26d5def29508494ba139f87bdddfe\""
     },
     "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json
index b064204bf80bd..f7770866c8ac9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@
               },
               "/",
               {
-                "Ref": "AssetParameters0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aaS3Bucket8A1FC920"
+                "Ref": "AssetParametersdf3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293S3BucketF5EA9203"
               },
               "/",
               {
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameters0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aaS3VersionKeyA377CBC7"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersdf3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293S3VersionKeyBDC1E9A0"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameters0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aaS3VersionKeyA377CBC7"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersdf3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293S3VersionKeyBDC1E9A0"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -1178,11 +1178,11 @@
           ]
         },
         "Parameters": {
-          "referencetoeksintegtestbasicAssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketACC4B323Ref": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468"
+          "referencetoeksintegtestbasicAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket323156A5Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6"
           },
-          "referencetoeksintegtestbasicAssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKey84768DF0Ref": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4"
+          "referencetoeksintegtestbasicAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey8C792C48Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577"
           },
           "referencetoeksintegtestbasicAssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE44A33FBRef": {
             "Ref": "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE"
@@ -1286,17 +1286,17 @@
     }
   },
   "Parameters": {
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468": {
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       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4": {
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       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cArtifactHash1871DA56": {
+    "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaArtifactHashC8E461E7": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
     "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE": {
       "Type": "String",
@@ -1334,17 +1334,17 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"9356e02536cba133d17d8dc3b3b37541377d2e95d4d33433ea90e79ab0d859fe\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aaS3Bucket8A1FC920": {
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       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aa\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"df3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aaS3VersionKeyA377CBC7": {
+    "AssetParametersdf3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293S3VersionKeyBDC1E9A0": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aa\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"df3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aaArtifactHash01378DA1": {
+    "AssetParametersdf3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293ArtifactHashB12A2009": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"0dbfc75e2973c6dc284120b2ea80dd6df7c704e57ed3d90672ee28131aef83aa\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"df3b5d90d7dad88d62bd14f50797dac8969e0ada6fb00c19af4019edf4c3a293\""
     },
     "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-helm.lit.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-helm.lit.expected.json
index d4894f4049fb1..fe1bc2954cf73 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-helm.lit.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-helm.lit.expected.json
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@
                 },
                 "/",
                 {
-                  "Ref": "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3BucketB74693EC"
+                  "Ref": "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3Bucket6C6C9359"
                 },
                 "/",
                 {
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
                       "Fn::Split": [
                         "||",
                         {
-                          "Ref": "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3VersionKeyDD3D4940"
+                          "Ref": "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3VersionKeyD9E934ED"
                         }
                       ]
                     }
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@
                       "Fn::Split": [
                         "||",
                         {
-                          "Ref": "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3VersionKeyDD3D4940"
+                          "Ref": "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3VersionKeyD9E934ED"
                         }
                       ]
                     }
@@ -1104,11 +1104,11 @@
             ]
           },
           "Parameters": {
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-              "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468"
+            "referencetok8sclusterAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3BucketC7043C91Ref": {
+              "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6"
             },
-            "referencetok8sclusterAssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyD9847EBDRef": {
-              "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4"
+            "referencetok8sclusterAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey016E0262Ref": {
+              "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577"
             },
             "referencetok8sclusterAssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3Bucket6EE66685Ref": {
               "Ref": "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE"
@@ -1301,17 +1301,17 @@
       }
     },
     "Parameters": {
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         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
       },
-      "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4": {
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         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
       },
-      "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cArtifactHash1871DA56": {
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         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
       },
       "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE": {
         "Type": "String",
@@ -1373,17 +1373,17 @@
         "Type": "String",
         "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"8ca585e0c579a7f28f17f90e8e3e462c4cfeac06aa452dc164cb8200e5a40dec\""
       },
-      "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3BucketB74693EC": {
+      "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3Bucket6C6C9359": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eae\""
+        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657de\""
       },
-      "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3VersionKeyDD3D4940": {
+      "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3VersionKeyD9E934ED": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eae\""
+        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657de\""
       },
-      "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeArtifactHashE7AA97DD": {
+      "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deArtifactHash79A56F45": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eae\""
+        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657de\""
       },
       "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
         "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json
index c490d41a5c4c2..d248a71094ca6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@
                 },
                 "/",
                 {
-                  "Ref": "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3BucketB74693EC"
+                  "Ref": "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3Bucket6C6C9359"
                 },
                 "/",
                 {
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@
                       "Fn::Split": [
                         "||",
                         {
-                          "Ref": "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3VersionKeyDD3D4940"
+                          "Ref": "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3VersionKeyD9E934ED"
                         }
                       ]
                     }
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@
                       "Fn::Split": [
                         "||",
                         {
-                          "Ref": "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3VersionKeyDD3D4940"
+                          "Ref": "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3VersionKeyD9E934ED"
                         }
                       ]
                     }
@@ -1063,11 +1063,11 @@
             ]
           },
           "Parameters": {
-            "referencetok8sclusterAssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3Bucket40DAFEBFRef": {
-              "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468"
+            "referencetok8sclusterAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3BucketC7043C91Ref": {
+              "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6"
             },
-            "referencetok8sclusterAssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyD9847EBDRef": {
-              "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4"
+            "referencetok8sclusterAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey016E0262Ref": {
+              "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577"
             },
             "referencetok8sclusterAssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3Bucket6EE66685Ref": {
               "Ref": "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE"
@@ -1199,17 +1199,17 @@
       }
     },
     "Parameters": {
-      "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468": {
+      "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
       },
-      "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4": {
+      "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
       },
-      "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cArtifactHash1871DA56": {
+      "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaArtifactHashC8E461E7": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
       },
       "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE": {
         "Type": "String",
@@ -1247,17 +1247,17 @@
         "Type": "String",
         "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"8ca585e0c579a7f28f17f90e8e3e462c4cfeac06aa452dc164cb8200e5a40dec\""
       },
-      "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3BucketB74693EC": {
+      "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3Bucket6C6C9359": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eae\""
+        "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657de\""
       },
-      "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeS3VersionKeyDD3D4940": {
+      "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deS3VersionKeyD9E934ED": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eae\""
+        "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657de\""
       },
-      "AssetParameters6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eaeArtifactHashE7AA97DD": {
+      "AssetParameters287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657deArtifactHash79A56F45": {
         "Type": "String",
-        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"6d5f4417369ef3ef78dab6f6deae64529815a2be8d25a7d6161999af0bfe9eae\""
+        "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"287294bfd74c989676c1bf6e34b8dfdb020cb1458d28eda2b603bd7362c657de\""
       },
       "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
         "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json
index 09dba021cfe11..b270b6aab3f92 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@
               },
               "/",
               {
-                "Ref": "AssetParameters7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4S3Bucket6A27A3E1"
+                "Ref": "AssetParametersefa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10S3Bucket1BCC2DEE"
               },
               "/",
               {
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameters7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4S3VersionKey37965366"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersefa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10S3VersionKey19E7B26A"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameters7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4S3VersionKey37965366"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersefa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10S3VersionKey19E7B26A"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -1323,11 +1323,11 @@
           ]
         },
         "Parameters": {
-          "referencetointegeksspotAssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3Bucket6C030246Ref": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468"
+          "referencetointegeksspotAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket4C57DF8FRef": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6"
           },
-          "referencetointegeksspotAssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyA27A439ARef": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4"
+          "referencetointegeksspotAssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey2C860862Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577"
           },
           "referencetointegeksspotAssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3Bucket44C2F8EBRef": {
             "Ref": "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE"
@@ -1431,17 +1431,17 @@
     }
   },
   "Parameters": {
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3BucketE861A468": {
+    "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3Bucket8E07DCB6": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cS3VersionKeyB62DD0C4": {
+    "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaS3VersionKey0B557577": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7cArtifactHash1871DA56": {
+    "AssetParametersf9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692eaArtifactHashC8E461E7": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"e3e075ac49ed41df2d65a2461111e2462dae18db8ec082455daea8dab8d47b7c\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f9dcd200023059b31d92ba9ecdd46ce324d5fada466a683b42b425a5bd1692ea\""
     },
     "AssetParameters3e728f777afd6d4a580bc77d99f86194358dca730432b3f4583e544f1e85d2a0S3BucketE8BB46CE": {
       "Type": "String",
@@ -1479,17 +1479,17 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"e31578e5879b0e1834f6dd91c6b5fa5d2bfc07e3932f8d3ff3d7c476123ae005\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4S3Bucket6A27A3E1": {
+    "AssetParametersefa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10S3Bucket1BCC2DEE": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"efa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4S3VersionKey37965366": {
+    "AssetParametersefa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10S3VersionKey19E7B26A": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"efa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10\""
     },
-    "AssetParameters7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4ArtifactHashED1E024F": {
+    "AssetParametersefa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10ArtifactHash54DDB96B": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"7ad0795676184a4f55098809e8bc18c4253e36cd3c181295c2e43ad3eaf89ce4\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"efa0ed11047abec234acb0144b4fea6ec7143d761be333903712d46e4b185e10\""
     },
     "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster-resource-provider.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster-resource-provider.ts
index a852a40a30166..b0ef85d635c92 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster-resource-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/test.cluster-resource-provider.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,40 @@ export = {
           subnetIds: ['subnet1', 'subnet2'],
           securityGroupIds: ['sg1', 'sg2', 'sg3']
         },
-        name: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id'
+        name: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid'
       });
 
       test.done();
     },
 
+    async 'generated cluster name does not exceed 100 characters'(test: Test) {
+      // GIVEN
+      const req = {
+        StackId: 'fake-stack-id',
+        RequestId: '602c078a-6181-4352-9676-4f00352445aa',
+        ResourceType: 'Custom::EKSCluster',
+        ServiceToken: 'boom',
+        LogicalResourceId: 'hello'.repeat(30), // 150 chars (limit is 100)
+        PhysicalResourceId: 'physical-resource-id',
+        ResponseURL: 'http://response-url',
+        RequestType: 'Create',
+        ResourceProperties: {
+          ServiceToken: 'boom',
+          Config: mocks.MOCK_PROPS,
+          AssumeRoleArn: mocks.MOCK_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN
+        }
+      };
+
+      // WHEN
+      const handler = new ClusterResourceHandler(mocks.client, req);
+      await handler.onEvent();
+
+      // THEN
+      test.equal(mocks.actualRequest.createClusterRequest?.name.length, 100);
+      test.deepEqual(mocks.actualRequest.createClusterRequest?.name, 'hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohe-602c078a6181435296764f00352445aa');
+      test.done();
+    },
+
     async 'onCreate: explicit cluster name'(test: Test) {
       const handler = new ClusterResourceHandler(mocks.client, mocks.newRequest('Create', {
         ...mocks.MOCK_PROPS,
@@ -200,7 +228,7 @@ export = {
 
           // THEN
           test.deepEqual(mocks.actualRequest.createClusterRequest!, {
-            name: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id',
+            name: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid',
             roleArn: 'arn:of:role',
             resourcesVpcConfig:
             {
@@ -208,7 +236,7 @@ export = {
               securityGroupIds: ['sg1', 'sg2', 'sg3']
             }
           });
-          test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id' });
+          test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid' });
           test.done();
         },
 
@@ -230,9 +258,9 @@ export = {
         }));
         const resp = await handler.onEvent();
 
-        test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id' });
+        test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid' });
         test.deepEqual(mocks.actualRequest.createClusterRequest, {
-          name: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id',
+          name: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid',
           roleArn: 'arn:of:role',
           resourcesVpcConfig:
           {
@@ -251,9 +279,9 @@ export = {
         }));
         const resp = await handler.onEvent();
 
-        test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id' });
+        test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid' });
         test.deepEqual(mocks.actualRequest.createClusterRequest, {
-          name: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id',
+          name: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid',
           roleArn: 'new-arn'
         });
         test.done();
@@ -295,9 +323,9 @@ export = {
         const resp = await handler.onEvent();
 
         // THEN
-        test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id' });
+        test.deepEqual(resp, { PhysicalResourceId: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid' });
         test.deepEqual(mocks.actualRequest.createClusterRequest, {
-          name: 'MyResourceId-fake-request-id',
+          name: 'MyResourceId-fakerequestid',
           roleArn: 'new-arn'
         });
         test.done();