diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 0ddcaf1..42ee00e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module "access_logs" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_lb" "default" {
-  name               = module.default_label.id
+  name               = var.alb_name == "" ? module.default_label.id : var.alb_name
   tags               = module.default_label.tags
   internal           = var.internal
   load_balancer_type = "application"
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 0c33823..8fb6a5d 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ variable "security_group_ids" {
   description = "A list of additional security group IDs to allow access to ALB"
 }
 
+variable "alb_name" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = ""
+  description = "The name for the load balancer, uses a module label name if left empty"
+}
+
 variable "internal" {
   type        = bool
   default     = false