diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/helpers/helpers.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/helpers/helpers.go
index 4bddaf3dfc2..29b55d01090 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/helpers/helpers.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/helpers/helpers.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
@@ -45,6 +46,31 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 )
 
+var (
+	validTenantName = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\.\-]{1,61}[a-z0-9]$`)
+	ipAddress       = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\d+\.){3}\d+$`)
+)
+
+// CheckValidTenantName validates if input tenantname complies with expected restrictions.
+func CheckValidTenantName(tenantName string) error {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(tenantName) == "" {
+		return errors.New("Tenant name cannot be empty")
+	}
+	if len(tenantName) > 63 {
+		return errors.New("Tenant name cannot be longer than 63 characters")
+	}
+	if ipAddress.MatchString(tenantName) {
+		return errors.New("Tenant name cannot be an ip address")
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(tenantName, "..") || strings.Contains(tenantName, ".-") || strings.Contains(tenantName, "-.") {
+		return errors.New("Tenant name contains invalid characters")
+	}
+	if !validTenantName.MatchString(tenantName) {
+		return errors.New("Tenant name contains invalid characters")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // GetKubeClient provides k8s client for kubeconfig
 func GetKubeClient(path string) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
 	loadingRules := clientcmd.NewDefaultClientConfigLoadingRules()
diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-create.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-create.go
index 588c78df2f1..5bb696695dd 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-create.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-create.go
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ func (c *createCmd) validate(args []string) error {
 	if args[0] == "" {
 		return errors.New("create command requires specifying the tenant name as an argument, e.g. 'kubectl minio tenant create tenant1'")
 	}
+	// Tenant name should have DNS token restrictions
+	if err := helpers.CheckValidTenantName(args[0]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	c.tenantOpts.Name = args[0]
 	c.tenantOpts.SecretName = c.tenantOpts.Name + tenantSecretSuffix
 	return c.tenantOpts.Validate()
diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-delete.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-delete.go
index 88be3dd85f3..e758dcf8202 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-delete.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-delete.go
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ func (d *tenantDeleteCmd) validate(args []string) error {
 	if args[0] == "" {
 		return errors.New("provide the name of the tenant, e.g. 'kubectl minio tenant delete tenant1'")
 	}
-	return nil
+	// Tenant name should have DNS token restrictions
+	return helpers.CheckValidTenantName(args[0])
 }
 
 // run initializes local config and installs MinIO Operator to Kubernetes cluster.
diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-expand.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-expand.go
index 9b08d9d30c2..137ba774e5b 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-expand.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-expand.go
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ func (v *expandCmd) validate(args []string) error {
 	if args[0] == "" {
 		return errors.New("provide the name of the tenant, e.g. 'kubectl minio tenant expand tenant1'")
 	}
+	// Tenant name should have DNS token restrictions
+	if err := helpers.CheckValidTenantName(args[0]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	v.tenantOpts.Name = args[0]
 	return v.tenantOpts.Validate()
 }
@@ -108,6 +113,18 @@ func (v *expandCmd) run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if v.tenantOpts.NS == "" || v.tenantOpts.NS == helpers.DefaultNamespace {
+		tenants, err := client.MinioV2().Tenants("").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, tenant := range tenants.Items {
+			if tenant.Name == v.tenantOpts.Name {
+				v.tenantOpts.NS = tenant.ObjectMeta.Namespace
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	t, err := client.MinioV2().Tenants(v.tenantOpts.NS).Get(context.Background(), v.tenantOpts.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-info.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-info.go
index fc63f2744a4..59617c528d0 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-info.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-info.go
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ func (d *infoCmd) run(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if d.ns == "" || d.ns == helpers.DefaultNamespace {
+		tenants, err := oclient.MinioV2().Tenants("").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, tenant := range tenants.Items {
+			if tenant.Name == args[0] {
+				d.ns = tenant.ObjectMeta.Namespace
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	tenant, err := oclient.MinioV2().Tenants(d.ns).Get(context.Background(), args[0], metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-list.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-list.go
index 8124612de3b..c94de82b9b8 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-list.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-list.go
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ func (d *listCmd) run(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tenant, err := oclient.MinioV2().Tenants("").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	tenants, err := oclient.MinioV2().Tenants("").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	printTenantList(*tenant)
+	printTenantList(tenants)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func printTenantList(tenants miniov2.TenantList) {
+func printTenantList(tenants *miniov2.TenantList) {
 	for _, tenant := range tenants.Items {
 		fmt.Printf(Bold(fmt.Sprintf("\nTenant '%s', Namespace '%s', Total capacity %s\n\n", tenant.Name, tenant.ObjectMeta.Namespace, helpers.TotalCapacity(tenant))))
 		fmt.Printf(Blue("  Current status: %s \n", tenant.Status.CurrentState))
diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-report.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-report.go
index c0b1df5ba3f..071a0e931f7 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-report.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-report.go
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ func (d *reportCmd) validate(args []string) error {
 	if args[0] == "" {
 		return errors.New("provide the name of the tenant, e.g. 'kubectl minio tenant report tenant1'")
 	}
-	return nil
+	// Tenant name should have DNS token restrictions
+	return helpers.CheckValidTenantName(args[0])
 }
 
 // run initializes local config and installs MinIO Operator to Kubernetes cluster.
@@ -98,6 +99,18 @@ func (d *reportCmd) run(args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if d.ns == "" || d.ns == helpers.DefaultNamespace {
+		tenants, err := oclient.MinioV2().Tenants("").List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, tenant := range tenants.Items {
+			if tenant.Name == args[0] {
+				d.ns = tenant.ObjectMeta.Namespace
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	tenant, err := oclient.MinioV2().Tenants(d.ns).Get(context.Background(), args[0], metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-upgrade.go b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-upgrade.go
index c251c567dc8..c743a39f74a 100644
--- a/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-upgrade.go
+++ b/kubectl-minio/cmd/tenant-upgrade.go
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ func (u *upgradeCmd) validate(args []string) error {
 	if u.tenantOpts.Image == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("provide the --image flag, e.g. 'kubectl minio tenant upgrade tenant1 --image %s'", helpers.DefaultTenantImage)
 	}
-	return nil
+	// Tenant name should have DNS token restrictions
+	return helpers.CheckValidTenantName(args[0])
 }
 
 // run initializes local config and installs MinIO Operator to Kubernetes cluster.
@@ -112,6 +113,18 @@ func (u *upgradeCmd) run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported release tag, unable to apply requested update %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if u.tenantOpts.NS == "" || u.tenantOpts.NS == helpers.DefaultNamespace {
+		tenants, err := client.MinioV2().Tenants("").List(context.Background(), v1.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, tenant := range tenants.Items {
+			if tenant.Name == u.tenantOpts.Name {
+				u.tenantOpts.NS = tenant.ObjectMeta.Namespace
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	t, err := client.MinioV2().Tenants(u.tenantOpts.NS).Get(context.Background(), u.tenantOpts.Name, v1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err