diff --git a/djangocms_frontend/templatetags/cms_component.py b/djangocms_frontend/templatetags/cms_component.py
index 47c63cc4..a10dd545 100644
--- a/djangocms_frontend/templatetags/cms_component.py
+++ b/djangocms_frontend/templatetags/cms_component.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class based on the implate it is part of. The component class is generated
     if "_cms_components" in context:
         if len(args) != 1:  # pragma: no cover
             raise ValueError("The cms_component tag requires exactly one positional argument: the component name.")
+        if not isinstance(args[0], str):
+            raise ValueError("The component name must be a string.")
+        if not args[0].isidentifier():
+            raise ValueError("The component name must be a valid Python identifier.")
         context["_cms_components"]["cms_component"].append((args, kwargs))
     return ""
 
diff --git a/docs/source/tutorial/template_components.rst b/docs/source/tutorial/template_components.rst
index 792d73fd..d9472d84 100644
--- a/docs/source/tutorial/template_components.rst
+++ b/docs/source/tutorial/template_components.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ Simplified Component Creation with Templates
 
 .. versionadded:: 2.1
 
-**Template components** are the easiest approach to creating or porting your own custom 
-frontend components, allowing you to define custom components **using django templates,
-without needing to write any Python code**. 
+**Template components** are the easiest approach to creating or porting your own custom
+frontend components, allowing you to define custom components **using Django templates,
+without needing to write any Python code**.
 
 
 Example Hero Template Component
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ by django CMS to identify the plugin later. The ``name`` parameter is used to di
 component in the CMS admin interface. Internally the command declares a ``CMSFrontendComponent``
 class. All named arguments are added to the component's Meta class.
 
+.. note::
+    The component name (the first argument to ``{% cms_component %}``) must be a valid Python identifier.
+    This means it should start with a letter or underscore, followed by letters, digits, or underscores,
+    and cannot contain spaces or special characters like hyphens.
+
 Only one ``{% cms_component %}`` tag is allowed per template file.
 
 The first part is the declarative part of the template:
diff --git a/tests/test_autocomponent.py b/tests/test_autocomponent.py
index b9abf8c2..cc5e8d8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_autocomponent.py
+++ b/tests/test_autocomponent.py
@@ -107,6 +107,39 @@ def test_multiple_cms_component_tags_error(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TemplateSyntaxError):
             Template(invalid_template)
 
+    def test_cms_component_invalid_identifier(self):
+        # Test that cms_component tag raises ValueError for invalid identifiers
+        from django.template import Context
+        from djangocms_frontend.templatetags.cms_component import cms_component
+
+        context = Context({"_cms_components": {"cms_component": []}})
+
+        # Valid identifier should work
+        cms_component(context, "valid_name")
+        self.assertEqual(len(context["_cms_components"]["cms_component"]), 1)
+
+        # Non-string identifiers should raise ValueError
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
+            cms_component(context, 123)
+        self.assertIn("component name must be a string.", str(cm.exception))
+
+        # Invalid identifiers should raise ValueError
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
+            cms_component(context, "invalid-name")
+        self.assertIn("valid Python identifier", str(cm.exception))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
+            cms_component(context, "123invalid")
+        self.assertIn("valid Python identifier", str(cm.exception))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
+            cms_component(context, "invalid name")
+        self.assertIn("valid Python identifier", str(cm.exception))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as cm:
+            cms_component(context, "")
+        self.assertIn("valid Python identifier", str(cm.exception))
+
     def test_component_folder_selection(self):
         from djangocms_frontend.component_pool import find_cms_component_templates