diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
index 368a997dbf78..3cf29527827a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public HttpResponse doConfirmRename(@QueryParameter String newName) throws IOExc
             if (newName.equals(name)) {
                 return FormValidation.warning(Messages.AbstractItem_NewNameUnchanged());
             }
-            Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(newName);
+            Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(getParent().getFullName(), newName);
             checkIfNameIsUsed(newName);
             checkRename(newName);
         } catch (Failure e) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ItemGroupMixIn.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ItemGroupMixIn.java
index e9a526ebbe6c..7c3fdbdadbc9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ItemGroupMixIn.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ItemGroupMixIn.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public synchronized <T extends TopLevelItem> T copy(T src, String name) throws I
     public synchronized TopLevelItem createProjectFromXML(String name, InputStream xml) throws IOException {
         acl.checkPermission(Item.CREATE);
 
-        Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(name);
+        Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(parent.getFullName(), name);
         Items.verifyItemDoesNotAlreadyExist(parent, name, null);
         Jenkins.checkGoodName(name);
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public synchronized TopLevelItem createProject(TopLevelItemDescriptor type, Stri
         type.checkApplicableIn(parent);
         acl.getACL().checkCreatePermission(parent, type);
 
-        Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(name);
+        Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(parent.getFullName(), name);
         Items.verifyItemDoesNotAlreadyExist(parent, name, null);
         Jenkins.checkGoodName(name);
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
index d7444c2304b0..dd9d88ff25c9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ public synchronized void doConfigSubmit(StaplerRequest req,
 
             final ProjectNamingStrategy namingStrategy = Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy();
                 if (namingStrategy.isForceExistingJobs()) {
-                    namingStrategy.checkName(name);
+                    namingStrategy.checkName(getParent().getFullName(), name);
                 }
                 FormApply.success(".").generateResponse(req, rsp, null);
         } catch (JSONException e) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
index 6374dd3e3f49..c63d0a7be7a0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
@@ -1085,7 +1085,8 @@ public FormValidation doCheckJobName(@QueryParameter String value) {
         try {
             Jenkins.checkGoodName(value);
             value = value.trim(); // why trim *after* checkGoodName? not sure, but ItemGroupMixIn.createTopLevelItem does the same
-            Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(value);
+            ItemGroup<?> parent = getOwner().getItemGroup();
+            Jenkins.get().getProjectNamingStrategy().checkName(parent.getFullName(), value);
         } catch (Failure e) {
             return FormValidation.error(e.getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/ProjectNamingStrategy.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/ProjectNamingStrategy.java
index 3b4926fd7d09..cf4a895ba54f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/ProjectNamingStrategy.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/model/ProjectNamingStrategy.java
@@ -66,11 +66,29 @@ public static DescriptorExtensionList<ProjectNamingStrategy, ProjectNamingStrate
      *            the name given from the UI
      * @throws Failure
      *             if the user has to be informed about an illegal name, forces the user to change the name before submitting. The message of the failure will be presented to the user.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #checkName(String, String)}
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void checkName(String name) throws Failure {
         // no op
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called when creating a new job.
+     *
+     * @param parentName
+     *            the full name of the parent ItemGroup
+     * @param name
+     *            the name given from the UI
+     * @throws Failure
+     *             if the user has to be informed about an illegal name, forces the user to change the name before submitting. The message of the failure will be presented to the user.
+     *
+     * @since TODO
+     */
+    public void checkName(String parentName, String name) throws Failure {
+        checkName(name);
+    }
+
     /**
      * This flag can be used to force existing jobs to be migrated to a new naming strategy - if this method returns true, the naming will be enforced at every config change. If {@code false} is
      * returned, only new jobs have to follow the strategy.