diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c67c50b..b90a88c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ If you have many remote repositories that you need to manage via this pattern, y
 | [spacelift_stack_destructor.default](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/spacelift-io/spacelift/latest/docs/resources/stack_destructor) | resource |
 | [jsonschema_validator.runtime_overrides](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/bpedman/jsonschema/latest/docs/data-sources/validator) | data source |
 | [spacelift_spaces.all](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/spacelift-io/spacelift/latest/docs/data-sources/spaces) | data source |
+| [spacelift_worker_pools.all](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/spacelift-io/spacelift/latest/docs/data-sources/worker_pools) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
 
@@ -381,7 +382,8 @@ If you have many remote repositories that you need to manage via this pattern, y
 | <a name="input_terraform_smart_sanitization"></a> [terraform\_smart\_sanitization](#input\_terraform\_smart\_sanitization) | Indicates whether runs on this will use terraform's sensitive value system to sanitize<br/>the outputs of Terraform state and plans in spacelift instead of sanitizing all fields. | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_terraform_version"></a> [terraform\_version](#input\_terraform\_version) | OpenTofu/Terraform version to use. Defaults to the latest available version of the `terraform_workflow_tool`. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_terraform_workflow_tool"></a> [terraform\_workflow\_tool](#input\_terraform\_workflow\_tool) | Defines the tool that will be used to execute the workflow.<br/>This can be one of OPEN\_TOFU, TERRAFORM\_FOSS or CUSTOM. | `string` | `"OPEN_TOFU"` | no |
-| <a name="input_worker_pool_id"></a> [worker\_pool\_id](#input\_worker\_pool\_id) | ID of the worker pool to use.<br/>NOTE: worker\_pool\_id is required when using a self-hosted instance of Spacelift. | `string` | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_worker_pool_id"></a> [worker\_pool\_id](#input\_worker\_pool\_id) | ID of the worker pool to use. Mutually exclusive with worker\_pool\_name.<br/>NOTE: worker\_pool\_name or worker\_pool\_id is required when using a self-hosted instance of Spacelift. | `string` | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_worker_pool_name"></a> [worker\_pool\_name](#input\_worker\_pool\_name) | Name of the worker pool to use. Mutually exclusive with worker\_pool\_id.<br/>NOTE: worker\_pool\_name or worker\_pool\_id is required when using a self-hosted instance of Spacelift. | `string` | `null` | no |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/data.tf b/data.tf
index 982c7f8..95c1ba0 100644
--- a/data.tf
+++ b/data.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Look up all spaces in order to map space names to space IDs
 data "spacelift_spaces" "all" {}
 
+# Look up all worker pools in order to map worker pool names to IDs
+data "spacelift_worker_pools" "all" {}
+
 # Validate the runtime overrides against the schema
 # Frustrating that we have to do this, but this successfully validates the typing
 # of the given runtime overrides since we need to use `any` for the variable type :(
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 533b82c..9956d40 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -297,6 +297,13 @@ locals {
     space.name => space.space_id
   }
 
+  ## Handle worker pool names
+  # Allow usage of worker_pool_name along with worker_pool_id.
+  worker_pool_name_to_id = {
+    for pool in data.spacelift_worker_pools.all.worker_pools :
+    pool.name => pool.worker_pool_id
+  }
+
   # Helper for property resolution with fallback to defaults
   stack_property_resolver = {
     for stack in local.stacks : stack => {
@@ -357,6 +364,16 @@ locals {
     )
   }
 
+  # Resolve worker_pool_id if worker_pool_name is provided
+  resolved_worker_pool_ids = {
+    for stack in local.stacks : stack => try(coalesce(
+      try(local.stack_configs[stack].worker_pool_id, null),                                 # worker_pool_id always takes precedence since it's the most explicit
+      try(local.worker_pool_name_to_id[local.stack_configs[stack].worker_pool_name], null), # Then try to look up worker_pool_name from the stack.yaml to ID
+      var.worker_pool_id,                                                                   # Then try to use the global variable worker_pool_id 
+      try(local.worker_pool_name_to_id[var.worker_pool_name], null),                        # Then try to look up the global variable worker_pool_name to ID
+    ), null)                                                                                # If no worker_pool_id or worker_pool_name is provided, default to null
+  }
+
   ## Filter integration + drift detection stacks
 
   aws_integration_stacks = {
@@ -435,7 +452,7 @@ resource "spacelift_stack" "default" {
   terraform_version                = local.stack_property_resolver[each.key].terraform_version
   terraform_workflow_tool          = var.terraform_workflow_tool
   terraform_workspace              = local.configs[each.key].terraform_workspace
-  worker_pool_id                   = local.stack_property_resolver[each.key].worker_pool_id
+  worker_pool_id                   = local.resolved_worker_pool_ids[each.key]
 
   # Usage of `templatestring` requires OpenTofu 1.7 and Terraform 1.9 or later.
   description = coalesce(
diff --git a/stack-config.schema.json b/stack-config.schema.json
index f57e0fb..53b8f20 100644
--- a/stack-config.schema.json
+++ b/stack-config.schema.json
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Worker pool ID"
         },
+        "worker_pool_name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Worker pool name, this will be translated to a worker_pool_id. Mutually exclusive with worker_pool_id"
+        },
         "aws_integration_enabled": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Whether to enable AWS integration"
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/multi-instance/root-module-a/stacks/test.yaml b/tests/fixtures/multi-instance/root-module-a/stacks/test.yaml
index 82a2ffb..77ba164 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/multi-instance/root-module-a/stacks/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/multi-instance/root-module-a/stacks/test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 kind: StackConfigV1
 stack_settings:
   space_id: direct-space-id-stack-yaml # Tests direct space_id precedence over global variable space_id
+  worker_pool_name: mp-ue1-automation-spft-priv-workers # Tests worker_pool_name gets translated to worker_pool_id
   labels:
     - test_label
diff --git a/tests/main.tftest.hcl b/tests/main.tftest.hcl
index 0093e4a..c8fb1dc 100644
--- a/tests/main.tftest.hcl
+++ b/tests/main.tftest.hcl
@@ -1004,3 +1004,26 @@ run "test_destructor_states" {
   }
 }
 
+# Test that worker_pool_name from stack settings resolves to correct ID
+run "test_worker_pool_name_resolves_to_correct_id" {
+  command = plan
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = local.resolved_worker_pool_ids["root-module-a-test"] == "01K3VABYB4FBXNV24KN4A4EKC8" # For the `mp-ue1-automation-spft-priv-workers` in our `mp-infra` Spacelift account
+    error_message = "Worker pool name not resolving to correct ID: ${jsonencode(local.resolved_worker_pool_ids)}"
+  }
+}
+
+# Test that worker_pool_name from stack settings takes precedence over worker_pool_name global variable
+run "test_worker_pool_name_takes_precedence_over_worker_pool_name_global_variable" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    worker_pool_name = "some-other-worker-pool"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = local.resolved_worker_pool_ids["root-module-a-test"] == "01K3VABYB4FBXNV24KN4A4EKC8" # For the `mp-ue1-automation-spft-priv-workers` in our `mp-infra` Spacelift account
+    error_message = "Worker pool name from stack settings not taking precedence over global variable worker_pool_name: ${jsonencode(local.resolved_worker_pool_ids)}"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index ee67be0..0e5b428 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -350,8 +350,17 @@ variable "terraform_version" {
 variable "worker_pool_id" {
   type        = string
   description = <<-EOT
-  ID of the worker pool to use.
-  NOTE: worker_pool_id is required when using a self-hosted instance of Spacelift.
+  ID of the worker pool to use. Mutually exclusive with worker_pool_name.
+  NOTE: worker_pool_name or worker_pool_id is required when using a self-hosted instance of Spacelift.
+  EOT
+  default     = null
+}
+
+variable "worker_pool_name" {
+  type        = string
+  description = <<-EOT
+  Name of the worker pool to use. Mutually exclusive with worker_pool_id.
+  NOTE: worker_pool_name or worker_pool_id is required when using a self-hosted instance of Spacelift.
   EOT
   default     = null
 }