diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client.go b/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client.go
index 23654f6f5b1d..421e78522585 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client.go
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ type imageMeta struct {
 	// repository sets the container registry to pull images from.
 	Repository string `json:"repository,omitempty"`
 
+	// Name allows to specify a different name for the image.
+	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+
 	// Tag allows to specify a tag for the images.
 	Tag string `json:"tag,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -135,6 +138,9 @@ func (i *imageMeta) Union(other *imageMeta) {
 	if other.Repository != "" {
 		i.Repository = other.Repository
 	}
+	if other.Name != "" {
+		i.Name = other.Name
+	}
 	if other.Tag != "" {
 		i.Tag = other.Tag
 	}
@@ -146,6 +152,9 @@ func (i *imageMeta) ApplyToImage(image container.Image) string {
 	if i.Repository != "" {
 		image.Repository = strings.TrimSuffix(i.Repository, "/")
 	}
+	if i.Name != "" {
+		image.Name = i.Name
+	}
 	if i.Tag != "" {
 		image.Tag = i.Tag
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client_test.go b/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client_test.go
index 3b383a4b0fcd..7eca1e6a0da0 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client_test.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/client/config/imagemeta_client_test.go
@@ -239,6 +239,56 @@ func Test_imageMetaClient_AlterImage(t *testing.T) {
 			want:    "",
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "image config for cluster-api/cluster-api-controller with name override only: only image name should be changed",
+			fields: fields{
+				reader: test.NewFakeReader().WithImageMetaWithName("cluster-api/cluster-api-controller", "", "custom-cluster-api-controller", ""),
+			},
+			args: args{
+				component: "cluster-api",
+				image:     "registry.k8s.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.8.0",
+			},
+			want:    "registry.k8s.io/cluster-api/custom-cluster-api-controller:v1.8.0",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "image config for cluster-api/cluster-api-controller with repository and name override: repository and name should be changed, tag preserved",
+			fields: fields{
+				reader: test.NewFakeReader().WithImageMetaWithName("cluster-api/cluster-api-controller", "myorg.io/mirror", "custom-cluster-api-controller", ""),
+			},
+			args: args{
+				component: "cluster-api",
+				image:     "registry.k8s.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6",
+			},
+			want:    "myorg.io/mirror/custom-cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "image config for cluster-api/cluster-api-controller with specific name override and generic repository from all: both should be applied",
+			fields: fields{
+				reader: test.NewFakeReader().
+					WithImageMeta(allImageConfig, "myorg.io/mirror", "").
+					WithImageMetaWithName("cluster-api/cluster-api-controller", "", "custom-cluster-api-controller", ""),
+			},
+			args: args{
+				component: "cluster-api",
+				image:     "registry.k8s.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6",
+			},
+			want:    "myorg.io/mirror/custom-cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "image config for cluster-api/cluster-api-controller with repository, name and tag override: all fields should be changed",
+			fields: fields{
+				reader: test.NewFakeReader().WithImageMetaWithName("cluster-api/cluster-api-controller", "myorg.io/mirror", "custom-cluster-api-controller", "v1.5.0"),
+			},
+			args: args{
+				component: "cluster-api",
+				image:     "registry.k8s.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6",
+			},
+			want:    "myorg.io/mirror/custom-cluster-api-controller:v1.5.0",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/internal/test/fake_reader.go b/cmd/clusterctl/internal/test/fake_reader.go
index d34fa6821fc2..083289739707 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/internal/test/fake_reader.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/internal/test/fake_reader.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type configCertManager struct {
 // avoid circular dependencies between pkg/client/config and pkg/internal/test.
 type imageMeta struct {
 	Repository string `json:"repository,omitempty"`
+	Name       string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	Tag        string `json:"tag,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -120,8 +121,13 @@ func (f *FakeReader) WithCertManager(url, version, timeout string) *FakeReader {
 }
 
 func (f *FakeReader) WithImageMeta(component, repository, tag string) *FakeReader {
+	return f.WithImageMetaWithName(component, repository, "", tag)
+}
+
+func (f *FakeReader) WithImageMetaWithName(component, repository, name, tag string) *FakeReader {
 	f.imageMetas[component] = imageMeta{
 		Repository: repository,
+		Name:       name,
 		Tag:        tag,
 	}
 
diff --git a/docs/book/src/clusterctl/configuration.md b/docs/book/src/clusterctl/configuration.md
index 719c4b9c1fbd..3a3d5a4ff7c8 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/clusterctl/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/clusterctl/configuration.md
@@ -261,6 +261,33 @@ images:
     tag: v1.5.3
 ```
 
+Additionally, you can override the image name itself. This is useful when images
+have been mirrored with different names:
+
+```yaml
+images:
+  all:
+    repository: myorg.io/local-repo
+  cluster-api:
+    name: mirrored-cluster-api-controller
+```
+
+This would transform `registry.k8s.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6` into
+`myorg.io/local-repo/mirrored-cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6`.
+
+Or you can specify all three fields to completely override the image:
+
+```yaml
+images:
+  cluster-api:
+    repository: myorg.io/local-repo
+    name: mirrored-cluster-api-controller
+    tag: v1.10.6
+```
+
+This would transform `registry.k8s.io/cluster-api/cluster-api-controller:v1.8.0` into
+`myorg.io/local-repo/mirrored-cluster-api-controller:v1.10.6`, replacing both the image location and version.
+
 ## Debugging/Logging
 
 To have more verbose logs you can use the `-v` flag when running the `clusterctl` and set the level of the logging verbose with a positive integer number, ie. `-v 3`.