diff --git a/features/fedramp_extensions.feature b/features/fedramp_extensions.feature
index 18edb73fb..2caefac3e 100644
--- a/features/fedramp_extensions.feature
+++ b/features/fedramp_extensions.feature
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Examples:
   | interconnection-security |
   | inventory-item-allows-authenticated-scan |
   | inventory-item-and-component-has-public |
+  | inventory-item-has-software-name |
   | inventory-item-has-vendor-name |
   | inventory-item-public |
   | inventory-item-virtual |
@@ -365,6 +366,8 @@ Examples:
   | inventory-item-allows-authenticated-scan-PASS.yaml |
   | inventory-item-and-component-has-public-FAIL.yaml |
   | inventory-item-and-component-has-public-PASS.yaml |
+  | inventory-item-has-software-name-FAIL.yaml |
+  | inventory-item-has-software-name-PASS.yaml |
   | inventory-item-has-vendor-name-FAIL.yaml |
   | inventory-item-has-vendor-name-PASS.yaml |
   | inventory-item-public-FAIL.yaml |
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-inventory-item-has-software-name-INVALID.xml b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-inventory-item-has-software-name-INVALID.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0b88a64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/content/ssp-inventory-item-has-software-name-INVALID.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<system-security-plan xmlns="http://csrc.nist.gov/ns/oscal/1.0" uuid="11111111-2222-4000-8000-000000000000">
+  <system-implementation>
+    <component uuid="11111111-2222-4000-8000-009000000007" type="software">
+      <!-- <prop name="software-name" value="software-name"/> Missing software-name in linked component-->
+    </component>
+    <inventory-item uuid="11111111-2222-4000-8000-011000000001">
+      <prop name="asset-type" value="operating-system"/>
+      <!-- <prop name="software-name" value="software-name"/> Missing software-name in inventory-item.-->
+      <implemented-component component-uuid="11111111-2222-4000-8000-009000000007">
+      </implemented-component>
+    </inventory-item>
+  </system-implementation>
+</system-security-plan>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml b/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
index e4fe24729..3a97b83fd 100644
--- a/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/fedramp-external-constraints.xml
@@ -646,6 +646,11 @@
         <metapath target="/system-security-plan/system-implementation/inventory-item"/>
         <constraints>
             <let var ="component-uuid" expression="implemented-component/@component-uuid"/>
+            <expect id="inventory-item-has-software-name" target=".[prop[@name='asset-type' and @value=('operating-system', 'container', 'image')] or ../component[uuid=$component-uuid and type='software']]" test="count(prop[@name=('software-name', 'os-name')]) = 1 or count(../component[@uuid=$component-uuid]/prop[@name=('software-name', 'os-name')]) = 1" level="ERROR">
+                <formal-name>Inventory Item Has Software Name</formal-name>
+                <prop namespace="https://docs.oasis-open.org/sarif/sarif/v2.1.0" name="help-url" value="https://automate.fedramp.gov/documentation/ssp/5-attachments/#system-inventory-approach"/>
+                <message>In a FedRAMP SSP, each inventory item MUST include the software name in the inventory item itself or within the linked component.</message>
+            </expect>
             <expect id="inventory-item-has-vendor-name" target="." test="count(prop[@name='vendor-name' and @ns='http://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal']) >= 1 or count(../component[@uuid=$component-uuid]/prop[@name='vendor-name' and @ns='http://fedramp.gov/ns/oscal']) >= 1" level="ERROR">
                 <formal-name>Inventory Item Has Vendor Name</formal-name>
                 <prop namespace="https://docs.oasis-open.org/sarif/sarif/v2.1.0" name="help-url" value="https://automate.fedramp.gov/documentation/ssp/5-attachments/#system-inventory-approach"/>
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/inventory-item-has-software-name-FAIL.yaml b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/inventory-item-has-software-name-FAIL.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d5b358bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/inventory-item-has-software-name-FAIL.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+test-case:
+  name: Negative Test for inventory-item-has-software-name
+  description: >-
+    This test case validates the behavior of constraint
+    inventory-item-has-software-name
+  content: ../content/ssp-inventory-item-has-software-name-INVALID.xml
+  expectations:
+    - constraint-id: inventory-item-has-software-name
+      result: fail
diff --git a/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/inventory-item-has-software-name-PASS.yaml b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/inventory-item-has-software-name-PASS.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dd3278bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validations/constraints/unit-tests/inventory-item-has-software-name-PASS.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+test-case:
+  name: Positive Test for inventory-item-has-software-name
+  description: >-
+    This test case validates the behavior of constraint
+    inventory-item-has-software-name
+  content: ../../../content/rev5/examples/ssp/xml/fedramp-ssp-example.oscal.xml
+  expectations:
+    - constraint-id: inventory-item-has-software-name
+      result: pass