diff --git a/packages/rule-tester/src/RuleTester.ts b/packages/rule-tester/src/RuleTester.ts
index dfac9486ddb0..8bf01345594d 100644
--- a/packages/rule-tester/src/RuleTester.ts
+++ b/packages/rule-tester/src/RuleTester.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ export class RuleTester extends TestFramework {
   defineRule(name: string, rule: AnyRuleModule): void {
     this.#rules[name] = {
       ...rule,
+      name,
       // Create a wrapper rule that freezes the `context` properties.
       create(context): RuleListener {
         freezeDeeply(context.options);
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.ts b/packages/utils/src/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.ts
index cd06aee6231f..ec1ceec5b381 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export interface RuleWithMeta<
   Docs = unknown,
 > extends RuleCreateAndOptions<Options, MessageIds> {
   meta: RuleMetaData<MessageIds, Docs, Options>;
+  name?: string;
 }
 
 export interface RuleWithMetaAndName<
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ export interface RuleWithMetaAndName<
   name: string;
 }
 
+type RuleModuleWithName<
+  MessageIds extends string,
+  Options extends readonly unknown[] = [],
+  Docs = unknown,
+  ExtendedRuleListener extends RuleListener = RuleListener,
+> = RuleModule<MessageIds, Options, Docs, ExtendedRuleListener> & {
+  name: string;
+};
+
 /**
  * Creates reusable function to create rules with default options and docs URLs.
  *
@@ -67,8 +77,8 @@ export function RuleCreator<PluginDocs = unknown>(
     ...rule
   }: Readonly<
     RuleWithMetaAndName<Options, MessageIds, PluginDocs>
-  >): RuleModule<MessageIds, Options, PluginDocs> {
-    return createRule<Options, MessageIds, PluginDocs>({
+  >): RuleModuleWithName<MessageIds, Options, PluginDocs> {
+    const ruleWithDocs = createRule<Options, MessageIds, PluginDocs>({
       meta: {
         ...meta,
         docs: {
@@ -76,8 +86,11 @@ export function RuleCreator<PluginDocs = unknown>(
           url: urlCreator(name),
         },
       },
+      name,
       ...rule,
     });
+
+    return ruleWithDocs as RuleModuleWithName<MessageIds, Options, PluginDocs>;
   };
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +102,7 @@ function createRule<
   create,
   defaultOptions,
   meta,
+  name,
 }: Readonly<RuleWithMeta<Options, MessageIds, PluginDocs>>): RuleModule<
   MessageIds,
   Options,
@@ -101,6 +115,7 @@ function createRule<
     },
     defaultOptions,
     meta,
+    name,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
index 5f4395e36974..7b9b9c6961ca 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
@@ -737,6 +737,11 @@ export interface RuleModule<
    * Metadata about the rule
    */
   meta: RuleMetaData<MessageIds, Docs, Options>;
+
+  /**
+   * Rule name
+   */
+  name?: string;
 }
 
 export type AnyRuleModule = RuleModule<string, readonly unknown[]>;
diff --git a/packages/utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts b/packages/utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts
index 625ee3646f2f..314402fcde07 100644
--- a/packages/utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts
@@ -42,5 +42,55 @@ describe(ESLintUtils.RuleCreator, () => {
       schema: [],
       type: 'problem',
     });
+    expect(rule.name).toBe('test');
+  });
+
+  it('withoutDocs should work without a `name`', () => {
+    const rule = ESLintUtils.RuleCreator.withoutDocs({
+      create() {
+        return {};
+      },
+      defaultOptions: [],
+      meta: {
+        docs: {
+          description: 'some description',
+        },
+        messages: {
+          foo: 'some message',
+        },
+        schema: [],
+        type: 'problem',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(rule.meta.docs).toEqual({
+      description: 'some description',
+    });
+    expect(rule.name).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('withoutDocs should work with a `name`', () => {
+    const rule = ESLintUtils.RuleCreator.withoutDocs({
+      create() {
+        return {};
+      },
+      defaultOptions: [],
+      meta: {
+        docs: {
+          description: 'some description',
+        },
+        messages: {
+          foo: 'some message',
+        },
+        schema: [],
+        type: 'problem',
+      },
+      name: 'some-name',
+    });
+
+    expect(rule.meta.docs).toEqual({
+      description: 'some description',
+    });
+    expect(rule.name).toBe('some-name');
   });
 });