diff --git a/pkg/lint/recipe.go b/pkg/lint/recipe.go
index cae797f3..d41ffa78 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/recipe.go
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ var LintRules = map[string][]LintRule{
 			HowToResolve: "upload your recipe to git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/...",
 			Function:     LintHasRecipeRepo,
 		},
+		{
+			Ref:          "R014",
+			Level:        "warn",
+			Description:  "Long secret names",
+			HowToResolve: "Reduce the lenght of secret names to 12 characters.",
+			Function:     LintSecretLengths,
+		},
 	},
 	"error": {
 		{
@@ -401,6 +408,16 @@ func LintHasRecipeRepo(recipe recipe.Recipe) (bool, error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
 
+func LintSecretLengths(recipe recipe.Recipe) (bool, error) {
+	for name := range recipe.Config.Secrets {
+		if len(name) > 12 {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("secret %s is longer than 12 characters", name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
 func LintValidTags(recipe recipe.Recipe) (bool, error) {
 	recipeDir := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, recipe.Name)