diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index 2bfa398b..682307e8 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ const (
 	FixedNetworkName = "kind"
 	// NodeCCMLabelKey
 	NodeCCMLabelKey = "io.x-k8s.cloud-provider-kind.cluster"
+	// NodeNameLabelKey
+	NodeNameLabelKey = "io.x-k8s.cloud-provider-kind.node.name"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/loadbalancer/server.go b/pkg/loadbalancer/server.go
index fac5169d..154d2bab 100644
--- a/pkg/loadbalancer/server.go
+++ b/pkg/loadbalancer/server.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package loadbalancer
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base32"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -113,9 +115,17 @@ func (s *Server) EnsureLoadBalancerDeleted(ctx context.Context, clusterName stri
 	return container.Delete(loadBalancerName(clusterName, service))
 }
 
-// loadbalancer name = cluster-name + service.namespace + service.name
+// loadbalancer name is a unique name for the loadbalancer container
 func loadBalancerName(clusterName string, service *v1.Service) string {
-	return constants.ContainerPrefix + "-" + clusterName + "-" + service.Namespace + "-" + service.Name
+	hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(loadBalancerSimpleName(clusterName, service)))
+	encoded := base32.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(hash[:])
+	name := constants.ContainerPrefix + "-" + encoded[:40]
+
+	return name
+}
+
+func loadBalancerSimpleName(clusterName string, service *v1.Service) string {
+	return clusterName + "-" + service.Namespace + "-" + service.Name
 }
 
 // createLoadBalancer create a docker container with a loadbalancer
@@ -132,6 +142,8 @@ func createLoadBalancer(clusterName string, service *v1.Service, image string) e
 		"--tty",    // allocate a tty for entrypoint logs
 		// label the node with the cluster ID
 		"--label", fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", constants.NodeCCMLabelKey, clusterName),
+		// label the node with the load balancer name
+		"--label", fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", constants.NodeNameLabelKey, loadBalancerSimpleName(clusterName, service)),
 		// user a user defined docker network so we get embedded DNS
 		"--net", networkName,
 		"--init=false",
diff --git a/pkg/loadbalancer/server_test.go b/pkg/loadbalancer/server_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28609181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/loadbalancer/server_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package loadbalancer
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cloud-provider-kind/pkg/constants"
+)
+
+func TestLoadBalancerName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		cluster     string
+		service     *v1.Service
+		expected    string
+		expectedLen int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "simple",
+			cluster:     "test-cluster",
+			service:     &v1.Service{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "test-namespace", Name: "test-service"}},
+			expected:    constants.ContainerPrefix + "-AWEHRL6IVEFOWQI2DXZDWR4QZPCNHGSVJCV5UBM6",
+			expectedLen: 48,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual := loadBalancerName(test.cluster, test.service)
+			if actual != test.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", test.expected, actual)
+			}
+			if len(actual) != test.expectedLen {
+				t.Errorf("expected length %d, got %d", test.expectedLen, len(actual))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}