diff --git a/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-cockpit-token-create-usage.golden b/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-cockpit-token-create-usage.golden
index 154f013081..24b999156b 100644
--- a/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-cockpit-token-create-usage.golden
+++ b/cmd/scw/testdata/test-all-usage-cockpit-token-create-usage.golden
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ USAGE:
 
 ARGS:
   [project-id]                   Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used
-  [name]                         
+  [name=<generated>]             
   [scopes.query-metrics]         
   [scopes.write-metrics]         
   [scopes.setup-metrics-rules]   
diff --git a/docs/commands/cockpit.md b/docs/commands/cockpit.md
index 945864fc34..125a554067 100644
--- a/docs/commands/cockpit.md
+++ b/docs/commands/cockpit.md
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ scw cockpit token create [arg=value ...]
 | Name |   | Description |
 |------|---|-------------|
 | project-id |  | Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used |
-| name |  |  |
+| name | Default: `<generated>` |  |
 | scopes.query-metrics |  |  |
 | scopes.write-metrics |  |  |
 | scopes.setup-metrics-rules |  |  |
diff --git a/internal/namespaces/cockpit/v1beta1/cockpit_cli.go b/internal/namespaces/cockpit/v1beta1/cockpit_cli.go
index 7558ab80b1..396c2fce79 100644
--- a/internal/namespaces/cockpit/v1beta1/cockpit_cli.go
+++ b/internal/namespaces/cockpit/v1beta1/cockpit_cli.go
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ func cockpitTokenCreate() *core.Command {
 				Required:   false,
 				Deprecated: false,
 				Positional: false,
+				Default:    core.RandomValueGenerator("token"),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:       "scopes.query-metrics",