diff --git a/jobspec/parse_service.go b/jobspec/parse_service.go
index 00963b327..24c35176d 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse_service.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse_service.go
@@ -263,32 +263,7 @@ func parseSidecarService(o *ast.ObjectItem) (*api.ConsulSidecarService, error) {
 }
 
 func parseSidecarTask(item *ast.ObjectItem) (*api.SidecarTask, error) {
-	// We need this later
-	var listVal *ast.ObjectList
-	if ot, ok := item.Val.(*ast.ObjectType); ok {
-		listVal = ot.List
-	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("should be an object")
-	}
-
-	// Check for invalid keys
-	valid := []string{
-		"config",
-		"driver",
-		"env",
-		"kill_timeout",
-		"logs",
-		"meta",
-		"resources",
-		"shutdown_delay",
-		"user",
-		"kill_signal",
-	}
-	if err := helper.CheckHCLKeys(listVal, valid); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	task, err := parseTask(item)
+	task, err := parseTask(item, sidecarTaskKeys)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/jobspec/parse_task.go b/jobspec/parse_task.go
index 230ef32a8..1e6ace7ca 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse_task.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse_task.go
@@ -12,47 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
 
-func parseTasks(result *[]*api.Task, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
-	list = list.Children()
-	if len(list.Items) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Go through each object and turn it into an actual result.
-	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, item := range list.Items {
-		n := item.Keys[0].Token.Value().(string)
-
-		// Make sure we haven't already found this
-		if _, ok := seen[n]; ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("task '%s' defined more than once", n)
-		}
-		seen[n] = struct{}{}
-
-		t, err := parseTask(item)
-		if err != nil {
-			return multierror.Prefix(err, fmt.Sprintf("'%s',", n))
-		}
-
-		t.Name = n
-
-		*result = append(*result, t)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func parseTask(item *ast.ObjectItem) (*api.Task, error) {
-	// We need this later
-	var listVal *ast.ObjectList
-	if ot, ok := item.Val.(*ast.ObjectType); ok {
-		listVal = ot.List
-	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("should be an object")
-	}
-
-	// Check for invalid keys
-	valid := []string{
+var (
+	normalTaskKeys = []string{
 		"artifact",
 		"config",
 		"constraint",
@@ -77,7 +38,63 @@ func parseTask(item *ast.ObjectItem) (*api.Task, error) {
 		"volume_mount",
 		"csi_plugin",
 	}
-	if err := helper.CheckHCLKeys(listVal, valid); err != nil {
+
+	sidecarTaskKeys = []string{
+		"name",
+		"driver",
+		"user",
+		"config",
+		"env",
+		"resources",
+		"meta",
+		"logs",
+		"kill_timeout",
+		"shutdown_delay",
+		"kill_signal",
+	}
+)
+
+func parseTasks(result *[]*api.Task, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
+	list = list.Children()
+	if len(list.Items) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Go through each object and turn it into an actual result.
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, item := range list.Items {
+		n := item.Keys[0].Token.Value().(string)
+
+		// Make sure we haven't already found this
+		if _, ok := seen[n]; ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("task '%s' defined more than once", n)
+		}
+		seen[n] = struct{}{}
+
+		t, err := parseTask(item, normalTaskKeys)
+		if err != nil {
+			return multierror.Prefix(err, fmt.Sprintf("'%s',", n))
+		}
+
+		t.Name = n
+
+		*result = append(*result, t)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseTask(item *ast.ObjectItem, keys []string) (*api.Task, error) {
+	// We need this later
+	var listVal *ast.ObjectList
+	if ot, ok := item.Val.(*ast.ObjectType); ok {
+		listVal = ot.List
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("should be an object")
+	}
+
+	// Check for invalid keys
+	if err := helper.CheckHCLKeys(listVal, keys); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/jobspec/parse_test.go b/jobspec/parse_test.go
index c445a6818..c171f9acf 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse_test.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse_test.go
@@ -894,6 +894,28 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"service-connect-sidecar_task-name.hcl",
+			&api.Job{
+				ID:   helper.StringToPtr("sidecar_task_name"),
+				Name: helper.StringToPtr("sidecar_task_name"),
+				Type: helper.StringToPtr("service"),
+				TaskGroups: []*api.TaskGroup{{
+					Name: helper.StringToPtr("group"),
+					Services: []*api.Service{{
+						Name: "example",
+						Connect: &api.ConsulConnect{
+							Native:         false,
+							SidecarService: &api.ConsulSidecarService{},
+							SidecarTask: &api.SidecarTask{
+								Name: "my-sidecar",
+							},
+						},
+					}},
+				}},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			"reschedule-job.hcl",
 			&api.Job{
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/service-connect-sidecar_task-name.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/service-connect-sidecar_task-name.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e46d8ce3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/service-connect-sidecar_task-name.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+job "sidecar_task_name" {
+  type = "service"
+
+  group "group" {
+    service {
+      name = "example"
+      connect {
+        sidecar_service {}
+        sidecar_task {
+          name = "my-sidecar"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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