diff --git a/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml b/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml
index a94c3c751..6a0a733ff 100644
--- a/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml
+++ b/salt/docker/soc_docker.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ docker:
     helpLink: docker.html
     advanced: True
   ulimits:
-    description: Default ulimit settings applied to all containers via the Docker daemon. Each entry specifies a resource name (e.g. nofile, memlock, core, nproc) with soft and hard limits. Individual container ulimits override these defaults.
+    description: |
+      Default ulimit settings applied to all containers via the Docker daemon. Each entry specifies a resource name (e.g. nofile, memlock, core, nproc) with soft and hard limits. Individual container ulimits override these defaults. Valid resource names include: cpu, fsize, data, stack, core, rss, nproc, nofile, memlock, as, locks, sigpending, msgqueue, nice, rtprio, rttime.
     forcedType: "[]{}"
     syntax: json
     advanced: True
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ docker:
     - field: name
       label: Resource Name
       required: True
+      regex: ^(cpu|fsize|data|stack|core|rss|nproc|nofile|memlock|as|locks|sigpending|msgqueue|nice|rtprio|rttime)$
+      regexFailureMessage: You must enter a valid ulimit name (cpu, fsize, data, stack, core, rss, nproc, nofile, memlock, as, locks, sigpending, msgqueue, nice, rtprio, rttime).
     - field: soft
       label: Soft Limit
       forcedType: int
@@ -56,7 +59,8 @@ docker:
         multiline: True
         forcedType: "[]string"
       ulimits:
-        description: Ulimit settings for the container. Each entry specifies a resource name (e.g. nofile, memlock, core, nproc) with optional soft and hard limits.
+        description: |
+          Ulimit settings for the container. Each entry specifies a resource name (e.g. nofile, memlock, core, nproc) with optional soft and hard limits. Valid resource names include: cpu, fsize, data, stack, core, rss, nproc, nofile, memlock, as, locks, sigpending, msgqueue, nice, rtprio, rttime.
         advanced: True
         helpLink: docker.html
         forcedType: "[]{}"
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ docker:
         - field: name
           label: Resource Name
           required: True
+          regex: ^(cpu|fsize|data|stack|core|rss|nproc|nofile|memlock|as|locks|sigpending|msgqueue|nice|rtprio|rttime)$
+          regexFailureMessage: You must enter a valid ulimit name (cpu, fsize, data, stack, core, rss, nproc, nofile, memlock, as, locks, sigpending, msgqueue, nice, rtprio, rttime).
         - field: soft
           label: Soft Limit
           forcedType: int