diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManager.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManager.java
index ecefed0323..0272149470 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManager.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManager.java
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ public class KubernetesLeaderElectionManager extends TrackedLeaderElectionManage
      * Kubernetes Leader Election Manager constructor with NiFi Properties
      */
     public KubernetesLeaderElectionManager(final NiFiProperties nifiProperties) {
-        this.roleIdPrefix = nifiProperties.getProperty(NiFiProperties.CLUSTER_LEADER_ELECTION_KUBERNETES_LEASE_PREFIX);
+        final String leasePrefix = nifiProperties.getProperty(NiFiProperties.CLUSTER_LEADER_ELECTION_KUBERNETES_LEASE_PREFIX);
+        this.roleIdPrefix = leasePrefix == null || leasePrefix.isBlank() ? null : leasePrefix;
         executorService = createExecutorService();
         leaderElectionCommandProvider = createLeaderElectionCommandProvider();
     }
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManagerTest.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManagerTest.java
index 3457332127..05c6f636c5 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManagerTest.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-leader-election/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/leader/election/KubernetesLeaderElectionManagerTest.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class KubernetesLeaderElectionManagerTest {
 
     private static final String PREFIX = "label";
 
+    private static final String EMPTY_PREFIX = "";
+
     @Mock
     LeaderElectionStateChangeListener changeListener;
 
@@ -68,16 +70,11 @@ class KubernetesLeaderElectionManagerTest {
     ManagedLeaderElectionCommandProvider leaderElectionCommandProvider;
 
     KubernetesLeaderElectionManager manager;
-    KubernetesLeaderElectionManager managerWithProperties;
 
     @BeforeEach
     void setManager() {
         leaderElectionCommandProvider = new ManagedLeaderElectionCommandProvider();
         manager = new MockKubernetesLeaderElectionManager(new NiFiProperties());
-
-        final Properties properties = new Properties();
-        properties.setProperty(NiFiProperties.CLUSTER_LEADER_ELECTION_KUBERNETES_LEASE_PREFIX, PREFIX);
-        managerWithProperties = new MockKubernetesLeaderElectionManager(new NiFiProperties(properties));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -195,15 +192,37 @@ class KubernetesLeaderElectionManagerTest {
 
     @Test
     void testRoleIdWithPrefix() {
-        managerWithProperties.start();
+        final Properties properties = new Properties();
+        properties.setProperty(NiFiProperties.CLUSTER_LEADER_ELECTION_KUBERNETES_LEASE_PREFIX, PREFIX);
+        final MockKubernetesLeaderElectionManager electionManager = new MockKubernetesLeaderElectionManager(new NiFiProperties(properties));
+
+        electionManager.start();
 
         setSubmitStartLeading();
 
-        managerWithProperties.register(ROLE, changeListener, PARTICIPANT_ID);
+        electionManager.register(ROLE, changeListener, PARTICIPANT_ID);
 
         captureRunCommand();
 
-        assertEquals(PREFIX + "-" + LEADER_ELECTION_ROLE.getRoleId(), leaderElectionCommandProvider.name);
+        final String expected = String.format("%s-%s", PREFIX, LEADER_ELECTION_ROLE.getRoleId());
+        assertEquals(expected, leaderElectionCommandProvider.name);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testRoleIdWithEmptyPrefix() {
+        final Properties properties = new Properties();
+        properties.setProperty(NiFiProperties.CLUSTER_LEADER_ELECTION_KUBERNETES_LEASE_PREFIX, EMPTY_PREFIX);
+        final MockKubernetesLeaderElectionManager electionManager = new MockKubernetesLeaderElectionManager(new NiFiProperties(properties));
+
+        electionManager.start();
+
+        setSubmitStartLeading();
+
+        electionManager.register(ROLE, changeListener, PARTICIPANT_ID);
+
+        captureRunCommand();
+
+        assertEquals(LEADER_ELECTION_ROLE.getRoleId(), leaderElectionCommandProvider.name);
     }
 
     private void setSubmitStartLeading() {
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/pom.xml b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/pom.xml
index 1ee073e5c4..a93989ddf0 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
             <artifactId>kubernetes-server-mock</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.nifi</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nifi-mock</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.nifi</groupId>
             <artifactId>nifi-expression-language</artifactId>
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider.java
index 6c8d742e00..a4d90d5421 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.AbstractConfigurableComponent;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.PropertyDescriptor;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.PropertyValue;
+import org.apache.nifi.components.Validator;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.state.Scope;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.state.StateMap;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.state.StateProvider;
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ import org.apache.nifi.components.state.StateProviderInitializationContext;
 import org.apache.nifi.kubernetes.client.ServiceAccountNamespaceProvider;
 import org.apache.nifi.kubernetes.client.StandardKubernetesClientProvider;
 import org.apache.nifi.logging.ComponentLog;
-import org.apache.nifi.processor.util.StandardValidators;
 
 /**
  * State Provider implementation based on Kubernetes ConfigMaps with Base64 encoded keys to meet Kubernetes constraints
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider extends AbstractConfigurableCompon
     static final PropertyDescriptor CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX = new PropertyDescriptor.Builder()
         .name("ConfigMap Name Prefix")
         .description("Optional prefix that the Provider will prepend to Kubernetes ConfigMap names. The resulting ConfigMap name will contain nifi-component and the component identifier.")
-        .addValidator(StandardValidators.NON_BLANK_VALIDATOR)
+        .addValidator(Validator.VALID)
         .required(false)
         .build();
 
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ public class KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider extends AbstractConfigurableCompon
         this.namespace = new ServiceAccountNamespaceProvider().getNamespace();
 
         final PropertyValue configMapNamePrefixProperty = context.getProperty(CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX);
-        final String configMapNamePrefix = configMapNamePrefixProperty.isSet() ? configMapNamePrefixProperty.getValue() + PREFIX_SEPARATOR : EMPTY_PREFIX;
+        final String prefixPropertyValue = configMapNamePrefixProperty.getValue();
 
+        final String configMapNamePrefix = prefixPropertyValue == null || prefixPropertyValue.isBlank() ? EMPTY_PREFIX : prefixPropertyValue + PREFIX_SEPARATOR;
         configMapNameFormat = String.format(CONFIG_MAP_NAME_FORMAT, configMapNamePrefix);
         configMapNamePattern = Pattern.compile(String.format(CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PATTERN_FORMAT, configMapNamePrefix));
     }
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest.java
index 54b40e5833..d833113b97 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-kubernetes-bundle/nifi-framework-kubernetes-state-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/kubernetes/state/provider/KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest.java
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.server.mock.KubernetesMockServer;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.server.mock.KubernetesMockServerExtension;
 import io.fabric8.mockwebserver.dsl.HttpMethod;
 import okhttp3.mockwebserver.RecordedRequest;
+import org.apache.nifi.components.ValidationResult;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.state.Scope;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.state.StateMap;
 import org.apache.nifi.components.state.StateProviderInitializationContext;
 import org.apache.nifi.logging.ComponentLog;
 import org.apache.nifi.parameter.ParameterLookup;
+import org.apache.nifi.util.MockProcessContext;
+import org.apache.nifi.util.MockValidationContext;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ class KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest {
 
     private static final String CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX_VALUE = "label";
 
+    private static final String EMPTY = "";
+
     @Mock
     StateProviderInitializationContext context;
 
@@ -97,12 +102,19 @@ class KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testInitializeShutdown() {
-        setContext();
-        provider.initialize(context);
+    void testInitializeValidateShutdown() {
+        setContextWithConfigMapNamePrefix(EMPTY);
 
+        provider.initialize(context);
         assertEquals(IDENTIFIER, provider.getIdentifier());
 
+        final MockProcessContext processContext = new MockProcessContext(provider);
+        processContext.setProperty(KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider.CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX, EMPTY);
+        final MockValidationContext validationContext = new MockValidationContext(processContext, null);
+        final Collection<ValidationResult> results = provider.validate(validationContext);
+
+        assertTrue(results.isEmpty());
+
         provider.shutdown();
     }
 
@@ -299,7 +311,7 @@ class KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest {
 
     @Test
     void testSetStateGetStateWithPrefix() throws IOException {
-        setContextWithProperties();
+        setContextWithConfigMapNamePrefix(CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX_VALUE);
         provider.initialize(context);
 
         final Map<String, String> state = Collections.singletonMap(STATE_PROPERTY, STATE_VALUE);
@@ -317,7 +329,7 @@ class KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest {
 
     @Test
     void testSetStateGetStoredComponentIdsWithPrefix() throws IOException {
-        setContextWithProperties();
+        setContextWithConfigMapNamePrefix(CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX_VALUE);
         provider.initialize(context);
 
         final Collection<String> initialStoredComponentIds = provider.getStoredComponentIds();
@@ -340,10 +352,10 @@ class KubernetesConfigMapStateProviderTest {
                 .thenReturn(new StandardPropertyValue(null, null, ParameterLookup.EMPTY));
     }
 
-    private void setContextWithProperties() {
+    private void setContextWithConfigMapNamePrefix(final String configMapNamePrefix) {
         setContext();
         when(context.getProperty(KubernetesConfigMapStateProvider.CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX))
-                .thenReturn(new StandardPropertyValue(CONFIG_MAP_NAME_PREFIX_VALUE, null, ParameterLookup.EMPTY));
+                .thenReturn(new StandardPropertyValue(configMapNamePrefix, null, ParameterLookup.EMPTY));
     }
 
     private void assertStateEquals(final Map<String, String> expected, final StateMap stateMap) {