diff --git a/modules/nf-lang/src/main/java/nextflow/config/control/VariableScopeVisitor.java b/modules/nf-lang/src/main/java/nextflow/config/control/VariableScopeVisitor.java
index 21e5db49f4..7e3adc4e41 100644
--- a/modules/nf-lang/src/main/java/nextflow/config/control/VariableScopeVisitor.java
+++ b/modules/nf-lang/src/main/java/nextflow/config/control/VariableScopeVisitor.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public void visitConfigApply(ConfigApplyNode node) {
         checkMethodCall(node);
     }
 
-    private boolean inProcess;
+    private boolean inProcessScope;
 
     private boolean inClosure;
 
@@ -117,34 +117,50 @@ public void visitConfigAssign(ConfigAssignNode node) {
             configScopes.add(node.names.get(i));
 
         var scopes = currentConfigScopes();
-        inProcess = !scopes.isEmpty() && "process".equals(scopes.get(0));
+        inProcessScope = isProcessScope(scopes, node);
         inClosure = node.value instanceof ClosureExpression;
-        if( inClosure ) {
-            if( isWorkflowHandler(scopes, node) )
-                vsc.addWarning("The use of workflow handlers in the config is deprecated -- use the entry workflow or a plugin instead", String.join(".", node.names), node);
-            else if( !inProcess )
-                vsc.addError("Dynamic config options are only allowed in the `process` scope", node);
-        }
+        if( isWorkflowHandler(scopes, node) )
+            vsc.addWarning("The use of workflow handlers in the config is deprecated -- use the entry workflow or a plugin instead", String.join(".", node.names), node);
         if( inClosure ) {
             vsc.pushScope(ScriptDsl.class);
-            if( inProcess )
+            if( inProcessScope )
                 vsc.pushScope(ProcessDsl.class);
         }
 
         super.visitConfigAssign(node);
 
         if( inClosure ) {
-            if( inProcess )
+            if( inProcessScope )
                 vsc.popScope();
             vsc.popScope();
         }
         inClosure = false;
-        inProcess = false;
+        inProcessScope = false;
 
         for( int i = 0; i < node.names.size() - 1; i++ )
             configScopes.pop();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine whether a config option can access the process
+     * DSL for dynamic settings.
+     *
+     * This includes options in the `process` config scope and `executor.jobName`.
+     *
+     * @param scopes
+     * @param node
+     */
+    private static boolean isProcessScope(List<String> scopes, ConfigAssignNode node) {
+        if( scopes.isEmpty() )
+            return false;
+        if( "process".equals(scopes.get(0)) )
+            return true;
+        var option = node.names.get(node.names.size() - 1);
+        return scopes.size() == 1
+            && "executor".equals(scopes.get(0))
+            && "jobName".equals(option);
+    }
+
     private static boolean isWorkflowHandler(List<String> scopes, ConfigAssignNode node) {
         var option = node.names.get(node.names.size() - 1);
         return scopes.size() == 1
@@ -157,7 +173,7 @@ public void visitMapEntryExpression(MapEntryExpression node) {
         node.getKeyExpression().visit(this);
 
         var ic = inClosure;
-        if( inProcess && node.getValueExpression() instanceof ClosureExpression )
+        if( inProcessScope && node.getValueExpression() instanceof ClosureExpression )
             inClosure = true;
         node.getValueExpression().visit(this);
         inClosure = ic;
@@ -313,7 +329,7 @@ public void visitVariableExpression(VariableExpression node) {
         var name = node.getName();
         Variable variable = vsc.findVariableDeclaration(name, node);
         if( variable == null ) {
-            if( inProcess && inClosure ) {
+            if( inProcessScope && inClosure ) {
                 // dynamic process directives can reference process inputs which are not known at this point
             }
             else {
diff --git a/modules/nf-lang/src/test/groovy/nextflow/config/control/ConfigResolveTest.groovy b/modules/nf-lang/src/test/groovy/nextflow/config/control/ConfigResolveTest.groovy
index 447f03ccf0..1acd686ae9 100644
--- a/modules/nf-lang/src/test/groovy/nextflow/config/control/ConfigResolveTest.groovy
+++ b/modules/nf-lang/src/test/groovy/nextflow/config/control/ConfigResolveTest.groovy
@@ -63,29 +63,6 @@ class ConfigResolveTest extends Specification {
         errors[0].getOriginalMessage() == '`process` is not defined'
     }
 
-    def 'should report an error for an invalid dynamic config option' () {
-        when:
-        def errors = check(
-            '''\
-            report.file = { "report.html" }
-            '''
-        )
-        then:
-        errors.size() == 1
-        errors[0].getStartLine() == 1
-        errors[0].getStartColumn() == 1
-        errors[0].getOriginalMessage() == 'Dynamic config options are only allowed in the `process` scope'
-
-        when:
-        errors = check(
-            '''\
-            process.clusterOptions = { "--cpus ${task.cpus}" }
-            '''
-        )
-        then:
-        errors.size() == 0
-    }
-
     def 'should report an error for an invalid config include' () {
         given:
         def root = tempDir()
@@ -192,6 +169,15 @@ class ConfigResolveTest extends Specification {
         errors[0].getStartLine() == 2
         errors[0].getStartColumn() == 23
         errors[0].getOriginalMessage() == '`meta` is not defined'
+
+        when:
+        errors = check(
+            '''\
+            executor.jobName = { "$task.name - $task.hash" }
+            '''
+        )
+        then:
+        errors.size() == 0
     }
 
 }