diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java
index 19309fe2da8a..6b93ea10283a 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ private static String distributionProjectName(ElasticsearchDistribution distribu
         if (distribution.getType() == InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_WOLFI) {
             return projectName + "wolfi-docker" + archString + "-export";
         }
+        if (distribution.getType() == InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_WOLFI_ESS) {
+            return projectName + "wolfi-ess-docker" + archString + "-export";
+        }
         return projectName + distribution.getType().getName();
     }
 
diff --git a/distribution/docker/build.gradle b/distribution/docker/build.gradle
index 68c11d9b42f6..99c482d91085 100644
--- a/distribution/docker/build.gradle
+++ b/distribution/docker/build.gradle
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ private static List<String> generateTags(DockerBase base, Architecture architect
   String image = "elasticsearch${base.suffix}"
 
   String namespace = 'elasticsearch'
-  if (base == DockerBase.CLOUD || base == DockerBase.CLOUD_ESS) {
+  if (base == DockerBase.CLOUD || base == DockerBase.CLOUD_ESS || base == DockerBase.WOLFI_ESS) {
     namespace += '-ci'
   }