diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/NamingRules/SA1300UnitTests.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/NamingRules/SA1300UnitTests.cs
index 6ab51355c..b53f58c35 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/NamingRules/SA1300UnitTests.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/NamingRules/SA1300UnitTests.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,31 @@ public async Task TestLowerCaseNamespaceAsync()
             await VerifyCSharpFixAsync(testCode, expected, fixedCode, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TestAllowedLowerCaseNamespaceIsNotReportedAsync()
+        {
+            var customTestSettings = @"
+{
+  ""settings"": {
+    ""namingRules"": {
+      ""allowedNamespaceComponents"": [ ""eBay"" ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+";
+
+            var testCode = @"namespace eBay
+{ 
+
+}";
+
+            await new CSharpTest
+            {
+                TestCode = testCode,
+                Settings = customTestSettings,
+            }.RunAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task TestLowerCaseComlicatedNamespaceAsync()
         {
@@ -67,6 +92,31 @@ public async Task TestLowerCaseComlicatedNamespaceAsync()
             await VerifyCSharpFixAsync(testCode, expected, fixedCode, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TestAllowedLowerCaseComplicatedNamespaceIsNotReportedAsync()
+        {
+            var customTestSettings = @"
+{
+  ""settings"": {
+    ""namingRules"": {
+      ""allowedNamespaceComponents"": [ ""iPod"" ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+";
+
+            var testCode = @"namespace Apple.iPod.Library
+{ 
+
+}";
+
+            await new CSharpTest
+            {
+                TestCode = testCode,
+                Settings = customTestSettings,
+            }.RunAsync(CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task TestUpperCaseClassAsync()
         {
diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/Settings/SettingsUnitTests.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/Settings/SettingsUnitTests.cs
index 21454bca2..6a0747704 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/Settings/SettingsUnitTests.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers.Test/Settings/SettingsUnitTests.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public void VerifySettingsDefaults()
             Assert.Equal("Copyright (c) PlaceholderCompany. All rights reserved.", styleCopSettings.DocumentationRules.GetCopyrightText("unused"));
             Assert.True(styleCopSettings.NamingRules.AllowCommonHungarianPrefixes);
             Assert.Empty(styleCopSettings.NamingRules.AllowedHungarianPrefixes);
+            Assert.Empty(styleCopSettings.NamingRules.AllowedNamespaceComponents);
 
             Assert.NotNull(styleCopSettings.OrderingRules);
             Assert.Equal(UsingDirectivesPlacement.InsideNamespace, styleCopSettings.OrderingRules.UsingDirectivesPlacement);
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public async Task VerifySettingsAreReadCorrectlyAsync()
     ""namingRules"": {
       ""allowCommonHungarianPrefixes"": false,
       ""allowedHungarianPrefixes"": [""a"", ""ab"", ""ignoredTooLong""],
+      ""allowedNamespaceComponents"": [""eBay"", ""iMac""],
       ""unrecognizedValue"": 3
     },
     ""layoutRules"": {
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public async Task VerifySettingsAreReadCorrectlyAsync()
             Assert.Equal("ru-RU", styleCopSettings.DocumentationRules.DocumentationCulture);
             Assert.False(styleCopSettings.NamingRules.AllowCommonHungarianPrefixes);
             Assert.Equal(new[] { "a", "ab" }, styleCopSettings.NamingRules.AllowedHungarianPrefixes);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "eBay", "iMac" }, styleCopSettings.NamingRules.AllowedNamespaceComponents);
 
             Assert.NotNull(styleCopSettings.LayoutRules);
             Assert.Equal(OptionSetting.Require, styleCopSettings.LayoutRules.NewlineAtEndOfFile);
diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/NamingRules/SA1300ElementMustBeginWithUpperCaseLetter.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/NamingRules/SA1300ElementMustBeginWithUpperCaseLetter.cs
index e486cc1da..88cff047a 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/NamingRules/SA1300ElementMustBeginWithUpperCaseLetter.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/NamingRules/SA1300ElementMustBeginWithUpperCaseLetter.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace StyleCop.Analyzers.NamingRules
     using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics;
     using StyleCop.Analyzers.Helpers;
     using StyleCop.Analyzers.Lightup;
+    using StyleCop.Analyzers.Settings.ObjectModel;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The name of a C# element does not begin with an upper-case letter.
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ namespace StyleCop.Analyzers.NamingRules
     /// class. A <c>NativeMethods</c> class is any class which contains a name ending in <c>NativeMethods</c>, and is
     /// intended as a placeholder for Win32 or COM wrappers. StyleCop will ignore this violation if the item is placed
     /// within a <c>NativeMethods</c> class.</para>
+    ///
+    /// <para>For namespace components that begin with a small letter, due to branding issues or other reasons, add the
+    /// term to the <c>allowedNamespaceComponents</c> list.</para>
     /// </remarks>
     [DiagnosticAnalyzer(LanguageNames.CSharp)]
     internal class SA1300ElementMustBeginWithUpperCaseLetter : DiagnosticAnalyzer
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ internal class SA1300ElementMustBeginWithUpperCaseLetter : DiagnosticAnalyzer
         private static readonly DiagnosticDescriptor Descriptor =
             new DiagnosticDescriptor(DiagnosticId, Title, MessageFormat, AnalyzerCategory.NamingRules, DiagnosticSeverity.Warning, AnalyzerConstants.EnabledByDefault, Description, HelpLink);
 
-        private static readonly Action<SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext> NamespaceDeclarationAction = HandleNamespaceDeclaration;
+        private static readonly Action<SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext, StyleCopSettings> NamespaceDeclarationAction = HandleNamespaceDeclaration;
         private static readonly Action<SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext> ClassDeclarationAction = HandleClassDeclaration;
         private static readonly Action<SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext> EnumDeclarationAction = HandleEnumDeclaration;
         private static readonly Action<SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext> EnumMemberDeclarationAction = HandleEnumMemberDeclaration;
@@ -82,13 +86,13 @@ public override void Initialize(AnalysisContext context)
             context.RegisterSyntaxNodeAction(PropertyDeclarationAction, SyntaxKind.PropertyDeclaration);
         }
 
-        private static void HandleNamespaceDeclaration(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context)
+        private static void HandleNamespaceDeclaration(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context, StyleCopSettings settings)
         {
             NameSyntax nameSyntax = ((NamespaceDeclarationSyntax)context.Node).Name;
-            CheckNameSyntax(context, nameSyntax);
+            CheckNamespaceNameSyntax(context, nameSyntax, settings);
         }
 
-        private static void CheckNameSyntax(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context, NameSyntax nameSyntax)
+        private static void CheckNamespaceNameSyntax(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context, NameSyntax nameSyntax, StyleCopSettings settings)
         {
             if (nameSyntax == null || nameSyntax.IsMissing)
             {
@@ -97,12 +101,13 @@ private static void CheckNameSyntax(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context, NameSynta
 
             if (nameSyntax is QualifiedNameSyntax qualifiedNameSyntax)
             {
-                CheckNameSyntax(context, qualifiedNameSyntax.Left);
-                CheckNameSyntax(context, qualifiedNameSyntax.Right);
+                CheckNamespaceNameSyntax(context, qualifiedNameSyntax.Left, settings);
+                CheckNamespaceNameSyntax(context, qualifiedNameSyntax.Right, settings);
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (nameSyntax is SimpleNameSyntax simpleNameSyntax)
+            if (nameSyntax is SimpleNameSyntax simpleNameSyntax &&
+                !settings.NamingRules.AllowedNamespaceComponents.Contains(simpleNameSyntax.Identifier.ValueText))
             {
                 CheckElementNameToken(context, simpleNameSyntax.Identifier);
                 return;
diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/ObjectModel/NamingSettings.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/ObjectModel/NamingSettings.cs
index 27367006f..0523281c9 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/ObjectModel/NamingSettings.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/ObjectModel/NamingSettings.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 namespace StyleCop.Analyzers.Settings.ObjectModel
 {
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Collections.Immutable;
+    using System.Linq;
     using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
     using LightJson;
 
@@ -14,6 +16,11 @@ internal class NamingSettings
         /// </summary>
         private readonly ImmutableArray<string>.Builder allowedHungarianPrefixes;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This is the backing field for the <see cref="AllowedNamespaceComponents"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly ImmutableArray<string>.Builder allowedNamespaceComponents;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NamingSettings"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ protected internal NamingSettings()
         {
             this.AllowCommonHungarianPrefixes = true;
             this.allowedHungarianPrefixes = ImmutableArray.CreateBuilder<string>();
+            this.allowedNamespaceComponents = ImmutableArray.CreateBuilder<string>();
 
             this.IncludeInferredTupleElementNames = false;
             this.TupleElementNameCasing = TupleElementNameCase.PascalCase;
@@ -57,6 +65,11 @@ protected internal NamingSettings(JsonObject namingSettingsObject)
 
                     break;
 
+                case "allowedNamespaceComponents":
+                    kvp.AssertIsArray();
+                    this.allowedNamespaceComponents.AddRange(kvp.Value.AsJsonArray.Select(x => x.ToStringValue(kvp.Key)));
+                    break;
+
                 case "includeInferredTupleElementNames":
                     this.IncludeInferredTupleElementNames = kvp.ToBooleanValue();
                     break;
@@ -76,6 +89,9 @@ protected internal NamingSettings(JsonObject namingSettingsObject)
         public ImmutableArray<string> AllowedHungarianPrefixes
             => this.allowedHungarianPrefixes.ToImmutable();
 
+        public ImmutableArray<string> AllowedNamespaceComponents
+            => this.allowedNamespaceComponents.ToImmutable();
+
         public bool IncludeInferredTupleElementNames { get; }
 
         public TupleElementNameCase TupleElementNameCasing { get; }
diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/stylecop.schema.json b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/stylecop.schema.json
index 7835dbc00..34c319a7b 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/stylecop.schema.json
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Settings/stylecop.schema.json
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@
                 "uniqueItems": true
               }
             },
+            "allowedNamespaceComponents": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "description": "Allowed namespace components, such as ones beginning with a lowercase letter.",
+              "default": [],
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "uniqueItems": true
+              }
+            },
             "includeInferredTupleElementNames": {
               "type": "boolean",
               "description": "Specifies whether inferred tuple element names will be analyzed as well.",
diff --git a/documentation/Configuration.md b/documentation/Configuration.md
index 7a849f309..420b3add4 100644
--- a/documentation/Configuration.md
+++ b/documentation/Configuration.md
@@ -314,6 +314,30 @@ The following example shows a settings file which allows the common prefixes as
 }
 ```
 
+### Namespace Components
+
+The following property is used to configure allowable namespace components (e.g. ones that start with a lowercase letter).
+
+| Property | Default Value | Minimum Version | Summary |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `allowedNamespaceComponents` | `[ ]` | 1.2.0 | Specifies namespace components that are allowed to be used. See the example below for more information. |
+
+The following example shows a settings file which allows namespace components such as `eBay` or `Apple.iPod`.
+
+```json
+{
+  "settings": {
+    "namingRules": {
+      "allowedNamespaceComponents": [
+        "eBay",
+        "iPod"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+
 ### Tuple element names
 
 The following properties are used to configure the behavior of the tuple element name analyzers.
diff --git a/documentation/SA1300.md b/documentation/SA1300.md
index fa9ef4faf..000421d6d 100644
--- a/documentation/SA1300.md
+++ b/documentation/SA1300.md
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ begin with a lower-case letter, place the field or variable within a special `Na
 class is any class which contains a name ending in `NativeMethods`, and is intended as a placeholder for Win32 or COM
 wrappers. StyleCop will ignore this violation if the item is placed within a `NativeMethods` class.
 
+For namespace components that begin with a small letter, due to branding issues or other reasons, add the appropriate
+term to the `allowedNamespaceComponents` list.
+
 ## How to fix violations
 
-To fix a violation of this rule, change the name of the element so that it begins with an upper-case letter, or place
-the item within a `NativeMethods` class if appropriate.
+To fix a violation of this rule, change the name of the element so that it begins with an upper-case letter, place
+the item within a `NativeMethods` class if appropriate, or add it to the `allowedNamespaceComponents` list if
+it is a namespace component.
 
 ## How to suppress violations