diff --git a/release_notes.md b/release_notes.md
index 3bf6960a11..6fb900067b 100644
--- a/release_notes.md
+++ b/release_notes.md
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 - Fix modification of ISO strings during the parsing of function metadata bindings.
   - This fixes the listener errors related to the CosmosDB trigger's `StartFromTime` parameter. (#10735)
 - Updated `WebJobs.Script` to target .NET 8 (instead of .NET Standard 2.1)
+- Allow for binding names to use snake case (#10764). Examples include `_`, `binding_name`, and `_binding`.
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diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Host/HostFunctionMetadataProvider.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Host/HostFunctionMetadataProvider.cs
index f5b56e72e2..a1b972a03d 100644
--- a/src/WebJobs.Script/Host/HostFunctionMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Host/HostFunctionMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -116,14 +116,6 @@ private FunctionMetadata ReadFunctionMetadata(string functionDirectory, IFileSys
             }
         }
 
-        internal void ValidateName(string name, bool isProxy = false)
-        {
-            if (!Utility.IsValidFunctionName(name))
-            {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("'{0}' is not a valid {1} name.", name, isProxy ? "proxy" : "function"));
-            }
-        }
-
         internal static FunctionMetadata ParseFunctionMetadata(string functionName, JObject configMetadata, string scriptDirectory, IFileSystem fileSystem,
             IEnumerable<RpcWorkerConfig> workerConfigs, string functionsWorkerRuntime)
         {
diff --git a/src/WebJobs.Script/Utility.cs b/src/WebJobs.Script/Utility.cs
index 5bdaa86319..ff1ce8cf10 100644
--- a/src/WebJobs.Script/Utility.cs
+++ b/src/WebJobs.Script/Utility.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ public static class Utility
 #endif
 
         private static readonly Regex FunctionNameValidationRegex = new Regex(@"^[a-z][a-z0-9_\-]{0,127}$(?<!^host$)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant);
-        private static readonly Regex BindingNameValidationRegex = new Regex(string.Format("^([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]{{0,127}}|{0})$", Regex.Escape(ScriptConstants.SystemReturnParameterBindingName)));
+        private static readonly Regex BindingNameValidationRegex = new Regex(string.Format("^([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]{{0,127}}|{0})$", Regex.Escape(ScriptConstants.SystemReturnParameterBindingName)));
 
         private static readonly string UTF8ByteOrderMark = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Encoding.UTF8.GetPreamble());
         private static readonly FilteredExpandoObjectConverter _filteredExpandoObjectConverter = new FilteredExpandoObjectConverter();
@@ -591,7 +590,7 @@ public static void ValidateBinding(BindingMetadata bindingMetadata)
         {
             if (bindingMetadata.Name == null || !BindingNameValidationRegex.IsMatch(bindingMetadata.Name))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"The binding name {bindingMetadata.Name} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding.");
+                throw new ArgumentException($"The binding name {bindingMetadata.Name} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding. See https://aka.ms/azure-functions-binding-name-rules for more details.");
             }
 
             if (bindingMetadata.IsReturn && bindingMetadata.Direction != BindingDirection.Out)
diff --git a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/FunctionDescriptorProviderTests.cs b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/FunctionDescriptorProviderTests.cs
index aca077409a..4e968ec2d1 100644
--- a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/FunctionDescriptorProviderTests.cs
+++ b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/Description/FunctionDescriptorProviderTests.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Diagnostics.Metrics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Extensibility;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Metrics;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -206,7 +204,6 @@ public async Task CreateTriggerParameter_WithNoBindingMatch_ThrowsExpectedExcept
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(null)]
         [InlineData("")]
-        [InlineData("_binding")]
         [InlineData("binding-test")]
         [InlineData("binding name")]
         public void ValidateBinding_InvalidName_Throws(string bindingName)
@@ -221,10 +218,22 @@ public void ValidateBinding_InvalidName_Throws(string bindingName)
                 _provider.ValidateBinding(bindingMetadata);
             });
 
-            Assert.Equal($"The binding name {bindingName} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding.", ex.Message);
+            Assert.Equal($"The binding name {bindingName} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding. See https://aka.ms/azure-functions-binding-name-rules for more details.", ex.Message);
         }
 
         [Theory]
+        [InlineData("__")]
+        [InlineData("__binding")]
+        [InlineData("binding__")]
+        [InlineData("bind__ing")]
+        [InlineData("__binding__")]
+        [InlineData("_binding")]
+        [InlineData("binding_")]
+        [InlineData("_binding_")]
+        [InlineData("_another_binding_test_")]
+        [InlineData("long_binding_name_that_is_valid")]
+        [InlineData("binding_name")]
+        [InlineData("_")]
         [InlineData("bindingName")]
         [InlineData("binding1")]
         [InlineData(ScriptConstants.SystemReturnParameterBindingName)]
diff --git a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/UtilityTests.cs b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/UtilityTests.cs
index 46bc929fcc..4a44afc296 100644
--- a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/UtilityTests.cs
+++ b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/UtilityTests.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Config;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Description;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Diagnostics;
-using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.ExtensionBundle;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Models;
 using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Workers.Rpc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@
 using Microsoft.WebJobs.Script.Tests;
 using Moq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-using NuGet.Versioning;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Script.Tests
@@ -531,7 +529,6 @@ public void ValidateFunctionName_DoesNotThrowOnValidName(string functionName)
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(null)]
         [InlineData("")]
-        [InlineData("_binding")]
         [InlineData("binding-test")]
         [InlineData("binding name")]
         public void ValidateBinding_InvalidName_Throws(string bindingName)
@@ -546,10 +543,22 @@ public void ValidateBinding_InvalidName_Throws(string bindingName)
                 Utility.ValidateBinding(bindingMetadata);
             });
 
-            Assert.Equal($"The binding name {bindingName} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding.", ex.Message);
+            Assert.Equal($"The binding name {bindingName} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding. See https://aka.ms/azure-functions-binding-name-rules for more details.", ex.Message);
         }
 
         [Theory]
+        [InlineData("__")]
+        [InlineData("__binding")]
+        [InlineData("binding__")]
+        [InlineData("bind__ing")]
+        [InlineData("__binding__")]
+        [InlineData("_binding")]
+        [InlineData("binding_")]
+        [InlineData("_binding_")]
+        [InlineData("_another_binding_test_")]
+        [InlineData("long_binding_name_that_is_valid")]
+        [InlineData("binding_name")]
+        [InlineData("_")]
         [InlineData("bindingName")]
         [InlineData("binding1")]
         [InlineData(ScriptConstants.SystemReturnParameterBindingName)]
diff --git a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/WorkerFunctionMetadataProviderTests.cs b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/WorkerFunctionMetadataProviderTests.cs
index 9e66055340..7da58afc91 100644
--- a/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/WorkerFunctionMetadataProviderTests.cs
+++ b/test/WebJobs.Script.Tests/WorkerFunctionMetadataProviderTests.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public void ValidateBindings_NoTriggerBinding_Throws()
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(null)]
         [InlineData("")]
-        [InlineData("_binding")]
         [InlineData("binding-test")]
         [InlineData("binding name")]
         public void ValidateBindings_InvalidName_Throws(string bindingName)
@@ -100,10 +99,22 @@ public void ValidateBindings_InvalidName_Throws(string bindingName)
                 _workerFunctionMetadataProvider.ValidateBindings(rawBindings, functionMetadata);
             });
 
-            Assert.Equal($"The binding name {bindingName} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding.", ex.Message);
+            Assert.Equal($"The binding name {bindingName} is invalid. Please assign a valid name to the binding. See https://aka.ms/azure-functions-binding-name-rules for more details.", ex.Message);
         }
 
         [Theory]
+        [InlineData("__")]
+        [InlineData("__binding")]
+        [InlineData("binding__")]
+        [InlineData("bind__ing")]
+        [InlineData("__binding__")]
+        [InlineData("_binding")]
+        [InlineData("binding_")]
+        [InlineData("_binding_")]
+        [InlineData("_another_binding_test_")]
+        [InlineData("long_binding_name_that_is_valid")]
+        [InlineData("binding_name")]
+        [InlineData("_")]
         [InlineData("bindingName")]
         [InlineData("binding1")]
         [InlineData(ScriptConstants.SystemReturnParameterBindingName)]