diff --git a/test/collection/test_vectorizer.py b/test/collection/test_vectorizer.py
index 7b5d0fab9..106a7405e 100644
--- a/test/collection/test_vectorizer.py
+++ b/test/collection/test_vectorizer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
+import pytest
 from weaviate.collections.classes.config import Configure
 
 
 def test_multi2vec_clip() -> None:
-    Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_clip(image_fields=["test"])
+    cfg = Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_clip(image_fields=["test"], vectorize_collection_name=False)
+    assert cfg._to_dict()["vectorizeClassName"] is False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "vectorize_collection_name", [True, False]
+)
+def test_multi2vec_vectorize_collection_name(vectorize_collection_name: bool) -> None:
+    clip_cfg = Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_clip(vectorize_collection_name=vectorize_collection_name)
+    assert clip_cfg._to_dict()["vectorizeClassName"] == vectorize_collection_name
+
+    bind_cfg = Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_bind(vectorize_collection_name=vectorize_collection_name)
+    assert bind_cfg._to_dict()["vectorizeClassName"] == vectorize_collection_name
+
+    cohere_cfg = Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_cohere(vectorize_collection_name=vectorize_collection_name)
+    assert cohere_cfg._to_dict()["vectorizeClassName"] == vectorize_collection_name
+
+    voyage_cfg = Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_voyageai(
+        output_encoding="base64", vectorize_collection_name=vectorize_collection_name
+    )
+    assert voyage_cfg._to_dict()["vectorizeClassName"] == vectorize_collection_name
+
+    nvidia_cfg = Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_nvidia(vectorize_collection_name=vectorize_collection_name)
+    assert nvidia_cfg._to_dict()["vectorizeClassName"] == vectorize_collection_name
+
+    jina_cfg = Configure.Vectorizer.multi2vec_jinaai(vectorize_collection_name=vectorize_collection_name)
+    assert jina_cfg._to_dict()["vectorizeClassName"] == vectorize_collection_name
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/classes/config_named_vectors.py b/weaviate/collections/classes/config_named_vectors.py
index 068f93ccc..aa8186e19 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/classes/config_named_vectors.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/classes/config_named_vectors.py
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ def multi2vec_cohere(
                 model=model,
                 dimensions=None,
                 truncate=truncate,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=vector_index_config,
@@ -542,7 +543,8 @@ def multi2vec_clip(
         return _NamedVectorConfigCreate(
             name=name,
             vectorizer=_Multi2VecClipConfig(
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 inferenceUrl=inference_url,
             ),
@@ -598,7 +600,8 @@ def multi2vec_palm(
                 projectId=project_id,
                 location=location,
                 audioFields=None,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 videoFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(video_fields),
                 dimensions=dimensions,
@@ -648,7 +651,8 @@ def multi2vec_google(
             vectorizer=_Multi2VecGoogleConfig(
                 projectId=project_id,
                 location=location,
-                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields),
+                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 videoFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(video_fields),
@@ -693,7 +697,8 @@ def multi2vec_bind(
         return _NamedVectorConfigCreate(
             name=name,
             vectorizer=_Multi2VecBindConfig(
-                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields),
+                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 depthFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(depth_fields),
                 imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
                 IMUFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(imu_fields),
@@ -742,7 +747,8 @@ def multi2vec_voyageai(
                 model=model,
                 truncation=truncation,
                 dimensions=None,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 videoFields=None,
             ),
@@ -786,7 +792,8 @@ def multi2vec_nvidia(
                 baseURL=base_url,
                 model=model,
                 truncation=truncation,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=vector_index_config,
@@ -1209,7 +1216,8 @@ def multi2vec_jinaai(
                 baseURL=base_url,
                 model=model,
                 dimensions=dimensions,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=vector_index_config,
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectorizers.py b/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectorizers.py
index 713ab7f7c..1d35b194a 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectorizers.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectorizers.py
@@ -470,8 +470,9 @@ class Multi2VecField(BaseModel):
 
 
 class _Multi2VecBase(_VectorizerConfigCreate):
-    imageFields: Optional[List[Multi2VecField]]
-    textFields: Optional[List[Multi2VecField]]
+    imageFields: Optional[List[Multi2VecField]] = None
+    textFields: Optional[List[Multi2VecField]] = None
+    vectorizeClassName: bool = True
 
     def _to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         ret_dict = super()._to_dict()
@@ -719,6 +720,7 @@ def multi2vec_clip(
             imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
             textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             inferenceUrl=inference_url,
+            vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -758,6 +760,7 @@ def multi2vec_bind(
             textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             thermalFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(thermal_fields),
             videoFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(video_fields),
+            vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -941,6 +944,7 @@ def multi2vec_cohere(
             truncate=truncate,
             imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
             textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
+            vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -979,6 +983,7 @@ def multi2vec_voyageai(
             imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
             textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             videoFields=None,
+            vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -1015,6 +1020,7 @@ def multi2vec_nvidia(
             truncation=truncation,
             imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
             textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
+            vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -1484,6 +1490,7 @@ def multi2vec_jinaai(
             dimensions=dimensions,
             imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
             textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
+            vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectors.py b/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectors.py
index f5c3b62a1..b5e78dfa1 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectors.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/classes/config_vectors.py
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ def multi2vec_jinaai(
             vectorizer=_Multi2MultiVecJinaConfig(
                 baseURL=base_url,
                 model=model,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.multi(
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ def multi2vec_weaviate(
             vectorizer=_Multi2MultiVecWeaviateConfig(
                 baseURL=base_url,
                 model=model,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields([image_field]),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields([image_field],
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=None,
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.multi(
@@ -478,7 +480,8 @@ def multi2vec_cohere(
                 model=model,
                 dimensions=dimensions,
                 truncate=truncate,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.single(vector_index_config, quantizer),
@@ -968,7 +971,8 @@ def multi2vec_aws(
                 region=region,
                 model=model,
                 dimensions=dimensions,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.single(vector_index_config, quantizer),
@@ -1010,7 +1014,8 @@ def multi2vec_aws_bedrock(
                 region=region,
                 model=model,
                 dimensions=dimensions,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.single(vector_index_config, quantizer),
@@ -1071,7 +1076,8 @@ def multi2vec_clip(
         return _VectorConfigCreate(
             name=name,
             vectorizer=_Multi2VecClipConfig(
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 inferenceUrl=inference_url,
             ),
@@ -1118,7 +1124,8 @@ def multi2vec_google(
             vectorizer=_Multi2VecGoogleConfig(
                 projectId=project_id,
                 location=location,
-                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields),
+                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 videoFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(video_fields),
@@ -1166,7 +1173,8 @@ def multi2vec_google_gemini(
                 projectId=None,
                 location=None,
                 apiEndpoint="generativelanguage.googleapis.com",
-                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields),
+                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 videoFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(video_fields),
@@ -1211,7 +1219,8 @@ def multi2vec_bind(
         return _VectorConfigCreate(
             name=name,
             vectorizer=_Multi2VecBindConfig(
-                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields),
+                audioFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(audio_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 depthFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(depth_fields),
                 imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
                 IMUFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(imu_fields),
@@ -1263,7 +1272,8 @@ def multi2vec_voyageai(
                 model=model,
                 truncation=truncation,
                 dimensions=dimensions,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
                 videoFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(video_fields),
             ),
@@ -1306,7 +1316,8 @@ def multi2vec_nvidia(
                 baseURL=base_url,
                 model=model,
                 truncation=truncation,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.single(vector_index_config, quantizer),
@@ -1342,7 +1353,8 @@ def multi2vec_twelvelabs(
             vectorizer=_Multi2VecTwelvelabsConfig(
                 baseURL=base_url,
                 model=model,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.single(vector_index_config, quantizer),
@@ -1841,7 +1853,8 @@ def multi2vec_jinaai(
                 baseURL=base_url,
                 model=model,
                 dimensions=dimensions,
-                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields),
+                imageFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(image_fields,
+                vectorizeClassName=vectorize_collection_name),
                 textFields=_map_multi2vec_fields(text_fields),
             ),
             vector_index_config=_IndexWrappers.single(vector_index_config, quantizer),