diff --git a/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go b/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go
index 795d0b2911..bfd8d4a3ca 100644
--- a/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go
+++ b/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb.go
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
-	dbplugin "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/credsutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/helper/dbutil"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/strutil"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/template"
+
+	dbplugin "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
@@ -18,11 +20,17 @@ import (
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/x/mongo/driver/connstring"
 )
 
-const mongoDBTypeName = "mongodb"
+const (
+	mongoDBTypeName = "mongodb"
+
+	defaultUserNameTemplate = `{{ printf "v-%s-%s-%s-%s" (.DisplayName | truncate 15) (.RoleName | truncate 15) (random 20) (unix_time) | truncate 100 }}`
+)
 
 // MongoDB is an implementation of Database interface
 type MongoDB struct {
 	*mongoDBConnectionProducer
+
+	usernameProducer template.StringTemplate
 }
 
 var _ dbplugin.Database = &MongoDB{}
@@ -64,7 +72,26 @@ func (m *MongoDB) Initialize(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.InitializeRequest
 
 	m.RawConfig = req.Config
 
-	err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(req.Config, m.mongoDBConnectionProducer)
+	usernameTemplate, err := strutil.GetString(req.Config, "username_template")
+	if err != nil {
+		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve username_template: %w", err)
+	}
+	if usernameTemplate == "" {
+		usernameTemplate = defaultUserNameTemplate
+	}
+
+	up, err := template.NewTemplate(template.Template(usernameTemplate))
+	if err != nil {
+		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize username template: %w", err)
+	}
+	m.usernameProducer = up
+
+	_, err = m.usernameProducer.Generate(dbplugin.UsernameMetadata{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid username template: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = mapstructure.WeakDecode(req.Config, m.mongoDBConnectionProducer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbplugin.InitializeResponse{}, err
 	}
@@ -116,12 +143,7 @@ func (m *MongoDB) NewUser(ctx context.Context, req dbplugin.NewUserRequest) (dbp
 		return dbplugin.NewUserResponse{}, dbutil.ErrEmptyCreationStatement
 	}
 
-	username, err := credsutil.GenerateUsername(
-		credsutil.DisplayName(req.UsernameConfig.DisplayName, 15),
-		credsutil.RoleName(req.UsernameConfig.RoleName, 15),
-		credsutil.MaxLength(100),
-		credsutil.Separator("-"),
-	)
+	username, err := m.usernameProducer.Generate(req.UsernameConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return dbplugin.NewUserResponse{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb_test.go b/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb_test.go
index b07cc75f08..cb08889248 100644
--- a/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb_test.go
+++ b/plugins/database/mongodb/mongodb_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/testhelpers/mongodb"
 	dbplugin "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5"
 	dbtesting "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/database/dbplugin/v5/testing"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/readpref"
@@ -51,6 +52,78 @@ func TestMongoDB_Initialize(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewUser_usernameTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		usernameTemplate string
+
+		newUserReq            dbplugin.NewUserRequest
+		expectedUsernameRegex string
+	}
+
+	tests := map[string]testCase{
+		"default username template": {
+			usernameTemplate: "",
+
+			newUserReq: dbplugin.NewUserRequest{
+				UsernameConfig: dbplugin.UsernameMetadata{
+					DisplayName: "token",
+					RoleName:    "testrolenamewithmanycharacters",
+				},
+				Statements: dbplugin.Statements{
+					Commands: []string{mongoAdminRole},
+				},
+				Password:   "98yq3thgnakjsfhjkl",
+				Expiration: time.Now().Add(time.Minute),
+			},
+
+			expectedUsernameRegex: "^v-token-testrolenamewit-[a-zA-Z0-9]{20}-[0-9]{10}$",
+		},
+		"custom username template": {
+			usernameTemplate: "{{random 2 | uppercase}}_{{unix_time}}_{{.RoleName | uppercase}}_{{.DisplayName | uppercase}}",
+
+			newUserReq: dbplugin.NewUserRequest{
+				UsernameConfig: dbplugin.UsernameMetadata{
+					DisplayName: "token",
+					RoleName:    "testrolenamewithmanycharacters",
+				},
+				Statements: dbplugin.Statements{
+					Commands: []string{mongoAdminRole},
+				},
+				Password:   "98yq3thgnakjsfhjkl",
+				Expiration: time.Now().Add(time.Minute),
+			},
+
+			expectedUsernameRegex: "^[A-Z0-9]{2}_[0-9]{10}_TESTROLENAMEWITHMANYCHARACTERS_TOKEN$",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cleanup, connURL := mongodb.PrepareTestContainer(t, "latest")
+			defer cleanup()
+
+			db := new()
+			defer dbtesting.AssertClose(t, db)
+
+			initReq := dbplugin.InitializeRequest{
+				Config: map[string]interface{}{
+					"connection_url":    connURL,
+					"username_template": test.usernameTemplate,
+				},
+				VerifyConnection: true,
+			}
+			dbtesting.AssertInitialize(t, db, initReq)
+
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			newUserResp, err := db.NewUser(ctx, test.newUserReq)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Regexp(t, test.expectedUsernameRegex, newUserResp.Username)
+
+			assertCredsExist(t, newUserResp.Username, test.newUserReq.Password, connURL)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMongoDB_CreateUser(t *testing.T) {
 	cleanup, connURL := mongodb.PrepareTestContainer(t, "latest")
 	defer cleanup()