diff --git a/py/src/braintrust/env.py b/py/src/braintrust/env.py
index f08afb668..3f03b8b6e 100644
--- a/py/src/braintrust/env.py
+++ b/py/src/braintrust/env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import io
+import json
 import logging
 import math
 import os
@@ -36,6 +37,33 @@ def resolve_org_name(org_name: str | None = None) -> str | None:
     return os.getenv("BRAINTRUST_ORG_NAME")
 
 
+def resolve_project_mapping(project_name: str | None, project_id: str | None) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+    """Fill a missing project name or ID from BRAINTRUST_PROJECT_ID_TO_NAME."""
+
+    raw_mappings = os.getenv("BRAINTRUST_PROJECT_ID_TO_NAME")
+    if not raw_mappings or (project_name is None and project_id is None):
+        return project_name, project_id
+
+    try:
+        mappings = json.loads(raw_mappings)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        _logger.warning("Ignoring invalid BRAINTRUST_PROJECT_ID_TO_NAME: expected a JSON object of project IDs to names")
+        return project_name, project_id
+
+    if not isinstance(mappings, dict) or not all(
+        isinstance(key, str) and isinstance(value, str) for key, value in mappings.items()
+    ):
+        _logger.warning("Ignoring invalid BRAINTRUST_PROJECT_ID_TO_NAME: expected a JSON object of project IDs to names")
+        return project_name, project_id
+
+    if project_id is not None and project_name is None:
+        project_name = mappings.get(project_id)
+    elif project_name is not None and project_id is None:
+        project_id = next((mapped_id for mapped_id, name in mappings.items() if name == project_name), None)
+
+    return project_name, project_id
+
+
 def parse_float(value: str) -> float | None:
     """Parse a finite float from a string."""
     try:
diff --git a/py/src/braintrust/logger.py b/py/src/braintrust/logger.py
index 2e7a7adf4..bb3b03e21 100644
--- a/py/src/braintrust/logger.py
+++ b/py/src/braintrust/logger.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     VALID_SOURCES,
 )
 from .env import DEFAULT_APP_URL as _DEFAULT_APP_URL
-from .env import BraintrustEnv, resolve_app_url, resolve_org_name
+from .env import BraintrustEnv, resolve_app_url, resolve_org_name, resolve_project_mapping
 from .generated_types import (
     AttachmentReference,
     AttachmentStatus,
@@ -1933,6 +1933,7 @@ def init_logger(
 
     state = state or _state
     state.span_origin_environment = detect_environment(environment)
+    project, project_id = resolve_project_mapping(project, project_id)
     compute_metadata_args = dict(project_name=project, project_id=project_id)
 
     link_args = {
diff --git a/py/src/braintrust/test_logger.py b/py/src/braintrust/test_logger.py
index 8e0bef213..f87bb2ae6 100644
--- a/py/src/braintrust/test_logger.py
+++ b/py/src/braintrust/test_logger.py
@@ -1451,6 +1451,39 @@ def test_span_link_logged_out_org_name_env_vars(with_memory_logger, monkeypatch)
     )
 
 
+def test_init_logger_resolves_project_from_env_mapping(with_memory_logger, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv(
+        "BRAINTRUST_PROJECT_ID_TO_NAME",
+        '{"project-id":"project-name"}',
+    )
+
+    logger = init_logger(project_id="project-id")
+
+    assert logger._compute_metadata_args == {"project_name": "project-name", "project_id": "project-id"}
+
+
+def test_init_logger_resolves_project_id_from_env_mapping(with_memory_logger, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv(
+        "BRAINTRUST_PROJECT_ID_TO_NAME",
+        '{"project-id":"project-name"}',
+    )
+
+    logger = init_logger(project="project-name")
+
+    assert logger._compute_metadata_args == {"project_name": "project-name", "project_id": "project-id"}
+
+
+def test_init_logger_explicit_project_values_override_env_mapping(with_memory_logger, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv(
+        "BRAINTRUST_PROJECT_ID_TO_NAME",
+        '{"project-id":"project-name"}',
+    )
+
+    logger = init_logger(project="explicit-name", project_id="explicit-id")
+
+    assert logger._compute_metadata_args == {"project_name": "explicit-name", "project_id": "explicit-id"}
+
+
 def test_span_project_id_logged_in(with_memory_logger, with_simulate_login):
     logger = init_logger(
         project="test-project",