diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd
index 4966d7f88ffbc9a0a6dc05996f15a0fafa36f323..401bf2e93f3665365cd45cdbe9ee29d2364dbd3f 100755
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 
     <xs:simpleType name="elementNameType">
         <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
-            <xs:pattern value="[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z\d\-_\.]*"/>
+            <xs:pattern value="[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z\d\-_\.]*"/>
         </xs:restriction>
     </xs:simpleType>