diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/ingress.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/ingress.yaml
index 2fb2bc3..fcb0923 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   name: {{ $fullName }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "nginx-ingress.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
index b363f5c..b509738 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+namespace: default
 ingress:
   enabled: true
   className: ""