diff --git a/airflow/config_templates/config.yml b/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
index 972ad2774dc2c..beaf292f08a47 100644
--- a/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
+++ b/airflow/config_templates/config.yml
@@ -1887,6 +1887,13 @@
       type: string
       example: ~
       default: "default"
+    - name: multi_namespace_mode
+      description: |
+        Allows users to launch pods in multiple namespaces.
+        Will require creating a cluster-role for the scheduler
+      type: boolean
+      example: ~
+      default: "False"
     - name: airflow_configmap
       description: |
         The name of the Kubernetes ConfigMap containing ``airflow.cfg`` file.
diff --git a/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg b/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg
index bddb418510594..940d3651bf115 100644
--- a/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg
+++ b/airflow/config_templates/default_airflow.cfg
@@ -899,6 +899,10 @@ worker_pods_creation_batch_size = 1
 # The Kubernetes namespace where airflow workers should be created. Defaults to ``default``
 namespace = default
 
+# Allows users to launch pods in multiple namespaces.
+# Will require creating a cluster-role for the scheduler
+multi_namespace_mode = False
+
 # The name of the Kubernetes ConfigMap containing ``airflow.cfg`` file.
 #
 # For example:
diff --git a/airflow/executors/kubernetes_executor.py b/airflow/executors/kubernetes_executor.py
index 3a32f55b74e9e..7f89ae3518dde 100644
--- a/airflow/executors/kubernetes_executor.py
+++ b/airflow/executors/kubernetes_executor.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 """
 import base64
 import datetime
+import functools
 import json
 import multiprocessing
 import time
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ def __init__(self):  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
         # cluster has RBAC enabled, your scheduler may need service account permissions to
         # create, watch, get, and delete pods in this namespace.
         self.kube_namespace = conf.get(self.kubernetes_section, 'namespace')
+        self.multi_namespace_mode = conf.get(self.kubernetes_section, 'multi_namespace_mode')
         # The Kubernetes Namespace in which pods will be created by the executor. Note
         # that if your
         # cluster has RBAC enabled, your workers may need service account permissions to
@@ -287,11 +289,15 @@ class KubernetesJobWatcher(multiprocessing.Process, LoggingMixin):
     """Watches for Kubernetes jobs"""
 
     def __init__(self,
+                 namespace: Optional[str],
+                 mult_namespace_mode: bool,
                  watcher_queue: 'Queue[KubernetesWatchType]',
                  resource_version: Optional[str],
                  worker_uuid: Optional[str],
                  kube_config: Configuration):
         super().__init__()
+        self.namespace = namespace
+        self.multi_namespace_mode = mult_namespace_mode
         self.worker_uuid = worker_uuid
         self.watcher_queue = watcher_queue
         self.resource_version = resource_version
@@ -336,7 +342,16 @@ def _run(self,
                 kwargs[key] = value
 
         last_resource_version: Optional[str] = None
-        for event in watcher.stream(kube_client.list_pod_for_all_namespaces, **kwargs):
+        if self.multi_namespace_mode:
+            list_worker_pods = functools.partial(watcher.stream,
+                                                 kube_client.list_pod_for_all_namespaces,
+                                                 **kwargs)
+        else:
+            list_worker_pods = functools.partial(watcher.stream,
+                                                 kube_client.list_namespaced_pod,
+                                                 self.namespace,
+                                                 **kwargs)
+        for event in list_worker_pods():
             task = event['object']
             self.log.info(
                 'Event: %s had an event of type %s',
@@ -430,6 +445,8 @@ def __init__(self,
     def _make_kube_watcher(self) -> KubernetesJobWatcher:
         resource_version = KubeResourceVersion.get_current_resource_version()
         watcher = KubernetesJobWatcher(watcher_queue=self.watcher_queue,
+                                       namespace=self.kube_config.kube_namespace,
+                                       mult_namespace_mode=self.kube_config.multi_namespace_mode,
                                        resource_version=resource_version,
                                        worker_uuid=self.worker_uuid,
                                        kube_config=self.kube_config)