diff --git a/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go b/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go
index 3ca62c26a49a..c0f2fed6d29e 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/workflowpod.go
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ func (woc *wfOperationCtx) createWorkflowPod(nodeName string, mainCtr apiv1.Cont
 	mainCtr.Name = common.MainContainerName
 	pod := &apiv1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: nodeID,
+			Name:      nodeID,
+			Namespace: woc.wf.ObjectMeta.Namespace,
 			Labels: map[string]string{
 				common.LabelKeyWorkflow:  woc.wf.ObjectMeta.Name, // Allows filtering by pods related to specific workflow
 				common.LabelKeyCompleted: "false",                // Allows filtering by incomplete workflow pods