diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
index bcb1aab6cdb..6a536f34673 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ type SimpleRESTStorage struct {
 	created *Simple
 
 	// These are set when Watch is called
-	fakeWatch                *watch.FakeWatcher
-	requestedLabelSelector   labels.Selector
-	requestedFieldSelector   labels.Selector
-	requestedResourceVersion string
+	fakeWatch                  *watch.FakeWatcher
+	requestedLabelSelector     labels.Selector
+	requestedFieldSelector     labels.Selector
+	requestedResourceVersion   string
+	requestedResourceNamespace string
 
 	// The id requested, and location to return for ResourceLocation
 	requestedResourceLocationID string
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ func (storage *SimpleRESTStorage) Watch(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Sel
 	storage.requestedLabelSelector = label
 	storage.requestedFieldSelector = field
 	storage.requestedResourceVersion = resourceVersion
+	storage.requestedResourceNamespace = api.Namespace(ctx)
 	if err := storage.errors["watch"]; err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -161,9 +163,9 @@ func (storage *SimpleRESTStorage) Watch(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Sel
 // Implement Redirector.
 func (storage *SimpleRESTStorage) ResourceLocation(ctx api.Context, id string) (string, error) {
 	// validate that the namespace context on the request matches the expected input
-	requestedResourceNamespace := api.Namespace(ctx)
-	if storage.expectedResourceNamespace != requestedResourceNamespace {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Expected request namespace %s, but got namespace %s", storage.expectedResourceNamespace, requestedResourceNamespace)
+	storage.requestedResourceNamespace = api.Namespace(ctx)
+	if storage.expectedResourceNamespace != storage.requestedResourceNamespace {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Expected request namespace %s, but got namespace %s", storage.expectedResourceNamespace, storage.requestedResourceNamespace)
 	}
 	storage.requestedResourceLocationID = id
 	if err := storage.errors["resourceLocation"]; err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/watch.go b/pkg/apiserver/watch.go
index 9d4c54e052d..9a00c626215 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/watch.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/watch.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func isWebsocketRequest(req *http.Request) bool {
 // ServeHTTP processes watch requests.
 func (h *WatchHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	ctx := api.NewContext()
+	namespace := req.URL.Query().Get("namespace")
+	if len(namespace) > 0 {
+		ctx = api.WithNamespace(ctx, namespace)
+	}
 	parts := splitPath(req.URL.Path)
 	if len(parts) < 1 || req.Method != "GET" {
 		notFound(w, req)
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/watch_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/watch_test.go
index 78308a158f5..2e090db3534 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/watch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/watch_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/go.net/websocket"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 )
@@ -159,27 +160,32 @@ func TestWatchParamParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		resourceVersion string
 		labelSelector   string
 		fieldSelector   string
+		namespace       string
 	}{
 		{
 			rawQuery:        "resourceVersion=1234",
 			resourceVersion: "1234",
 			labelSelector:   "",
 			fieldSelector:   "",
+			namespace:       api.NamespaceAll,
 		}, {
-			rawQuery:        "resourceVersion=314159&fields=Host%3D&labels=name%3Dfoo",
+			rawQuery:        "namespace=default&resourceVersion=314159&fields=Host%3D&labels=name%3Dfoo",
 			resourceVersion: "314159",
 			labelSelector:   "name=foo",
 			fieldSelector:   "Host=",
+			namespace:       api.NamespaceDefault,
 		}, {
-			rawQuery:        "fields=ID%3dfoo&resourceVersion=1492",
+			rawQuery:        "namespace=watchother&fields=ID%3dfoo&resourceVersion=1492",
 			resourceVersion: "1492",
 			labelSelector:   "",
 			fieldSelector:   "ID=foo",
+			namespace:       "watchother",
 		}, {
 			rawQuery:        "",
 			resourceVersion: "",
 			labelSelector:   "",
 			fieldSelector:   "",
+			namespace:       api.NamespaceAll,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -187,6 +193,7 @@ func TestWatchParamParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		simpleStorage.requestedLabelSelector = nil
 		simpleStorage.requestedFieldSelector = nil
 		simpleStorage.requestedResourceVersion = "5" // Prove this is set in all cases
+		simpleStorage.requestedResourceNamespace = ""
 		dest.RawQuery = item.rawQuery
 		resp, err := http.Get(dest.String())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -194,6 +201,9 @@ func TestWatchParamParsing(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		resp.Body.Close()
+		if e, a := item.namespace, simpleStorage.requestedResourceNamespace; e != a {
+			t.Errorf("%v: expected %v, got %v", item.rawQuery, e, a)
+		}
 		if e, a := item.resourceVersion, simpleStorage.requestedResourceVersion; e != a {
 			t.Errorf("%v: expected %v, got %v", item.rawQuery, e, a)
 		}