diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1718953844-fix-namespace-filter-on-watchers.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1718953844-fix-namespace-filter-on-watchers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ac979f9d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/1718953844-fix-namespace-filter-on-watchers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Kind can be one of:
+# - breaking-change: a change to previously-documented behavior
+# - deprecation: functionality that is being removed in a later release
+# - bug-fix: fixes a problem in a previous version
+# - enhancement: extends functionality but does not break or fix existing behavior
+# - feature: new functionality
+# - known-issue: problems that we are aware of in a given version
+# - security: impacts on the security of a product or a user’s deployment.
+# - upgrade: important information for someone upgrading from a prior version
+# - other: does not fit into any of the other categories
+kind: bug-fix
+
+# Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change.
+summary: Fix namespace filter on watchers started by pod and service eventer on kubernetes provider
+
+# Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change
+# this field accommodate a description without length limits.
+# NOTE: This field will be rendered only for breaking-change and known-issue kinds at the moment.
+#description:
+
+# Affected component; usually one of "elastic-agent", "fleet-server", "filebeat", "metricbeat", "auditbeat", "all", etc.
+component: elastic-agent
+
+# PR URL; optional; the PR number that added the changeset.
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added.
+# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number.
+# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR.
+#pr: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
+
+# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of).
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number.
+#issue: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
diff --git a/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go b/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go
index 4722a6adc18..daf3423cd60 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ func NewPodEventer(
 
 	var replicaSetWatcher, jobWatcher, namespaceWatcher, nodeWatcher kubernetes.Watcher
 
-	options := kubernetes.WatchOptions{
-		SyncTimeout: cfg.SyncPeriod,
-		Node:        cfg.Node,
-	}
 	metaConf := cfg.AddResourceMetadata
 
 	if metaConf.Node.Enabled() || cfg.Hints.Enabled {
-		nodeWatcher, err = kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-node", client, &kubernetes.Node{}, options, nil)
+		nodeWatcher, err = kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-node", client, &kubernetes.Node{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
+			SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			Node:         cfg.Node,
+			HonorReSyncs: true,
+		}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("couldn't create watcher for %T due to error %+v", &kubernetes.Node{}, err)
 		}
@@ -90,20 +90,24 @@ func NewPodEventer(
 
 	if metaConf.Namespace.Enabled() || cfg.Hints.Enabled {
 		namespaceWatcher, err = kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-namespace", client, &kubernetes.Namespace{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
-			SyncTimeout: cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			Namespace:    cfg.Namespace,
+			HonorReSyncs: true,
 		}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("couldn't create watcher for %T due to error %+v", &kubernetes.Namespace{}, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Resource is Pod so we need to create watchers for Replicasets and Jobs that it might belong to
+	// Resource is Pod, so we need to create watchers for Replicasets and Jobs that it might belong to
 	// in order to be able to retrieve 2nd layer Owner metadata like in case of:
 	// Deployment -> Replicaset -> Pod
 	// CronJob -> job -> Pod
 	if metaConf.Deployment {
 		replicaSetWatcher, err = kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("resource_metadata_enricher_rs", client, &kubernetes.ReplicaSet{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
-			SyncTimeout: cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			Namespace:    cfg.Namespace,
+			HonorReSyncs: true,
 		}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("Error creating watcher for %T due to error %+v", &kubernetes.Namespace{}, err)
@@ -111,7 +115,9 @@ func NewPodEventer(
 	}
 	if metaConf.CronJob {
 		jobWatcher, err = kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("resource_metadata_enricher_job", client, &kubernetes.Job{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
-			SyncTimeout: cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			Namespace:    cfg.Namespace,
+			HonorReSyncs: true,
 		}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("Error creating watcher for %T due to error %+v", &kubernetes.Job{}, err)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go b/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go
index 96a93ed0c9a..665ed857e65 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func NewServiceEventer(
 	watcher, err := kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-service", client, &kubernetes.Service{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
 		SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
 		Node:         cfg.Node,
+		Namespace:    cfg.Namespace,
 		HonorReSyncs: true,
 	}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ func NewServiceEventer(
 
 	if metaConf.Namespace.Enabled() || cfg.Hints.Enabled {
 		namespaceWatcher, err = kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-namespace", client, &kubernetes.Namespace{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
-			SyncTimeout: cfg.SyncPeriod,
-			Namespace:   cfg.Namespace,
+			SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
+			Namespace:    cfg.Namespace,
+			HonorReSyncs: true,
 		}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't create watcher for %T due to error %w", &kubernetes.Namespace{}, err)