diff --git a/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace.go b/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace.go
index 2614d339d7..34d3a89aca 100644
--- a/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace.go
+++ b/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace.go
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ func parseNamespace(namespace *corev1.Namespace) portainer.K8sNamespaceInfo {
 
 // GetNamespace gets the namespace in the current k8s environment(endpoint).
 func (kcl *KubeClient) GetNamespace(name string) (portainer.K8sNamespaceInfo, error) {
+	if !kcl.GetIsKubeAdmin() {
+		if _, allowed := kcl.buildNonAdminNamespacesMap()[name]; !allowed {
+			log.Warn().
+				Str("context", "GetNamespace").
+				Str("namespace", name).
+				Msg("Non-admin user denied access to namespace not in allowed list")
+			return portainer.K8sNamespaceInfo{}, k8serrors.NewForbidden(
+				corev1.Resource("namespaces"),
+				name,
+				errors.New("user does not have access to this namespace"),
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
 	namespace, err := kcl.cli.CoreV1().Namespaces().Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().
diff --git a/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace_test.go b/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace_test.go
index b67afe2ff6..2574b14c54 100644
--- a/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace_test.go
+++ b/api/kubernetes/cli/namespace_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	kfake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 )
@@ -184,3 +185,60 @@ func Test_ToggleSystemState(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, expectedPolicies, actualPolicies)
 	})
 }
+
+func Test_GetNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	newClient := func() *KubeClient {
+		return &KubeClient{
+			cli: kfake.NewSimpleClientset(
+				&core.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "ns-1"}},
+				&core.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "ns-2"}},
+				&core.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "kube-system"}},
+			),
+			instanceID: "instance",
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Run("admin can fetch any namespace", func(t *testing.T) {
+		kcl := newClient()
+		kcl.SetIsKubeAdmin(true)
+		kcl.SetClientNonAdminNamespaces(nil)
+
+		for _, name := range []string{"ns-1", "ns-2", "kube-system"} {
+			ns, err := kcl.GetNamespace(name)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, name, ns.Name)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-admin can fetch a namespace in their namespace access", func(t *testing.T) {
+		kcl := newClient()
+		kcl.SetIsKubeAdmin(false)
+		kcl.SetClientNonAdminNamespaces([]string{"ns-1"})
+
+		ns, err := kcl.GetNamespace("ns-1")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "ns-1", ns.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-admin is forbidden from a namespace outside their namespace access", func(t *testing.T) {
+		kcl := newClient()
+		kcl.SetIsKubeAdmin(false)
+		kcl.SetClientNonAdminNamespaces([]string{"ns-1"})
+
+		_, err := kcl.GetNamespace("ns-2")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, k8serrors.IsForbidden(err), "expected a Forbidden error, got %v", err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("non-admin with no namespace access is forbidden from any namespace", func(t *testing.T) {
+		kcl := newClient()
+		kcl.SetIsKubeAdmin(false)
+		kcl.SetClientNonAdminNamespaces(nil)
+
+		_, err := kcl.GetNamespace("ns-1")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, k8serrors.IsForbidden(err), "expected a Forbidden error, got %v", err)
+	})
+}