diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints_test.go b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints_test.go
index aebb067f1..35dd5b52a 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints_test.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/endpoints_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discovery/targetgroup"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
 )
@@ -468,3 +469,137 @@ func TestEndpointsDiscoveryWithServiceUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}.Run(t)
 }
+
+func TestEndpointsDiscoveryNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
+	epOne := makeEndpoints()
+	epOne.Namespace = "ns1"
+	objs := []runtime.Object{
+		epOne,
+		&v1.Endpoints{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "testendpoints",
+				Namespace: "ns2",
+			},
+			Subsets: []v1.EndpointSubset{
+				{
+					Addresses: []v1.EndpointAddress{
+						{
+							IP: "4.3.2.1",
+							TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
+								Kind:      "Pod",
+								Name:      "testpod",
+								Namespace: "ns2",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					Ports: []v1.EndpointPort{
+						{
+							Name:     "testport",
+							Port:     9000,
+							Protocol: v1.ProtocolTCP,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		&v1.Service{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "testendpoints",
+				Namespace: "ns1",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"app": "app1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		&v1.Pod{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "testpod",
+				Namespace: "ns2",
+				UID:       types.UID("deadbeef"),
+			},
+			Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+				NodeName: "testnode",
+				Containers: []v1.Container{
+					{
+						Name: "c1",
+						Ports: []v1.ContainerPort{
+							{
+								Name:          "mainport",
+								ContainerPort: 9000,
+								Protocol:      v1.ProtocolTCP,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Status: v1.PodStatus{
+				HostIP: "2.3.4.5",
+				PodIP:  "4.3.2.1",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	n, _, _ := makeDiscovery(RoleEndpoint, NamespaceDiscovery{Names: []string{"ns1", "ns2"}}, objs...)
+
+	k8sDiscoveryTest{
+		discovery:        n,
+		expectedMaxItems: 2,
+		expectedRes: map[string]*targetgroup.Group{
+			"endpoints/ns1/testendpoints": {
+				Targets: []model.LabelSet{
+					{
+						"__address__":                              "1.2.3.4:9000",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_name":     "testport",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_protocol": "TCP",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_ready":         "true",
+					},
+					{
+						"__address__":                              "2.3.4.5:9001",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_name":     "testport",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_protocol": "TCP",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_ready":         "true",
+					},
+					{
+						"__address__":                              "2.3.4.5:9001",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_name":     "testport",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_protocol": "TCP",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_ready":         "false",
+					},
+				},
+				Labels: model.LabelSet{
+					"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":         "ns1",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_endpoints_name":    "testendpoints",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_service_label_app": "app1",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_service_name":      "testendpoints",
+				},
+				Source: "endpoints/ns1/testendpoints",
+			},
+			"endpoints/ns2/testendpoints": {
+				Targets: []model.LabelSet{
+					{
+						"__address__":                                    "4.3.2.1:9000",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_name":           "testport",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_port_protocol":       "TCP",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_ready":               "true",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_address_target_kind": "Pod",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_endpoint_address_target_name": "testpod",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_name":                     "testpod",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ip":                       "4.3.2.1",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ready":                    "unknown",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_node_name":                "testnode",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_host_ip":                  "2.3.4.5",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_name":           "c1",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_name":      "mainport",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_number":    "9000",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_protocol":  "TCP",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_uid":                      "deadbeef",
+					},
+				},
+				Labels: model.LabelSet{
+					"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":      "ns2",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_endpoints_name": "testendpoints",
+				},
+				Source: "endpoints/ns2/testendpoints",
+			},
+		},
+	}.Run(t)
+}
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress_test.go b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress_test.go
index c6cd1c9b8..b3832ebce 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/ingress_test.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/ingress_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
@@ -64,13 +65,14 @@ func makeIngress(tls []v1beta1.IngressTLS) *v1beta1.Ingress {
 	}
 }
 
-func expectedTargetGroups(tls bool) map[string]*targetgroup.Group {
+func expectedTargetGroups(ns string, tls bool) map[string]*targetgroup.Group {
 	scheme := "http"
 	if tls {
 		scheme = "https"
 	}
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("ingress/%s/testingress", ns)
 	return map[string]*targetgroup.Group{
-		"ingress/default/testingress": {
+		key: {
 			Targets: []model.LabelSet{
 				{
 					"__meta_kubernetes_ingress_scheme": lv(scheme),
@@ -93,11 +95,11 @@ func expectedTargetGroups(tls bool) map[string]*targetgroup.Group {
 			},
 			Labels: model.LabelSet{
 				"__meta_kubernetes_ingress_name":                      "testingress",
-				"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":                         "default",
+				"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":                         lv(ns),
 				"__meta_kubernetes_ingress_label_testlabel":           "testvalue",
 				"__meta_kubernetes_ingress_annotation_testannotation": "testannotationvalue",
 			},
-			Source: "ingress/default/testingress",
+			Source: key,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ func TestIngressDiscoveryAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			w.Ingresses().Add(obj)
 		},
 		expectedMaxItems: 1,
-		expectedRes:      expectedTargetGroups(false),
+		expectedRes:      expectedTargetGroups("default", false),
 	}.Run(t)
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +130,28 @@ func TestIngressDiscoveryAddTLS(t *testing.T) {
 			w.Ingresses().Add(obj)
 		},
 		expectedMaxItems: 1,
-		expectedRes:      expectedTargetGroups(true),
+		expectedRes:      expectedTargetGroups("default", true),
+	}.Run(t)
+}
+
+func TestIngressDiscoveryNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
+	n, c, w := makeDiscovery(RoleIngress, NamespaceDiscovery{Names: []string{"ns1", "ns2"}})
+
+	expected := expectedTargetGroups("ns1", false)
+	for k, v := range expectedTargetGroups("ns2", false) {
+		expected[k] = v
+	}
+	k8sDiscoveryTest{
+		discovery: n,
+		afterStart: func() {
+			for _, ns := range []string{"ns1", "ns2"} {
+				obj := makeIngress(nil)
+				obj.Namespace = ns
+				c.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(obj.Namespace).Create(obj)
+				w.Ingresses().Add(obj)
+			}
+		},
+		expectedMaxItems: 2,
+		expectedRes:      expected,
 	}.Run(t)
 }
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index a55afde07..637a4eb1d 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -250,28 +250,31 @@ func (d *Discovery) Run(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) {
 	switch d.role {
 	case RoleEndpoint:
 		for _, namespace := range namespaces {
+			e := d.client.CoreV1().Endpoints(namespace)
 			elw := &cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Endpoints(namespace).List(options)
+					return e.List(options)
 				},
 				WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Endpoints(namespace).Watch(options)
+					return e.Watch(options)
 				},
 			}
+			s := d.client.CoreV1().Services(namespace)
 			slw := &cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Services(namespace).List(options)
+					return s.List(options)
 				},
 				WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Services(namespace).Watch(options)
+					return s.Watch(options)
 				},
 			}
+			p := d.client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace)
 			plw := &cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).List(options)
+					return p.List(options)
 				},
 				WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).Watch(options)
+					return p.Watch(options)
 				},
 			}
 			eps := NewEndpoints(
@@ -287,12 +290,13 @@ func (d *Discovery) Run(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) {
 		}
 	case RolePod:
 		for _, namespace := range namespaces {
+			p := d.client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace)
 			plw := &cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).List(options)
+					return p.List(options)
 				},
 				WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).Watch(options)
+					return p.Watch(options)
 				},
 			}
 			pod := NewPod(
@@ -304,12 +308,13 @@ func (d *Discovery) Run(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) {
 		}
 	case RoleService:
 		for _, namespace := range namespaces {
+			s := d.client.CoreV1().Services(namespace)
 			slw := &cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Services(namespace).List(options)
+					return s.List(options)
 				},
 				WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-					return d.client.CoreV1().Services(namespace).Watch(options)
+					return s.Watch(options)
 				},
 			}
 			svc := NewService(
@@ -321,12 +326,13 @@ func (d *Discovery) Run(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- []*targetgroup.Group) {
 		}
 	case RoleIngress:
 		for _, namespace := range namespaces {
+			i := d.client.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(namespace)
 			ilw := &cache.ListWatch{
 				ListFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
-					return d.client.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(namespace).List(options)
+					return i.List(options)
 				},
 				WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
-					return d.client.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses(namespace).Watch(options)
+					return i.Watch(options)
 				},
 			}
 			ingress := NewIngress(
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/pod_test.go b/discovery/kubernetes/pod_test.go
index a9e1a9838..b921bf9c7 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/pod_test.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/pod_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
@@ -114,6 +115,33 @@ func makePods() *v1.Pod {
 	}
 }
 
+func expectedPodTargetGroups(ns string) map[string]*targetgroup.Group {
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("pod/%s/testpod", ns)
+	return map[string]*targetgroup.Group{
+		key: {
+			Targets: []model.LabelSet{
+				{
+					"__address__":                                   "1.2.3.4:9000",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_name":          "testcontainer",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_name":     "testport",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_number":   "9000",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_protocol": "TCP",
+				},
+			},
+			Labels: model.LabelSet{
+				"__meta_kubernetes_pod_name":      "testpod",
+				"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":     lv(ns),
+				"__meta_kubernetes_pod_node_name": "testnode",
+				"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ip":        "1.2.3.4",
+				"__meta_kubernetes_pod_host_ip":   "2.3.4.5",
+				"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ready":     "true",
+				"__meta_kubernetes_pod_uid":       "abc123",
+			},
+			Source: key,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPodDiscoveryBeforeRun(t *testing.T) {
 	n, c, w := makeDiscovery(RolePod, NamespaceDiscovery{})
 
@@ -177,29 +205,7 @@ func TestPodDiscoveryAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			w.Pods().Add(obj)
 		},
 		expectedMaxItems: 1,
-		expectedRes: map[string]*targetgroup.Group{
-			"pod/default/testpod": {
-				Targets: []model.LabelSet{
-					{
-						"__address__":                                   "1.2.3.4:9000",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_name":          "testcontainer",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_name":     "testport",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_number":   "9000",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_protocol": "TCP",
-					},
-				},
-				Labels: model.LabelSet{
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_name":      "testpod",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":     "default",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_node_name": "testnode",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ip":        "1.2.3.4",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_host_ip":   "2.3.4.5",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ready":     "true",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_uid":       "abc123",
-				},
-				Source: "pod/default/testpod",
-			},
-		},
+		expectedRes:      expectedPodTargetGroups("default"),
 	}.Run(t)
 }
 
@@ -260,29 +266,7 @@ func TestPodDiscoveryUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			w.Pods().Modify(obj)
 		},
 		expectedMaxItems: 2,
-		expectedRes: map[string]*targetgroup.Group{
-			"pod/default/testpod": {
-				Targets: []model.LabelSet{
-					{
-						"__address__":                                   "1.2.3.4:9000",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_name":          "testcontainer",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_name":     "testport",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_number":   "9000",
-						"__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_port_protocol": "TCP",
-					},
-				},
-				Labels: model.LabelSet{
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_name":      "testpod",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":     "default",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_node_name": "testnode",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ip":        "1.2.3.4",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_host_ip":   "2.3.4.5",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_ready":     "true",
-					"__meta_kubernetes_pod_uid":       "abc123",
-				},
-				Source: "pod/default/testpod",
-			},
-		},
+		expectedRes:      expectedPodTargetGroups("default"),
 	}.Run(t)
 }
 
@@ -311,3 +295,25 @@ func TestPodDiscoveryUpdateEmptyPodIP(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}.Run(t)
 }
+
+func TestPodDiscoveryNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
+	n, c, w := makeDiscovery(RolePod, NamespaceDiscovery{Names: []string{"ns1", "ns2"}})
+
+	expected := expectedPodTargetGroups("ns1")
+	for k, v := range expectedPodTargetGroups("ns2") {
+		expected[k] = v
+	}
+	k8sDiscoveryTest{
+		discovery: n,
+		beforeRun: func() {
+			for _, ns := range []string{"ns1", "ns2"} {
+				pod := makePods()
+				pod.Namespace = ns
+				c.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Create(pod)
+				w.Pods().Add(pod)
+			}
+		},
+		expectedMaxItems: 2,
+		expectedRes:      expected,
+	}.Run(t)
+}
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/service_test.go b/discovery/kubernetes/service_test.go
index db5feab72..e300c850a 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/service_test.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/service_test.go
@@ -155,3 +155,50 @@ func TestServiceDiscoveryUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}.Run(t)
 }
+
+func TestServiceDiscoveryNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
+	n, c, w := makeDiscovery(RoleService, NamespaceDiscovery{Names: []string{"ns1", "ns2"}})
+
+	k8sDiscoveryTest{
+		discovery: n,
+		afterStart: func() {
+			for _, ns := range []string{"ns1", "ns2"} {
+				obj := makeService()
+				obj.Namespace = ns
+				c.CoreV1().Services(obj.Namespace).Create(obj)
+				w.Services().Add(obj)
+			}
+		},
+		expectedMaxItems: 2,
+		expectedRes: map[string]*targetgroup.Group{
+			"svc/ns1/testservice": {
+				Targets: []model.LabelSet{
+					{
+						"__meta_kubernetes_service_port_protocol": "TCP",
+						"__address__":                             "testservice.ns1.svc:30900",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_service_port_name":     "testport",
+					},
+				},
+				Labels: model.LabelSet{
+					"__meta_kubernetes_service_name": "testservice",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":    "ns1",
+				},
+				Source: "svc/ns1/testservice",
+			},
+			"svc/ns2/testservice": {
+				Targets: []model.LabelSet{
+					{
+						"__meta_kubernetes_service_port_protocol": "TCP",
+						"__address__":                             "testservice.ns2.svc:30900",
+						"__meta_kubernetes_service_port_name":     "testport",
+					},
+				},
+				Labels: model.LabelSet{
+					"__meta_kubernetes_service_name": "testservice",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_namespace":    "ns2",
+				},
+				Source: "svc/ns2/testservice",
+			},
+		},
+	}.Run(t)
+}