diff --git a/apps/notes/base/kustomization.yaml b/apps/notes/base/kustomization.yaml
index af1e05a..05865d4 100644
--- a/apps/notes/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/notes/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ resources:
   - nginx-configmap.yaml
   - backend.yaml
   - frontend.yaml
+  - namespace.yaml
diff --git a/apps/notes/base/namespace.yaml b/apps/notes/base/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72085ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/notes/base/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: notes
+  labels:
+    istio-injection: enabled