diff --git a/checkov/kubernetes/graph_builder/local_graph.py b/checkov/kubernetes/graph_builder/local_graph.py
index 19e755e1139..e665988d76a 100644
--- a/checkov/kubernetes/graph_builder/local_graph.py
+++ b/checkov/kubernetes/graph_builder/local_graph.py
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ def _extract_nested_resources_recursive(conf: Dict[str, Any], all_resources: Lis
                 template['apiVersion'] = conf.get('apiVersion')
 
             template_metadata = template.get('metadata')
+
+            template_namespace = template_metadata.get('namespace')
+            metadata_namespace = metadata.get('namespace')
+            if template_namespace is None and metadata_namespace is not None:
+                template_metadata['namespace'] = metadata_namespace
+
             annotations = metadata.get('annotations')
             if annotations is not None and template_metadata is not None and 'annotations' not in template_metadata:
                 # Updates annotations to template as well to handle metadata added to the parent resource
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/checks/example_NoDefaultNamespace/Dev-PASSED.yaml b/tests/kubernetes/checks/example_NoDefaultNamespace/Dev-PASSED.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16a60d3bb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/checks/example_NoDefaultNamespace/Dev-PASSED.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: dev
+
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  namespace: dev
+spec:
+  replicas: 3
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: nginx
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: nginx
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: nginx
+        image: nginx:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-service
+  namespace: dev
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: nginx
+  ports:
+  - protocol: TCP
+    port: 80
+    targetPort: 80
+  type: LoadBalancer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/AllowPrivilegeEscalation/expected.yaml b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/AllowPrivilegeEscalation/expected.yaml
index 601b5394c65..4f9d0de6218 100644
--- a/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/AllowPrivilegeEscalation/expected.yaml
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/AllowPrivilegeEscalation/expected.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 pass:
-  - 'Pod.default.nginx-ingress-controller-2.app.kubernetes.io/name-ingress-nginx.app.kubernetes.io/part-of-ingress-nginx'
+  - 'Pod.example-ns.nginx-ingress-controller-2.app.kubernetes.io/name-ingress-nginx.app.kubernetes.io/part-of-ingress-nginx'
 fail:
-  - 'Pod.default.nginx-ingress-controller.app.kubernetes.io/name-ingress-nginx.app.kubernetes.io/part-of-ingress-nginx'
+  - 'Pod.example-ns.nginx-ingress-controller.app.kubernetes.io/name-ingress-nginx.app.kubernetes.io/part-of-ingress-nginx'
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/NoDefaultNamespace/expected.yaml b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/NoDefaultNamespace/expected.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb3578dc778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/NoDefaultNamespace/expected.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pass:
+  - 'Pod.dev.nginx-deployment.app-nginx'
+  - 'Deployment.dev.nginx-deployment'
+  - 'Service.dev.nginx-service'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/NoDefaultNamespace/template.yaml b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/NoDefaultNamespace/template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16a60d3bb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/resources/NoDefaultNamespace/template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: dev
+
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  namespace: dev
+spec:
+  replicas: 3
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: nginx
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: nginx
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: nginx
+        image: nginx:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-service
+  namespace: dev
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: nginx
+  ports:
+  - protocol: TCP
+    port: 80
+    targetPort: 80
+  type: LoadBalancer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/test_checks/NoDefaultNamespace.yaml b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/test_checks/NoDefaultNamespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5bdb2607e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/test_checks/NoDefaultNamespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+metadata:
+  id: "CKV_K8S_160"
+  name: "Ensure resources in k8s not in default namespace"
+  category: "KUBERNETES"
+definition:
+  and:
+    - cond_type: "attribute"
+      resource_types:
+        - "Deployment"
+        - "StatefulSet"
+        - "DaemonSet"
+        - "Job"
+        - "CronJob"
+        - "Pod"
+        - "Service"
+        - "ConfigMap"
+        - "Secret"
+      attribute: "metadata.namespace"
+      operator: "exists"
+    - cond_type: "attribute"
+      resource_types:
+        - "Deployment"
+        - "StatefulSet"
+        - "DaemonSet"
+        - "Job"
+        - "CronJob"
+        - "Pod"
+        - "Service"
+        - "ConfigMap"
+        - "Secret"
+      attribute: "metadata.namespace"
+      operator: "not_equals"
+      value: "default"
+    - cond_type: "attribute"
+      resource_types:
+        - "Deployment"
+        - "StatefulSet"
+        - "DaemonSet"
+        - "Job"
+        - "CronJob"
+        - "Pod"
+        - "Service"
+        - "ConfigMap"
+        - "Secret"
+      attribute: "metadata.namespace"
+      operator: "not_equals"
+      value: "kube-system"
+    - cond_type: "attribute"
+      resource_types:
+        - "Deployment"
+        - "StatefulSet"
+        - "DaemonSet"
+        - "Job"
+        - "CronJob"
+        - "Pod"
+        - "Service"
+        - "ConfigMap"
+        - "Secret"
+      attribute: "metadata.namespace"
+      operator: "not_regex_match"
+      value: "^kube-.*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/test_yaml_policies.py b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/test_yaml_policies.py
index f0f31ea1c8a..71c4e075153 100644
--- a/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/test_yaml_policies.py
+++ b/tests/kubernetes/graph/checks/test_yaml_policies.py
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ def test_PodIsPubliclyAccessibleExample(self) -> None:
     def test_RequireAllPodsToHaveNetworkPolicy(self) -> None:
         self.go('RequireAllPodsToHaveNetworkPolicy')
 
+    def test_NoDefaultNamespace(self):
+        self.go('NoDefaultNamespace')
+
     def create_report_from_graph_checks_results(self, checks_results, check):
         report = Report("kubernetes")
         first_results_key = list(checks_results.keys())[0]