diff --git a/examples/best_practices/policy_validate_default_namespace.yaml b/examples/best_practices/policy_validate_default_namespace.yaml
index adb1791656..e77dc7394a 100644
--- a/examples/best_practices/policy_validate_default_namespace.yaml
+++ b/examples/best_practices/policy_validate_default_namespace.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   rules:
   - name: check-default-namespace
+    match:
+      resources:
+        kinds:
+        - Pod
+    validate:
+      message: "A none 'default' namespace is required"
+      anyPattern:
+        - metadata:
+            namespace: "!default"
+  - name: check-namespace-exist
     match:
       resources:
         kinds:
@@ -14,5 +24,3 @@ spec:
       anyPattern:
         - metadata:
             namespace: "?*"
-        - metadata:
-            namespace: "!default"
diff --git a/examples/best_practices/resources/resource_default_namespace.yaml b/examples/best_practices/resources/resource_default_namespace.yaml
index c83c830f72..1d986b3c99 100644
--- a/examples/best_practices/resources/resource_default_namespace.yaml
+++ b/examples/best_practices/resources/resource_default_namespace.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
   name: myapp-pod
+  namespace: default
   labels:
     app: myapp
 spec: 
diff --git a/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go b/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go
index 9e512dc6a3..a8e0152edd 100644
--- a/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testrunner/testrunner_test.go
@@ -79,3 +79,7 @@ func Test_validate_image_tag_latest_pass(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_mutate_pod_disable_automoutingapicred_pass(t *testing.T) {
 	testScenario(t, "test/scenarios/test/scenario_mutate_pod_disable_automountingapicred.yaml")
 }
+
+func Test_validate_default_namespace(t *testing.T) {
+	testScenario(t, "test/scenarios/test/scenario_validate_default_namespace.yaml")
+}
diff --git a/test/scenarios/test/scenario_validate_default_namespace.yaml b/test/scenarios/test/scenario_validate_default_namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aec3c79221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/test/scenario_validate_default_namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# file path relative to project root
+input:
+  policy: examples/best_practices/policy_validate_default_namespace.yaml
+  resource: examples/best_practices/resources/resource_default_namespace.yaml
+expected:
+  validation:
+    policyresponse:
+      policy: validate-namespace
+      resource:
+        kind: Pod
+        apiVersion: v1
+        # this is set to pass resource NS check
+        # actual valiation is defined through rule success=false
+        namespace: 'default'
+        name: myapp-pod
+      rules:
+        - name: check-default-namespace
+          type: Validation
+          message: "Validation rule 'check-default-namespace' failed to validate patterns defined in anyPattern. A none 'default' namespace is required; anyPattern[0] failed at path /metadata/namespace/"
+          success: false
+        - name: check-namespace-exist
+          type: Validation
+          message: "Validation rule 'check-namespace-exist' anyPattern[0] succesfully validated"
+          success: true
+