diff --git a/deploy/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl b/deploy/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 6e9ac42..9551bee 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/deploy/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
 {{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/*
+Namespace for all resources to be installed into
+If not defined in values file then the helm release namespace is used
+By default this is not set so the helm release namespace will be used.
+
+
+This gets around an problem within Helm discussed in
+https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/5358.
+*/}}
+{{- define "openshift-routes.namespace" -}}
+    {{ .Values.namespace | default .Release.Namespace }}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Common labels
 */}}
diff --git a/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 61cc995..e8bd914 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "openshift-routes.fullname" . }}
+  namespace: {{ include "openshift-routes.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "openshift-routes.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
diff --git a/deploy/chart/templates/service.yaml b/deploy/chart/templates/service.yaml
index 48bd8fd..7d6da57 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/deploy/chart/templates/service.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "openshift-routes.fullname" . }}
+  namespace: {{ include "openshift-routes.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "openshift-routes.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
diff --git a/deploy/chart/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/deploy/chart/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
index 7ff74c9..c1f14da 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/deploy/chart/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "openshift-routes.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  namespace: {{ include "openshift-routes.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "openshift-routes.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
diff --git a/deploy/chart/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/deploy/chart/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
index f8fb67b..2e7b267 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/deploy/chart/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
 kind: ServiceMonitor
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "openshift-routes.fullname" . }}
+  namespace: {{ include "openshift-routes.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "openshift-routes.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
diff --git a/deploy/chart/values.yaml b/deploy/chart/values.yaml
index d3208e4..2990d56 100644
--- a/deploy/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/chart/values.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ logLevel: 5
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
 
+# This namespace allows you to define where the services are installed into.
+# If not set then they use the namespace of the release.
+# This is helpful when installing cert manager as a chart dependency (sub chart).
+namespace: ""
+
 image:
   # https://github.com/cert-manager/openshift-routes/pkgs/container/cert-manager-openshift-routes
   # the final image is generated as "${registry}/${repostiory}:${tag|digest}"