diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/profiling/component-template/profiling-events.json b/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/profiling/component-template/profiling-events.json
index 8f50ebd334f16..f90d2202db0d3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/profiling/component-template/profiling-events.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/template-resources/src/main/resources/profiling/component-template/profiling-events.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         "sort": {
           "field": [
             "profiling.project.id",
+            "k8s.namespace.name",
             "orchestrator.resource.name",
             "host.name",
             "container.name",
@@ -80,6 +81,9 @@
         },
         "container.id": {
           "type": "keyword"
+        },
+        "k8s.namespace.name": {
+          "type": "keyword"
         }
       }
     }