diff --git a/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/chainsaw-test.yaml b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/chainsaw-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..125cccbe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  name: copy-namespace-labels
+spec:
+  steps:
+  - name: step-01
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: ns.yaml
+    - apply:
+        file: ../copy-namespace-labels.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: policy-ready.yaml
+  - name: step-02
+    try:
+    - apply:
+        file: resource.yaml
+    - assert:
+        file: patchresource.yaml
+    - error:
+        resource:
+          apiVersion: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
+          metadata:
+            namespace: within-ns
+            labels:
+              kubernetes.io/metadata.name: "within-ns"
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diff --git a/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/ns.yaml b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/ns.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5940d9141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/ns.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: within-ns
+  labels:
+    owner: "any-corp"  
+    env: dev
diff --git a/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/patchresource.yaml b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/patchresource.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2f8ea14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/patchresource.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: my-deployment-1
+  namespace: within-ns
+  labels:
+    app: good-app
+    owner: "any-corp"
+    env: dev
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: good-app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: good-app
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: good-app-deploy
+        image: busybox:1.35
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: my-deployment-3
+  namespace: within-ns
+  labels:
+    owner: "any-corp"
+    env: dev
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: my-app03
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: my-app03
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: my-app03-deploy
+        image: busybox:1.35
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: my-deployment-4
+  namespace: within-ns
+  labels:
+    owner: "any-corp"
+    env: dev
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: my-app04
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: my-app04
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: my-app04-deploy
+        image: busybox:1.35
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diff --git a/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/policy-ready.yaml b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/policy-ready.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fed6971c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/policy-ready.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1          
+kind: ClusterPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: copy-namespace-labels
+status:
+  ready: true
diff --git a/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/resource.yaml b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/resource.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1b58993e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/copy-namespace-labels/.chainsaw-test/resource.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: my-deployment-1
+  namespace: within-ns
+  labels:
+    app: good-app    
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: good-app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: good-app
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: good-app-deploy
+        image: busybox:1.35
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: my-deployment-3
+  namespace: within-ns
+  labels:
+    owner: "dev-team"
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: my-app03
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: my-app03
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: my-app03-deploy
+        image: busybox:1.35
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: my-deployment-4
+  namespace: within-ns
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: my-app04
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: my-app04
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: my-app04-deploy
+        image: busybox:1.35