diff --git a/apps/istio.yaml b/apps/istio.yaml
index 1382d7c..3a12404 100644
--- a/apps/istio.yaml
+++ b/apps/istio.yaml
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   name: istio-system
+  labels:
+    istio-injection: enabled
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   name: istio-ingress
+  labels:
+    istio-injection: enabled
 ---
 apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Application
diff --git a/apps/kiali.yaml b/apps/kiali.yaml
index 51409ad..2aa4b3b 100644
--- a/apps/kiali.yaml
+++ b/apps/kiali.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   name: kiali-operator
+  labels:
+    istio-injection: enabled
 ---
 apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Application