diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/namespace.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/namespace.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fbf1450e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/namespace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
+from kuryr_kubernetes import constants
+from kuryr_kubernetes.controller.drivers import base as drivers
+from kuryr_kubernetes.handlers import k8s_base
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class NamespaceHandler(k8s_base.ResourceEventHandler):
+    OBJECT_KIND = constants.K8S_OBJ_NAMESPACE
+    OBJECT_WATCH_PATH = "%s/%s" % (constants.K8S_API_BASE, "namespaces")
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(NamespaceHandler, self).__init__()
+        self._drv_project = drivers.PodProjectDriver.get_instance()
+        self._drv_subnets = drivers.PodSubnetsDriver.get_instance()
+        self._drv_sg = drivers.PodSecurityGroupsDriver.get_instance()
+
+    def on_added(self, namespace):
+        LOG.debug("Creating namespace: %s", namespace)
+
+    def on_deleted(self, namespace):
+        LOG.debug("Deleting namespace: %s", namespace)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7ba1d9e6f..f248268f0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ kuryr_kubernetes.controller.handlers =
     vif = kuryr_kubernetes.controller.handlers.vif:VIFHandler
     lbaasspec = kuryr_kubernetes.controller.handlers.lbaas:LBaaSSpecHandler
     lb = kuryr_kubernetes.controller.handlers.lbaas:LoadBalancerHandler
+    namespace = kuryr_kubernetes.controller.handlers.namespace:NamespaceHandler
     test_handler = kuryr_kubernetes.tests.unit.controller.handlers.test_fake_handler:TestHandler
 
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