diff --git a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
index f81fa3a9..0616f9b1 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cmd/reloader.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func NewReloaderCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.LogFormat, "log-format", "", "Log format to use (empty string for text, or JSON")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("resources-to-ignore", []string{}, "list of resources to ignore (valid options 'configMaps' or 'secrets')")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("namespaces-to-ignore", []string{}, "list of namespaces to ignore")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSlice("namespace-selector", []string{}, "list of key:vaule namespace labels to include")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.IsArgoRollouts, "is-Argo-Rollouts", "false", "Add support for argo rollouts")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadStrategy, constants.ReloadStrategyFlag, constants.EnvVarsReloadStrategy, "Specifies the desired reload strategy")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&options.ReloadOnCreate, "reload-on-create", "false", "Add support to watch create events")
@@ -132,6 +133,11 @@ func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	namespaceLabelSelector, err := getNamespaceLabelSelector(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	collectors := metrics.SetupPrometheusEndpoint()
 
 	var controllers []*controller.Controller
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ func startReloader(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		c, err := controller.NewController(clientset, k, currentNamespace, ignoredNamespacesList, collectors)
+		c, err := controller.NewController(clientset, k, currentNamespace, ignoredNamespacesList, namespaceLabelSelector, collectors)
 		if err != nil {
 			logrus.Fatalf("%s", err)
 		}
@@ -174,6 +180,21 @@ func getIgnoredNamespacesList(cmd *cobra.Command) (util.List, error) {
 	return getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd, "namespaces-to-ignore")
 }
 
+func getNamespaceLabelSelector(cmd *cobra.Command) (util.Map, error) {
+	slice, err := getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd, "namespace-selector")
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var namespaceSelectorMap util.Map = make(util.Map)
+	for _, kv := range slice {
+		split := strings.Split(kv, ":")
+		namespaceSelectorMap[split[0]] = split[1]
+	}
+
+	return namespaceSelectorMap, nil
+}
+
 func getStringSliceFromFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flag string) ([]string, error) {
 	slice, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(flag)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/controller/controller.go b/internal/pkg/controller/controller.go
index 06bc00f8..a26b8903 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/controller/controller.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package controller
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/internal/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/stakater/Reloader/pkg/kube"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	ignoredNamespaces util.List
 	collectors        metrics.Collectors
 	recorder          record.EventRecorder
+	namespaceSelector map[string]string
 }
 
 // controllerInitialized flag determines whether controlled is being initialized
@@ -39,12 +42,13 @@ var controllerInitialized bool = false
 
 // NewController for initializing a Controller
 func NewController(
-	client kubernetes.Interface, resource string, namespace string, ignoredNamespaces []string, collectors metrics.Collectors) (*Controller, error) {
+	client kubernetes.Interface, resource string, namespace string, ignoredNamespaces []string, namespaceLabelSelector map[string]string, collectors metrics.Collectors) (*Controller, error) {
 
 	c := Controller{
 		client:            client,
 		namespace:         namespace,
 		ignoredNamespaces: ignoredNamespaces,
+		namespaceSelector: namespaceLabelSelector,
 	}
 	eventBroadcaster := record.NewBroadcaster()
 	eventBroadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(&typedcorev1.EventSinkImpl{
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ func NewController(
 // Add function to add a new object to the queue in case of creating a resource
 func (c *Controller) Add(obj interface{}) {
 	if options.ReloadOnCreate == "true" {
-		if !c.resourceInIgnoredNamespace(obj) && controllerInitialized {
+		if !c.resourceInIgnoredNamespace(obj) && c.resourceInNamespaceSelector(obj) && controllerInitialized {
 			c.queue.Add(handler.ResourceCreatedHandler{
 				Resource:   obj,
 				Collectors: c.collectors,
@@ -93,9 +97,31 @@ func (c *Controller) resourceInIgnoredNamespace(raw interface{}) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (c *Controller) resourceInNamespaceSelector(raw interface{}) bool {
+	switch object := raw.(type) {
+	case *v1.ConfigMap:
+		namespace, _ := c.client.CoreV1().Namespaces().Get(context.Background(), object.ObjectMeta.Namespace, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		for k, v := range c.namespaceSelector {
+			if namespace.ObjectMeta.Labels[k] != v {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	case *v1.Secret:
+		namespace, _ := c.client.CoreV1().Namespaces().Get(context.Background(), object.ObjectMeta.Namespace, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		for k, v := range c.namespaceSelector {
+			if namespace.ObjectMeta.Labels[k] != v {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Update function to add an old object and a new object to the queue in case of updating a resource
 func (c *Controller) Update(old interface{}, new interface{}) {
-	if !c.resourceInIgnoredNamespace(new) {
+	if !c.resourceInIgnoredNamespace(new) && c.resourceInNamespaceSelector(new) {
 		c.queue.Add(handler.ResourceUpdatedHandler{
 			Resource:    new,
 			OldResource: old,
diff --git a/internal/pkg/util/util.go b/internal/pkg/util/util.go
index 993084ab..1a2696d8 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ func GetSHAfromSecret(data map[string][]byte) string {
 
 type List []string
 
+type Map map[string]string
+
 func (l *List) Contains(s string) bool {
 	for _, v := range *l {
 		if v == s {