diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8315983..5bb3483 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,25 +4,30 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [1.3.0] - 2023-05-11
+
+## [v1.4.0] - 2023-05-12
+### Added
+- Add support for `watchedNamespaces` and `watchedPodNamePrefixes` [#14](https://github.com/airwallex/k8s-pod-restart-info-collector/issues/14)
+
+## [v1.3.0] - 2023-05-11
 ### Added
 - Add `ignoreRestartsWithExitCodeZero` flag to ignore restart events with an exit code of 0 [#22](https://github.com/airwallex/k8s-pod-restart-info-collector/issues/22)
 
-## [1.2.1] - 2023-04-27
+## [v1.2.1] - 2023-04-27
 ### Fixed
 - Container resource specs showing wrong values [#26](https://github.com/airwallex/k8s-pod-restart-info-collector/issues/26)
 
 ### Improved
 - Add backticks to format slack message nicely [#25](https://github.com/airwallex/k8s-pod-restart-info-collector/issues/25)
 
-## [1.2.0] - 2023-01-03
+## [v1.2.0] - 2023-01-03
 ### Added
 - Parameterize pod restart count
 
-## [1.1.0] - 2022-09-19
+## [v1.1.0] - 2022-09-19
 ### Added
 - Support ignoring specific namespaces and pods 
 
-## [1.0.0] - 2022-08-29
+## [v1.0.0] - 2022-08-29
 ### Added
 - Initial release as Open-Source under the Apache License v2.0
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c2247e..b3929e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ helm uninstall k8s-pod-restart-info-collector
 | `ignoreRestartCount`                | The number of pod restart count to ignore | default: `"30"`
 | `ignoredNamespaces`                 | A comma-separated list of namespaces to ignore | default: `""`    
 | `ignoredPodNamePrefixes`            | A comma-separated list of pod name prefixes to ignore | default: `""`   
+| `watchedNamespaces`                 | A comma-separated list of namespaces to watch, default is all ("")| default: `""`    
+| `watchedPodNamePrefixes`            | A comma-separated list of pod name prefixes to watch, default is all ("")| default: `""`   
 | `ignoreRestartsWithExitCodeZero`    | Whether restart events with an exit code of 0 should be ignored | default: `false`
 | `slackWebhookUrl`                   | Slack webhook URL | required if slackWebhooUrlSecretKeyRef is not present                       |
 | `slackWebhookurlSecretKeyRef.key`   | Slack webhook URL SecretKeyRef.key                 | |
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 8f20aff..4e81c8e 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-TAG="v1.3.0"
+TAG="v1.4.0"
 docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64 -t devopsairwallex/k8s-pod-restart-info-collector:${TAG} .
 docker push devopsairwallex/k8s-pod-restart-info-collector:${TAG}
 
diff --git a/controller.go b/controller.go
index e6e4e8a..f9404a7 100644
--- a/controller.go
+++ b/controller.go
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ func NewController(clientset kubernetes.Interface, slack Slack) *Controller {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if isIgnoredNamespace(newPod.Namespace) {
+			if !isWatchedNamespace(newPod.Namespace) || isIgnoredNamespace(newPod.Namespace) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if isIgnoredPod(newPod.Name) {
+			if !isWatchedPod(newPod.Name) || isIgnoredPod(newPod.Name) {
 				return
 			}
 
diff --git a/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index 10b35f7..6c179c9 100644
--- a/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.ignoreRestartCount | quote}}
             - name: IGNORED_NAMESPACES
               value: {{ .Values.ignoredNamespaces | quote}}
+            - name: WATCHED_NAMESPACES
+              value: {{ .Values.watchedNamespaces | quote}}
+            - name: WATCHED_POD_NAME_PREFIXES
+              value: {{ .Values.watchedPodNamePrefixes | quote}}
             - name: IGNORED_POD_NAME_PREFIXES
               value: {{ .Values.ignoredPodNamePrefixes | quote}}
             - name: IGNORE_RESTARTS_WITH_EXIT_CODE_ZERO
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index 0ed90df..d1caa6c 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ ignoredNamespaces: ""
 # A comma-separated list of pod name prefixes to ignore
 ignoredPodNamePrefixes: ""
 
+# A comma-separated list of namespaces to watch, default is all ("")
+watchedNamespaces: ""
+# A comma-separated list of pod name prefixes to watch, default is all ("").
+watchedPodNamePrefixes: ""
+
 # Whether restart events with an exit code of 0 should be ignored, true or false
 ignoreRestartsWithExitCodeZero: false
 
 image:
   repository: devopsairwallex/k8s-pod-restart-info-collector
-  tag: "v1.3.0"
+  tag: "v1.4.0"
 
 resources: 
   limits:
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index 1040e4f..ae57b1d 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -57,6 +57,38 @@ func isIgnoredPod(name string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func isWatchedNamespace(namespace string) bool {
+	watchedNamespacesEnv := os.Getenv("WATCHED_NAMESPACES")
+	if watchedNamespacesEnv == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	watchedNamespaces := strings.Split(watchedNamespacesEnv, ",")
+	for _, watchedNamespace := range watchedNamespaces {
+		if watchedNamespace == namespace {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Turn off logging as there are too many logs.
+	// klog.Infof("Ignore: namespace %s is not on the watched namespace list\n", namespace)
+	return false
+}
+
+func isWatchedPod(name string) bool {
+	watchedPodNamePrefixesEnv := os.Getenv("WATCHED_POD_NAME_PREFIXES")
+	if watchedPodNamePrefixesEnv == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	watchedPodNamePrefixes := strings.Split(watchedPodNamePrefixesEnv, ",")
+	for _, watchedPodNamePrefix := range watchedPodNamePrefixes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(name, watchedPodNamePrefix) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	// klog.Infof("Ignore: pod %s doesn't have the watched pod name prefixes\n", name)
+	return false
+}
+
 func shouldIgnoreRestartsWithExitCodeZero(status v1.ContainerStatus) bool {
 	if os.Getenv("IGNORE_RESTARTS_WITH_EXIT_CODE_ZERO") != "true" {
 		return false