diff --git a/clouddriver-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/model/EntityTags.groovy b/clouddriver-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/model/EntityTags.groovy
index 36b18e88671..9bf8d66a664 100644
--- a/clouddriver-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/model/EntityTags.groovy
+++ b/clouddriver-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/clouddriver/model/EntityTags.groovy
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class EntityTags {
 
   static class EntityTag {
     String name
+    String namespace
     Object value
     EntityTagValueType valueType
 
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ class EntityTags {
       return name.toLowerCase()
     }
 
+    String getNamespace() {
+      return (namespace ?: "default").toLowerCase()
+    }
+
     @JsonIgnore
     Object getValueForWrite(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
       switch (valueType) {