diff --git a/chart/templates/mattermost/mattermost/namespace.yaml b/chart/templates/mattermost/mattermost/namespace.yaml
index a52632cc6eb87ba15e29764699a1c55d0e404edf..3b7e846acd960c36fd9f92bbac60191f188db245 100644
--- a/chart/templates/mattermost/mattermost/namespace.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/mattermost/mattermost/namespace.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   labels:
+    istio-injection: enabled
     app: {{ .Release.Name }}-mattermost
     app.kubernetes.io/name: mattermost
     app.kubernetes.io/component: "collaboration-tools"