diff --git a/api/builtins/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go b/api/builtins/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go
index 148c68a1a..09de319d8 100644
--- a/api/builtins/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go
+++ b/api/builtins/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type PrefixSuffixTransformerPlugin struct {
 var prefixSuffixFieldSpecsToSkip = types.FsSlice{
 	{Gvk: resid.Gvk{Kind: "CustomResourceDefinition"}},
 	{Gvk: resid.Gvk{Group: "apiregistration.k8s.io", Kind: "APIService"}},
+	{Gvk: resid.Gvk{Kind: "Namespace"}},
 }
 
 func (p *PrefixSuffixTransformerPlugin) Config(
diff --git a/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go b/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go
index 134cac462..4b3e6ac32 100644
--- a/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go
+++ b/api/internal/target/kusttarget_test.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ metadata:
 			"apiVersion": "v1",
 			"kind":       "Namespace",
 			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-				"name": "foo-ns1-bar",
+				"name": "ns1",
 				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
 					"app": "nginx",
 				},
diff --git a/api/krusty/baseandoverlaysmall_test.go b/api/krusty/baseandoverlaysmall_test.go
index 5abed110d..d7e1fa3a0 100644
--- a/api/krusty/baseandoverlaysmall_test.go
+++ b/api/krusty/baseandoverlaysmall_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ metadata:
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
-  name: p-b-myNs
+  name: myNs
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Role
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ metadata:
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
-  name: p-myNs2
+  name: myNs2
 `)
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go b/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go
index 356e6e14e..ec225a989 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var KustomizePlugin plugin
 var prefixSuffixFieldSpecsToSkip = types.FsSlice{
 	{Gvk: resid.Gvk{Kind: "CustomResourceDefinition"}},
 	{Gvk: resid.Gvk{Group: "apiregistration.k8s.io", Kind: "APIService"}},
+	{Gvk: resid.Gvk{Kind: "Namespace"}},
 }
 
 func (p *plugin) Config(
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer_test.go b/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer_test.go
index 4dcf3521b..00c23d717 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer_test.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/prefixsuffixtransformer/PrefixSuffixTransformer_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ fieldSpecs:
   - path: metadata/name
 `, `
 apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: apple
+---
+apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: apple
@@ -50,6 +55,11 @@ metadata:
 
 	th.AssertActualEqualsExpected(rm, `
 apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: apple
+---
+apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: baked-apple-pie