diff --git a/pkg/action/install.go b/pkg/action/install.go
index 50df13c05..1acd6622d 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install.go
@@ -442,11 +442,22 @@ func (i *Install) RunWithContext(ctx context.Context, ch ci.Charter, vals map[st
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if _, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Create(
-			resourceList,
-			kube.ClientCreateOptionServerSideApply(i.ServerSideApply, false)); err != nil && !apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
+		namespaceExist := false
+		_, err = i.cfg.KubeClient.Get(resourceList, false)
+		if err == nil {
+			namespaceExist = true
+		} else if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		if !namespaceExist {
+			if _, err := i.cfg.KubeClient.Create(
+				resourceList,
+				kube.ClientCreateOptionServerSideApply(i.ServerSideApply, false)); err != nil && !apierrors.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	// If Replace is true, we need to supersede the last release.
diff --git a/pkg/action/install_test.go b/pkg/action/install_test.go
index e4d2b7376..b5aa0fcbb 100644
--- a/pkg/action/install_test.go
+++ b/pkg/action/install_test.go
@@ -1297,3 +1297,41 @@ func TestInstallRelease_WaitOptionsPassedDownstream(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that WaitOptions were passed to GetWaiter
 	is.NotEmpty(failer.RecordedWaitOptions, "WaitOptions should be passed to GetWaiter")
 }
+
+func TestInstall_CreateNamespaceAlreadyExists(t *testing.T) {
+	is := assert.New(t)
+
+	// Namespace already exists in cluster
+	config := actionConfigFixtureWithDummyResources(t, createDummyResourceList(true))
+
+	instAction := installActionWithConfig(config)
+	instAction.CreateNamespace = true
+	instAction.Namespace = "spaced"
+
+	resi, err := instAction.Run(buildChart(), nil)
+	is.NoError(err)
+
+	res, err := releaserToV1Release(resi)
+	is.NoError(err)
+	is.Equal("spaced", res.Namespace)
+	is.Equal("Install complete", res.Info.Description)
+}
+
+func TestInstall_CreateNamespaceNotExists(t *testing.T) {
+	is := assert.New(t)
+
+	// Empty cluster state, thats mean namespace not present
+	config := actionConfigFixture(t)
+
+	instAction := installActionWithConfig(config)
+	instAction.CreateNamespace = true
+	instAction.Namespace = "spaced"
+
+	resi, err := instAction.Run(buildChart(), nil)
+	is.NoError(err)
+
+	res, err := releaserToV1Release(resi)
+	is.NoError(err)
+	is.Equal("spaced", res.Namespace)
+	is.Equal("Install complete", res.Info.Description)
+}