diff --git a/.changeset/selfish-turkeys-exist.md b/.changeset/selfish-turkeys-exist.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3530b3a864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/selfish-turkeys-exist.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder': minor
+---
+
+EntityPickers now support flags to control when to include default namespace
+in result
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
index 539dd4f82c..e88d2861a7 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/api-report.md
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ export interface EntityPickerUiOptions {
   allowedKinds?: string[];
   // (undocumented)
   defaultKind?: string;
+  // (undocumented)
+  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
 }
 
 // @public
@@ -183,6 +185,8 @@ export interface OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions {
   allowedKinds?: string[];
   // (undocumented)
   defaultKind?: string;
+  // (undocumented)
+  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
 }
 
 // @public
@@ -197,6 +201,8 @@ export interface OwnerPickerUiOptions {
   allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
   // (undocumented)
   allowedKinds?: string[];
+  // (undocumented)
+  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
index 2aa72550c3..e7883a4721 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/EntityPicker/EntityPicker.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface EntityPickerUiOptions {
   allowedKinds?: string[];
   defaultKind?: string;
   allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
+  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export const EntityPicker = (
   } = props;
   const allowedKinds = uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowedKinds;
   const defaultKind = uiSchema['ui:options']?.defaultKind;
+  const defaultNamespace = uiSchema['ui:options']?.defaultNamespace;
 
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ export const EntityPicker = (
   );
 
   const entityRefs = entities?.items.map(e =>
-    humanizeEntityRef(e, { defaultKind }),
+    humanizeEntityRef(e, { defaultKind, defaultNamespace }),
   );
 
   const onSelect = useCallback(
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
index a280ebad6a..2446883a86 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnedEntityPicker/OwnedEntityPicker.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface OwnedEntityPickerUiOptions {
   allowedKinds?: string[];
   defaultKind?: string;
   allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
+  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -61,12 +62,13 @@ export const OwnedEntityPicker = (
 
   const allowedKinds = uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowedKinds;
   const defaultKind = uiSchema['ui:options']?.defaultKind;
+  const defaultNamespace = uiSchema['ui:options']?.defaultNamespace;
   const allowArbitraryValues =
     uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowArbitraryValues ?? true;
   const { ownedEntities, loading } = useOwnedEntities(allowedKinds);
 
   const entityRefs = ownedEntities?.items
-    .map(e => humanizeEntityRef(e, { defaultKind }))
+    .map(e => humanizeEntityRef(e, { defaultKind, defaultNamespace }))
     .filter(n => n);
 
   const onSelect = (_: any, value: string | null) => {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
index 10425c17ff..3de2b12bd0 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/fields/OwnerPicker/OwnerPicker.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { FieldExtensionComponentProps } from '../../../extensions';
 export interface OwnerPickerUiOptions {
   allowedKinds?: string[];
   allowArbitraryValues?: boolean;
+  defaultNamespace?: string | false;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ export const OwnerPicker = (
     ...restProps
   } = props;
 
+  const defaultNamespace = uiSchema['ui:options']?.defaultNamespace;
+
   const ownerUiSchema = {
     ...uiSchema,
     'ui:options': {
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ export const OwnerPicker = (
       defaultKind: 'Group',
       allowArbitraryValues:
         uiSchema['ui:options']?.allowArbitraryValues ?? true,
+      ...(defaultNamespace !== undefined ? { defaultNamespace } : {}),
     },
   };