diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 893cb97..d1fb07e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,3 +96,53 @@ $ kubectl delete crd workspaces.app.terraform.io
 ```
 
 If the CRD is not updated correctly, you will not be able to create a Workspace Custom Resource.
+
+
+
+### Helm Chart
+
+The Helm chart consists of several components. The Kubernetes configurations associated with the Helm chart are located under `crds/` and `templates/`.
+
+#### Custom Resource Definition
+
+Helm starts by deploying the Custom Resource Definition for the Workspace. Custom Resource Definitions extend the Kubernetes API. It looks for definitions in the `crds/` of the chart.
+
+The Custom Resource Definition under `crds/app.terraform.io_workspaces_crd.yaml` defines that the Workspace Custom Resource schema.
+
+#### Role-Based Access Control
+
+In order to scope the operator to a namespace, Helm assigns a role and service account to the namespace. The role has access to Pods, Secrets, Services, and ConfigMaps. This configuration is located in `templates/`.
+
+#### Namespace Scope
+
+To ensure the operator does not have access to secrets or resource beyond the namespace, the Helm chart scopes the operator's deployment to a namespace.
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: terraform-k8s
+spec:
+  # some sections omitted for clarity
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        name: terraform-k8s
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: terraform-k8s
+      containers:
+        - name: terraform-k8s
+          command:
+          - /bin/terraform-k8s
+          - "--k8s-watch-namespace=$(POD_NAMESPACE)"
+          env:
+            - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+```
+
+When deploying, if you want to explicitly watch all namespaces, 
+then you'll need to set `watchAllNamespaces: true`. Otherwise, 
+the default behaviour will be to watch the Release namespace or 
+the namespace provided in the `k8WatchNamespace` value.
diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 4ae0f90..a0778e9 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -59,3 +59,14 @@ Inject extra environment vars in the format key:value, if populated
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Define the kind of Role to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "terraform.getRole" -}}
+{{- if .Values.syncWorkspace.watchAllNamespaces -}}
+{{- "ClusterRole" -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- (ternary "Role" "ClusterRole" (or (empty .Values.syncWorkspace.k8WatchNamespace) (eq (.Values.syncWorkspace.k8WatchNamespace | toString) .Release.Namespace))) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/templates/sync-workspace-deployment.yaml b/templates/sync-workspace-deployment.yaml
index 73557a2..70892cf 100644
--- a/templates/sync-workspace-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/sync-workspace-deployment.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ spec:
             - /bin/terraform-k8s
           args:
             - --enable-leader-election
+            {{- if not .Values.syncWorkspace.watchAllNamespaces }}
             - --k8s-watch-namespace={{ default .Release.Namespace .Values.syncWorkspace.k8WatchNamespace}}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.syncWorkspace.logLevel }}
             - --zap-log-level={{ .Values.syncWorkspace.logLevel }}
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/templates/sync-workspace-role.yaml b/templates/sync-workspace-role.yaml
index 76e58b4..34d8f50 100644
--- a/templates/sync-workspace-role.yaml
+++ b/templates/sync-workspace-role.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {{- $syncEnabled := (or (and (ne (.Values.syncWorkspace.enabled | toString) "-") .Values.syncWorkspace.enabled) (and (eq (.Values.syncWorkspace.enabled | toString) "-") .Values.global.enabled)) }}
 {{- if $syncEnabled }}
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-{{- $kind := (ternary "Role" "ClusterRole" (or (empty .Values.syncWorkspace.k8WatchNamespace) (eq (.Values.syncWorkspace.k8WatchNamespace | toString) .Release.Namespace))) }}
-kind: {{ $kind }}
+kind: {{ template "terraform.getRole" . }}
 metadata:
   name: {{ template "terraform.fullname" . }}-sync-workspace
   labels:
diff --git a/templates/sync-workspace-rolebinding.yaml b/templates/sync-workspace-rolebinding.yaml
index d811b31..35deb6a 100644
--- a/templates/sync-workspace-rolebinding.yaml
+++ b/templates/sync-workspace-rolebinding.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {{- $syncEnabled := (or (and (ne (.Values.syncWorkspace.enabled | toString) "-") .Values.syncWorkspace.enabled) (and (eq (.Values.syncWorkspace.enabled | toString) "-") .Values.global.enabled)) }}
 {{- if $syncEnabled }}
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-{{- $kind := (ternary "Role" "ClusterRole" (or (empty .Values.syncWorkspace.k8WatchNamespace) (eq (.Values.syncWorkspace.k8WatchNamespace | toString) .Release.Namespace))) }}
-kind: {{ ternary "RoleBinding" "ClusterRoleBinding" (eq $kind "Role") }}
+kind: {{ template "terraform.getRole" . }}Binding
 metadata:
   name: {{ template "terraform.fullname" . }}-sync-workspace
   labels:
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ subjects:
   name: {{ template "terraform.fullname" . }}-sync-workspace
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 roleRef:
-  kind: {{ $kind }}
+  kind: {{ template "terraform.getRole" . }}
   name: {{ template "terraform.fullname" . }}-sync-workspace
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 3d199ba..03ca852 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ syncWorkspace:
   # to the release namespace
   k8WatchNamespace: null
 
+  # If true watchAllNamespaces will configure the operator to watch for workspace
+  # changes across all kubernetes namespaces.
+  watchAllNamespaces: false
+
   # terraformVersion describes the version of Terraform to use for each workspace.
   # If this is not set then it will default to the latest version of Terraform
   # compiled with the operator.