diff --git a/logs/example/main.go b/logs/example/main.go
index 0386036..8b4c518 100644
--- a/logs/example/main.go
+++ b/logs/example/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func (s staticLogRequestor) Query(ctx context.Context, r logs.Request) (<-chan l
 
 			resp <- logs.Message{
 				Name:      r.Name,
+				Namespace: r.Namespace,
 				Instance:  "fake",
 				Timestamp: time.Now(),
 				Text:      m,
diff --git a/logs/handler.go b/logs/handler.go
index 0ab10a0..70616d8 100644
--- a/logs/handler.go
+++ b/logs/handler.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func NewLogHandlerFunc(requestor Requester, timeout time.Duration) http.HandlerF
 func parseRequest(r *http.Request) (logRequest Request, err error) {
 	query := r.URL.Query()
 	logRequest.Name = getValue(query, "name")
+	logRequest.Namespace = getValue(query, "namespace")
 	logRequest.Instance = getValue(query, "instance")
 	tailStr := getValue(query, "tail")
 	if tailStr != "" {
diff --git a/logs/handler_test.go b/logs/handler_test.go
index 5b9c2a2..6fb718b 100644
--- a/logs/handler_test.go
+++ b/logs/handler_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func Test_logsHandlerDoesNotLeakGoroutinesWhenProviderClosesStream(t *testing.T)
 	defer goleak.VerifyNoLeaks(t)
 
 	msgs := []Message{
-		Message{Name: "funcFoo", Text: "msg 0"},
+		Message{Name: "funcFoo", Text: "msg 0", Namespace: "default"},
 		Message{Name: "funcFoo", Text: "msg 1"},
 	}
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func Test_logsHandlerDoesNotLeakGoroutinesWhenClientClosesConnection(t *testing.
 	defer goleak.VerifyNoLeaks(t)
 
 	msgs := []Message{
-		Message{Name: "funcFoo", Text: "msg 0"},
+		Message{Name: "funcFoo", Text: "msg 0", Namespace: "default"},
 		Message{Name: "funcFoo", Text: "msg 1"},
 	}
 
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@ func Test_GETRequestParsing(t *testing.T) {
 			err:             "",
 			expectedRequest: Request{Name: "foobar"},
 		},
-		{
-			name:            "name only query",
-			rawQueryStr:     "name=foobar",
-			err:             "",
-			expectedRequest: Request{Name: "foobar"},
-		},
 		{
 			name:            "multiple name values selects the last value",
 			rawQueryStr:     "name=foobar&name=theactual name",
@@ -117,13 +111,14 @@ func Test_GETRequestParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:        "valid request with every parameter",
-			rawQueryStr: "name=foobar&since=2019-02-16T09%3A10%3A06%2B00%3A00&tail=5&follow=true",
+			rawQueryStr: "name=foobar&since=2019-02-16T09%3A10%3A06%2B00%3A00&tail=5&follow=true&namespace=default",
 			err:         "",
 			expectedRequest: Request{
-				Name:   "foobar",
-				Since:  &sinceTime,
-				Tail:   5,
-				Follow: true,
+				Name:      "foobar",
+				Namespace: "default",
+				Since:     &sinceTime,
+				Tail:      5,
+				Follow:    true,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/logs/logs.go b/logs/logs.go
index 6a48c50..4069c40 100644
--- a/logs/logs.go
+++ b/logs/logs.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 type Request struct {
 	// Name is the function name and is required
 	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Namespace is the namespace the function is deployed to, how a namespace is defined
+	// is faas-provider specific
+	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
 	// Instance is the optional container name, that allows you to request logs from a specific function instance
 	Instance string `json:"instance"`
 	// Since is the optional datetime value to start the logs from
@@ -29,13 +32,19 @@ type Request struct {
 // String implements that Stringer interface and prints the log Request in a consistent way that
 // allows you to safely compare if two requests have the same value.
 func (r Request) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("name:%s instance:%s since:%v tail:%d follow:%v", r.Name, r.Instance, r.Since, r.Tail, r.Follow)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"name:%s namespace: %s instance:%s since:%v tail:%d follow:%v",
+		r.Name, r.Namespace, r.Instance, r.Since, r.Tail, r.Follow,
+	)
 }
 
 // Message is a specific log message from a function container log stream
 type Message struct {
 	// Name is the function name
 	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Namespace is the namespace the function is deployed to, how a namespace is defined
+	// is faas-provider specific
+	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
 	// instance is the name/id of the specific function instance
 	Instance string `json:"instance"`
 	// Timestamp is the timestamp of when the log message was recorded
@@ -46,5 +55,8 @@ type Message struct {
 
 // String implements the Stringer interface and allows for nice and simple string formatting of a log Message.
 func (m Message) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s (%s) %s", m.Timestamp.String(), m.Name, m.Instance, m.Text)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%s %s (%s %s) %s",
+		m.Timestamp.String(), m.Name, m.Namespace, m.Instance, m.Text,
+	)
 }