diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-remove-context-menu-overriding-listener.injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-remove-context-menu-overriding-listener.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5d4b99867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/+namespaces/namespace-remove-context-menu-overriding-listener.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { action } from "mobx";
+import type { Namespace } from "../../../common/k8s-api/endpoints";
+import type { KubeObjectOnContextMenuOpenContext } from "../../kube-object/handler";
+import { staticKubeObjectHandlerInjectionToken } from "../../kube-object/handler";
+import requestDeleteNamespaceInjectable from "./request-delete-namespace.injectable";
+
+const namespaceRemoveContextMenuOverridingListenerInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "namespace-remove-context-menu-overriding-listener",
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const requestDeleteNamespace = di.inject(requestDeleteNamespaceInjectable);
+
+    return ({
+      apiVersions: ["v1"],
+      kind: "Namespace",
+      onContextMenuOpen: action((ctx: KubeObjectOnContextMenuOpenContext) => {
+        ctx.menuItems.replace([
+          {
+            id: "new-delete-kube-object",
+            icon: "delete",
+            title: "Delete",
+            onClick: (obj) => requestDeleteNamespace(obj as Namespace),
+          },
+          ...ctx.menuItems.filter((menuItem) => menuItem.id !== "delete-kube-object"),
+        ]);
+      }),
+    });
+  },
+  injectionToken: staticKubeObjectHandlerInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default namespaceRemoveContextMenuOverridingListenerInjectable;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx
index 8535006f46..119ef011fa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/components/kube-object-menu/kube-object-menu.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class NonInjectedKubeObjectMenu<Kube extends KubeObject> extends React.Component
 
       if (isRemovable) {
         this.menuItems.push({
+          id: "delete-kube-object",
           title: "Delete",
           icon: "delete",
           onClick: withConfirmation({
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class NonInjectedKubeObjectMenu<Kube extends KubeObject> extends React.Component
 
       if (isEditable) {
         this.menuItems.push({
+          id: "edit-kube-object",
           title: "Edit",
           icon: "edit",
           onClick: async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/kube-object/handler.ts b/packages/core/src/renderer/kube-object/handler.ts
index ad859d3ea9..63d7ccd9fe 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/kube-object/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/kube-object/handler.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
  */
 
 import { getInjectionToken } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import type { IObservableArray } from "mobx";
 import type { RequireAtLeastOne } from "type-fest";
 import type { KubeObject } from "../../common/k8s-api/kube-object";
 import type { BaseIconProps } from "../components/icon";
 
 export interface KubeObjectContextMenuItem {
+  id?: string;
   /**
    * If the type is `string` then it is shorthand for {@link BaseIconProps.material}
    *
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ export interface KubeObjectContextMenuItem {
 }
 
 export interface KubeObjectOnContextMenuOpenContext {
-  menuItems: KubeObjectContextMenuItem[];
+  readonly menuItems: IObservableArray<KubeObjectContextMenuItem>;
   navigate: (location: string) => void;
 }