diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/keepalived-create-namespace-7795c45dfb60f2da.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/keepalived-create-namespace-7795c45dfb60f2da.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1688e147d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/keepalived-create-namespace-7795c45dfb60f2da.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The Keepalived role now creates the ``openstack`` namespace when enabled
+    before deploying its resources.
diff --git a/roles/keepalived/tasks/main.yml b/roles/keepalived/tasks/main.yml
index ceaa88ab0e..9aafa55362 100644
--- a/roles/keepalived/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keepalived/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
   kubernetes.core.k8s:
     state: present
     definition:
+      - apiVersion: v1
+        kind: Namespace
+        metadata:
+          name: openstack
+
       - apiVersion: v1
         kind: Secret
         metadata: