diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/valkey-create-namespace-eb0189a13c793180.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/valkey-create-namespace-eb0189a13c793180.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4b31e01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/valkey-create-namespace-eb0189a13c793180.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The Valkey role now creates its configured deployment namespace before
+    creating certificate resources.
diff --git a/roles/valkey/tasks/main.yml b/roles/valkey/tasks/main.yml
index bca9956faa..50ac995136 100644
--- a/roles/valkey/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/valkey/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 - name: Create TLS resources
+  run_once: true
   kubernetes.core.k8s:
     state: present
     definition:
+      - apiVersion: v1
+        kind: Namespace
+        metadata:
+          name: "{{ valkey_helm_release_namespace }}"
+
       - apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
         kind: Certificate
         metadata: