diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/1607-skriss b/changelogs/unreleased/1607-skriss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da409235d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/1607-skriss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bug fix: respect namespace selector when determining which restore item actions to run
diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore.go b/pkg/restore/restore.go
index 43e24edd3..e316ae1c4 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore.go
@@ -262,9 +262,8 @@ func (kr *kubernetesRestorer) Restore(
 			log:        log,
 			fileSystem: kr.fileSystem,
 		},
-		applicableActions: make(map[schema.GroupResource][]resolvedAction),
-		resourceClients:   make(map[resourceClientKey]client.Dynamic),
-		restoredItems:     make(map[velero.ResourceIdentifier]struct{}),
+		resourceClients: make(map[resourceClientKey]client.Dynamic),
+		restoredItems:   make(map[velero.ResourceIdentifier]struct{}),
 	}
 
 	return restoreCtx.execute()
@@ -351,7 +350,6 @@ type context struct {
 	volumeSnapshots            []*volume.Snapshot
 	resourceTerminatingTimeout time.Duration
 	extractor                  *backupExtractor
-	applicableActions          map[schema.GroupResource][]resolvedAction
 	resourceClients            map[resourceClientKey]client.Dynamic
 	restoredItems              map[velero.ResourceIdentifier]struct{}
 }
@@ -589,10 +587,6 @@ func addToResult(r *Result, ns string, e error) {
 }
 
 func (ctx *context) getApplicableActions(groupResource schema.GroupResource, namespace string) []resolvedAction {
-	if actions, ok := ctx.applicableActions[groupResource]; ok {
-		return actions
-	}
-
 	var actions []resolvedAction
 	for _, action := range ctx.actions {
 		if !action.resourceIncludesExcludes.ShouldInclude(groupResource.String()) {
@@ -603,10 +597,13 @@ func (ctx *context) getApplicableActions(groupResource schema.GroupResource, nam
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if namespace == "" && !action.namespaceIncludesExcludes.IncludeEverything() {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		actions = append(actions, action)
 	}
 
-	ctx.applicableActions[groupResource] = actions
 	return actions
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore_new_test.go b/pkg/restore/restore_new_test.go
index 776d08dfd..544abad56 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore_new_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore_new_test.go
@@ -1059,6 +1059,34 @@ func TestRestoreActionsRunForCorrectItems(t *testing.T) {
 				new(recordResourcesAction).ForResource("persistentvolumes"): {"pv-1", "pv-2"},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "single action with a namespace selector runs only for resources in that namespace",
+			restore: defaultRestore().Restore(),
+			backup:  defaultBackup().Backup(),
+			tarball: newTarWriter(t).
+				addItems("pods", test.NewPod("ns-1", "pod-1"), test.NewPod("ns-2", "pod-2")).
+				addItems("persistentvolumeclaims", test.NewPVC("ns-1", "pvc-1"), test.NewPVC("ns-2", "pvc-2")).
+				addItems("persistentvolumes", test.NewPV("pv-1"), test.NewPV("pv-2")).
+				done(),
+			apiResources: []*test.APIResource{test.Pods(), test.PVCs(), test.PVs()},
+			actions: map[*recordResourcesAction][]string{
+				new(recordResourcesAction).ForNamespace("ns-1"): {"ns-1/pod-1", "ns-1/pvc-1"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "single action with a resource and namespace selector runs only for matching resources in that namespace",
+			restore: defaultRestore().Restore(),
+			backup:  defaultBackup().Backup(),
+			tarball: newTarWriter(t).
+				addItems("pods", test.NewPod("ns-1", "pod-1"), test.NewPod("ns-2", "pod-2")).
+				addItems("persistentvolumeclaims", test.NewPVC("ns-1", "pvc-1"), test.NewPVC("ns-2", "pvc-2")).
+				addItems("persistentvolumes", test.NewPV("pv-1"), test.NewPV("pv-2")).
+				done(),
+			apiResources: []*test.APIResource{test.Pods(), test.PVCs(), test.PVs()},
+			actions: map[*recordResourcesAction][]string{
+				new(recordResourcesAction).ForNamespace("ns-1").ForResource("pods"): {"ns-1/pod-1"},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "multiple actions, each with a different resource selector using short name, run for matching resources",
 			restore: defaultRestore().Restore(),
diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
index fb98030e2..6bcc42ea4 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
@@ -337,14 +337,13 @@ status:
 						Name:      "my-restore",
 					},
 				},
-				backup:            backup,
-				log:               velerotest.NewLogger(),
-				pvsToProvision:    sets.NewString(),
-				pvRestorer:        pvRestorer,
-				namespaceClient:   nsClient,
-				applicableActions: make(map[schema.GroupResource][]resolvedAction),
-				resourceClients:   make(map[resourceClientKey]pkgclient.Dynamic),
-				restoredItems:     make(map[velero.ResourceIdentifier]struct{}),
+				backup:          backup,
+				log:             velerotest.NewLogger(),
+				pvsToProvision:  sets.NewString(),
+				pvRestorer:      pvRestorer,
+				namespaceClient: nsClient,
+				resourceClients: make(map[resourceClientKey]pkgclient.Dynamic),
+				restoredItems:   make(map[velero.ResourceIdentifier]struct{}),
 			}
 
 			if test.haveSnapshot {