diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 85edd5fdb..6a1cafb0b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ type Consul struct {
 	NoRouteHTMLPath    string
 	TagPrefix          string
 	Register           bool
+	Namespace          string
 	ServiceAddr        string
 	ServiceName        string
 	ServiceTags        []string
diff --git a/config/default.go b/config/default.go
index 5738b0392..544c0ca55 100644
--- a/config/default.go
+++ b/config/default.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var defaultConfig = &Config{
 			NoRouteHTMLPath: "/fabio/noroute.html",
 			TagPrefix:       "urlprefix-",
 			Register:        true,
+			Namespace:       "",
 			ServiceAddr:     ":9998",
 			ServiceName:     "fabio",
 			ServiceStatus:   []string{"passing"},
diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
index 60ce836b1..eea8551e5 100644
--- a/config/load.go
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func load(cmdline, environ, envprefix []string, props *properties.Properties) (c
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAPath, "registry.consul.tls.capath", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.CAPath, "path to consul CA directory")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify, "registry.consul.tls.insecureskipverify", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify, "is tls check enabled")
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.Register, "registry.consul.register.enabled", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.Register, "register fabio in consul")
+	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.Namespace, "registry.consul.namespace", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.Namespace, "consul namespace in which fabio is active")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceAddr, "registry.consul.register.addr", "<ui.addr>", "service registration address")
 	f.StringVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "registry.consul.register.name", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceName, "service registration name")
 	f.StringSliceVar(&cfg.Registry.Consul.ServiceTags, "registry.consul.register.tags", defaultConfig.Registry.Consul.ServiceTags, "service registration tags")
diff --git a/config/load_test.go b/config/load_test.go
index 371b73f85..cdca8ed8f 100644
--- a/config/load_test.go
+++ b/config/load_test.go
@@ -619,6 +619,13 @@ func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
 				return cfg
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			args: []string{"-registry.consul.namespace", "ns1"},
+			cfg: func(cfg *Config) *Config {
+				cfg.Registry.Consul.Namespace = "ns1"
+				return cfg
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			args: []string{"-registry.consul.register.addr", "1.2.3.4:5555"},
 			cfg: func(cfg *Config) *Config {
diff --git a/docs/content/ref/registry.consul.namespace.md b/docs/content/ref/registry.consul.namespace.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e11c47d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/ref/registry.consul.namespace.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: "registry.consul.namespace"
+---
+
+`registry.consul.namespace` configures the consul namespace in which fabio will register itself.
+
+ Namespaces are a feature only available in the enterprise version of consul. In the open-source
+ version or with an empty namespace option fabio will be registered in the default namespace. Only
+ services running in the same consul namespace will be picked up by fabio.
+
+The default is
+
+	registry.consul.namespace = 
diff --git a/fabio.properties b/fabio.properties
index ae432fb47..381274641 100644
--- a/fabio.properties
+++ b/fabio.properties
@@ -803,6 +803,17 @@
 # registry.consul.register.enabled = true
 
 
+# registry.consul.namespace configures the consul namespace in which fabio will register itself.
+#
+# Namespaces are a feature only available in the enterprise version of consul. In the open-source
+# version or with an empty namespace option fabio will be registered in the default namespace. Only
+# services running in the same consul namespace will be picked up by fabio.
+#
+# The default is
+#
+# registry.consul.namespace = 
+
+
 # registry.consul.register.addr configures the address for the service registration.
 #
 # Fabio registers itself in consul with this host:port address.
diff --git a/registry/consul/backend.go b/registry/consul/backend.go
index cfff930ef..8965b9061 100644
--- a/registry/consul/backend.go
+++ b/registry/consul/backend.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type be struct {
 
 func NewBackend(cfg *config.Consul) (registry.Backend, error) {
 
-	consulCfg := &api.Config{Address: cfg.Addr, Scheme: cfg.Scheme, Token: cfg.Token}
+	consulCfg := &api.Config{Address: cfg.Addr, Scheme: cfg.Scheme, Token: cfg.Token, Namespace: cfg.Namespace}
 	if cfg.Scheme == "https" {
 		consulCfg.TLSConfig.KeyFile = cfg.TLS.KeyFile
 		consulCfg.TLSConfig.CertFile = cfg.TLS.CertFile
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ func NewBackend(cfg *config.Consul) (registry.Backend, error) {
 
 	// we're good
 	log.Printf("[INFO] consul: Connecting to %q in datacenter %q", cfg.Addr, dc)
+	if cfg.Namespace != "" {
+		log.Printf("[INFO] consul: Connecting to namespace %q", cfg.Namespace)
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("[INFO] consul: Connecting to default namespace")
+	}
 	return &be{c: c, dc: dc, cfg: cfg}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/consul/register.go b/registry/consul/register.go
index 89fd65778..fcbbbd23e 100644
--- a/registry/consul/register.go
+++ b/registry/consul/register.go
@@ -128,11 +128,12 @@ func serviceRegistration(cfg *config.Consul, serviceName string) (*api.AgentServ
 	}
 
 	service := &api.AgentServiceRegistration{
-		ID:      serviceID,
-		Name:    serviceName,
-		Address: ip.String(),
-		Port:    port,
-		Tags:    cfg.ServiceTags,
+		ID:        serviceID,
+		Name:      serviceName,
+		Address:   ip.String(),
+		Port:      port,
+		Tags:      cfg.ServiceTags,
+		Namespace: cfg.Namespace,
 		// Set the checks for the service.
 		//
 		// Both checks must pass for Consul to consider the service healthy and therefore serve the fabio instance to clients.