diff --git a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.html b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.html
index 0f4c6935b..af5adf0c3 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.html
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
       </thead>
       <tbody>
         <tr
+          ng-show="!$ctrl.isAppsLoading"
           ng-click="$ctrl.expandItem(item, !$ctrl.isItemExpanded(item))"
           dir-paginate-start="item in ($ctrl.state.filteredDataSet = ($ctrl.dataset | filter:$ctrl.applyFilters | filter:$ctrl.state.textFilter | filter:$ctrl.isDisplayed | orderBy:$ctrl.state.orderBy:$ctrl.state.reverseOrder | itemsPerPage: $ctrl.state.paginatedItemLimit: $ctrl.tableKey))"
           ng-class="{ active: item.Checked, interactive: $ctrl.isExpandable(item), 'secondary-body': !$ctrl.isPrimary }"
@@ -335,16 +336,16 @@
             </span>
           </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr ng-if="!$ctrl.dataset">
+        <tr ng-if="$ctrl.isAppsLoading">
           <td colspan="8" class="text-muted text-center">Loading...</td>
         </tr>
-        <tr ng-if="$ctrl.state.filteredDataSet.length === 0">
+        <tr ng-if="$ctrl.state.filteredDataSet.length === 0 && !$ctrl.isAppsLoading">
           <td colspan="8" class="text-muted text-center">No application available.</td>
         </tr>
       </tbody>
     </table>
   </div>
-  <div ng-if="$ctrl.isPrimary" class="footer pl-5" ng-if="$ctrl.dataset">
+  <div class="footer pl-5" ng-if="$ctrl.isPrimary && $ctrl.dataset">
     <div class="infoBar !ml-0" ng-if="$ctrl.state.selectedItemCount !== 0"> {{ $ctrl.state.selectedItemCount }} item(s) selected </div>
     <div class="paginationControls">
       <form class="form-inline">
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.js b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.js
index 6a278c6c6..89a308752 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-datatable/applicationsDatatable.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ angular.module('portainer.kubernetes').component('kubernetesApplicationsDatatabl
     namespaces: '<',
     namespace: '<',
     onChangeNamespaceDropdown: '<',
+    isAppsLoading: '<',
     isSystemResources: '<',
     setSystemResources: '<',
   },
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.html b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.html
index da4920b0d..8df0d9989 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.html
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
       </thead>
       <tbody>
         <tr
+          ng-show="!$ctrl.isAppsLoading"
           dir-paginate-start="item in ($ctrl.state.filteredDataSet = ($ctrl.dataset | filter:$ctrl.state.textFilter | filter: $ctrl.isDisplayed | orderBy:$ctrl.state.orderBy:$ctrl.state.reverseOrder | itemsPerPage: $ctrl.state.paginatedItemLimit: $ctrl.tableKey))"
           ng-class="{ active: item.Checked, 'datatable-highlighted': item.Highlighted }"
           ng-click="$ctrl.expandItem(item, !item.Expanded)"
@@ -220,10 +221,10 @@
             >
           </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr ng-if="!$ctrl.dataset">
+        <tr ng-if="$ctrl.isAppsLoading">
           <td colspan="5" class="text-muted text-center">Loading...</td>
         </tr>
-        <tr ng-if="$ctrl.state.filteredDataSet.length === 0">
+        <tr ng-if="$ctrl.state.filteredDataSet.length === 0 && !$ctrl.isAppsLoading">
           <td colspan="5" class="text-muted text-center">No stack available.</td>
         </tr>
       </tbody>
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.js b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.js
index 908b01a8b..f016de251 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/components/datatables/applications-stacks-datatable/applicationsStacksDatatable.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ angular.module('portainer.kubernetes').component('kubernetesApplicationsStacksDa
     namespaces: '<',
     namespace: '<',
     onChangeNamespaceDropdown: '<',
+    isAppsLoading: '<',
     isSystemResources: '<',
     setSystemResources: '<',
   },
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/services/namespaceService.js b/app/kubernetes/services/namespaceService.js
index 6d82c3e3c..a5ff56ca4 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/services/namespaceService.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/services/namespaceService.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class KubernetesNamespaceService {
     this.deleteAsync = this.deleteAsync.bind(this);
     this.getJSONAsync = this.getJSONAsync.bind(this);
     this.updateFinalizeAsync = this.updateFinalizeAsync.bind(this);
-    this.refreshCacheAsync = this.refreshCacheAsync.bind(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -81,20 +80,13 @@ class KubernetesNamespaceService {
     }
   }
 
-  async get(name, refreshCache = false) {
+  async get(name) {
     if (name) {
       return this.$async(this.getAsync, name);
     }
-    const cachedAllowedNamespaces = this.LocalStorage.getAllowedNamespaces();
-    if (!cachedAllowedNamespaces || refreshCache) {
-      const allowedNamespaces = await this.getAllAsync();
-      this.LocalStorage.storeAllowedNamespaces(allowedNamespaces);
-      updateNamespaces(allowedNamespaces);
-      return allowedNamespaces;
-    } else {
-      updateNamespaces(cachedAllowedNamespaces);
-      return cachedAllowedNamespaces;
-    }
+    const allowedNamespaces = await this.getAllAsync();
+    updateNamespaces(allowedNamespaces);
+    return allowedNamespaces;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -105,7 +97,6 @@ class KubernetesNamespaceService {
       const payload = KubernetesNamespaceConverter.createPayload(namespace);
       const params = {};
       const data = await this.KubernetesNamespaces().create(params, payload).$promise;
-      await this.refreshCacheAsync();
       return data;
     } catch (err) {
       throw new PortainerError('Unable to create namespace', err);
@@ -116,14 +107,6 @@ class KubernetesNamespaceService {
     return this.$async(this.createAsync, namespace);
   }
 
-  async refreshCacheAsync() {
-    this.LocalStorage.deleteAllowedNamespaces();
-    const allowedNamespaces = await this.getAllAsync();
-    this.LocalStorage.storeAllowedNamespaces(allowedNamespaces);
-    updateNamespaces(allowedNamespaces);
-    return allowedNamespaces;
-  }
-
   /**
    * DELETE
    */
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/services/resourcePoolService.js b/app/kubernetes/services/resourcePoolService.js
index 1b0f03b26..639c44db1 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/services/resourcePoolService.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/services/resourcePoolService.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ export function KubernetesResourcePoolService(
   }
 
   // getting the quota for all namespaces is costly by default, so disable getting it by default
-  async function getAll({ getQuota = false, refreshCache = false }) {
-    const namespaces = await KubernetesNamespaceService.get('', refreshCache);
+  async function getAll({ getQuota = false }) {
+    const namespaces = await KubernetesNamespaceService.get();
     const pools = await Promise.all(
       _.map(namespaces, async (namespace) => {
         const name = namespace.Name;
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applications.html b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applications.html
index c36899adf..a6aa1e02b 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applications.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applications.html
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
                 namespaces="ctrl.state.namespaces"
                 namespace="ctrl.state.namespaceName"
                 on-change-namespace-dropdown="(ctrl.onChangeNamespaceDropdown)"
+                is-apps-loading="ctrl.state.isAppsLoading"
                 is-system-resources="ctrl.state.isSystemResources"
                 set-system-resources="(ctrl.setSystemResources)"
               >
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
                 namespaces="ctrl.state.namespaces"
                 namespace="ctrl.state.namespaceName"
                 on-change-namespace-dropdown="(ctrl.onChangeNamespaceDropdown)"
+                is-apps-loading="ctrl.state.isAppsLoading"
                 is-system-resources="ctrl.state.isSystemResources"
                 set-system-resources="(ctrl.setSystemResources)"
               >
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applicationsController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applicationsController.js
index 424f47622..d48cccb10 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applicationsController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/applicationsController.js
@@ -143,15 +143,14 @@ class KubernetesApplicationsController {
     });
   }
 
-  onChangeNamespaceDropdown(namespaceName) {
-    this.state.namespaceName = namespaceName;
-    // save the selected namespaceName in local storage with the key 'kubernetes_namespace_filter_${environmentId}_${userID}'
-    this.LocalStorage.storeNamespaceFilter(this.endpoint.Id, this.user.ID, namespaceName);
-    this.getApplicationsAsync();
+  onChangeNamespaceDropdown(namespace) {
+    this.state.namespaceName = namespace;
+    return this.$async(this.getApplicationsAsync);
   }
 
   async getApplicationsAsync() {
     try {
+      this.state.isAppsLoading = true;
       const [applications, configurations] = await Promise.all([
         this.KubernetesApplicationService.get(this.state.namespaceName),
         this.KubernetesConfigurationService.get(this.state.namespaceName),
@@ -166,6 +165,8 @@ class KubernetesApplicationsController {
       this.$scope.$apply();
     } catch (err) {
       this.Notifications.error('Failure', err, 'Unable to retrieve applications');
+    } finally {
+      this.state.isAppsLoading = false;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/edit/application.html b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/edit/application.html
index 4e2b21c70..32bd6903e 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/applications/edit/application.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/applications/edit/application.html
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@
             <!-- table -->
             <kubernetes-application-services-table
               services="ctrl.application.Services"
-              namespaces="ctrl.allNamespaces"
               application="ctrl.application"
               public-url="ctrl.state.publicUrl"
             ></kubernetes-application-services-table>
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/edit/resourcePoolController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/edit/resourcePoolController.js
index fd2224730..c353ea12e 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/edit/resourcePoolController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/edit/resourcePoolController.js
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ class KubernetesResourcePoolController {
           return;
         }
         await this.KubernetesResourcePoolService.toggleSystem(this.endpoint.Id, namespaceName, !this.isSystem);
-        await this.KubernetesNamespaceService.refreshCacheAsync();
 
         this.Notifications.success('Namespace successfully updated', namespaceName);
         this.$state.reload(this.$state.current);
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/resourcePoolsController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/resourcePoolsController.js
index b487bb7c7..c9353812c 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/resourcePoolsController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/resource-pools/resourcePoolsController.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class KubernetesResourcePoolsController {
   }
 
   async onReload() {
-    await this.KubernetesNamespaceService.refreshCacheAsync();
     this.$state.reload(this.$state.current);
   }
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ class KubernetesResourcePoolsController {
       } finally {
         --actionCount;
         if (actionCount === 0) {
-          await this.KubernetesNamespaceService.refreshCacheAsync();
           this.$state.reload(this.$state.current);
         }
       }
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ class KubernetesResourcePoolsController {
 
   async getResourcePoolsAsync() {
     try {
-      this.resourcePools = await this.KubernetesResourcePoolService.get('', { getQuota: true, refreshCache: true });
+      this.resourcePools = await this.KubernetesResourcePoolService.get('', { getQuota: true });
     } catch (err) {
       this.Notifications.error('Failure', err, 'Unable to retreive namespaces');
     }
diff --git a/app/portainer/services/localStorage.js b/app/portainer/services/localStorage.js
index 10ada0cdc..78dba63a9 100644
--- a/app/portainer/services/localStorage.js
+++ b/app/portainer/services/localStorage.js
@@ -127,15 +127,6 @@ angular.module('portainer.app').factory('LocalStorage', [
       getKubernetesSummaryToggle() {
         return localStorageService.get('kubernetes_summary_expanded');
       },
-      storeAllowedNamespaces: function (namespaces) {
-        localStorageService.set('ALLOWED_NAMESPACES', namespaces);
-      },
-      getAllowedNamespaces: function () {
-        return localStorageService.get('ALLOWED_NAMESPACES');
-      },
-      deleteAllowedNamespaces: function () {
-        localStorageService.remove('ALLOWED_NAMESPACES');
-      },
     };
   },
 ]);
diff --git a/app/react/kubernetes/namespaces/queries.ts b/app/react/kubernetes/namespaces/queries.ts
index 397c878f5..6062a1f93 100644
--- a/app/react/kubernetes/namespaces/queries.ts
+++ b/app/react/kubernetes/namespaces/queries.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function useNamespaces(environmentId: EnvironmentId) {
     async () => {
       const namespaces = await getNamespaces(environmentId);
       const namespaceNames = Object.keys(namespaces);
-      // use seflsubjectaccess reviews to avoid forbidden requests
+      // use selfsubjectaccess reviews to avoid forbidden requests
       const allNamespaceAccessReviews = await Promise.all(
         namespaceNames.map((namespaceName) =>
           getSelfSubjectAccessReview(environmentId, namespaceName)