diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/stack.go b/cli/command/formatter/stack.go
index 66b876d11b..965eaf60d5 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/stack.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/stack.go
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultStackTableFormat = "table {{.Name}}\t{{.Services}}\t{{.Orchestrator}}"
+	// KubernetesStackTableFormat is the default Kubernetes stack format
+	KubernetesStackTableFormat = "table {{.Name}}\t{{.Services}}\t{{.Orchestrator}}\t{{.Namespace}}"
+	// SwarmStackTableFormat is the default Swarm stack format
+	SwarmStackTableFormat = "table {{.Name}}\t{{.Services}}\t{{.Orchestrator}}"
 
 	stackServicesHeader      = "SERVICES"
 	stackOrchestrastorHeader = "ORCHESTRATOR"
+	stackNamespaceHeader     = "NAMESPACE"
 )
 
 // Stack contains deployed stack information.
@@ -17,17 +21,10 @@ type Stack struct {
 	Name string
 	// Services is the number of the services
 	Services int
-	// Orchestratort is the platform on which the stack is deployed
+	// Orchestrator is the platform where the stack is deployed
 	Orchestrator string
-}
-
-// NewStackFormat returns a format for use with a stack Context
-func NewStackFormat(source string) Format {
-	switch source {
-	case TableFormatKey:
-		return defaultStackTableFormat
-	}
-	return Format(source)
+	// Namespace is the Kubernetes namespace assigned to the stack
+	Namespace string
 }
 
 // StackWrite writes formatted stacks using the Context
@@ -54,6 +51,7 @@ func newStackContext() *stackContext {
 		"Name":         nameHeader,
 		"Services":     stackServicesHeader,
 		"Orchestrator": stackOrchestrastorHeader,
+		"Namespace":    stackNamespaceHeader,
 	}
 	return &stackCtx
 }
@@ -73,3 +71,7 @@ func (s *stackContext) Services() string {
 func (s *stackContext) Orchestrator() string {
 	return s.s.Orchestrator
 }
+
+func (s *stackContext) Namespace() string {
+	return s.s.Namespace
+}
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/stack_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/stack_test.go
index 743be49dfc..27ca17e5a6 100644
--- a/cli/command/formatter/stack_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/stack_test.go
@@ -26,14 +26,22 @@ func TestStackContextWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		// Table format
 		{
-			Context{Format: NewStackFormat("table")},
+			Context{Format: Format(SwarmStackTableFormat)},
 			`NAME                SERVICES            ORCHESTRATOR
 baz                 2                   orchestrator1
 bar                 1                   orchestrator2
 `,
 		},
+		// Kubernetes table format adds Namespace column
 		{
-			Context{Format: NewStackFormat("table {{.Name}}")},
+			Context{Format: Format(KubernetesStackTableFormat)},
+			`NAME                SERVICES            ORCHESTRATOR        NAMESPACE
+baz                 2                   orchestrator1       namespace1
+bar                 1                   orchestrator2       namespace2
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			Context{Format: Format("table {{.Name}}")},
 			`NAME
 baz
 bar
@@ -41,7 +49,7 @@ bar
 		},
 		// Custom Format
 		{
-			Context{Format: NewStackFormat("{{.Name}}")},
+			Context{Format: Format("{{.Name}}")},
 			`baz
 bar
 `,
@@ -49,8 +57,8 @@ bar
 	}
 
 	stacks := []*Stack{
-		{Name: "baz", Services: 2, Orchestrator: "orchestrator1"},
-		{Name: "bar", Services: 1, Orchestrator: "orchestrator2"},
+		{Name: "baz", Services: 2, Orchestrator: "orchestrator1", Namespace: "namespace1"},
+		{Name: "bar", Services: 1, Orchestrator: "orchestrator2", Namespace: "namespace2"},
 	}
 	for _, testcase := range cases {
 		out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/convert.go b/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/convert.go
index fbddacc4e8..aa63daf276 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/convert.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/convert.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func stackFromV1beta1(in *v1beta1.Stack) (stack, error) {
 	}
 	return stack{
 		name:        in.ObjectMeta.Name,
+		namespace:   in.ObjectMeta.Namespace,
 		composeFile: in.Spec.ComposeFile,
 		spec:        fromComposeConfig(ioutil.Discard, cfg),
 	}, nil
@@ -55,8 +56,9 @@ func stackToV1beta1(s stack) *v1beta1.Stack {
 
 func stackFromV1beta2(in *v1beta2.Stack) stack {
 	return stack{
-		name: in.ObjectMeta.Name,
-		spec: in.Spec,
+		name:      in.ObjectMeta.Name,
+		namespace: in.ObjectMeta.Namespace,
+		spec:      in.Spec,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/list.go b/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/list.go
index 915fb8b925..7ad125518a 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/list.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/list.go
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ func RunList(dockerCli *KubeCli, opts options.List) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	format := opts.Format
-	if len(format) == 0 {
-		format = formatter.TableFormatKey
+	if format == "" || format == formatter.TableFormatKey {
+		format = formatter.KubernetesStackTableFormat
 	}
 	stackCtx := formatter.Context{
 		Output: dockerCli.Out(),
-		Format: formatter.NewStackFormat(format),
+		Format: formatter.Format(format),
 	}
 	sort.Sort(byName(stacks))
 	return formatter.StackWrite(stackCtx, stacks)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func getStacks(kubeCli *KubeCli) ([]*formatter.Stack, error) {
 			Name:         stack.name,
 			Services:     len(stack.getServices()),
 			Orchestrator: "Kubernetes",
+			Namespace:    stack.namespace,
 		})
 	}
 	return formattedStacks, nil
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/stack.go b/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/stack.go
index 76cf07aa20..dedae3707f 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/stack.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/kubernetes/stack.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 // stack is the main type used by stack commands so they remain independent from kubernetes compose component version.
 type stack struct {
 	name        string
+	namespace   string
 	composeFile string
 	spec        *v1beta2.StackSpec
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go b/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go
index c9fcc8ffc5..b80e4ab8c5 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ func RunList(dockerCli command.Cli, opts options.List) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	format := opts.Format
-	if len(format) == 0 {
-		format = formatter.TableFormatKey
+	if format == "" || format == formatter.TableFormatKey {
+		format = formatter.SwarmStackTableFormat
 	}
 	stackCtx := formatter.Context{
 		Output: dockerCli.Out(),
-		Format: formatter.NewStackFormat(format),
+		Format: formatter.Format(format),
 	}
 	sort.Sort(byName(stacks))
 	return formatter.StackWrite(stackCtx, stacks)
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/stack_ls.md b/docs/reference/commandline/stack_ls.md
index 7205bc8acb..6613577e64 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/stack_ls.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/stack_ls.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Valid placeholders for the Go template are listed below:
 | `.Name`         | Stack name         |
 | `.Services`     | Number of services |
 | `.Orchestrator` | Orchestrator name  |
+| `.Namespace`    | Namespace          |
 
 When using the `--format` option, the `stack ls` command either outputs
 the data exactly as the template declares or, when using the