diff --git a/controllers/argocd/notifications.go b/controllers/argocd/notifications.go
index 174315e06..8046140d6 100644
--- a/controllers/argocd/notifications.go
+++ b/controllers/argocd/notifications.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	monitoringv1 "github.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1"
@@ -628,6 +629,16 @@ func getNotificationsCommand(cr *argoproj.ArgoCD) []string {
 		log.Info("Repo Server is disabled. This would affect the functioning of Notification Controller.")
 	}
 
+	// This flag allows the notification controller to watch
+	if cr.Spec.SourceNamespaces != nil && len(cr.Spec.SourceNamespaces) > 0 {
+		cmd = append(cmd, "--self-service-notification-enabled")
+	}
+
+	// This flag allows the notification controller to watch all namespaces
+	if cr.Spec.SourceNamespaces != nil && len(cr.Spec.SourceNamespaces) > 0 {
+		cmd = append(cmd, "--application-namespaces", fmt.Sprint(strings.Join(cr.Spec.SourceNamespaces, ",")))
+	}
+
 	return cmd
 }