diff --git a/cmd/aeraki/main.go b/cmd/aeraki/main.go
index fe0f08ac1..8ef258cec 100644
--- a/cmd/aeraki/main.go
+++ b/cmd/aeraki/main.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	args.PodName = env.RegisterStringVar("POD_NAME", args.ServerID, "").Get()
 	args.RootNamespace = env.RegisterStringVar("AERAKI_NAMESPACE", args.RootNamespace, "").Get()
-	args.EnableEnvoyFilterNSScope = env.RegisterBoolVar("AERAKI_ENABLE_ENVOY_FILTER_NS_SCOPE",
+	args.EnableEnvoyFilterNSScope = env.RegisterBoolVar(constants.DefaultAerakiEnableEnvoyFilterNsScopeName,
 		args.EnableEnvoyFilterNSScope, "").Get()
 	args.IstiodAddr = env.RegisterStringVar("AERAKI_ISTIOD_ADDR", args.IstiodAddr, "").Get()
 	args.AerakiXdsAddr = env.RegisterStringVar("AERAKI_XDS_ADDR", constants.DefaultAerakiXdsAddr, "").Get()
diff --git a/pkg/config/constants/constants.go b/pkg/config/constants/constants.go
index e6fec3928..0a7235bc4 100644
--- a/pkg/config/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/config/constants/constants.go
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ const (
 	DefaultAerakiXdsPort = ":15010"
 	// DefaultAerakiXdsAddr is the default value for Aeraki xds address
 	DefaultAerakiXdsAddr = "aeraki.istio-system"
+	// DefaultAerakiEnableEnvoyFilterNsScopeName is the name for Aeraki to place envoyFilters scope
+	// False(Default): The generated envoyFilters will be placed under Istio root namespace
+	// True: The generated envoyFilters will be placed under the service namespace
+	DefaultAerakiEnableEnvoyFilterNsScopeName = "AERAKI_ENABLE_ENVOY_FILTER_NS_SCOPE"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/envoyfilter/controller.go b/pkg/envoyfilter/controller.go
index 88bf1e34a..d7fd1fef9 100644
--- a/pkg/envoyfilter/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/envoyfilter/controller.go
@@ -131,7 +131,13 @@ func (c *Controller) pushEnvoyFilters2APIServer() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate EnvoyFilter: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	existingEnvoyFilters, _ := c.istioClientset.NetworkingV1alpha3().EnvoyFilters("").List(context.TODO(), v1.ListOptions{
+	listNamespace := ""
+	if c.namespaceScoped {
+		listNamespace = c.namespace
+		controllerLog.Infof("listing EnvoyFilter from namespace=%s due to %s=true",
+			listNamespace, constants.DefaultAerakiEnableEnvoyFilterNsScopeName)
+	}
+	existingEnvoyFilters, _ := c.istioClientset.NetworkingV1alpha3().EnvoyFilters(listNamespace).List(context.TODO(), v1.ListOptions{
 		LabelSelector: "manager=" + constants.AerakiFieldManager,
 	})