diff --git a/.changelog/11357.txt b/.changelog/11357.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1f4c819b45e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11357.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: Display jobs from all namespaces by default
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/csi/volumes/index.js b/ui/app/controllers/csi/volumes/index.js
index da67964c90f4..eb3b12e78ffe 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/csi/volumes/index.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/csi/volumes/index.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export default class IndexController extends Controller.extend(
       // eslint-disable-next-line ember/no-incorrect-calls-with-inline-anonymous-functions
       scheduleOnce('actions', () => {
         // eslint-disable-next-line ember/no-side-effects
-        this.set('qpNamespace', this.system.cachedNamespace || 'default');
+        this.set('qpNamespace', this.system.cachedNamespace || '*');
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/index.js b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/index.js
index 4dcf47d62271..0fb9e0288c2d 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/index.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/index.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export default class IndexController extends Controller.extend(Sortable, Searcha
     if (!availableNamespaces.mapBy('key').includes(this.qpNamespace)) {
       scheduleOnce('actions', () => {
         // eslint-disable-next-line ember/no-side-effects
-        this.set('qpNamespace', this.system.cachedNamespace || 'default');
+        this.set('qpNamespace', this.system.cachedNamespace || '*');
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/optimize.js b/ui/app/controllers/optimize.js
index eed3f33eabf4..b5c438a99fc2 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/optimize.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/optimize.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default class OptimizeController extends Controller {
     if (!availableNamespaces.mapBy('key').includes(this.qpNamespace)) {
       scheduleOnce('actions', () => {
         // eslint-disable-next-line ember/no-side-effects
-        this.qpNamespace = this.system.cachedNamespace || 'default';
+        this.qpNamespace = this.system.cachedNamespace || '*';
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js
index ada334696460..6a0038303f4c 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ module('Acceptance | jobs list', function(hooks) {
     const job2 = server.create('job', { namespaceId: server.db.namespaces[1].id });
 
     await JobsList.visit();
+    assert.equal(JobsList.jobs.length, 2, 'All jobs by default');
 
+    const firstNamespace = server.db.namespaces[0];
+    await JobsList.visit({ namespace: firstNamespace.id });
     assert.equal(JobsList.jobs.length, 1, 'One job in the default namespace');
     assert.equal(JobsList.jobs.objectAt(0).name, job1.name, 'The correct job is shown');
 
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/optimize-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/optimize-test.js
index 435d9ae68265..1826e33c670c 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/optimize-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/optimize-test.js
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ module('Acceptance | optimize', function(hooks) {
     window.localStorage.nomadTokenSecret = clientToken.secretId;
     await Optimize.visit();
 
-    assert.equal(currentURL(), '/jobs?namespace=default');
+    assert.equal(currentURL(), '/jobs?namespace=*');
     assert.ok(Layout.gutter.optimize.isHidden);
   });
 
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/task-detail-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/task-detail-test.js
index 4a8a92fd477a..e15f47b62747 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/task-detail-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/task-detail-test.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ module('Acceptance | task detail (different namespace)', function(hooks) {
     const job = server.db.jobs.find(jobId);
 
     await Layout.breadcrumbFor('jobs.index').visit();
-    assert.equal(currentURL(), '/jobs?namespace=default', 'Jobs breadcrumb links correctly');
+    assert.equal(currentURL(), '/jobs?namespace=*', 'Jobs breadcrumb links correctly');
 
     await Task.visit({ id: allocation.id, name: task.name });
     await Layout.breadcrumbFor('jobs.job.index').visit();
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/volumes-list-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/volumes-list-test.js
index 193d115f02ce..bec92893f395 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/volumes-list-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/volumes-list-test.js
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ module('Acceptance | volumes list', function(hooks) {
     const volume2 = server.create('csi-volume', { namespaceId: server.db.namespaces[1].id });
 
     await VolumesList.visit();
+    assert.equal(VolumesList.volumes.length, 2);
 
+    const firstNamespace = server.db.namespaces[0];
+    await VolumesList.visit({ namespace: firstNamespace.id });
     assert.equal(VolumesList.volumes.length, 1);
     assert.equal(VolumesList.volumes.objectAt(0).name, volume1.id);