diff --git a/workspaces/backend/README.md b/workspaces/backend/README.md
index c684acc3..25d96513 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/README.md
+++ b/workspaces/backend/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ make run PORT=8000
 
 | URL Pattern                                  | Handler                | Action                                  |
 |----------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-| GET /api/v1/healthcheck                      | healthcheck_handler    | Show application information.           |
+| GET /api/v1/healthcheck                      | healthcheck_handler    | Show application information            |
+| GET /api/v1/namespaces                       | namespaces_handler     | Get all Namespaces                      |
 | GET /api/v1/workspaces                       | workspaces_handler     | Get all Workspaces                      |
 | GET /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}           | workspaces_handler     | Get all Workspaces from a namespace     |
 | POST /api/v1/workspaces/{namespace}          | workspaces_handler     | Create a Workspace in a given namespace |
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ make run PORT=8000
 curl -i localhost:4000/api/v1/healthcheck
 ```
 ```
+# GET /api/v1/namespaces
+curl -i localhost:4000/api/v1/namespaces
+```
+```
 # GET /api/v1/workspaces/
 curl -i localhost:4000/api/v1/workspaces
 ```
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/api/app.go b/workspaces/backend/api/app.go
index 235ab45c..127c6b59 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/api/app.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/api/app.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ const (
 	AllWorkspaceKindsPath      = PathPrefix + "/workspacekinds"
 	WorkspaceKindNamePathParam = "name"
 	WorkspaceKindsByNamePath   = AllWorkspaceKindsPath + "/:" + WorkspaceNamePathParam
+
+	//namespaces
+	AllNamespacesPath = PathPrefix + "/namespaces"
 )
 
 type App struct {
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ func (a *App) Routes() http.Handler {
 	router.MethodNotAllowed = http.HandlerFunc(a.methodNotAllowedResponse)
 
 	router.GET(HealthCheckPath, a.HealthcheckHandler)
+	router.GET(AllNamespacesPath, a.GetNamespacesHandler)
 
 	router.GET(AllWorkspacesPath, a.GetWorkspacesHandler)
 	router.GET(WorkspacesByNamespacePath, a.GetWorkspacesHandler)
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/api/namespaces_handler.go b/workspaces/backend/api/namespaces_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fca44e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/backend/api/namespaces_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2024.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * /
+ */
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
+	"github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/models"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+type NamespacesEnvelope Envelope[[]models.NamespaceModel]
+
+func (a *App) GetNamespacesHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
+
+	namespaces, err := a.repositories.Namespace.GetNamespaces(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		a.serverErrorResponse(w, r, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	namespacesEnvelope := NamespacesEnvelope{
+		Data: namespaces,
+	}
+
+	err = a.WriteJSON(w, http.StatusOK, namespacesEnvelope, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.serverErrorResponse(w, r, err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/api/workspaceskind_handler_test.go b/workspaces/backend/api/workspacekinds_handler_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from workspaces/backend/api/workspaceskind_handler_test.go
rename to workspaces/backend/api/workspacekinds_handler_test.go
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/models/namespaces.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/namespaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63037528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/models/namespaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2024.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * /
+ */
+
+package models
+
+type NamespaceModel struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+func NewNamespaceModelFromNamespace(name string) NamespaceModel {
+	return NamespaceModel{
+		Name: name,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/namespaces.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/namespaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9eda3be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/namespaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2024.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * /
+ */
+
+package repositories
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/kubeflow/notebooks/workspaces/backend/internal/models"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+type NamespaceRepository struct {
+	client client.Client
+}
+
+func NewNamespaceRepository(client client.Client) *NamespaceRepository {
+	return &NamespaceRepository{
+		client: client,
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *NamespaceRepository) GetNamespaces(ctx context.Context) ([]models.NamespaceModel, error) {
+
+	//TODO (ederign) Implement subject access review here to fetch only
+	// namespaces that "kubeflow-userid" has access
+	namespaceList := &v1.NamespaceList{}
+	err := r.client.List(ctx, namespaceList, &client.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	namespaces := make([]models.NamespaceModel, len(namespaceList.Items))
+	for i, ns := range namespaceList.Items {
+		namespaces[i] = models.NewNamespaceModelFromNamespace(ns.Name)
+	}
+	return namespaces, nil
+}
diff --git a/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/repositories.go b/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/repositories.go
index f3dccbc8..491b5919 100644
--- a/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/repositories.go
+++ b/workspaces/backend/internal/repositories/repositories.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Repositories struct {
 	HealthCheck   *HealthCheckRepository
 	Workspace     *WorkspaceRepository
 	WorkspaceKind *WorkspaceKindRepository
+	Namespace     *NamespaceRepository
 }
 
 func NewRepositories(client client.Client) *Repositories {
@@ -34,5 +35,6 @@ func NewRepositories(client client.Client) *Repositories {
 		HealthCheck:   NewHealthCheckRepository(),
 		Workspace:     NewWorkspaceRepository(client),
 		WorkspaceKind: NewWorkspaceKindRepository(client),
+		Namespace:     NewNamespaceRepository(client),
 	}
 }