diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/jobs.js b/ui/app/controllers/jobs.js
index b924ed809..94b567ad0 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/jobs.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/jobs.js
@@ -13,20 +13,8 @@ export default Controller.extend({
 
   // The namespace query param should act as an alias to the system active namespace.
   // But query param defaults can't be CPs: https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/issues/9819
-  syncNamespaceService: observer('jobNamespace', function() {
-    const newNamespace = this.get('jobNamespace');
-    const currentNamespace = this.get('system.activeNamespace.id');
-    const bothAreDefault =
-      (currentNamespace == undefined || currentNamespace === 'default') &&
-      (newNamespace == undefined || newNamespace === 'default');
-
-    if (currentNamespace !== newNamespace && !bothAreDefault) {
-      this.set('system.activeNamespace', newNamespace);
-      run.next(() => {
-        this.send('refreshRoute');
-      });
-    }
-  }),
+  syncNamespaceService: forwardNamespace('jobNamespace', 'system.activeNamespace'),
+  syncNamespaceParam: forwardNamespace('system.activeNamespace', 'jobNamespace'),
 
   actions: {
     refreshRoute() {
@@ -34,3 +22,20 @@ export default Controller.extend({
     },
   },
 });
+
+function forwardNamespace(source, destination) {
+  return observer(source, `${source}.id`, function() {
+    const newNamespace = this.get(`${source}.id`) || this.get(source);
+    const currentNamespace = this.get(`${destination}.id`) || this.get(destination);
+    const bothAreDefault =
+      (currentNamespace == undefined || currentNamespace === 'default') &&
+      (newNamespace == undefined || newNamespace === 'default');
+
+    if (currentNamespace !== newNamespace && !bothAreDefault) {
+      this.set(destination, newNamespace);
+      run.next(() => {
+        this.send('refreshRoute');
+      });
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/definition.js b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/definition.js
index 14dd7214a..95144a831 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/definition.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/definition.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
+import WithNamespaceResetting from 'nomad-ui/mixins/with-namespace-resetting';
 
 const { Controller, computed, inject } = Ember;
 
-export default Controller.extend({
+export default Controller.extend(WithNamespaceResetting, {
   jobController: inject.controller('jobs.job'),
 
   job: computed.alias('model.job'),
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/deployments.js b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/deployments.js
index 97e3c9981..a8c6b1761 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/deployments.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/deployments.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
+import WithNamespaceResetting from 'nomad-ui/mixins/with-namespace-resetting';
 
 const { Controller, computed, inject } = Ember;
 
-export default Controller.extend({
+export default Controller.extend(WithNamespaceResetting, {
   jobController: inject.controller('jobs.job'),
 
   job: computed.alias('model'),
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/index.js b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/index.js
index 6c5a33282..6e840df3e 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/index.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import Sortable from 'nomad-ui/mixins/sortable';
+import WithNamespaceResetting from 'nomad-ui/mixins/with-namespace-resetting';
 
 const { Controller, computed, inject } = Ember;
 
-export default Controller.extend(Sortable, {
+export default Controller.extend(Sortable, WithNamespaceResetting, {
   system: inject.service(),
   jobController: inject.controller('jobs.job'),
 
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/task-group.js b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/task-group.js
index 7e24ec8b5..4fc628201 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/task-group.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/task-group.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import Sortable from 'nomad-ui/mixins/sortable';
 import Searchable from 'nomad-ui/mixins/searchable';
+import WithNamespaceResetting from 'nomad-ui/mixins/with-namespace-resetting';
 
 const { Controller, computed, inject } = Ember;
 
-export default Controller.extend(Sortable, Searchable, {
+export default Controller.extend(Sortable, Searchable, WithNamespaceResetting, {
   jobController: inject.controller('jobs.job'),
 
   queryParams: {
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/versions.js b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/versions.js
index 420495630..3b2420213 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/versions.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/jobs/job/versions.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
+import WithNamespaceResetting from 'nomad-ui/mixins/with-namespace-resetting';
 
 const { Controller, computed, inject } = Ember;
 
-export default Controller.extend({
+export default Controller.extend(WithNamespaceResetting, {
   jobController: inject.controller('jobs.job'),
 
   job: computed.alias('model'),
diff --git a/ui/app/mixins/with-namespace-resetting.js b/ui/app/mixins/with-namespace-resetting.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c40407568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/mixins/with-namespace-resetting.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+const { Mixin, inject } = Ember;
+
+export default Mixin.create({
+  system: inject.service(),
+  jobsController: inject.controller('jobs'),
+
+  actions: {
+    gotoJobs(namespace) {
+      // Since the setupController hook doesn't fire when transitioning up the
+      // route hierarchy, the two sides of the namespace bindings need to be manipulated
+      // in order for the jobs route model to reload.
+      this.set('system.activeNamespace', this.get('jobsController.jobNamespace'));
+      this.set('jobsController.jobNamespace', namespace.get('id'));
+      this.transitionToRoute('jobs');
+    },
+  },
+});
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/definition.hbs b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/definition.hbs
index f566613c6..f984fcbe7 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/definition.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/definition.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {{#link-to params=breadcrumb.args class="breadcrumb"}}{{breadcrumb.label}}{{/link-to}}
   {{/each}}
 {{/global-header}}
-{{#gutter-menu class="page-body"}}
+{{#gutter-menu class="page-body" onNamespaceChange=(action "gotoJobs")}}
   {{partial "jobs/job/subnav"}}
   <section class="section">
     <div class="boxed-section">
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/deployments.hbs b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/deployments.hbs
index b08222656..35afe908c 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/deployments.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/deployments.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {{#link-to params=breadcrumb.args class="breadcrumb"}}{{breadcrumb.label}}{{/link-to}}
   {{/each}}
 {{/global-header}}
-{{#gutter-menu class="page-body"}}
+{{#gutter-menu class="page-body" onNamespaceChange=(action "gotoJobs")}}
   {{partial "jobs/job/subnav"}}
   <section class="section">
     {{job-deployments-stream deployments=deployments}}
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/index.hbs b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/index.hbs
index d5526bba4..f740bca74 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/index.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/index.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {{#link-to params=breadcrumb.args class="breadcrumb"}}{{breadcrumb.label}}{{/link-to}}
   {{/each}}
 {{/global-header}}
-{{#gutter-menu class="page-body"}}
+{{#gutter-menu class="page-body" onNamespaceChange=(action "gotoJobs")}}
   {{partial "jobs/job/subnav"}}
   <section class="section">
     <h1 class="title">
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs
index 6ba9baae4..51c9dc48a 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     {{/link-to}}
   {{/each}}
 {{/global-header}}
-{{#gutter-menu class="page-body"}}
+{{#gutter-menu class="page-body" onNamespaceChange=(action "gotoJobs")}}
   <div class="tabs is-subnav">
     <ul>
       <li>{{#link-to "jobs.job.task-group" model.job model activeClass="is-active"}}Overview{{/link-to}}</li>
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/versions.hbs b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/versions.hbs
index 2f3f05d5f..fac0992db 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/versions.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/versions.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {{#link-to params=breadcrumb.args class="breadcrumb"}}{{breadcrumb.label}}{{/link-to}}
   {{/each}}
 {{/global-header}}
-{{#gutter-menu class="page-body"}}
+{{#gutter-menu class="page-body" onNamespaceChange=(action "gotoJobs")}}
   {{partial "jobs/job/subnav"}}
   <section class="section">
     {{job-versions-stream versions=versions verbose=true}}
diff --git a/ui/mirage/factories/job.js b/ui/mirage/factories/job.js
index 908de8311..eee780e47 100644
--- a/ui/mirage/factories/job.js
+++ b/ui/mirage/factories/job.js
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export default Factory.extend({
         namespace,
         namespaceId: namespace,
       });
+    } else {
+      job.update({
+        namespace: job.namespaceId,
+      });
     }
 
     const jobSummary = server.create('job-summary', {
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/job-detail-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/job-detail-test.js
index 538111372..59d200cd3 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/job-detail-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/job-detail-test.js
@@ -301,9 +301,8 @@ moduleForAcceptance('Acceptance | job detail (with namespaces)', {
   beforeEach() {
     server.createList('namespace', 2);
     server.create('node');
-    server.create('job');
-    job = server.db.jobs[0];
-    visit(`/jobs/${job.id}`);
+    job = server.create('job', { namespaceId: server.db.namespaces[1].name });
+    server.createList('job', 3, { namespaceId: server.db.namespaces[0].name });
   },
 });
 
@@ -311,7 +310,6 @@ test('when there are namespaces, the job detail page states the namespace for th
   assert
 ) {
   const namespace = server.db.namespaces.find(job.namespaceId);
-
   visit(`/jobs/${job.id}?namespace=${namespace.name}`);
 
   andThen(() => {
@@ -321,3 +319,36 @@ test('when there are namespaces, the job detail page states the namespace for th
     );
   });
 });
+
+test('when switching namespaces, the app redirects to /jobs with the new namespace', function(
+  assert
+) {
+  const namespace = server.db.namespaces.find(job.namespaceId);
+  const otherNamespace = server.db.namespaces.toArray().find(ns => ns !== namespace).name;
+  const label = otherNamespace === 'default' ? 'Default Namespace' : otherNamespace;
+
+  visit(`/jobs/${job.id}?namespace=${namespace.name}`);
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    selectChoose('.namespace-switcher', label);
+  });
+
+  andThen(() => {
+    assert.equal(currentURL().split('?')[0], '/jobs', 'Navigated to /jobs');
+    const jobs = server.db.jobs
+      .where({ namespace: otherNamespace })
+      .sortBy('modifyIndex')
+      .reverse();
+    assert.equal(findAll('.job-row').length, jobs.length, 'Shows the right number of jobs');
+    jobs.forEach((job, index) => {
+      assert.equal(
+        $(findAll('.job-row')[index])
+          .find('td:eq(0)')
+          .text()
+          .trim(),
+        job.name,
+        `Job ${index} is right`
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});