diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 429827a4..b95ca4f2 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -451,7 +451,20 @@ func NewVeleroRootCommand(baseName string) *cobra.Command {
 	c.AddCommand(nabsl.NewNABSLRequestCommand(f))
 
 	// Custom subcommands - use NonAdmin factory
-	c.AddCommand(nonadmin.NewNonAdminCommand(f))
+	nonadminCmd := nonadmin.NewNonAdminCommand(f)
+	c.AddCommand(nonadminCmd)
+
+	// Hide --namespace flag from nonadmin commands
+	// NonAdmin operations are namespace-scoped to the user's current context for security
+	hideNamespaceFlagFromCommand(nonadminCmd)
+
+	// Reject --namespace flag if used with nonadmin commands
+	nonadminCmd.PersistentPreRunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		if cmd.Flags().Changed("namespace") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("-n/--namespace is not supported for nonadmin commands; namespace is determined by your current context")
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	// Must-gather command - diagnostic tool
 	c.AddCommand(mustgather.NewMustGatherCommand(f))
@@ -501,3 +514,15 @@ func NewVeleroRootCommand(baseName string) *cobra.Command {
 	c.PersistentFlags().AddGoFlagSet(flag.CommandLine)
 	return c
 }
+
+// hideNamespaceFlagFromCommand recursively hides the --namespace flag from a command and all its subcommands
+func hideNamespaceFlagFromCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	// Mark the command so we can identify it needs the namespace flag hidden
+	// We'll handle this in a PersistentPreRun hook to avoid modifying the shared flag object
+	cmd.Annotations = map[string]string{"hide-namespace-flag": "true"}
+
+	// Recursively apply to all subcommands
+	for _, subCmd := range cmd.Commands() {
+		hideNamespaceFlagFromCommand(subCmd)
+	}
+}