diff --git a/.chloggen/add_k8s_ns_phase.yaml b/.chloggen/add_k8s_ns_phase.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a9b3b823af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/add_k8s_ns_phase.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+#
+# If your change doesn't affect end users you should instead start
+# your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the area of concern in the attributes-registry, (e.g. http, cloud, db)
+component: k8s
+
+# A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Add k8s.namespace.phase metric along with the respective attribute
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+# The values here must be integers.
+issues: []
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
diff --git a/docs/attributes-registry/k8s.md b/docs/attributes-registry/k8s.md
index 784ab78b5e..fd535d1d63 100644
--- a/docs/attributes-registry/k8s.md
+++ b/docs/attributes-registry/k8s.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Kubernetes resource attributes.
| `k8s.job.name` | string | The name of the Job. | `opentelemetry` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `k8s.job.uid` | string | The UID of the Job. | `275ecb36-5aa8-4c2a-9c47-d8bb681b9aff` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `k8s.namespace.name` | string | The name of the namespace that the pod is running in. | `default` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
+| `k8s.namespace.phase` | string | The phase of the K8s namespace. [2] | `active`; `terminating` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `k8s.node.name` | string | The name of the Node. | `node-1` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `k8s.node.uid` | string | The UID of the Node. | `1eb3a0c6-0477-4080-a9cb-0cb7db65c6a2` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `k8s.pod.annotation.` | string | The annotation key-value pairs placed on the Pod, the `` being the annotation name, the value being the annotation value. | `k8s.pod.annotation.kubernetes.io/enforce-mountable-secrets=true`; `k8s.pod.annotation.mycompany.io/arch=x64`; `k8s.pod.annotation.data=` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
@@ -65,6 +66,18 @@ Which states:
Therefore, UIDs between clusters should be extremely unlikely to
conflict.
+**[2] `k8s.namespace.phase`:** This attribute aligns with the `phase` field of the
+[K8s NamespaceStatus](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#namespacestatus-v1-core)
+
+---
+
+`k8s.namespace.phase` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value | Description | Stability |
+|---|---|---|
+| `active` | A [persistentVolumeClaim](https://v1-29.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#persistentvolumeclaim) volume | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
+| `terminating` | A [configMap](https://v1-29.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#configmap) volume | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
+
---
`k8s.volume.type` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
diff --git a/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md b/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md
index 9187ddf2db..73a2dc28e3 100644
--- a/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md
@@ -329,5 +329,41 @@ This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+### Metric: `k8s.namespace.phase`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+| Name | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description | Stability |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- |
+| `k8s.namespace.phase` | UpDownCounter | `1` | Operational status: `1` (true) or `0` (false) for each of the possible phases | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
+
+| Attribute | Type | Description | Examples | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| [`k8s.namespace.phase`](/docs/attributes-registry/k8s.md) | string | The phase of the K8s namespace. [1] | `active`; `terminating` | `Required` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
+
+**[1] `k8s.namespace.phase`:** This attribute aligns with the `phase` field of the
+[K8s NamespaceStatus](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#namespacestatus-v1-core)
+
+---
+
+`k8s.namespace.phase` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value | Description | Stability |
+|---|---|---|
+| `active` | A [persistentVolumeClaim](https://v1-29.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#persistentvolumeclaim) volume | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
+| `terminating` | A [configMap](https://v1-29.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#configmap) volume | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
+
+
+
+
+
+
[DocumentStatus]: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/document-status
[MetricRecommended]: /docs/general/metric-requirement-level.md#recommended
diff --git a/model/k8s/metrics.yaml b/model/k8s/metrics.yaml
index 7afd7ec20d..e7a332e704 100644
--- a/model/k8s/metrics.yaml
+++ b/model/k8s/metrics.yaml
@@ -126,3 +126,15 @@ groups:
attributes:
- ref: network.interface.name
- ref: network.io.direction
+
+ # k8s.namespace.* metrics
+ - id: metric.k8s.namespace.phase
+ type: metric
+ metric_name: k8s.namespace.phase
+ stability: experimental
+ brief: "Operational status: `1` (true) or `0` (false) for each of the possible phases"
+ instrument: updowncounter
+ unit: "1"
+ attributes:
+ - ref: k8s.namespace.phase
+ requirement_level: required
diff --git a/model/k8s/registry.yaml b/model/k8s/registry.yaml
index e1e0107fcc..61a2c7d425 100644
--- a/model/k8s/registry.yaml
+++ b/model/k8s/registry.yaml
@@ -214,3 +214,21 @@ groups:
value: 'local'
brief: "A [local](https://v1-29.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#local) volume"
stability: experimental
+ - id: k8s.namespace.phase
+ stability: experimental
+ brief: >
+ The phase of the K8s namespace.
+ note: |
+ This attribute aligns with the `phase` field of the
+ [K8s NamespaceStatus](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#namespacestatus-v1-core)
+ examples: [ "active", "terminating" ]
+ type:
+ members:
+ - id: active
+ value: 'active'
+ brief: "A [persistentVolumeClaim](https://v1-29.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#persistentvolumeclaim) volume"
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: terminating
+ value: 'terminating'
+ brief: "A [configMap](https://v1-29.docs.kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/#configmap) volume"
+ stability: experimental