diff --git a/pkg/transform/name_resolver.go b/pkg/transform/name_resolver.go
index 1fdfb479b..64495c3d8 100644
--- a/pkg/transform/name_resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/transform/name_resolver.go
@@ -125,9 +125,15 @@ func (nr *NameResolver) resolveNames(span *request.Span) {
 	// in a previous stage (e.g. Kubernetes decorator)
 	if pn != "" {
 		span.PeerName = pn
+		if span.OtherNamespace != "" {
+			span.PeerName = pn + "." + span.OtherNamespace
+		}
 	}
 	if hn != "" {
 		span.HostName = hn
+		if span.OtherNamespace != "" {
+			span.HostName = hn + "." + span.OtherNamespace
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/transform/name_resolver_test.go b/pkg/transform/name_resolver_test.go
index 1fcb3bae2..f58b53b4c 100644
--- a/pkg/transform/name_resolver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/transform/name_resolver_test.go
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ func TestResolvePodsFromK8s(t *testing.T) {
 
 	nr.resolveNames(&clientSpan)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "pod1", clientSpan.PeerName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "pod1.something", clientSpan.PeerName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", clientSpan.ServiceID.Namespace)
-	assert.Equal(t, "pod2", clientSpan.HostName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "pod2.something", clientSpan.HostName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "something", clientSpan.OtherNamespace)
 
 	nr.resolveNames(&serverSpan)
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ func TestResolveServiceFromK8s(t *testing.T) {
 
 	nr.resolveNames(&clientSpan)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "pod1", clientSpan.PeerName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "pod1.something", clientSpan.PeerName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", clientSpan.ServiceID.Namespace)
-	assert.Equal(t, "pod2", clientSpan.HostName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "pod2.something", clientSpan.HostName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "something", clientSpan.OtherNamespace)
 
 	nr.resolveNames(&serverSpan)
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ func TestResolveNodesFromK8s(t *testing.T) {
 
 	nr.resolveNames(&clientSpan)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "node1", clientSpan.PeerName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "node1.something", clientSpan.PeerName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", clientSpan.ServiceID.Namespace)
-	assert.Equal(t, "node2", clientSpan.HostName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "node2.something", clientSpan.HostName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "something", clientSpan.OtherNamespace)
 
 	nr.resolveNames(&serverSpan)