diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role-binding.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role-binding.yaml
index d06ec7ec0..ed6054f3b 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role-binding.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role-binding.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 {{ if .Values.operator.features.deployment -}}
 
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+{{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
 kind: RoleBinding
+{{ else }}
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+{{ end }}
 metadata:
     name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.rbac" . }}-deployment
+    {{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
     namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+    {{ end }}
     labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.name" . }}
         helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}
@@ -14,7 +20,11 @@ metadata:
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
 roleRef:
     apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+    {{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
     kind: Role
+    {{ else }}
+    kind: ClusterRole
+    {{ end }}
     name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.rbac" . }}-deployment
 subjects:
     - kind: ServiceAccount
diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role.yaml
index 0c164cdc3..2f7c4a359 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-operator/role.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 {{ if .Values.operator.features.deployment -}}
 
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+{{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
 kind: Role
+{{ else }}
+kind: ClusterRole
+{{ end }}
 metadata:
     name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.rbac" . }}-deployment
+    {{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
     namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+    {{ end }}
     labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.name" . }}
         helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}
diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role-binding.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role-binding.yaml
index f908090c9..bea7cc766 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role-binding.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role-binding.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 {{ if .Values.operator.features.deploymentReplications -}}
 
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+{{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
 kind: RoleBinding
+{{ else }}
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+{{ end }}
 metadata:
     name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.rbac" . }}-deployment-replication
+    {{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
     namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+    {{ end }}
     labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.name" . }}
         helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}
@@ -14,7 +20,11 @@ metadata:
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
 roleRef:
     apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+    {{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
     kind: Role
+    {{ else }}
+    kind: ClusterRole
+    {{ end }}
     name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.rbac" . }}-deployment-replication
 subjects:
     - kind: ServiceAccount
diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role.yaml
index c8cf8f993..5fdbdb7bc 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment-replications-operator/role.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 {{ if .Values.operator.features.deploymentReplications -}}
 
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+{{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
 kind: Role
+{{ else }}
+kind: ClusterRole
+{{ end }}
 metadata:
     name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.rbac" . }}-deployment-replication
+    {{ if not (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") }}
     namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+    {{ end }}
     labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ template "kube-arangodb.name" . }}
         helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}
diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml
index fd1a69f1f..c92ced771 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ if eq .Values.operator.scope "legacy" -}}
 # Scope "legacy" selected
-{{ else if eq .Values.operator.scope "namespaced" -}}
+{{ else if or (eq .Values.operator.scope "namespaced") (eq .Values.operator.scope "cluster") -}}
 # Scope "namespaced" selected
 {{ if .Values.operator.features.storage -}}
 {{ fail (printf "Storage Operator not supported in %s scope!" .Values.operator.scope) -}}
diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml
index 80da81bee..6e820fa78 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ operator:
   imagePullSecrets: []
 
   scope: legacy
-  
+
   architectures:
   - amd64
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ operator:
   allowChaos: false
 
   nodeSelector: {}
-  
+
   enableCRDManagement: true
 
   features:
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 73f6617cb..58350299b 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -407,16 +407,24 @@ func newOperatorConfigAndDeps(id, namespace, name string) (operator.Config, oper
 		return operator.Config{}, operator.Dependencies{}, errors.WithStack(fmt.Errorf("Failed to get my pod's service account: %s", err))
 	}
 
-	eventRecorder := createRecorder(cliLog, client.Kubernetes(), name, namespace)
-
 	scope, ok := scope.AsScope(operatorOptions.scope)
 	if !ok {
 		return operator.Config{}, operator.Dependencies{}, errors.WithStack(fmt.Errorf("Scope %s is not known by Operator", operatorOptions.scope))
 	}
 
+	var watchNamespace string
+	if scope.IsCluster() {
+		watchNamespace = metav1.NamespaceAll
+	} else {
+		watchNamespace = namespace
+	}
+
+	eventRecorder := createRecorder(cliLog, client.Kubernetes(), name, watchNamespace)
+
 	cfg := operator.Config{
 		ID:                          id,
 		Namespace:                   namespace,
+		WatchNamespace:              watchNamespace,
 		PodName:                     name,
 		ServiceAccount:              serviceAccount,
 		OperatorImage:               image,
diff --git a/pkg/operator/operator.go b/pkg/operator/operator.go
index 8cc46e583..a741f15ff 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/operator.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ type Operator struct {
 type Config struct {
 	ID                          string
 	Namespace                   string
+	WatchNamespace              string
 	PodName                     string
 	ServiceAccount              string
 	OperatorImage               string
diff --git a/pkg/operator/operator_deployment.go b/pkg/operator/operator_deployment.go
index da61af658..23549c4bb 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/operator_deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/operator_deployment.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (o *Operator) runDeployments(stop <-chan struct{}) {
 		o.log,
 		o.Client.Arango().DatabaseV1().RESTClient(),
 		deploymentType.ArangoDeploymentResourcePlural,
-		o.Config.Namespace,
+		o.Config.WatchNamespace,
 		&api.ArangoDeployment{},
 		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    o.onAddArangoDeployment,
diff --git a/pkg/operator/operator_deployment_relication.go b/pkg/operator/operator_deployment_relication.go
index 7266a2ee1..77c34ca60 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/operator_deployment_relication.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/operator_deployment_relication.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (o *Operator) runDeploymentReplications(stop <-chan struct{}) {
 		o.log,
 		o.Dependencies.Client.Arango().ReplicationV1().RESTClient(),
 		replication2.ArangoDeploymentReplicationResourcePlural,
-		o.Config.Namespace,
+		o.Config.WatchNamespace,
 		&api.ArangoDeploymentReplication{},
 		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    o.onAddArangoDeploymentReplication,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (o *Operator) handleDeploymentReplicationEvent(event *Event) error {
 // makeDeploymentReplicationConfigAndDeps creates a Config & Dependencies object for a new DeploymentReplication.
 func (o *Operator) makeDeploymentReplicationConfigAndDeps(apiObject *api.ArangoDeploymentReplication) (replication.Config, replication.Dependencies) {
 	cfg := replication.Config{
-		Namespace: o.Config.Namespace,
+		Namespace: o.Config.WatchNamespace,
 	}
 	deps := replication.Dependencies{
 		Log: o.Dependencies.LogService.MustGetLogger(logging.LoggerNameDeploymentReplication).With().
diff --git a/pkg/operator/scope/scope.go b/pkg/operator/scope/scope.go
index 80da600bc..f1f797096 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/scope/scope.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/scope/scope.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func AsScope(s string) (Scope, bool) {
 		return LegacyScope, true
 	case NamespacedScope.String():
 		return NamespacedScope, true
+	case ClusterScope.String():
+		return ClusterScope, true
 	}
 
 	return "", false
@@ -37,13 +39,18 @@ func (s Scope) String() string {
 	return string(s)
 }
 
+func (s Scope) IsCluster() bool {
+	return s == ClusterScope
+}
+
 func (s Scope) IsNamespaced() bool {
-	return s == NamespacedScope
+	return s.IsCluster() || s == NamespacedScope
 }
 
 const (
 	LegacyScope     Scope = "legacy"
 	NamespacedScope Scope = "namespaced"
+	ClusterScope    Scope = "cluster"
 
 	DefaultScope = LegacyScope
 )