diff --git a/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go b/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
index 8995cfb8..77249bd7 100644
--- a/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/imagepolicy_controller.go
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@ func (r *ImagePolicyReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager, opts ImagePol
 func (r *ImagePolicyReconciler) imagePoliciesForRepository(obj client.Object) []reconcile.Request {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	var policies imagev1.ImagePolicyList
-	if err := r.List(ctx, &policies, client.InNamespace(obj.GetNamespace()),
-		client.MatchingFields{imageRepoKey: obj.GetName()}); err != nil {
+	if err := r.List(ctx, &policies, client.MatchingFields{imageRepoKey: obj.GetName()}); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	reqs := make([]reconcile.Request, len(policies.Items))
diff --git a/controllers/policy_test.go b/controllers/policy_test.go
index 7369ce06..cb4fb996 100644
--- a/controllers/policy_test.go
+++ b/controllers/policy_test.go
@@ -615,7 +615,8 @@ var _ = Describe("ImagePolicy controller", func() {
 				defer k8sClient.Delete(context.Background(), policyNamespace)
 
 				versions := []string{"1.0.0", "1.0.1"}
-				imgRepo := loadImages(registryServer, "acl-image-"+randStringRunes(5), versions)
+				imageName := "acl-image-" + randStringRunes(5)
+				imgRepo := loadImages(registryServer, imageName, versions)
 
 				repo := imagev1.ImageRepository{
 					Spec: imagev1.ImageRepositorySpec{
@@ -687,6 +688,20 @@ var _ = Describe("ImagePolicy controller", func() {
 				}, timeout, interval).Should(BeTrue())
 				Expect(pol.Status.LatestImage).To(Equal(imgRepo + ":1.0.1"))
 
+				// Updating the image should reconcile the cross-namespace policy
+				imgRepo = loadImages(registryServer, imageName, []string{"1.0.2"})
+				lastScanTime := repo.Status.LastScanResult.ScanTime
+				Eventually(func() bool {
+					err := r.Get(ctx, repoObjectName, &repo)
+					return err == nil && repo.Status.LastScanResult.ScanTime.After(lastScanTime.Time)
+				}, timeout, interval).Should(BeTrue())
+
+				Eventually(func() bool {
+					err := r.Get(ctx, polObjectName, &pol)
+					return err == nil && pol.Status.LatestImage != ""
+				}, timeout, interval).Should(BeTrue())
+				Expect(pol.Status.LatestImage).To(Equal(imgRepo + ":1.0.2"))
+
 				Expect(r.Delete(ctx, &pol)).To(Succeed())
 			})
 		})