diff --git a/common/namespace/registry.go b/common/namespace/registry.go
index 48ece732323..4225c71d88e 100644
--- a/common/namespace/registry.go
+++ b/common/namespace/registry.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ type (
 		Refresh()
 		// Registers callback for namespace state changes. This is regrettably
 		// different from the above RegisterNamespaceChangeCallback because we
-		// need different semantics (and that one is going away).
+		// need different semantics.
 		RegisterStateChangeCallback(key any, cb StateChangeCallbackFn)
 		UnregisterStateChangeCallback(key any)
 	}
@@ -489,7 +489,12 @@ UpdateLoop:
 			newEntries = append(newEntries, namespace)
 		}
 
-		if oldNSAnyVersion == nil || oldNSAnyVersion.State() != namespace.State() {
+		// this test should include anything that might affect whether a namespace is active on
+		// this cluster.
+		if oldNSAnyVersion == nil ||
+			oldNSAnyVersion.State() != namespace.State() ||
+			oldNSAnyVersion.IsGlobalNamespace() != namespace.IsGlobalNamespace() ||
+			oldNSAnyVersion.ActiveClusterName() != namespace.ActiveClusterName() {
 			stateChanged = append(stateChanged, namespace)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/service/worker/pernamespaceworker.go b/service/worker/pernamespaceworker.go
index c782669df1b..e018b3fe525 100644
--- a/service/worker/pernamespaceworker.go
+++ b/service/worker/pernamespaceworker.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/backoff"
+	"go.temporal.io/server/common/cluster"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/headers"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/log"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/log/tag"
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ type (
 		NamespaceRegistry namespace.Registry
 		HostName          resource.HostName
 		Config            *Config
+		ClusterMetadata   cluster.Metadata
 		Components        []workercommon.PerNSWorkerComponent `group:"perNamespaceWorkerComponent"`
 	}
 
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ type (
 		serviceResolver   membership.ServiceResolver
 		components        []workercommon.PerNSWorkerComponent
 		initialRetry      time.Duration
+		thisClusterName   string
 
 		membershipChangedCh chan *membership.ChangedEvent
 
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ func NewPerNamespaceWorkerManager(params perNamespaceWorkerManagerInitParams) *p
 		config:              params.Config,
 		components:          params.Components,
 		initialRetry:        1 * time.Second,
+		thisClusterName:     params.ClusterMetadata.GetCurrentClusterName(),
 		membershipChangedCh: make(chan *membership.ChangedEvent),
 		workers:             make(map[namespace.ID]*perNamespaceWorker),
 	}
@@ -313,7 +317,9 @@ func (w *perNamespaceWorker) handleError(err error) {
 // means that we should retry creating/starting the worker. Returning noWorkerNeeded means any
 // existing worker should be stopped.
 func (w *perNamespaceWorker) tryRefresh(ns *namespace.Namespace) error {
-	if !w.wm.Running() || ns.State() == enumspb.NAMESPACE_STATE_DELETED {
+	if !w.wm.Running() ||
+		ns.State() == enumspb.NAMESPACE_STATE_DELETED ||
+		!ns.ActiveInCluster(w.wm.thisClusterName) {
 		return errNoWorkerNeeded
 	}
 
diff --git a/service/worker/pernamespaceworker_test.go b/service/worker/pernamespaceworker_test.go
index 902e14655cf..20be02c9a13 100644
--- a/service/worker/pernamespaceworker_test.go
+++ b/service/worker/pernamespaceworker_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	sdkworker "go.temporal.io/sdk/worker"
 
 	persistencespb "go.temporal.io/server/api/persistence/v1"
+	"go.temporal.io/server/common/cluster"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/log"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/membership"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/namespace"
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ func (s *perNsWorkerManagerSuite) SetupTest() {
 				return util.Max(1, map[string]int{"ns1": 1, "ns2": 2, "ns3": 3}[ns])
 			},
 		},
-		Components: []workercommon.PerNSWorkerComponent{s.cmp1, s.cmp2},
+		Components:      []workercommon.PerNSWorkerComponent{s.cmp1, s.cmp2},
+		ClusterMetadata: cluster.NewMetadataForTest(cluster.NewTestClusterMetadataConfig(false, true)),
 	})
 	s.manager.initialRetry = 1 * time.Millisecond
 
@@ -122,6 +124,20 @@ func (s *perNsWorkerManagerSuite) TestDisabled() {
 	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
 }
 
+func (s *perNsWorkerManagerSuite) TestInactive() {
+	ns := testInactiveNS("ns1", enumspb.NAMESPACE_STATE_REGISTERED)
+
+	s.cmp1.EXPECT().DedicatedWorkerOptions(gomock.Any()).Return(&workercommon.PerNSDedicatedWorkerOptions{
+		Enabled: true,
+	}).AnyTimes()
+	s.cmp2.EXPECT().DedicatedWorkerOptions(gomock.Any()).Return(&workercommon.PerNSDedicatedWorkerOptions{
+		Enabled: true,
+	}).AnyTimes()
+
+	s.manager.namespaceCallback(ns, false)
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 func (s *perNsWorkerManagerSuite) TestEnabledButResolvedToOther() {
 	ns := testns("ns1", enumspb.NAMESPACE_STATE_REGISTERED)
 
@@ -402,7 +418,24 @@ func testns(name string, state enumspb.NamespaceState) *namespace.Namespace {
 			Name:  name,
 		},
 		nil,
-		"cluster",
+		cluster.TestCurrentClusterName,
+	)
+}
+
+func testInactiveNS(name string, state enumspb.NamespaceState) *namespace.Namespace {
+	return namespace.NewNamespaceForTest(
+		&persistencespb.NamespaceInfo{
+			Id:    name,
+			State: state,
+			Name:  name,
+		},
+		nil,
+		true,
+		&persistencespb.NamespaceReplicationConfig{
+			ActiveClusterName: cluster.TestAlternativeClusterName, // not active
+			Clusters:          cluster.TestAllClusterNames,
+		},
+		0,
 	)
 }