diff --git a/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver.rs b/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver.rs
index d3e17365..0b5face9 100644
--- a/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver.rs
+++ b/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use serde_json::{json, Value};
 use proxmox_router::cli::*;
 use proxmox_schema::api;
 
-use pbs_api_types::BackupDir;
+use pbs_api_types::{BackupDir, BackupNamespace};
 use pbs_client::BackupRepository;
 use pbs_datastore::catalog::ArchiveEntry;
 use pbs_datastore::manifest::BackupManifest;
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use super::block_driver_qemu::QemuBlockDriver;
 /// Contains details about a snapshot that is to be accessed by block file restore
 pub struct SnapRestoreDetails {
     pub repo: BackupRepository,
+    pub namespace: BackupNamespace,
     pub snapshot: BackupDir,
     pub manifest: BackupManifest,
     pub keyfile: Option<String>,
diff --git a/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver_qemu.rs b/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver_qemu.rs
index b9386ebc..362fff0d 100644
--- a/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver_qemu.rs
+++ b/proxmox-file-restore/src/block_driver_qemu.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use serde_json::json;
 
 use proxmox_sys::fs::lock_file;
 
-use pbs_api_types::BackupDir;
+use pbs_api_types::{BackupDir, BackupNamespace};
 use pbs_client::{BackupRepository, VsockClient, DEFAULT_VSOCK_PORT};
 use pbs_datastore::catalog::ArchiveEntry;
 
@@ -78,8 +78,12 @@ impl VMStateMap {
     }
 }
 
-fn make_name(repo: &BackupRepository, snap: &BackupDir) -> String {
-    let full = format!("qemu_{}/{}", repo, snap);
+fn make_name(repo: &BackupRepository, ns: &BackupNamespace, snap: &BackupDir) -> String {
+    let full = if ns.is_root() {
+        format!("qemu_{}/{}", repo, snap)
+    } else {
+        format!("qemu_{}:{}/{}", repo, ns, snap)
+    };
     proxmox_sys::systemd::escape_unit(&full, false)
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ fn new_ticket() -> String {
 }
 
 async fn ensure_running(details: &SnapRestoreDetails) -> Result<VsockClient, Error> {
-    let name = make_name(&details.repo, &details.snapshot);
+    let name = make_name(&details.repo, &details.namespace, &details.snapshot);
     let mut state = VMStateMap::load()?;
 
     cleanup_map(&mut state.map).await;
diff --git a/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs b/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs
index fb6119ac..3420ea8e 100644
--- a/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs
+++ b/proxmox-file-restore/src/main.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fn keyfile_path(param: &Value) -> Option<String> {
 
 async fn list_files(
     repo: BackupRepository,
-    ns: BackupNamespace,
+    namespace: BackupNamespace,
     snapshot: BackupDir,
     path: ExtractPath,
     crypt_config: Option<Arc<CryptConfig>>,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async fn list_files(
         client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
-        &ns,
+        &namespace,
         &snapshot,
         true,
     )
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ async fn list_files(
             let details = SnapRestoreDetails {
                 manifest,
                 repo,
+                namespace,
                 snapshot,
                 keyfile,
             };
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ async fn extract(
     param: Value,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let repo = extract_repository_from_value(&param)?;
-    let ns = ns.unwrap_or_default();
+    let namespace = ns.unwrap_or_default();
     let snapshot: BackupDir = snapshot.parse()?;
     let orig_path = path;
     let path = parse_path(orig_path.clone(), base64)?;
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ async fn extract(
         client,
         crypt_config.clone(),
         repo.store(),
-        &ns,
+        &namespace,
         &snapshot,
         true,
     )
@@ -456,6 +457,7 @@ async fn extract(
             let details = SnapRestoreDetails {
                 manifest,
                 repo,
+                namespace,
                 snapshot,
                 keyfile,
             };
diff --git a/proxmox-file-restore/src/qemu_helper.rs b/proxmox-file-restore/src/qemu_helper.rs
index b7d4eec7..4ed7e8b6 100644
--- a/proxmox-file-restore/src/qemu_helper.rs
+++ b/proxmox-file-restore/src/qemu_helper.rs
@@ -209,9 +209,14 @@ pub async fn start_vm(
         } else {
             "".to_owned()
         };
+        let namespace = if details.namespace.is_root() {
+            String::new()
+        } else {
+            format!(",,namespace={}", details.namespace)
+        };
         drives.push(format!(
-            "file=pbs:repository={},,snapshot={},,archive={}{},read-only=on,if=none,id=drive{}",
-            details.repo, details.snapshot, file, keyfile, id
+            "file=pbs:repository={}{},,snapshot={},,archive={}{},read-only=on,if=none,id=drive{}",
+            details.repo, namespace, details.snapshot, file, keyfile, id
         ));
 
         // a PCI bus can only support 32 devices, so add a new one every 32