diff --git a/.changelog/8601.txt b/.changelog/8601.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f791fe2efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/8601.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+connect: fix bug in preventing some namespaced config entry modifications
+```
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/config_entry.go b/agent/consul/state/config_entry.go
index 44113f46ad..f19205bbee 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/config_entry.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/config_entry.go
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func validateProposedConfigEntryInServiceGraph(
 	}
 
 	overrides := map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-		{Kind: kind, Name: name}: next,
+		structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(kind, name, entMeta): next,
 	}
 
 	var (
@@ -909,9 +909,8 @@ func configEntryWithOverridesTxn(
 	entMeta *structs.EnterpriseMeta,
 ) (uint64, structs.ConfigEntry, error) {
 	if len(overrides) > 0 {
-		entry, ok := overrides[structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-			Kind: kind, Name: name,
-		}]
+		kn := structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(kind, name, entMeta)
+		entry, ok := overrides[kn]
 		if ok {
 			return 0, entry, nil // a nil entry implies it should act like it is erased
 		}
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/config_entry_test.go b/agent/consul/state/config_entry_test.go
index 4cee1a6c40..fcf7624a5b 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/config_entry_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/config_entry_test.go
@@ -880,10 +880,10 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"}: nil,
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil): nil,
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
 				// nothing
@@ -899,17 +899,17 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"}: &structs.ServiceConfigEntry{
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil): &structs.ServiceConfigEntry{
 					Kind:     structs.ServiceDefaults,
 					Name:     "main",
 					Protocol: "grpc",
 				},
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
 			},
 			checkAfter: func(t *testing.T, entrySet *structs.DiscoveryChainConfigEntries) {
 				defaults := entrySet.GetService(structs.NewServiceID("main", nil))
@@ -932,14 +932,14 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceRouter, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceRouter, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceRouter, Name: "main"}: nil,
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceRouter, "main", nil): nil,
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -977,12 +977,12 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceResolver, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceRouter, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceResolver, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceRouter, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceRouter, Name: "main"}: &structs.ServiceRouterConfigEntry{
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceRouter, "main", nil): &structs.ServiceRouterConfigEntry{
 					Kind: structs.ServiceRouter,
 					Name: "main",
 					Routes: []structs.ServiceRoute{
@@ -1000,9 +1000,9 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceResolver, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceRouter, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceResolver, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceRouter, "main", nil),
 			},
 			checkAfter: func(t *testing.T, entrySet *structs.DiscoveryChainConfigEntries) {
 				router := entrySet.GetRouter(structs.NewServiceID("main", nil))
@@ -1040,14 +1040,14 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceSplitter, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceSplitter, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceSplitter, Name: "main"}: nil,
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceSplitter, "main", nil): nil,
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1067,11 +1067,11 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceSplitter, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceSplitter, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceSplitter, Name: "main"}: &structs.ServiceSplitterConfigEntry{
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceSplitter, "main", nil): &structs.ServiceSplitterConfigEntry{
 					Kind: structs.ServiceSplitter,
 					Name: "main",
 					Splits: []structs.ServiceSplit{
@@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceDefaults, Name: "main"},
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceSplitter, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceDefaults, "main", nil),
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceSplitter, "main", nil),
 			},
 			checkAfter: func(t *testing.T, entrySet *structs.DiscoveryChainConfigEntries) {
 				splitter := entrySet.GetSplitter(structs.NewServiceID("main", nil))
@@ -1106,10 +1106,10 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceResolver, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceResolver, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceResolver, Name: "main"}: nil,
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceResolver, "main", nil): nil,
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
 				// nothing
@@ -1124,17 +1124,17 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expectBefore: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceResolver, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceResolver, "main", nil),
 			},
 			overrides: map[structs.ConfigEntryKindName]structs.ConfigEntry{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceResolver, Name: "main"}: &structs.ServiceResolverConfigEntry{
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceResolver, "main", nil): &structs.ServiceResolverConfigEntry{
 					Kind:           structs.ServiceResolver,
 					Name:           "main",
 					ConnectTimeout: 33 * time.Second,
 				},
 			},
 			expectAfter: []structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-				{Kind: structs.ServiceResolver, Name: "main"},
+				structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(structs.ServiceResolver, "main", nil),
 			},
 			checkAfter: func(t *testing.T, entrySet *structs.DiscoveryChainConfigEntries) {
 				resolver := entrySet.GetResolver(structs.NewServiceID("main", nil))
@@ -1181,28 +1181,32 @@ func TestStore_ReadDiscoveryChainConfigEntries_Overrides(t *testing.T) {
 func entrySetToKindNames(entrySet *structs.DiscoveryChainConfigEntries) []structs.ConfigEntryKindName {
 	var out []structs.ConfigEntryKindName
 	for _, entry := range entrySet.Routers {
-		out = append(out, structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-			Kind: entry.Kind,
-			Name: entry.Name,
-		})
+		out = append(out, structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(
+			entry.Kind,
+			entry.Name,
+			&entry.EnterpriseMeta,
+		))
 	}
 	for _, entry := range entrySet.Splitters {
-		out = append(out, structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-			Kind: entry.Kind,
-			Name: entry.Name,
-		})
+		out = append(out, structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(
+			entry.Kind,
+			entry.Name,
+			&entry.EnterpriseMeta,
+		))
 	}
 	for _, entry := range entrySet.Resolvers {
-		out = append(out, structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-			Kind: entry.Kind,
-			Name: entry.Name,
-		})
+		out = append(out, structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(
+			entry.Kind,
+			entry.Name,
+			&entry.EnterpriseMeta,
+		))
 	}
 	for _, entry := range entrySet.Services {
-		out = append(out, structs.ConfigEntryKindName{
-			Kind: entry.Kind,
-			Name: entry.Name,
-		})
+		out = append(out, structs.NewConfigEntryKindName(
+			entry.Kind,
+			entry.Name,
+			&entry.EnterpriseMeta,
+		))
 	}
 	return out
 }
diff --git a/agent/structs/config_entry.go b/agent/structs/config_entry.go
index d377f83a72..4cafb9b292 100644
--- a/agent/structs/config_entry.go
+++ b/agent/structs/config_entry.go
@@ -666,4 +666,19 @@ func (c *ConfigEntryResponse) UnmarshalBinary(data []byte) error {
 type ConfigEntryKindName struct {
 	Kind string
 	Name string
+	EnterpriseMeta
+}
+
+func NewConfigEntryKindName(kind, name string, entMeta *EnterpriseMeta) ConfigEntryKindName {
+	ret := ConfigEntryKindName{
+		Kind: kind,
+		Name: name,
+	}
+	if entMeta == nil {
+		entMeta = DefaultEnterpriseMeta()
+	}
+
+	ret.EnterpriseMeta = *entMeta
+	ret.EnterpriseMeta.Normalize()
+	return ret
 }