diff --git a/doc/source/releases/19.05.rst b/doc/source/releases/19.05.rst
index 7166c497f17..160ab07a718 100644
--- a/doc/source/releases/19.05.rst
+++ b/doc/source/releases/19.05.rst
@@ -393,6 +393,11 @@ Enhancements
 Fixes
 -------------------------------
 
+* Explicitly specify system user under which Kubernetes jobs should run.
+  `Pull Request 8103`_
+* Ensure Kubernetes job querries filter the same namespace as defined in the
+  job destination.
+  `Pull Request 8092`_
 * Fix client styleguide asset handling.
   `Pull Request 7664`_
 * Handle subworkflows in view workflow mako
diff --git a/doc/source/releases/19.05_prs.rst b/doc/source/releases/19.05_prs.rst
index 59ca8a5b131..4498056e1a8 100644
--- a/doc/source/releases/19.05_prs.rst
+++ b/doc/source/releases/19.05_prs.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 .. github_links
+.. _Pull Request 8103: https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/pull/8103
+.. _Pull Request 8092: https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/pull/8092
 .. _Pull Request 4659: https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/pull/4659
 .. _Pull Request 5495: https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/pull/5495
 .. _Pull Request 6321: https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy/pull/6321
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
index 782c4a3dc29..7c94edb654b 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/jobs/runners/kubernetes.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class KubernetesJobRunner(AsynchronousJobRunner):
             k8s_job_api_version=dict(map=str, default="batch/v1"),
             k8s_supplemental_group_id=dict(map=str),
             k8s_pull_policy=dict(map=str, default="Default"),
+            k8s_run_as_user_id=dict(map=str, valid=lambda s: s == "$uid" or s.isdigit()),
+            k8s_run_as_group_id=dict(map=str, valid=lambda s: s == "$gid" or s.isdigit()),
             k8s_fs_group_id=dict(map=int),
             k8s_default_requests_cpu=dict(map=str, default=None),
             k8s_default_requests_memory=dict(map=str, default=None),
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ class KubernetesJobRunner(AsynchronousJobRunner):
 
         self._galaxy_instance_id = self.__get_galaxy_instance_id()
 
+        self._run_as_user_id = self.__get_run_as_user_id()
+        self._run_as_group_id = self.__get_run_as_group_id()
         self._supplemental_group = self.__get_supplemental_group()
         self._fs_group = self.__get_fs_group()
         self._default_pull_policy = self.__get_pull_policy()
@@ -169,6 +173,24 @@ class KubernetesJobRunner(AsynchronousJobRunner):
                 return self.runner_params['k8s_pull_policy']
         return None
 
+    def __get_run_as_user_id(self):
+        if "k8s_run_as_user_id" in self.runner_params:
+            run_as_user = self.runner_params["k8s_run_as_user_id"]
+            if run_as_user == "$uid":
+                return os.getuid()
+            else:
+                return int(self.runner_params["k8s_run_as_user_id"])
+        return None
+
+    def __get_run_as_group_id(self):
+        if "k8s_run_as_group_id" in self.runner_params:
+            run_as_group = self.runner_params["k8s_run_as_group_id"]
+            if run_as_group == "$gid":
+                return self.app.config.gid
+            else:
+                return int(self.runner_params["k8s_run_as_group_id"])
+        return None
+
     def __get_supplemental_group(self):
         if "k8s_supplemental_group_id" in self.runner_params:
             try:
@@ -238,17 +260,21 @@ class KubernetesJobRunner(AsynchronousJobRunner):
         }
         # TODO include other relevant elements that people might want to use from
         # TODO http://kubernetes.io/docs/api-reference/v1/definitions/#_v1_podspec
-
-        if self._supplemental_group and self._supplemental_group > 0:
-            k8s_spec_template["spec"]["securityContext"] = dict(supplementalGroups=[self._supplemental_group])
-        if self._fs_group and self._fs_group > 0:
-            if "securityContext" in k8s_spec_template["spec"]:
-                k8s_spec_template["spec"]["securityContext"]["fsGroup"] = self._fs_group
-            else:
-                k8s_spec_template["spec"]["securityContext"] = dict(fsGroup=self._fs_group)
-
+        k8s_spec_template["spec"]["securityContext"] = self.__get_k8s_security_context()
         return k8s_spec_template
 
+    def __get_k8s_security_context(self):
+        security_context = {}
+        if self._run_as_user_id:
+            security_context["runAsUser"] = self._run_as_user_id
+        if self._run_as_group_id:
+            security_context["runAsGroup"] = self._run_as_group_id
+        if self._supplemental_group and self._supplemental_group > 0:
+            security_context["supplementalGroups"] = [self._supplemental_group]
+        if self._fs_group and self._fs_group > 0:
+            security_context["fsGroup"] = self._fs_group
+        return security_context
+
     def __get_k8s_restart_policy(self, job_wrapper):
         """The default Kubernetes restart policy for Jobs"""
         return "Never"
@@ -475,7 +501,8 @@ class KubernetesJobRunner(AsynchronousJobRunner):
         marks the job for resubmission (resubmit logic is part of destinations).
         """
 
-        pods = Pod.objects(self._pykube_api).filter(selector="app=%s" % job_state.job_id)
+        pods = Pod.objects(self._pykube_api).filter(selector="app=%s" % job_state.job_id,
+                                                    namespace=self.runner_params['k8s_namespace'])
         pod = Pod(self._pykube_api, pods.response['items'][0])
 
         if pod.obj['status']['phase'] == "Failed" and \
@@ -488,8 +515,9 @@ class KubernetesJobRunner(AsynchronousJobRunner):
         """Attempts to delete a dispatched job to the k8s cluster"""
         job = job_wrapper.get_job()
         try:
-            jobs = Job.objects(self._pykube_api).filter(selector="app=" +
-                                                                 self.__produce_unique_k8s_job_name(job.get_id_tag()))
+            jobs = Job.objects(self._pykube_api).filter(
+                selector="app=" + self.__produce_unique_k8s_job_name(job.get_id_tag()),
+                namespace=self.runner_params['k8s_namespace'])
             if len(jobs.response['items']) >= 0:
                 job_to_delete = Job(self._pykube_api, jobs.response['items'][0])
                 job_to_delete.scale(replicas=0)
diff --git a/templates/base.mako b/templates/base.mako
index 062d988ede5..8c6e3f2ba1d 100644
--- a/templates/base.mako
+++ b/templates/base.mako
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@
 
     ${ galaxy_client.load( app=self.js_app ) }
     ${ galaxy_client.config_sentry( app=self.js_app ) }
-    ${ galaxy_client.config_google_analytics( app=self.js_app ) }
+    %if self.js_app and self.js_app.config and self.js_app.config.ga_code:
+        ${ galaxy_client.config_google_analytics(self.js_app.config.ga_code) }
+    %endif
 
     %if not form_input_auto_focus is UNDEFINED and form_input_auto_focus:
         <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/templates/base/base_panels.mako b/templates/base/base_panels.mako
index eb967f3e17d..d9d48f22918 100644
--- a/templates/base/base_panels.mako
+++ b/templates/base/base_panels.mako
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     </script>
 
     %if t.webapp.name == 'galaxy' and app.config.ga_code:
-        ${galaxy_client.config_google_analytics(app)}
+        ${galaxy_client.config_google_analytics(app.config.ga_code)}
     %endif
 
 </%def>
diff --git a/templates/galaxy_client_app.mako b/templates/galaxy_client_app.mako
index 4b4cb51d032..7c22f5d77fa 100644
--- a/templates/galaxy_client_app.mako
+++ b/templates/galaxy_client_app.mako
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ ${ h.dumps( dictionary, indent=( 2 if trans.debug else 0 ) ) }
     %if app and app.config:
         <script type="text/javascript">
 
-            // TODO: make this work the same in all places, maybe 
-            // make a global func in galaxy_client_app?
             var sentry = {};
             %if app.config.sentry_dsn:
                 sentry.sentry_dsn_public = "${app.config.sentry_dsn_public}"
@@ -57,17 +55,20 @@ ${ h.dumps( dictionary, indent=( 2 if trans.debug else 0 ) ) }
     %endif
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="config_google_analytics(app)">
-    %if app and app.config and app.config.ga_code:
-        <script>
+<%def name="config_google_analytics(ga_code)">
+    <script>
+        console.log("config_google_analytics ga_code:", '${ga_code}');
+        %if ga_code:
             (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
             (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
             m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
             })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
-            ga('create', '${app.config.ga_code}', 'auto');
+            ga('create', '${ga_code}', 'auto');
             ga('send', 'pageview');
-        </script>
-    %endif
+        %else:
+            console.warn("Missing google analytics code");
+        %endif
+    </script>
 </%def>
 
 
diff --git a/templates/js-app.mako b/templates/js-app.mako
index 1f25ff30a46..f606b272ba2 100644
--- a/templates/js-app.mako
+++ b/templates/js-app.mako
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@
     </script>
     %endif
 
-    ## ${ galaxy_client.config_sentry(app)}
-    ## ${ galaxy_client.config_google_analytics(app)}
+    ${ galaxy_client.config_sentry(app) }
+    %if app.config.ga_code:
+        ${ galaxy_client.config_google_analytics(app.config.ga_code) }
+    %endif
 
 </%def>
 
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
index 324ca1d25d8..39fc84ec0e7 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/galaxy.panels.mako
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     </script>
 
     ${ galaxy_client.load() }
-    ## ${ galaxy_client.config_sentry(app) }
+    ${ galaxy_client.config_sentry(app) }
 
 </%def>
 
diff --git a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/base_panels.mako b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/base_panels.mako
index 295f897679f..dd4c983abe4 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/base_panels.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/base_panels.mako
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 <%def name="masthead()">
 
     %if app.config.ga_code:
-        ${galaxy_client.config_google_analytics(app)}
+        ${ galaxy_client.config_google_analytics(app.config.ga_code)}
     %endif
 
     ## start main tag