diff --git a/cmd/operator-controller/main.go b/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
index 85f2e823d..b408d21a4 100644
--- a/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/operator-controller/main.go
@@ -655,9 +655,10 @@ func setupHelm(
 		ActionClientGetter: acg,
 		Preflights:         preflights,
 		HelmChartProvider: &applier.RegistryV1HelmChartProvider{
-			BundleRenderer:          registryv1.Renderer,
-			CertificateProvider:     certProvider,
-			IsWebhookSupportEnabled: certProvider != nil,
+			BundleRenderer:              registryv1.Renderer,
+			CertificateProvider:         certProvider,
+			IsWebhookSupportEnabled:     certProvider != nil,
+			IsSingleOwnNamespaceEnabled: features.OperatorControllerFeatureGate.Enabled(features.SingleOwnNamespaceInstallSupport),
 		},
 		HelmReleaseToObjectsConverter: &applier.HelmReleaseToObjectsConverter{},
 		PreAuthorizer:                 preAuth,
diff --git a/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider.go b/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider.go
index e0b715360..8a7123243 100644
--- a/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider.go
+++ b/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/chart"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+
+	"github.com/operator-framework/api/pkg/operators/v1alpha1"
 
 	ocv1 "github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/api/v1"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/internal/operator-controller/rukpak/bundle/source"
@@ -13,9 +16,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type RegistryV1HelmChartProvider struct {
-	BundleRenderer          render.BundleRenderer
-	CertificateProvider     render.CertificateProvider
-	IsWebhookSupportEnabled bool
+	BundleRenderer              render.BundleRenderer
+	CertificateProvider         render.CertificateProvider
+	IsWebhookSupportEnabled     bool
+	IsSingleOwnNamespaceEnabled bool
 }
 
 func (r *RegistryV1HelmChartProvider) Get(bundle source.BundleSource, ext *ocv1.ClusterExtension) (*chart.Chart, error) {
@@ -24,18 +28,6 @@ func (r *RegistryV1HelmChartProvider) Get(bundle source.BundleSource, ext *ocv1.
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	watchNamespace, err := GetWatchNamespace(ext)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	opts := []render.Option{
-		render.WithCertificateProvider(r.CertificateProvider),
-	}
-	if watchNamespace != "" {
-		opts = append(opts, render.WithTargetNamespaces(watchNamespace))
-	}
-
 	if len(rv1.CSV.Spec.APIServiceDefinitions.Owned) > 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported bundle: apiServiceDefintions are not supported")
 	}
@@ -48,8 +40,35 @@ func (r *RegistryV1HelmChartProvider) Get(bundle source.BundleSource, ext *ocv1.
 		}
 	}
 
-	if r.CertificateProvider == nil && len(rv1.CSV.Spec.WebhookDefinitions) > 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported bundle: webhookDefinitions are not supported")
+	installModes := sets.New(rv1.CSV.Spec.InstallModes...)
+	if !r.IsSingleOwnNamespaceEnabled && !installModes.Has(v1alpha1.InstallMode{Type: v1alpha1.InstallModeTypeAllNamespaces, Supported: true}) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported bundle: bundle does not support AllNamespaces install mode")
+	}
+
+	if !installModes.HasAny(
+		v1alpha1.InstallMode{Type: v1alpha1.InstallModeTypeAllNamespaces, Supported: true},
+		v1alpha1.InstallMode{Type: v1alpha1.InstallModeTypeSingleNamespace, Supported: true},
+		v1alpha1.InstallMode{Type: v1alpha1.InstallModeTypeOwnNamespace, Supported: true},
+	) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported bundle: bundle must support at least one of [AllNamespaces SingleNamespace OwnNamespace] install modes")
+	}
+
+	opts := []render.Option{
+		render.WithCertificateProvider(r.CertificateProvider),
+	}
+
+	// TODO: in a follow up PR we'll split this into two components:
+	//   1. takes a bundle + cluster extension => manifests
+	//   2. takes a bundle + cluster extension => chart (which will use the component in 1. under the hood)
+	// GetWatchNamespace will move under the component in 1. and also be reused by the component that
+	// takes bundle + cluster extension => revision
+	watchNamespace, err := GetWatchNamespace(ext)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if watchNamespace != "" {
+		opts = append(opts, render.WithTargetNamespaces(watchNamespace))
 	}
 
 	objs, err := r.BundleRenderer.Render(rv1, ext.Spec.Namespace, opts...)
diff --git a/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider_test.go b/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider_test.go
index 3e2003b63..b1345dd30 100644
--- a/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider_test.go
+++ b/internal/operator-controller/applier/provider_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,78 @@ func Test_RegistryV1HelmChartProvider_Get_NoAPIServiceDefinitions(t *testing.T)
 	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "unsupported bundle: apiServiceDefintions are not supported")
 }
 
+func Test_RegistryV1HelmChartProvider_Get_SingleOwnNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("rejects bundles without AllNamespaces install mode support if SingleOwnNamespace is not enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		provider := applier.RegistryV1HelmChartProvider{}
+
+		b := source.FromBundle(
+			bundle.RegistryV1{
+				CSV: MakeCSV(WithInstallModeSupportFor(v1alpha1.InstallModeTypeOwnNamespace)),
+			},
+		)
+
+		ext := &ocv1.ClusterExtension{
+			Spec: ocv1.ClusterExtensionSpec{
+				Namespace: "install-namespace",
+			},
+		}
+
+		_, err := provider.Get(b, ext)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "unsupported bundle: bundle does not support AllNamespaces install mode")
+	})
+	t.Run("accepts bundles with SingleNamespace install mode support if SingleOwnNamespace is enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// TODO: this will be removed in a follow-up PR that will refactor GetWatchNamespace's location
+		featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, features.OperatorControllerFeatureGate, features.SingleOwnNamespaceInstallSupport, true)
+		provider := applier.RegistryV1HelmChartProvider{
+			IsSingleOwnNamespaceEnabled: true,
+		}
+
+		b := source.FromBundle(
+			bundle.RegistryV1{
+				CSV: MakeCSV(WithInstallModeSupportFor(v1alpha1.InstallModeTypeSingleNamespace)),
+			},
+		)
+
+		ext := &ocv1.ClusterExtension{
+			Spec: ocv1.ClusterExtensionSpec{
+				Namespace: "install-namespace",
+				Config: &ocv1.ClusterExtensionConfig{
+					ConfigType: ocv1.ClusterExtensionConfigTypeInline,
+					Inline: &apiextensionsv1.JSON{
+						Raw: []byte(`{"watchNamespace": "some-namespace"}`),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		_, err := provider.Get(b, ext)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("accepts bundles with OwnNamespace install mode support if SingleOwnNamespace is enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// TODO: this will be removed in a follow-up PR that will refactor GetWatchNamespace's location
+		featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, features.OperatorControllerFeatureGate, features.SingleOwnNamespaceInstallSupport, true)
+		provider := applier.RegistryV1HelmChartProvider{
+			IsSingleOwnNamespaceEnabled: true,
+		}
+
+		b := source.FromBundle(
+			bundle.RegistryV1{
+				CSV: MakeCSV(WithInstallModeSupportFor(v1alpha1.InstallModeTypeOwnNamespace)),
+			},
+		)
+
+		ext := &ocv1.ClusterExtension{
+			Spec: ocv1.ClusterExtensionSpec{
+				Namespace: "install-namespace",
+			},
+		}
+
+		_, err := provider.Get(b, ext)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
 func Test_RegistryV1HelmChartProvider_Get_NoWebhooksWithoutCertProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	provider := applier.RegistryV1HelmChartProvider{
 		IsWebhookSupportEnabled: true,