diff --git a/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/kustomization.yaml b/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/kustomization.yaml
index e9257fe..9987a15 100644
--- a/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ namespace: openclaw
 resources:
   - openclaw-instance.yaml
   - openclaw-secrets.yaml
+  - networkpolicy.yaml
diff --git a/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/networkpolicy.yaml b/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/networkpolicy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1381dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/networkpolicy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Supplementary NetworkPolicy: the operator's managed default-deny policy
+# (netpol "openclaw") only allows same-namespace ingress, which blocks
+# Traefik from reaching the gateway proxy -> 504 through the Ingress.
+#
+# The CR field spec.networkPolicy.allowedIngressNamespaces would be the
+# native fix, but it is not in the CRD bundled with chart 0.39.0 yet
+# (silently pruned). Revisit after upgrading the operator.
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: openclaw-traefik-ingress
+  namespace: openclaw
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: openclaw
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: openclaw
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+  ingress:
+    - from:
+        - namespaceSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              kubernetes.io/metadata.name: traefik
+      ports:
+        # Gateway proxy container port (Service 18789 -> targetPort 18790)
+        - port: 18790
+          protocol: TCP
diff --git a/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/openclaw-instance.yaml b/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/openclaw-instance.yaml
index a7fc28b..facac0f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/openclaw-instance.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/personal/openclaw/openclaw-instance.yaml
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ spec:
         forceHTTPS: false
       annotations:
         external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/enabled: "true"
-  # Operator's default-deny NetworkPolicy only allows same-namespace ingress;
-  # allow Traefik so the Ingress route can reach the gateway proxy.
-  networkPolicy:
-    allowedIngressNamespaces:
-      - traefik
   resources:
     requests:
       cpu: 250m