diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/controller_policy.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/controller_policy.go
index 1171cd317d1..19f0632d3df 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/controller_policy.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/controller_policy.go
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ func init() {
 			rbac.NewRule("get", "list", "watch").Groups(extensionsGroup).Resources("replicasets").RuleOrDie(),
 			rbac.NewRule("get", "list", "watch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("replicationcontrollers").RuleOrDie(),
 			rbac.NewRule("get", "list", "watch").Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets").RuleOrDie(),
+			rbac.NewRule("get", "list", "watch").Groups(appsGroup).Resources("statefulsets").RuleOrDie(),
 			rbac.NewRule("update").Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets/status").RuleOrDie(),
 			eventsRule(),
 		},