diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
index a89dfc1e96b..30eaa7c94c4 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbacv1.ClusterRole {
 				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("pods", "pods/attach", "pods/proxy", "pods/exec", "pods/portforward").RuleOrDie(),
 				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("replicationcontrollers", "replicationcontrollers/scale", "serviceaccounts",
 					"services", "services/proxy", "persistentvolumeclaims", "configmaps", "secrets", "events").RuleOrDie(),
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule("create").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("serviceaccounts/token").RuleOrDie(),
 
 				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(appsGroup).Resources(
 					"statefulsets", "statefulsets/scale",
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
index 1aee17d485f..dad0b7f92cd 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ items:
     - deletecollection
     - patch
     - update
+  - apiGroups:
+    - ""
+    resources:
+    - serviceaccounts/token
+    verbs:
+    - create
   - apiGroups:
     - apps
     resources: