diff --git a/cluster/addons/calico-policy-controller/typha-horizontal-autoscaler-clusterrole.yaml b/cluster/addons/calico-policy-controller/typha-horizontal-autoscaler-clusterrole.yaml
index 28cfbada6a4..466921ca711 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/calico-policy-controller/typha-horizontal-autoscaler-clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/calico-policy-controller/typha-horizontal-autoscaler-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ metadata:
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["nodes"]
-    verbs: ["list"]
+    verbs: ["list", "watch"]