diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
index e0ee757a044..cdb74d990a0 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbac.ClusterRole {
 				rbac.NewRule("create", "get", "list", "watch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("nodes").RuleOrDie(),
 				// TODO: restrict to the bound node once supported
 				rbac.NewRule("update", "patch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("nodes/status").RuleOrDie(),
+				rbac.NewRule("update", "patch", "delete").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("nodes").RuleOrDie(),
 
 				// TODO: restrict to the bound node as creator once supported
 				rbac.NewRule("create", "update", "patch").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("events").RuleOrDie(),
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 99a6d8164de..5680d746559 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -541,6 +541,14 @@ items:
     verbs:
     - patch
     - update
+  - apiGroups:
+    - ""
+    resources:
+    - nodes
+    verbs:
+    - delete
+    - patch
+    - update
   - apiGroups:
     - ""
     resources: