diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
index 02c896128aa..99710269c40 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const (
 	storageGroup        = "storage.k8s.io"
 	resMetricsGroup     = "metrics.k8s.io"
 	customMetricsGroup  = "custom.metrics.k8s.io"
+	networkingGroup     = "networking.k8s.io"
 )
 
 func addDefaultMetadata(obj runtime.Object) {
@@ -231,10 +232,13 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbac.ClusterRole {
 
 				rbac.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(extensionsGroup).Resources("daemonsets",
 					"deployments", "deployments/scale", "deployments/rollback", "ingresses",
-					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale").RuleOrDie(),
+					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale",
+					"networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
 
 				rbac.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets").RuleOrDie(),
 
+				rbac.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(networkingGroup).Resources("networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
+
 				// additional admin powers
 				rbac.NewRule("create").Groups(authorizationGroup).Resources("localsubjectaccessreviews").RuleOrDie(),
 				rbac.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(rbacGroup).Resources("roles", "rolebindings").RuleOrDie(),
@@ -267,9 +271,12 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbac.ClusterRole {
 
 				rbac.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(extensionsGroup).Resources("daemonsets",
 					"deployments", "deployments/scale", "deployments/rollback", "ingresses",
-					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale").RuleOrDie(),
+					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale",
+					"networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
 
 				rbac.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets").RuleOrDie(),
+
+				rbac.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(networkingGroup).Resources("networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -295,9 +302,12 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbac.ClusterRole {
 				rbac.NewRule(Read...).Groups(batchGroup).Resources("jobs", "cronjobs").RuleOrDie(),
 
 				rbac.NewRule(Read...).Groups(extensionsGroup).Resources("daemonsets", "deployments", "deployments/scale",
-					"ingresses", "replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale").RuleOrDie(),
+					"ingresses", "replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale",
+					"networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
 
 				rbac.NewRule(Read...).Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets").RuleOrDie(),
+
+				rbac.NewRule(Read...).Groups(networkingGroup).Resources("networkpolicies").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 4db6a8a1130..26b7607aac8 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ items:
     - deployments/rollback
     - deployments/scale
     - ingresses
+    - networkpolicies
     - replicasets
     - replicasets/scale
     - replicationcontrollers/scale
@@ -206,6 +207,19 @@ items:
     - patch
     - update
     - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+    - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+    - networkpolicies
+    verbs:
+    - create
+    - delete
+    - deletecollection
+    - get
+    - list
+    - patch
+    - update
+    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - authorization.k8s.io
     resources:
@@ -359,6 +373,7 @@ items:
     - deployments/rollback
     - deployments/scale
     - ingresses
+    - networkpolicies
     - replicasets
     - replicasets/scale
     - replicationcontrollers/scale
@@ -384,6 +399,19 @@ items:
     - patch
     - update
     - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+    - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+    - networkpolicies
+    verbs:
+    - create
+    - delete
+    - deletecollection
+    - get
+    - list
+    - patch
+    - update
+    - watch
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRole
   metadata:
@@ -471,6 +499,7 @@ items:
     - deployments
     - deployments/scale
     - ingresses
+    - networkpolicies
     - replicasets
     - replicasets/scale
     - replicationcontrollers/scale
@@ -486,6 +515,14 @@ items:
     - get
     - list
     - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+    - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+    - networkpolicies
+    verbs:
+    - get
+    - list
+    - watch
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRole
   metadata: