diff --git a/cli/cmd/check.go b/cli/cmd/check.go
index b3c658a40..d5187ef8c 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/check.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/check.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"github.com/creasty/defaults"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/telemetry"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared/logger"
 )
 
 var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -17,4 +20,11 @@ var checkCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(checkCmd)
+
+	defaultCheckConfig := configStructs.CheckConfig{}
+	if err := defaults.Set(&defaultCheckConfig); err != nil {
+		logger.Log.Debug(err)
+	}
+
+	checkCmd.Flags().Bool(configStructs.PreTapCheckName, defaultCheckConfig.PreTap, "Check pre-tap Mizu installation for potential problems")
 }
diff --git a/cli/cmd/checkRunner.go b/cli/cmd/checkRunner.go
index 7bbb0d8d0..24d140acd 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/checkRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/checkRunner.go
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared"
+	rbac "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/apiserver"
@@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func runMizuCheck() {
-	logger.Log.Infof("Mizu install checks\n===================")
+	logger.Log.Infof("Mizu checks\n===================")
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel() // cancel will be called when this function exits
@@ -25,17 +29,23 @@ func runMizuCheck() {
 		checkPassed = checkKubernetesVersion(kubernetesVersion)
 	}
 
-	var isInstallCommand bool
-	if checkPassed {
-		checkPassed, isInstallCommand = checkMizuMode(ctx, kubernetesProvider)
-	}
+	if config.Config.Check.PreTap {
+		if checkPassed {
+			checkPassed = checkK8sTapPermissions(ctx, kubernetesProvider)
+		}
+	} else {
+		var isInstallCommand bool
+		if checkPassed {
+			checkPassed, isInstallCommand = checkMizuMode(ctx, kubernetesProvider)
+		}
 
-	if checkPassed {
-		checkPassed = checkK8sResources(ctx, kubernetesProvider, isInstallCommand)
-	}
+		if checkPassed {
+			checkPassed = checkK8sResources(ctx, kubernetesProvider, isInstallCommand)
+		}
 
-	if checkPassed {
-		checkPassed = checkServerConnection(kubernetesProvider)
+		if checkPassed {
+			checkPassed = checkServerConnection(kubernetesProvider)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if checkPassed {
@@ -273,9 +283,81 @@ func checkResourceExist(resourceName string, resourceType string, exist bool, er
 	} else if !exist {
 		logger.Log.Errorf("%v '%v' %v doesn't exist", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Red, "✗"), resourceName, resourceType)
 		return false
-	} else {
-		logger.Log.Infof("%v '%v' %v exists", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Green, "√"), resourceName, resourceType)
 	}
 
+	logger.Log.Infof("%v '%v' %v exists", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Green, "√"), resourceName, resourceType)
+	return true
+}
+
+func checkK8sTapPermissions(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider) bool {
+	logger.Log.Infof("\nkubernetes-permissions\n--------------------")
+
+	var filePath string
+	if config.Config.IsNsRestrictedMode() {
+		filePath = "./examples/roles/permissions-ns-tap.yaml"
+	} else {
+		filePath = "./examples/roles/permissions-all-namespaces-tap.yaml"
+	}
+
+	data, err := shared.ReadFromFile(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log.Errorf("%v error while checking kubernetes permissions, err: %v", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Red, "✗"), err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	obj, err := getDecodedObject(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log.Errorf("%v error while checking kubernetes permissions, err: %v", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Red, "✗"), err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var rules []rbac.PolicyRule
+	if config.Config.IsNsRestrictedMode() {
+		rules = obj.(*rbac.Role).Rules
+	} else {
+		rules = obj.(*rbac.ClusterRole).Rules
+	}
+
+	return checkPermissions(ctx, kubernetesProvider, rules)
+}
+
+func getDecodedObject(data []byte) (runtime.Object, error) {
+	decode := scheme.Codecs.UniversalDeserializer().Decode
+
+	obj, _, err := decode(data, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return obj, nil
+}
+
+func checkPermissions(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider, rules []rbac.PolicyRule) bool {
+	permissionsExist := true
+
+	for _, rule := range rules {
+		for _, group := range rule.APIGroups {
+			for _, resource := range rule.Resources {
+				for _, verb := range rule.Verbs {
+					exist, err := kubernetesProvider.CanI(ctx, config.Config.MizuResourcesNamespace, resource, verb, group)
+					permissionsExist = checkPermissionExist(group, resource, verb, exist, err) && permissionsExist
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return permissionsExist
+}
+
+func checkPermissionExist(group string, resource string, verb string, exist bool, err error) bool {
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log.Errorf("%v error checking permission for %v %v in group '%v', err: %v", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Red, "✗"), verb, resource, group, err)
+		return false
+	} else if !exist {
+		logger.Log.Errorf("%v can't %v %v in group '%v'", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Red, "✗"), verb, resource, group)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	logger.Log.Infof("%v can %v %v in group '%v'", fmt.Sprintf(uiUtils.Green, "√"), verb, resource, group)
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/cli/config/configStruct.go b/cli/config/configStruct.go
index a993e1616..c64c795a0 100644
--- a/cli/config/configStruct.go
+++ b/cli/config/configStruct.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 
 type ConfigStruct struct {
 	Tap                    configStructs.TapConfig     `yaml:"tap"`
+	Check                  configStructs.CheckConfig   `yaml:"check"`
 	Version                configStructs.VersionConfig `yaml:"version"`
 	View                   configStructs.ViewConfig    `yaml:"view"`
 	Logs                   configStructs.LogsConfig    `yaml:"logs"`
diff --git a/cli/config/configStructs/checkConfig.go b/cli/config/configStructs/checkConfig.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..699fe9d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/config/configStructs/checkConfig.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package configStructs
+
+const (
+	PreTapCheckName = "pre-tap"
+)
+
+type CheckConfig struct {
+	PreTap bool `yaml:"pre-tap"`
+}
diff --git a/shared/fileUtils.go b/shared/fileUtils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..976ff6c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/fileUtils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package shared
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func ReadFromFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	reader, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return data, nil
+}
diff --git a/shared/kubernetes/provider.go b/shared/kubernetes/provider.go
index 18301cb05..0b16cb2a8 100644
--- a/shared/kubernetes/provider.go
+++ b/shared/kubernetes/provider.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared/semver"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/tap/api"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	auth "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	rbac "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -443,6 +444,26 @@ func (provider *Provider) CreateService(ctx context.Context, namespace string, s
 	return provider.clientSet.CoreV1().Services(namespace).Create(ctx, &service, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 }
 
+func (provider *Provider) CanI(ctx context.Context, namespace string, resource string, verb string, group string) (bool, error) {
+	selfSubjectAccessReview := &auth.SelfSubjectAccessReview{
+		Spec: auth.SelfSubjectAccessReviewSpec{
+			ResourceAttributes: &auth.ResourceAttributes{
+				Namespace: namespace,
+				Resource: resource,
+				Verb: verb,
+				Group: group,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	response, err := provider.clientSet.AuthorizationV1().SelfSubjectAccessReviews().Create(ctx, selfSubjectAccessReview, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return response.Status.Allowed, nil
+}
+
 func (provider *Provider) DoesNamespaceExist(ctx context.Context, name string) (bool, error) {
 	namespaceResource, err := provider.clientSet.CoreV1().Namespaces().Get(ctx, name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	return provider.doesResourceExist(namespaceResource, err)