diff --git a/submariner/templates/rbac.yaml b/submariner/templates/rbac.yaml
index 89c7850..e953321 100644
--- a/submariner/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/submariner/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: ["submariner.io"]
   resources: ["clusters", "endpoints"]
   verbs: ["create", "get", "list", "watch", "patch", "update"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["pods"]
+  verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding