diff --git a/charts/redisoperator/templates/service-account.yaml b/charts/redisoperator/templates/service-account.yaml
index b136238d24aa6507cbee7f082ff1f721e3378006..940339d2250257be2429488b1d140b3713a0e84f 100644
--- a/charts/redisoperator/templates/service-account.yaml
+++ b/charts/redisoperator/templates/service-account.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ rules:
       - patch
       - update
       - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+    - coordination.k8s.io
+    resources:
+    - leases
+    verbs:
+    - create
+    - get
+    - list
+    - update
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
     resources: