diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_geo_grid_source.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_geo_grid_source.js
index f5a603742c89aa..19680ae851a34d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_geo_grid_source.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_geo_grid_source.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['maps']);
   const inspector = getService('inspector');
   const DOC_COUNT_PROP_NAME = 'doc_count';
+  const security = getService('security');
 
   describe('layer geo grid aggregation source', () => {
     const EXPECTED_NUMBER_FEATURES_ZOOMED_OUT = 4;
@@ -17,6 +18,17 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
     const DATA_CENTER_LON = -98;
     const DATA_CENTER_LAT = 38;
 
+    before(async () => {
+      await security.testUser.setRoles(
+        ['global_maps_all', 'test_logstash_reader', 'geoshape_data_reader'],
+        false
+      );
+    });
+
+    after(async () => {
+      await security.testUser.restoreDefaults();
+    });
+
     async function getRequestTimestamp() {
       await inspector.open();
       await inspector.openInspectorRequestsView();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/joins.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/joins.js
index 1139ae204aefd2..bd5ecfe2a25049 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/joins.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/joins.js
@@ -25,14 +25,20 @@ const TOO_MANY_FEATURES_LAYER_INDEX = 4;
 export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['maps']);
   const inspector = getService('inspector');
+  const security = getService('security');
 
   describe('layer with joins', () => {
     before(async () => {
+      await security.testUser.setRoles(
+        ['global_maps_all', 'geoshape_data_reader', 'meta_for_geoshape_data_reader'],
+        false
+      );
       await PageObjects.maps.loadSavedMap('join example');
     });
 
     after(async () => {
       await inspector.close();
+      await security.testUser.restoreDefaults();
     });
 
     it('should re-fetch join with refresh timer', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/mvt_scaling.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/mvt_scaling.js
index 980932103b4917..46ae2c0b9463ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/mvt_scaling.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/mvt_scaling.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
 
   describe('mvt geoshape layer', () => {
     before(async () => {
-      await security.testUser.setRoles(['global_maps_all', 'geoshape_data_reader']);
+      await security.testUser.setRoles(['global_maps_all', 'geoshape_data_reader'], false);
       await PageObjects.maps.loadSavedMap('geo_shape_mvt');
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
index 16e2cd1559fce1..09f28a1d80bfb6 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
@@ -288,6 +288,17 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
           },
         },
 
+        meta_for_geoshape_data_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['meta_for_geo_shapes*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
         geoconnections_data_reader: {
           elasticsearch: {
             indices: [