diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_create_index_pattern_wizard.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_create_index_pattern_wizard.js
index 8b11a02099f61..90838ecc1f6fb 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_create_index_pattern_wizard.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_create_index_pattern_wizard.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const es = getService('legacyEs');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['settings', 'common']);
+  const security = getService('security');
 
   describe('"Create Index Pattern" wizard', function () {
     before(async function () {
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     });
 
     describe('index alias', () => {
+      before(async function () {
+        await security.testUser.setRoles(['kibana_admin', 'test_alias1_reader']);
+      });
       it('can be an index pattern', async () => {
         await es.transport.request({
           path: '/blogs/_doc',
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
           path: '/blogs',
           method: 'DELETE',
         });
+        await security.testUser.restoreDefaults();
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/functional/config.js b/test/functional/config.js
index 6081810d41272..e465937aff0e5 100644
--- a/test/functional/config.js
+++ b/test/functional/config.js
@@ -288,6 +288,18 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
           },
           kibana: [],
         },
+
+        test_alias1_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            cluster: [],
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['alias1'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
       },
       defaultRoles: ['test_logstash_reader', 'kibana_admin'],
     },