diff --git a/deploy/craned/role.yaml b/deploy/craned/role.yaml
index a97ef40a1..78c0b495f 100644
--- a/deploy/craned/role.yaml
+++ b/deploy/craned/role.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ rules:
   - apps
   resources:
   - deployments
+  - deployments/scale
   - statefulsets
+  - statefulsets/scale
   verbs:
   - get
   - list
diff --git a/pkg/controller/ehpa/effective_hpa_controller.go b/pkg/controller/ehpa/effective_hpa_controller.go
index 6766bf148..4a3af68f4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/ehpa/effective_hpa_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/ehpa/effective_hpa_controller.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type EffectiveHPAController struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=pods;nodes,verbs=get;list;watch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=configmaps,verbs=get;list;watch;update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=events,verbs=create;update;patch
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments;statefulsets,verbs=get;list;watch
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments;deployments/scale;statefulsets;statefulsets/scale,verbs=get;list;watch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=autoscaling,resources=horizontalpodautoscalers,verbs=*
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=coordination.k8s.io,resources=leases,verbs=get;update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=analysis.crane.io,resources=*,verbs=*