diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index 174d24a79..cf6946de8 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["nodes"]
   verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["namespaces"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list"]
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["pods"]
   verbs: ["get", "watch", "list", "delete"]