diff --git a/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index b63ef308f..2a2091736 100644
--- a/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/descheduler/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["pods/eviction"]
   verbs: ["create"]
+- apiGroups: ["scheduling.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["priorityclasses"]
+  verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes/rbac.yaml b/kubernetes/rbac.yaml
index 1432caab4..079964360 100644
--- a/kubernetes/rbac.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/rbac.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["pods/eviction"]
   verbs: ["create"]
+- apiGroups: ["scheduling.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["priorityclasses"]
+  verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount