diff --git a/deploy/charts/external-secrets/templates/rbac.yaml b/deploy/charts/external-secrets/templates/rbac.yaml
index ff734de15..43d15c70e 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/external-secrets/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/external-secrets/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ rules:
     - "get"
     - "list"
     - "watch"
+  - apiGroups:
+    - ""
+    resources:
+    - "configmaps"
+    verbs:
+    - "get"
+    - "list"
+    - "watch"
   - apiGroups:
     - ""
     resources: