diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index a00ea3ab7..f8550a539 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ rules:
   - list
   - watch
   - patch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods/exec
+  verbs:
+  - create
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
index bca1128f4..e95fe320b 100644
--- a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
+++ b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ rules:
   - list
   - watch
   - patch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods/exec
+  verbs:
+  - create
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources: