diff --git a/demo/helm/rook-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/demo/helm/rook-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index f6623892d..a6af1cba6 100644
--- a/demo/helm/rook-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/demo/helm/rook-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ rules:
   - watch
   - create
   - delete
+- apiGroups:
+  - apiextensions.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - customresourcedefinitions
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - create
+  - delete
 - apiGroups:
   - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   resources: