diff --git a/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml b/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml
index 0507289e..bb2950ed 100644
--- a/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ rules:
       - virtualservices
       - gateways
     verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups:
+      - projectcontour.io
+    resources:
+      - httpproxies
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - nonResourceURLs:
       - /version
     verbs:
diff --git a/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml
index 111b1622..994fc507 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ rules:
       - virtualservices
       - gateways
     verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups:
+      - projectcontour.io
+    resources:
+      - httpproxies
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - nonResourceURLs:
       - /version
     verbs:
diff --git a/kustomize/base/flagger/rbac.yaml b/kustomize/base/flagger/rbac.yaml
index 3a7d0745..fcc8c618 100644
--- a/kustomize/base/flagger/rbac.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/base/flagger/rbac.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ rules:
       - virtualservices
       - gateways
     verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups:
+      - projectcontour.io
+    resources:
+      - httpproxies
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - nonResourceURLs:
       - /version
     verbs: