diff --git a/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml b/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml
index 0fac89ad..d31e7568 100644
--- a/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/flagger/account.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ rules:
       - virtualservices
       - virtualservices/status
     verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups:
+      - split.smi-spec.io
+    resources:
+      - trafficsplits
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - nonResourceURLs:
       - /version
     verbs:
diff --git a/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml
index e03755c0..782e1df1 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/charts/flagger/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ rules:
       - virtualservices
       - virtualservices/status
     verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups:
+      - split.smi-spec.io
+    resources:
+      - trafficsplits
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - nonResourceURLs:
       - /version
     verbs: