diff --git a/manifests/cluster-manager/cluster-manager-registration-clusterrole.yaml b/manifests/cluster-manager/cluster-manager-registration-clusterrole.yaml
index e4fecb0ef..47ed472bf 100644
--- a/manifests/cluster-manager/cluster-manager-registration-clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/manifests/cluster-manager/cluster-manager-registration-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: ["cluster.open-cluster-management.io"]
   resources: ["managedclusters/status"]
   verbs: ["update", "patch"]
+# Allow hub to monitor manifestworks
+- apiGroups: ["work.open-cluster-management.io"]
+  resources: ["manifestworks"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
diff --git a/pkg/operators/clustermanager/bindata/bindata.go b/pkg/operators/clustermanager/bindata/bindata.go
index 1396af6b2..bc8bc5ff0 100644
--- a/pkg/operators/clustermanager/bindata/bindata.go
+++ b/pkg/operators/clustermanager/bindata/bindata.go
@@ -582,6 +582,10 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: ["cluster.open-cluster-management.io"]
   resources: ["managedclusters/status"]
   verbs: ["update", "patch"]
+# Allow hub to monitor manifestworks
+- apiGroups: ["work.open-cluster-management.io"]
+  resources: ["manifestworks"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
 `)
 
 func manifestsClusterManagerClusterManagerRegistrationClusterroleYamlBytes() ([]byte, error) {