diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
index 957a412be9a4..c35df8a9bd63 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - statefulsets
   - deployments
+  - replicasets
   verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml
index b4533e7bea6f..e64f8b146854 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat/metricbeat-role.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - statefulsets
   - deployments
+  - replicasets
   verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
 - apiGroups:
   - ""