diff --git a/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check.go b/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check.go
index 3b9150be605..d32131cb26a 100644
--- a/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check.go
+++ b/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check.go
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ func checkAlloyVersion(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) healthCheckResult {
 }
 
 // checkRequiredGrants verifies required privileges are present.
+// Requires: PROCESS, REPLICATION CLIENT, SHOW VIEW on *.*
+// and SELECT on performance_schema.*
 func checkRequiredGrants(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) healthCheckResult {
 	r := healthCheckResult{name: "RequiredGrantsPresent"}
 	req := map[string]bool{
@@ -160,28 +162,60 @@ func checkRequiredGrants(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) healthCheckResult {
 		}
 		up := strings.ToUpper(grantLine)
 
-		// Mark individual privileges if present on *.* scope.
-		for k := range req {
-			if strings.Contains(up, " ON *.*") && strings.Contains(up, k) {
-				req[k] = true
+		if strings.Contains(up, "SELECT") {
+			if strings.Contains(up, " ON `PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA`.*") ||
+				strings.Contains(up, " ON PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.*") ||
+				strings.Contains(up, " ON `PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA`.") ||
+				strings.Contains(up, " ON *.*") {
+
+				req["SELECT"] = true
+			}
+		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(up, "ALL PRIVILEGES") {
+			if strings.Contains(up, " ON `PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA`.*") ||
+				strings.Contains(up, " ON PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.*") ||
+				strings.Contains(up, " ON `PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA`.") ||
+				strings.Contains(up, " ON *.*") {
+
+				req["SELECT"] = true
 			}
 		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(up, "SHOW VIEW") {
+			req["SHOW VIEW"] = true
+		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(up, "PROCESS") && strings.Contains(up, " ON *.*") {
+			req["PROCESS"] = true
+		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(up, "REPLICATION CLIENT") && strings.Contains(up, " ON *.*") {
+			req["REPLICATION CLIENT"] = true
+		}
 	}
 	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
 		r.err = fmt.Errorf("iterate SHOW GRANTS: %w", err)
 		return r
 	}
 
-	r.result = true
-	for k, found := range req {
-		if !found {
-			r.result = false
-			if r.value == "" {
-				r.value = "missing: " + k
-			} else {
-				r.value += "," + k
-			}
+	r.result = req["PROCESS"] && req["REPLICATION CLIENT"] && req["SELECT"] && req["SHOW VIEW"]
+
+	if !r.result {
+		var missing []string
+		if !req["PROCESS"] {
+			missing = append(missing, "PROCESS")
+		}
+		if !req["REPLICATION CLIENT"] {
+			missing = append(missing, "REPLICATION CLIENT")
+		}
+		if !req["SELECT"] {
+			missing = append(missing, "SELECT on performance_schema.*")
+		}
+		if !req["SHOW VIEW"] {
+			missing = append(missing, "SHOW VIEW")
 		}
+		r.value = fmt.Sprintf("missing grants: %s", strings.Join(missing, ", "))
 	}
 
 	return r
diff --git a/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check_test.go b/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check_test.go
index 50bdcee3faf..f5e863784f7 100644
--- a/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check_test.go
+++ b/internal/component/database_observability/mysql/collector/health_check_test.go
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ func TestHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			failingCheckName string
 			customSetup      func(mock sqlmock.Sqlmock)
 			expectedResult   string
+			expectedValue    string
 		}{
 			{
-				name:             "missing grants",
+				name:             "missing PROCESS and REPLICATION CLIENT grants",
 				failingCheckName: "RequiredGrantsPresent",
 				customSetup: func(mock sqlmock.Sqlmock) {
 					mock.ExpectQuery(`SHOW GRANTS`).
@@ -87,6 +88,35 @@ func TestHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 						)
 				},
 				expectedResult: `result="false"`,
+				expectedValue:  `value="missing grants: PROCESS, REPLICATION CLIENT"`,
+			},
+			{
+				name:             "missing SELECT on performance_schema",
+				failingCheckName: "RequiredGrantsPresent",
+				customSetup: func(mock sqlmock.Sqlmock) {
+					mock.ExpectQuery(`SHOW GRANTS`).
+						WillReturnRows(
+							sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"Grants"}).
+								AddRow("GRANT PROCESS, REPLICATION CLIENT, SHOW VIEW ON *.* TO 'user'@'host'").
+								AddRow("GRANT SELECT ON cars.* TO 'user'@'host'"),
+						)
+				},
+				expectedResult: `result="false"`,
+				expectedValue:  `value="missing grants: SELECT on performance_schema.*"`,
+			},
+			{
+				name:             "missing SELECT and SHOW VIEW grants",
+				failingCheckName: "RequiredGrantsPresent",
+				customSetup: func(mock sqlmock.Sqlmock) {
+					mock.ExpectQuery(`SHOW GRANTS`).
+						WillReturnRows(
+							sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"Grants"}).
+								AddRow("GRANT PROCESS, REPLICATION CLIENT ON *.* TO 'user'@'host'").
+								AddRow("GRANT SELECT ON cars.* TO 'user'@'host'"),
+						)
+				},
+				expectedResult: `result="false"`,
+				expectedValue:  `value="missing grants: SELECT on performance_schema.*, SHOW VIEW"`,
 			},
 			{
 				name:             "no rows in events statements digest",
@@ -99,6 +129,7 @@ func TestHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 						)
 				},
 				expectedResult: `result="false"`,
+				expectedValue:  "",
 			},
 		}
 
@@ -150,6 +181,9 @@ func TestHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 					if strings.Contains(entry.Line, tc.failingCheckName) {
 						require.Equal(t, model.LabelSet{"op": OP_HEALTH_STATUS}, entry.Labels)
 						require.Contains(t, entry.Line, tc.expectedResult)
+						if tc.expectedValue != "" {
+							require.Contains(t, entry.Line, tc.expectedValue)
+						}
 						found = true
 						break
 					}