diff --git a/manifests/0000_26_cloud-controller-manager-operator_12_clusteroperator.yaml b/manifests/0000_26_cloud-controller-manager-operator_12_clusteroperator.yaml
index 18ca4d325..b2c7112ce 100644
--- a/manifests/0000_26_cloud-controller-manager-operator_12_clusteroperator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/0000_26_cloud-controller-manager-operator_12_clusteroperator.yaml
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ status:
     - group: ""
       name: openshift-cloud-controller-manager-operator
       resource: namespaces
+    - group: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+      name: cloud-controller-manager
+      resource: clusterroles
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/status.go b/pkg/controllers/status.go
index 46dfbc1d5..73e3c9cdf 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/status.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/status.go
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ func (r *ClusterOperatorStatusClient) relatedObjects() []configv1.ObjectReferenc
 		{Resource: "namespaces", Name: defaultManagementNamespace},
 		{Group: configv1.GroupName, Resource: "clusteroperators", Name: clusterOperatorName},
 		{Resource: "namespaces", Name: r.ManagedNamespace},
+		{Group: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io", Resource: "clusterroles", Name: clusterOperatorName},
 	}
 }