diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/config.base.js b/x-pack/test/functional/config.base.js
index eb13de1c0c9e8..b3d2ddc1e2f78 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/config.base.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/config.base.js
@@ -401,7 +401,14 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
             indices: [
               {
                 names: ['*'],
-                privileges: ['create', 'read', 'view_index_metadata', 'monitor', 'create_index'],
+                privileges: [
+                  'create',
+                  'read',
+                  'view_index_metadata',
+                  'monitor',
+                  'create_index',
+                  'manage',
+                ],
               },
             ],
           },