diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml
index afafd245a4..46a25b4687 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/rbac_add_snapshotter.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["volumesnapshots"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
+  - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["volumesnapshots/status"]
+    verbs: ["update"]
   - apiGroups: ["apiextensions.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["customresourcedefinitions"]
     verbs: ["create", "list", "watch", "delete"]