diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-cr.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-cr.yml.j2
index 2e379a364b8..d00c9e9a72f 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-cr.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-cr.yml.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,39 @@
 ---
 kind: ClusterRole
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: calico-cni-plugin
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - pods
+      - nodes
+      - namespaces
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources:
+      - pods/status
+    verbs:
+      - patch
+  - apiGroups: ["crd.projectcalico.org"]
+    resources:
+      - blockaffinities
+      - ipamblocks
+      - ipamhandles
+      - clusterinformations
+      - ippools
+      - ipreservations
+      - ipamconfigs
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - create
+      - update
+      - delete
+---
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: calico-node
   namespace: kube-system
@@ -78,6 +111,7 @@ rules:
       - globalfelixconfigs
       - felixconfigurations
       - bgppeers
+      - bgpfilters
       - globalbgpconfigs
       - bgpconfigurations
       - ippools
@@ -164,6 +198,6 @@ rules:
     resources:
       - serviceaccounts/token
     resourceNames:
-      - calico-node
+      - calico-cni-plugin
     verbs:
       - create
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-crb.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-crb.yml.j2
index f747bfd1817..add99ba5253 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-crb.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-crb.yml.j2
@@ -11,3 +11,18 @@ subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
   name: calico-node
   namespace: kube-system
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: calico-cni-plugin
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: calico-cni-plugin
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: calico-cni-plugin
+  namespace: kube-system
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node-sa.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node-sa.yml.j2
index ea721b3f3d8..07433039bdd 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node-sa.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-node-sa.yml.j2
@@ -4,3 +4,10 @@ kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   name: calico-node
   namespace: kube-system
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: calico-cni-plugin
+  namespace: kube-system