diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-autodiscover.yaml b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-autodiscover.yaml
index 85eec8b46d53..78105a5435a9 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-autodiscover.yaml
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-autodiscover.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["batch", "extensions"]
     resources: ["jobs"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "patch"]
-
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["create"]
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resourceNames: ["cluster-autoscaler"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["get", "update"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-multi-asg.yaml b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-multi-asg.yaml
index 1cf7762e3de4..04b99bec2b37 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-multi-asg.yaml
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-multi-asg.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["batch", "extensions"]
     resources: ["jobs"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "patch"]
-    
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["create"]
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resourceNames: ["cluster-autoscaler"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["get", "update"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-one-asg.yaml b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-one-asg.yaml
index a448ff133ef0..c7568724601d 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-one-asg.yaml
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-one-asg.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["batch", "extensions"]
     resources: ["jobs"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "patch"]
-
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["create"]
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resourceNames: ["cluster-autoscaler"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["get", "update"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-run-on-master.yaml b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-run-on-master.yaml
index 620c4fad81c2..9304cabf847e 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-run-on-master.yaml
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/aws/examples/cluster-autoscaler-run-on-master.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["batch", "extensions"]
     resources: ["jobs"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "patch"]
-
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["create"]
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resourceNames: ["cluster-autoscaler"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["get", "update"]
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role