diff --git a/marketplace/deployer_util/.coverage b/marketplace/deployer_util/.coverage
deleted file mode 100644
index a22a0752..00000000
Binary files a/marketplace/deployer_util/.coverage and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper.py b/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper.py
index eda892ee..b35a8f6b 100644
--- a/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper.py
+++ b/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper.py
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ def validate(self):
               'x-google-marketplace.images')
       if self._x_google_marketplace._deployer_service_account:
         self._x_google_marketplace._deployer_service_account.validate()
+        # Move to validate() once enforced on SERVICE_ACCOUNT properties as well.
+        if (self._x_google_marketplace._deployer_service_account
+            .has_discouraged_cluster_scoped_permissions()):
+          raise InvalidSchema(
+              'Disallowed deployerServiceAccount role(s): '
+              'For `ClusterRole` roles, only the "view" predefined role is '
+              'allowed. Instead, use a "CUSTOM" role with specific '
+              '"apiGroups" and/or "resources".')
 
     for _, p in self._properties.items():
       if p.xtype == XTYPE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT:
@@ -941,6 +949,26 @@ def validate(self):
           'https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/marketplace-k8s-app-tools/blob/master/docs/schema.md#type-service_account'
       )
 
+  def has_discouraged_cluster_scoped_permissions(self):
+    """Returns true if the service account has discouraged permissions."""
+    # Consider all predefined roles except `view`.
+    if len(
+        list(
+            filter(lambda roleName: not roleName == 'view',
+                   self.predefined_cluster_roles()))) > 0:
+      return True
+    # Consider apiGroups=['*'] + resources=['*'] + verbs=[<write>],
+    # which is essentially `cluster-admin`.
+    for rules in self.custom_cluster_role_rules():
+      for rule in rules:
+        write_verbs = set(
+            ['*', 'create', 'update', 'patch', 'delete',
+             'deletecollection']).intersection(set(rule.get('verbs')))
+        if '*' in rule.get('apiGroups') and '*' in rule.get(
+            'resources') and write_verbs:
+          return True
+    return False
+
 
 class SchemaXStorageClass:
   """Accesses STORAGE_CLASS property."""
diff --git a/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper_test.py b/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper_test.py
index 96553b0e..a51dd5e8 100644
--- a/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper_test.py
+++ b/marketplace/deployer_util/config_helper_test.py
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ def test_deployer_service_account_missing_description_enforced_validate(self):
           images: {}
 
           deployerServiceAccount:
-            # Optional description would go here
+            # required description goes here
             roles:
             - type: Role
               rulesType: PREDEFINED
@@ -689,6 +689,97 @@ def test_deployer_service_account_missing_description_enforced_validate(self):
                                 'must have a `description`'):
       schema.validate()
 
+  def test_deployer_service_account_cluster_scoped_write_predefined_role_enforced_validate(
+      self):
+    schema = config_helper.Schema.load_yaml("""
+        x-google-marketplace:
+          schemaVersion: v2
+
+          applicationApiVersion: v1beta1
+
+          publishedVersion: 6.5.130-metadata
+          publishedVersionMetadata:
+            releaseNote: Bug fixes
+            recommended: true
+
+          images: {}
+
+          deployerServiceAccount:
+            description: >
+              Asks for vague cluster-scoped permissions which is disallowed
+            roles:
+            - type: ClusterRole
+              rulesType: PREDEFINED
+              rulesFromRoleName: edit
+        properties:
+          simple:
+            type: string
+        """)
+    with self.assertRaisesRegex(config_helper.InvalidSchema,
+                                'Disallowed deployerServiceAccount role'):
+      schema.validate()
+
+  def test_deployer_service_account_cluster_scoped_mock_cluster_admin_role_enforced_validate(
+      self):
+    schema = config_helper.Schema.load_yaml("""
+        x-google-marketplace:
+          schemaVersion: v2
+
+          applicationApiVersion: v1beta1
+
+          publishedVersion: 6.5.130-metadata
+          publishedVersionMetadata:
+            releaseNote: Bug fixes
+            recommended: true
+
+          images: {}
+
+          deployerServiceAccount:
+            description: >
+              Asks for vague cluster-scoped permissions which is disallowed
+            roles:
+            - type: ClusterRole
+              rulesType: CUSTOM
+              rules:
+              - apiGroups: ['*']
+                resources: ['*']
+                verbs: ['*']
+        properties:
+          simple:
+            type: string
+        """)
+    with self.assertRaisesRegex(config_helper.InvalidSchema,
+                                'Disallowed deployerServiceAccount role'):
+      schema.validate()
+
+  def test_deployer_service_account_no_escalated_permissions_allowed_validate(
+      self):
+    schema = config_helper.Schema.load_yaml("""
+        x-google-marketplace:
+          schemaVersion: v2
+
+          applicationApiVersion: v1beta1
+
+          publishedVersion: 6.5.130-metadata
+          publishedVersionMetadata:
+            releaseNote: Bug fixes
+            recommended: true
+
+          images: {}
+
+          deployerServiceAccount:
+            description: >
+              Asks for vague namespaced permissions which is allowed
+            roles:
+            - type: Role
+              rulesType: PREDEFINED
+              rulesFromRoleName: edit
+        properties:
+          simple:
+            type: string
+        """)
+    schema.validate()
+
   def test_service_account_missing_rulesType(self):
     with self.assertRaisesRegex(
         config_helper.InvalidSchema,