diff --git a/apps/rbac/dev-role.yaml b/apps/rbac/dev-role.yaml
index 30eafcc847f..da47d6cda0f 100644
--- a/apps/rbac/dev-role.yaml
+++ b/apps/rbac/dev-role.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: ['']
   resources: ['pods/exec']
   verbs: ['*']
+- apiGroups: ['']
+  resources: ['pods/portforward']
+  verbs: ['*']
 - apiGroups: ['']
   resources: ['services']
   verbs: ['*']