diff --git a/docs/changelog/115241.yaml b/docs/changelog/115241.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b7119d7f6aaeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/115241.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pr: 115241
+summary: "[Security Solution] Add `create_index` to `kibana_system` role for index/DS\
+  \ `.logs-endpoint.action.responses-*`"
+area: Authorization
+type: enhancement
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/KibanaOwnedReservedRoleDescriptors.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/KibanaOwnedReservedRoleDescriptors.java
index 0028508e87f32..5fb753ab55aab 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/KibanaOwnedReservedRoleDescriptors.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/KibanaOwnedReservedRoleDescriptors.java
@@ -152,8 +152,11 @@ static RoleDescriptor kibanaSystem(String name) {
                 // Data telemetry reads mappings, metadata and stats of indices
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices("*").privileges("view_index_metadata", "monitor").build(),
                 // Endpoint diagnostic information. Kibana reads from these indices to send
-                // telemetry
-                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices(".logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-*").privileges("read").build(),
+                // telemetry and also creates the index when policies are first created
+                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder()
+                    .indices(".logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-*")
+                    .privileges("read", "create_index")
+                    .build(),
                 // Fleet secrets. Kibana can only write to this index.
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder()
                     .indices(".fleet-secrets*")
@@ -277,17 +280,19 @@ static RoleDescriptor kibanaSystem(String name) {
                     )
                     .build(),
                 // Endpoint specific action responses. Kibana reads and writes (for third party
-                // agents) to the index
-                // to display action responses to the user.
+                // agents) to the index to display action responses to the user.
+                // `create_index`: is necessary in order to ensure that the DOT datastream index is
+                // created by Kibana in order to avoid errors on the Elastic Defend side when streaming
+                // documents to it.
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder()
                     .indices(".logs-endpoint.action.responses-*")
-                    .privileges("auto_configure", "read", "write")
+                    .privileges("auto_configure", "read", "write", "create_index")
                     .build(),
                 // Endpoint specific actions. Kibana reads and writes to this index to track new
                 // actions and display them.
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder()
                     .indices(".logs-endpoint.actions-*")
-                    .privileges("auto_configure", "read", "write")
+                    .privileges("auto_configure", "read", "write", "create_index")
                     .build(),
                 // Legacy Osquery manager specific action responses. Kibana reads from these to
                 // display responses to the user.
@@ -475,7 +480,7 @@ static RoleDescriptor kibanaSystem(String name) {
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices(".slo-observability.*").privileges("all").build(),
                 // Endpoint heartbeat. Kibana reads from these to determine metering/billing for
                 // endpoints.
-                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices(".logs-endpoint.heartbeat-*").privileges("read").build(),
+                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices(".logs-endpoint.heartbeat-*").privileges("read", "create_index").build(),
                 // For connectors telemetry. Will be removed once we switched to connectors API
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices(".elastic-connectors*").privileges("read").build() },
             null,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java
index 26b306d6f1334..a71ac6a9b51fd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(GetIndexAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(true));
             assertThat(
                 kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)),
-                is(false)
+                is(true)
             );
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportIndexAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportDeleteAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
             );
         });
 
-        // read-only index for Endpoint and Osquery manager specific action responses
+        // Elastic Defend internal index for response actions results
         Arrays.asList(".logs-endpoint.action.responses-" + randomAlphaOfLength(randomIntBetween(0, 13))).forEach((index) -> {
             final IndexAbstraction indexAbstraction = mockIndexAbstraction(index);
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher("indices:foo").test(indexAbstraction), is(false));
@@ -959,10 +959,7 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
                 is(false)
             );
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(GetIndexAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
-            assertThat(
-                kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction),
-                is(false)
-            );
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportIndexAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportDeleteAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportSearchAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
@@ -1069,10 +1066,7 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
                 is(false)
             );
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(GetIndexAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
-            assertThat(
-                kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction),
-                is(false)
-            );
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportIndexAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportDeleteAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportSearchAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
@@ -1097,10 +1091,7 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
                 is(false)
             );
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(GetIndexAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
-            assertThat(
-                kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction),
-                is(false)
-            );
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportIndexAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(false));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportDeleteAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(false));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportSearchAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction), is(true));
@@ -1319,12 +1310,21 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
 
             final boolean isAlsoAutoCreateIndex = indexName.startsWith(".logs-endpoint.actions-")
                 || indexName.startsWith(".logs-endpoint.action.responses-");
+
+            final boolean isAlsoCreateIndex = indexName.startsWith(".logs-endpoint.actions-")
+                || indexName.startsWith(".logs-endpoint.action.responses-")
+                || indexName.startsWith(".logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-")
+                || indexName.startsWith(".logs-endpoint.heartbeat-");
+
             assertThat(
                 kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportCreateIndexAction.TYPE.name()).test(indexAbstraction),
-                is(false)
+                is(isAlsoCreateIndex)
+            );
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(AutoCreateAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(isAlsoCreateIndex));
+            assertThat(
+                kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(CreateDataStreamAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction),
+                is(isAlsoCreateIndex)
             );
-            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(AutoCreateAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(isAlsoAutoCreateIndex));
-            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(CreateDataStreamAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction), is(false));
             assertThat(
                 kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(TransportIndexAction.NAME).test(indexAbstraction),
                 is(isAlsoAutoCreateIndex)