diff --git a/setup.RHOAI-v2.10/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml b/setup.RHOAI-v2.10/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
index cf68453..42fd518 100644
--- a/setup.RHOAI-v2.10/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
+++ b/setup.RHOAI-v2.10/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
@@ -137,5 +137,6 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - pods/exec
+  - pods/portforward
   verbs:
   - create
diff --git a/setup.RHOAI-v2.11/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml b/setup.RHOAI-v2.11/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
index cf68453..42fd518 100644
--- a/setup.RHOAI-v2.11/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
+++ b/setup.RHOAI-v2.11/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
@@ -137,5 +137,6 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - pods/exec
+  - pods/portforward
   verbs:
   - create
diff --git a/setup.RHOAI-v2.13/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml b/setup.RHOAI-v2.13/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
index cf68453..42fd518 100644
--- a/setup.RHOAI-v2.13/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
+++ b/setup.RHOAI-v2.13/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
@@ -137,5 +137,6 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - pods/exec
+  - pods/portforward
   verbs:
   - create
diff --git a/setup.RHOAI-v2.14/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml b/setup.RHOAI-v2.14/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
index cf68453..42fd518 100644
--- a/setup.RHOAI-v2.14/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
+++ b/setup.RHOAI-v2.14/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
@@ -137,5 +137,6 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - pods/exec
+  - pods/portforward
   verbs:
   - create
diff --git a/setup.k8s-v1.27/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml b/setup.k8s-v1.27/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
index 0475e70..5182a64 100644
--- a/setup.k8s-v1.27/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
+++ b/setup.k8s-v1.27/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
@@ -130,5 +130,6 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - pods/exec
+  - pods/portforward
   verbs:
   - create
diff --git a/setup.k8s-v1.30/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml b/setup.k8s-v1.30/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
index 0475e70..5182a64 100644
--- a/setup.k8s-v1.30/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
+++ b/setup.k8s-v1.30/mlbatch-edit-role.yaml
@@ -130,5 +130,6 @@ rules:
   - ""
   resources:
   - pods/exec
+  - pods/portforward
   verbs:
   - create