diff --git a/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml b/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
index 5096a3c2392..33e6c8c463e 100644
--- a/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
+++ b/charts/tigera-operator/templates/tigera-operator/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ rules:
     verbs:
       - create
       - delete
+  # In addition to the above, the operator should have the ability to delete their own resources during uninstallation.
+  - apiGroups:
+      - operator.tigera.io
+    resources:
+      - installations
+      - apiservers
+    verbs:
+      - delete
   - apiGroups:
     - networking.k8s.io
     resources:
diff --git a/manifests/ocp/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml b/manifests/ocp/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
index f6afb422011..fe73bfdbdb4 100644
--- a/manifests/ocp/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ocp/02-role-tigera-operator.yaml
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ rules:
     verbs:
       - create
       - delete
+  # In addition to the above, the operator should have the ability to delete their own resources during uninstallation.
+  - apiGroups:
+      - operator.tigera.io
+    resources:
+      - installations
+      - apiservers
+    verbs:
+      - delete
   - apiGroups:
     - networking.k8s.io
     resources:
diff --git a/manifests/tigera-operator.yaml b/manifests/tigera-operator.yaml
index ea481ed35cc..4fb61f75999 100644
--- a/manifests/tigera-operator.yaml
+++ b/manifests/tigera-operator.yaml
@@ -25105,6 +25105,14 @@ rules:
     verbs:
       - create
       - delete
+  # In addition to the above, the operator should have the ability to delete their own resources during uninstallation.
+  - apiGroups:
+      - operator.tigera.io
+    resources:
+      - installations
+      - apiservers
+    verbs:
+      - delete
   - apiGroups:
     - networking.k8s.io
     resources: