diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/aggregate-clusterrole.yaml b/charts/karpenter/templates/aggregate-clusterrole.yaml
index 155cccea565a..4f71da66b4ba 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/aggregate-clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/templates/aggregate-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["karpenter.sh"]
     resources: ["provisioners", "provisioners/status", "machines", "machines/status"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "patch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["karpenter.sh"]
+    resources: ["nodepools", "nodepools/status", "nodeclaims", "nodeclaims/status"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "patch"]
   - apiGroups: ["karpenter.k8s.aws"]
     resources: ["awsnodetemplates"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "patch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["compute.k8s.aws"]
+    resources: ["nodeclasses"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "patch"]
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml b/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml
index 2b28bfb826e9..76752a65b039 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole-core.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["karpenter.sh"]
     resources: ["provisioners", "provisioners/status", "machines", "machines/status"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["karpenter.sh"]
+    resources: ["nodepools", "nodepools/status", "nodeclaims", "nodeclaims/status"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["pods", "nodes", "persistentvolumes", "persistentvolumeclaims", "replicationcontrollers", "namespaces"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
@@ -56,6 +59,12 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["karpenter.sh"]
     resources: ["provisioners", "provisioners/status"]
     verbs: ["update", "patch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["karpenter.sh"]
+    resources: ["nodeclaims", "nodeclaims/status"]
+    verbs: ["create", "delete", "update", "patch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["karpenter.sh"]
+    resources: ["nodepools", "nodepools/status"]
+    verbs: ["update", "patch"]
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["events"]
     verbs: ["create", "patch"]
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index 66ba10b0a393..8580931421a0 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ metadata:
 rules:
   # Read
   - apiGroups: ["karpenter.k8s.aws"]
-    resources: ["awsnodetemplates"]
+    resources: ["awsnodetemplates", "ec2nodeclasses"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
   # Write
   - apiGroups: ["karpenter.k8s.aws"]
-    resources: ["awsnodetemplates", "awsnodetemplates/status"]
+    resources: ["awsnodetemplates", "awsnodetemplates/status", "ec2nodeclasses", "ec2nodeclasses/status"]
     verbs: ["patch", "update"]
 {{- if .Values.webhook.enabled }}
   - apiGroups: ["admissionregistration.k8s.io"]
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ rules:
     resources: ["mutatingwebhookconfigurations"]
     verbs: ["update"]
     resourceNames: ["defaulting.webhook.karpenter.k8s.aws"]
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/controllers.go b/pkg/controllers/controllers.go
index e91c0c4710f8..3dd8529debcc 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/controllers.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/controllers.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func NewControllers(ctx context.Context, sess *session.Session, clk clock.Clock,
 	linkController := nodeclaimlink.NewController(kubeClient, cloudProvider)
 	controllers := []controller.Controller{
 		nodeclass.NewNodeTemplateController(kubeClient, recorder, subnetProvider, securityGroupProvider, amiProvider, instanceProfileProvider),
+		nodeclass.NewNodeClassController(kubeClient, recorder, subnetProvider, securityGroupProvider, amiProvider, instanceProfileProvider),
 		linkController,
 		nodeclaimgarbagecollection.NewController(kubeClient, cloudProvider, linkController),
 	}