diff --git a/public/apps/configuration/constants.tsx b/public/apps/configuration/constants.tsx
index 84d3fb75a..1649e5365 100644
--- a/public/apps/configuration/constants.tsx
+++ b/public/apps/configuration/constants.tsx
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ export const INDEX_PERMISSIONS: string[] = [
   'indices:monitor/shard_stores',
   'indices:monitor/stats',
   'indices:monitor/upgrade',
+  'system:admin/system_index',
 ];
 
 export function includeIndexPermissions(indexPermissionsToInclude: string[]) {