diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 591868c..4698578 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: manager-role
 rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go b/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
index 0f4b66c..10f1385 100644
--- a/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ type componentStatusSummary struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=workload.codeflare.dev,resources=appwrappers/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=workload.codeflare.dev,resources=appwrappers/finalizers,verbs=update
 
+// permission for events
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=events,verbs=create;watch;update;patch
+
 // permission to edit wrapped resources: pods, services, jobs, podgroups, pytorchjobs, rayclusters, jobsets
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods;services,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete