diff --git a/api/v2/helper/seed_access.go b/api/v2/helper/seed_access.go
index ec17367..6a39bb5 100644
--- a/api/v2/helper/seed_access.go
+++ b/api/v2/helper/seed_access.go
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ func ensureShootRBAC(ctx context.Context, shootConfig *rest.Config, shootNamespa
 				Resources: []string{"customresourcedefinitions", "services", "endpoints"},
 				Verbs:     []string{"get", "create", "update", "list", "watch"},
 			},
+			{
+				APIGroups: []string{"discovery.k8s.io"},
+				Resources: []string{"endpointslices"},
+				Verbs:     []string{"get", "create", "update", "list", "watch"},
+			},
 			{
 				APIGroups: []string{"networking.k8s.io"},
 				Resources: []string{"networkpolicies"},