diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e105a017c..20c8b6b00 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ release/gen-templates:
 	bazel run //hack/crdbversions:crdbversions -- -operator-version $(APP_VERSION) -crdb-versions $(PWD)/crdb-versions.yaml -repo-root $(PWD)
 	bazel run //config/crd:manifest.preview > install/crds.yaml
 	bazel run //config/operator:manifest.preview > install/operator.yaml
+	bazel run //config/user_permissions:manifest.preview > install/user_permission_clusterrole.yaml
 
 # Generate various manifest files for OpenShift. We run this target after the
 # operator version is changed. The results are committed to Git.
diff --git a/config/user_permissions/BUILD.bazel b/config/user_permissions/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dfb77b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/user_permissions/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright 2020 The Cockroach Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+load("//hack/build:kustomize.bzl", "kustomization")
+
+kustomization(
+    name = "manifest",
+    srcs = [":all-srcs"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/config/user_permissions/kustomization.yaml b/config/user_permissions/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28f117a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/user_permissions/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2024 The Cockroach Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+---
+resources:
+  - user_permission_role.yaml
diff --git a/config/user_permissions/user_permission_role.yaml b/config/user_permissions/user_permission_role.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdbec95e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/user_permissions/user_permission_role.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+# Copyright 2024 The Cockroach Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: minimum-user-permission
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - namespaces
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - get
+      - list
+  - apiGroups:
+      - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - clusterroles
+      - clusterrolebindings
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - get
+      - list
+  - apiGroups:
+      - apiextensions.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - customresourcedefinitions
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - get
+      - list
+  - apiGroups:
+      - admissionregistration.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - mutatingwebhookconfigurations
+    verbs:
+      - delete
+      - create
+      - get
+      - patch
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - admissionregistration.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - validatingwebhookconfigurations
+    verbs:
+      - delete
+      - create
+      - get
+      - patch
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - apps
+    resources:
+      - statefulsets
+      - deployments
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - apps
+    resources:
+      - statefulsets/finalizers
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - apps
+    resources:
+      - statefulsets/scale
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - apps
+    resources:
+      - statefulsets/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - patch
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - batch
+    resources:
+      - jobs
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - batch
+    resources:
+      - jobs/finalizers
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - batch
+    resources:
+      - jobs/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - certificates.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - certificatesigningrequests
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - certificates.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - certificatesigningrequests/approval
+    verbs:
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - certificates.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - certificatesigningrequests/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - patch
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - nodes
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - persistentvolumeclaims
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - pods
+    verbs:
+      - delete
+      - deletecollection
+      - get
+      - list
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - pods/exec
+    verbs:
+      - create
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - pods/log
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - secrets
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - serviceaccounts
+    verbs:
+      - delete
+      - create
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - services
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - services/finalizers
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - services/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - patch
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - crdb.cockroachlabs.com
+    resources:
+      - crdbclusters
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - crdb.cockroachlabs.com
+    resources:
+      - crdbclusters/finalizers
+    verbs:
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - crdb.cockroachlabs.com
+    resources:
+      - crdbclusters/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - patch
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - ingresses
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - ingresses/finalizers
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - ingresses/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - policy
+    resources:
+      - poddisruptionbudgets
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - delete
+      - get
+      - list
+      - patch
+      - update
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - policy
+    resources:
+      - poddisruptionbudgets/finalizers
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - policy
+    resources:
+      - poddisruptionbudgets/status
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - roles
+      - rolebindings
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - security.openshift.io
+    resources:
+      - securitycontextconstraints
+    verbs:
+      - use
diff --git a/install/user_permission_clusterrole.yaml b/install/user_permission_clusterrole.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3317872d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/user_permission_clusterrole.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+# Copyright 2024 The Cockroach Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: minimum-user-permission
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - namespaces
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - get
+  - list
+- apiGroups:
+  - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - clusterroles
+  - clusterrolebindings
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - get
+  - list
+- apiGroups:
+  - apiextensions.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - customresourcedefinitions
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - get
+  - list
+- apiGroups:
+  - admissionregistration.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - mutatingwebhookconfigurations
+  verbs:
+  - delete
+  - create
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - admissionregistration.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - validatingwebhookconfigurations
+  verbs:
+  - delete
+  - create
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - statefulsets
+  - deployments
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - statefulsets/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - statefulsets/scale
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - statefulsets/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - batch
+  resources:
+  - jobs
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - batch
+  resources:
+  - jobs/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - batch
+  resources:
+  - jobs/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+- apiGroups:
+  - certificates.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - certificatesigningrequests
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - certificates.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - certificatesigningrequests/approval
+  verbs:
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - certificates.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - certificatesigningrequests/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - nodes
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - persistentvolumeclaims
+  verbs:
+  - list
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods
+  verbs:
+  - delete
+  - deletecollection
+  - get
+  - list
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods/exec
+  verbs:
+  - create
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods/log
+  verbs:
+  - get
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - secrets
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - serviceaccounts
+  verbs:
+  - delete
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - services
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - services/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - services/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - crdb.cockroachlabs.com
+  resources:
+  - crdbclusters
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - crdb.cockroachlabs.com
+  resources:
+  - crdbclusters/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - crdb.cockroachlabs.com
+  resources:
+  - crdbclusters/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - networking.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - ingresses
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - networking.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - ingresses/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - networking.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - ingresses/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+- apiGroups:
+  - policy
+  resources:
+  - poddisruptionbudgets
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - policy
+  resources:
+  - poddisruptionbudgets/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - policy
+  resources:
+  - poddisruptionbudgets/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+- apiGroups:
+  - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - roles
+  - rolebindings
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - security.openshift.io
+  resources:
+  - securitycontextconstraints
+  verbs:
+  - use