diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index 1c6cf0039c..b9af784382 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ USER_ACLS = [
     'pull_request_flag',
     'pull_request_merge',
     'modify_project',
+    'update_watch_status',
 ]
 
 CROSS_PROJECT_ACLS = [
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ CROSS_PROJECT_ACLS = [
     'modify_project',
     'pull_request_create',
     'pull_request_comment',
+    'update_watch_status',
 ]
 
 ADMIN_API_ACLS = [