diff --git a/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json b/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json
index 3b593d26a2..c398e0e47c 100644
--- a/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json
+++ b/files/aws/iam/policies/fcos-upload-amis.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
                 "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
                 "ec2:DescribeVolumes",
                 "ec2:DescribeRegions",
-                "ec2:DescribeConversionTasks"
+                "ec2:DescribeConversionTasks",
+                "ec2:DescribeTags"
             ],
             "Resource": "*"
         },