diff --git a/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
index 4f9002d9ee..85a085ea9a 100644
--- a/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
   - mailman
   - selinux
 
+- name: set the SELinux policy for the templates override directory
+  command: semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "{{ mailman_webui_basedir }}/templates(/.*)?"
+  tags:
+  - mailman
+  - selinux
+
 - name: set the SELinux policy for the log directory
   command: semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_log_t "/var/log/hyperkitty(/.*)?"
   tags: