diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index 0aa7c77645..34f4854dd9 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ CROSS_PROJECT_ACLS = [
     'pull_request_create',
     'pull_request_comment',
     'update_watch_status',
+    'pull_request_merge',
 ]
 
 ADMIN_API_ACLS = [