diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/roles/analyst.json b/salt/elasticsearch/roles/analyst.json
index 3fbaa9489..fc788e2f1 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/roles/analyst.json
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/roles/analyst.json
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
       ],
       "privileges": [
         "index",
+        "maintenance",
+        "monitor",
         "read",
         "read_cross_cluster",
-        "monitor",
         "view_index_metadata"
       ]
     }