diff --git a/examples/rbac/README.md b/examples/rbac/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d089090f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rbac/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# RBAC Habitat example
+
+[RBAC](https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/authorization/rbac/) stands for role-based access control, and in Kubernetes it's aimed at limiting the permissions within the cluster. The Habitat operator requires some access within the cluster, for example for creating and managing the `CRD` and all the other necessary resources. This is where the following example comes in. If the API server is started with the `--authorization-mode=RBAC` flag, then the following roles must be created for the Habitat operator to function properly.
+
+## Workflow
+
+Before deploying the Habitat operator inside your cluster the following roles must be created:
+
+    kubectl apply -f examples/rbac/rbac.yml
+
+Once those roles were successfully created the Habitat operator can be deployed in the cluster:
+
+    kubectl apply -f examples/rbac/habitat.yml
+
diff --git a/examples/rbac/habitat.yml b/examples/rbac/habitat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f91292d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rbac/habitat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: habitat-operator
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        name: habitat-operator
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: habitat-operator
+        image: kinvolk/habitat-operator:v0.1.0
+      serviceAccountName: habitat-operator
diff --git a/examples/rbac/rbac.yml b/examples/rbac/rbac.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f79b6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rbac/rbac.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: habitat-operator
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: habitat-operator
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: habitat-operator
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: habitat-operator
+  namespace: default
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: habitat-operator
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - apiextensions.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - customresourcedefinitions
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+- apiGroups:
+  - habitat.sh
+  resources:
+  - habitats
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - deployments
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources:
+  - secrets
+  verbs: ["get"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources:
+  - pods
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources:
+  - namespaces
+  verbs: ["list"]