diff --git a/roles/maria/tasks/install_mysqld_exporter.yml b/roles/maria/tasks/install_mysqld_exporter.yml
index 4c3a15a..a8efc45 100644
--- a/roles/maria/tasks/install_mysqld_exporter.yml
+++ b/roles/maria/tasks/install_mysqld_exporter.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Ensure prometheus user for prometheus-mysqld-exporter exists
   community.mysql.mysql_user:
     name: "prometheus"
-    priv: "*.*:PROCESS,REPLICATION CLIENT,SELECT"
+    priv: "*.*:PROCESS,REPLICATION CLIENT,SELECT,SLAVE MONITOR"
     login_unix_socket: /run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
     login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
   register: mysql_exporter_user_creds