diff --git a/shield/config/shield/roles.yml b/shield/config/shield/roles.yml
index 5ae98201e3b..b08330e4d9f 100644
--- a/shield/config/shield/roles.yml
+++ b/shield/config/shield/roles.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ kibana4:
       - cluster:monitor/health 
   indices:
     '*':
-      privileges: indices:admin/mappings/fields/get, indices:admin/validate/query, indices:data/read/search, indices:data/read/msearch, indices:admin/get
+      privileges: indices:admin/mappings/fields/get, indices:admin/validate/query, indices:data/read/search, indices:data/read/msearch, indices:data/read/field_stats, indices:admin/get
     '.kibana':
       privileges: indices:admin/exists, indices:admin/mapping/put, indices:admin/mappings/fields/get, indices:admin/refresh, indices:admin/validate/query, indices:data/read/get, indices:data/read/mget, indices:data/read/search, indices:data/write/delete, indices:data/write/index, indices:data/write/update