diff --git a/qa/shield-core-rest-tests/pom.xml b/qa/shield-core-rest-tests/pom.xml
index 0889f3e929c..62f358d7944 100644
--- a/qa/shield-core-rest-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/qa/shield-core-rest-tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <skip.unit.tests>true</skip.unit.tests>
     <elasticsearch.integ.antfile>${project.basedir}/integration-tests.xml</elasticsearch.integ.antfile>
     <tests.rest.load_packaged>true</tests.rest.load_packaged>
-    <tests.rest.blacklist>indices.get/10_basic/*allow_no_indices*,cat.count/10_basic/Test cat count output,cat.aliases/10_basic/Empty cluster,indices.segments/10_basic/no segments test,indices.clear_cache/10_basic/clear_cache test,indices.status/10_basic/Indices status test,cat.indices/10_basic/Test cat indices output,cat.recovery/10_basic/Test cat recovery output,cat.shards/10_basic/Test cat shards output,termvector/20_issue7121/*,index/10_with_id/Index with ID,indices.get_alias/20_emtpy/*,cat.segments/10_basic/Test cat segments output,indices.put_settings/10_basic/Test indices settings allow_no_indices,indices.put_settings/10_basic/Test indices settings ignore_unavailable,indices.refresh/10_basic/Indices refresh test no-match wildcard,indices.stats/10_index/Index - star*,indices.recovery/10_basic/Indices recovery test*,template/30_render_search_template/*,indices.shard_stores/10_basic/no indices test,cat.nodeattrs/10_basic/Test cat nodes attrs output</tests.rest.blacklist>
+    <tests.rest.blacklist>indices.get/10_basic/*allow_no_indices*,cat.count/10_basic/Test cat count output,cat.aliases/10_basic/Empty cluster,indices.segments/10_basic/no segments test,indices.clear_cache/10_basic/clear_cache test,indices.status/10_basic/Indices status test,cat.indices/10_basic/Test cat indices output,cat.recovery/10_basic/Test cat recovery output,cat.shards/10_basic/Test cat shards output,termvector/20_issue7121/*,index/10_with_id/Index with ID,indices.get_alias/20_emtpy/*,cat.segments/10_basic/Test cat segments output,indices.put_settings/10_basic/Test indices settings allow_no_indices,indices.put_settings/10_basic/Test indices settings ignore_unavailable,indices.refresh/10_basic/Indices refresh test no-match wildcard,indices.stats/10_index/Index - star*,indices.recovery/10_basic/Indices recovery test*,indices.shard_stores/10_basic/no indices test,cat.nodeattrs/10_basic/Test cat nodes attrs output</tests.rest.blacklist>
     <xplugins.list>license,shield</xplugins.list>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/shield/docs/public/reference.asciidoc b/shield/docs/public/reference.asciidoc
index 22e3c849ec6..fda22e60356 100644
--- a/shield/docs/public/reference.asciidoc
+++ b/shield/docs/public/reference.asciidoc
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Elasticsearch. This only applies to publicly available indices and cluster actio
 [float]
 ===== Cluster actions privileges
 
+* `cluster:admin/render/template/search`
 * `cluster:admin/repository/delete`
 * `cluster:admin/repository/get`
 * `cluster:admin/repository/put`
@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ NOTE: While indices template actions typically relate to indices, they are categ
 * `indices:admin/open`
 * `indices:admin/optimize`
 * `indices:admin/refresh`
-* `indices:admin/render/template/search`
 * `indices:admin/settings/update`
 * `indices:admin/shards/search_shards`
 * `indices:admin/template/delete`
diff --git a/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/actions b/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/actions
index 70f8218bdab..36e7cff6027 100644
--- a/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/actions
+++ b/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/actions
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+cluster:admin/render/template/search
 cluster:admin/repository/delete
 cluster:admin/repository/get
 cluster:admin/repository/put
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ indices:admin/mappings/get
 indices:admin/open
 indices:admin/optimize
 indices:admin/refresh
-indices:admin/render/template/search
 indices:admin/settings/update
 indices:admin/shards/search_shards
 indices:admin/template/delete
diff --git a/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/handlers b/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/handlers
index 26eac0ea059..bf30466c5a4 100644
--- a/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/handlers
+++ b/shield/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/transport/handlers
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+cluster:admin/render/template/search
 cluster:admin/snapshot/status[nodes]
 cluster:admin/snapshot/status[nodes][n]
 cluster:monitor/nodes/hot_threads[n]
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ indices:admin/mappings/fields/get[index][s]
 indices:admin/optimize[n]
 indices:admin/refresh[s]
 indices:admin/refresh[s][r]
-indices:admin/render/template/search
 indices:admin/upgrade
 indices:admin/upgrade[n]
 indices:admin/validate/query[s]