diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts
index 30aeeb6b45362..ae9633f3e22b9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/plugin.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ export class IndexMgmtServerPlugin implements Plugin<IndexManagementPluginSetup,
       },
       privileges: [
         {
-          requiredClusterPrivileges: ['monitor', 'manage_index_templates'],
+          // manage_index_templates is also required, but we will disable specific parts of the
+          // UI if this privilege is missing.
+          requiredClusterPrivileges: ['monitor'],
           ui: [],
         },
       ],