diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7c9a83c026..77c28ed475 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 IMPROVEMENTS:
 * Helm:
   * Add `tolerations` and `nodeSelector` to Server ACL init jobs and `nodeSelector` to Webhook cert manager. [[GH-1581](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul-k8s/pull/1581)]
+  * API Gateway: Allow controller to read MeshServices for use as a route backend. [[GH-1574](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul-k8s/pull/1574)]
 
 ## 0.49.0 (September 30, 2022)
 
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/api-gateway-controller-clusterrole.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/api-gateway-controller-clusterrole.yaml
index cce6b5b6c6..0676c6ae4e 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/api-gateway-controller-clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/api-gateway-controller-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ rules:
   - gatewayclassconfigs/finalizers
   verbs:
   - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - api-gateway.consul.hashicorp.com
+  resources:
+  - meshservices
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - apps
   resources: