diff --git a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf
index 96f20b81..5c8199ab 100644
--- a/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf
+++ b/modules/iam-role-for-service-accounts-eks/policies.tf
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "external_secrets" {
       "secretsmanager:GetSecretValue",
       "secretsmanager:DescribeSecret",
       "secretsmanager:ListSecretVersionIds",
+      "secretsmanager:BatchGetSecretValue",
     ]
     resources = var.external_secrets_secrets_manager_arns
   }