diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index e8cae5ff..dc6e68d7 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ rules:
   - patch
   - update
   - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - keda.sh
+  resources:
+  - scaledobjects
+  - triggerauthentications
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - objectbucket.io
   resources:
diff --git a/internal/controller/function_controller.go b/internal/controller/function_controller.go
index ea00b79e..5de0b1bf 100644
--- a/internal/controller/function_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/function_controller.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ type FunctionReconciler struct {
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=tekton.dev,resources=taskruns,verbs=get;list;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=rbac.authorization.k8s.io,resources=rolebindings;roles,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=http.keda.sh,resources=httpscaledobjects,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=keda.sh,resources=scaledobjects;triggerauthentications,verbs=get;list;create;update;delete
 
 // Reconcile a Function with status update
 func (r *FunctionReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
diff --git a/internal/controller/function_rbac.go b/internal/controller/function_rbac.go
index 75abc3cd..856f4214 100644
--- a/internal/controller/function_rbac.go
+++ b/internal/controller/function_rbac.go
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ func (r *FunctionReconciler) ensureDeployFunctionRole(ctx context.Context, names
 				APIGroups: []string{"http.keda.sh"},
 				Resources: []string{"httpscaledobjects"},
 				Verbs:     []string{"create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch"},
+			}, {
+				// func's keda deployer reads ScaledObjects on every deploy and creates
+				// ScaledObjects and TriggerAuthentications for kafka triggers
+				// (knative/func#4069, granted by func itself in knative/func#4077)
+				APIGroups: []string{"keda.sh"},
+				Resources: []string{"scaledobjects", "triggerauthentications"},
+				Verbs:     []string{"create", "delete", "get", "list", "update"},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/controller/function_rbac_test.go b/internal/controller/function_rbac_test.go
index d482dc29..e83b699b 100644
--- a/internal/controller/function_rbac_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/function_rbac_test.go
@@ -129,4 +129,63 @@ var _ = Describe("Function RBAC", func() {
 			Expect(rb.RoleRef.Name).To(Equal(deployFunctionRoleName))
 		})
 	})
+
+	Context("ensureDeployFunctionRole", func() {
+		var reconciler *FunctionReconciler
+		var testNamespace string
+
+		// func's keda deployer reads ScaledObjects on every keda deploy
+		kedaRule := rbacv1.PolicyRule{
+			APIGroups: []string{"keda.sh"},
+			Resources: []string{"scaledobjects", "triggerauthentications"},
+			Verbs:     []string{"create", "delete", "get", "list", "update"},
+		}
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			testNamespace = "rbac-role-test-" + rand.String(6)
+			ns := &v1.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: testNamespace}}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, ns)).To(Succeed())
+
+			reconciler = &FunctionReconciler{
+				Client:   k8sClient,
+				Scheme:   k8sClient.Scheme(),
+				Recorder: &events.FakeRecorder{},
+			}
+		})
+
+		It("should grant the keda deployer access to ScaledObjects and TriggerAuthentications", func() {
+			Expect(reconciler.ensureDeployFunctionRole(ctx, testNamespace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			role := &rbacv1.Role{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
+				Name:      deployFunctionRoleName,
+				Namespace: testNamespace,
+			}, role)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(role.Rules).To(ContainElement(kedaRule))
+		})
+
+		It("should add the keda.sh rule to an existing Role without it", func() {
+			existing := &rbacv1.Role{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      deployFunctionRoleName,
+					Namespace: testNamespace,
+				},
+				Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{{
+					APIGroups: []string{"http.keda.sh"},
+					Resources: []string{"httpscaledobjects"},
+					Verbs:     []string{"create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch"},
+				}},
+			}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, existing)).To(Succeed())
+
+			Expect(reconciler.ensureDeployFunctionRole(ctx, testNamespace)).To(Succeed())
+
+			role := &rbacv1.Role{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
+				Name:      deployFunctionRoleName,
+				Namespace: testNamespace,
+			}, role)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(role.Rules).To(ContainElement(kedaRule))
+		})
+	})
 })