diff --git a/deployment/polaris-rbac.yaml b/deployment/polaris-rbac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3b3629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/polaris-rbac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# RBAC to allow authenticated users to proxy to the Polaris dashboard service.
+# The polaris plugin reads audit data via the Kubernetes service proxy:
+#   /api/v1/namespaces/polaris/services/http:polaris-dashboard:80/proxy/results.json
+# Without this Role + RoleBinding, users get a 403 when Headlamp proxies the request.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: polaris-dashboard-proxy-reader
+  namespace: polaris
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["services/proxy"]
+    resourceNames: ["polaris-dashboard", "http:polaris-dashboard:80"]
+    verbs: ["get"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: polaris-dashboard-proxy-reader
+  namespace: polaris
+subjects:
+  - kind: Group
+    name: system:authenticated
+    apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: polaris-dashboard-proxy-reader
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/e2e/settings.spec.ts b/e2e/settings.spec.ts
index 3856433..ce906ed 100644
--- a/e2e/settings.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/settings.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test.describe('Polaris plugin settings', () => {
     await page.goto('/c/main/settings/plugins');
 
     // Find Polaris plugin in the list
-    const pluginCard = page.locator('text=headlamp-polaris-plugin').first();
+    const pluginCard = page.locator('text=polaris').first();
     await expect(pluginCard).toBeVisible();
 
     // Click to view settings (if settings are displayed inline, they should already be visible)