diff --git a/backend/src/utils/adminUtils.ts b/backend/src/utils/adminUtils.ts
index 66daf92dc5..517ce0ddaf 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/adminUtils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/adminUtils.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const getAdminUserList = async (fastify: KubeFastifyInstance): Promise<st
   const adminGroupsList = adminGroups
     .split(',')
     .filter((groupName) => groupName && !groupName.startsWith('system:')); // Handle edge-cases and ignore k8s defaults
+  adminGroupsList.push('cluster-admins');
   return getGroupUserList(fastify, adminGroupsList);
 };