diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/plugin.json b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/plugin.json
index 356b924dbb0..c11bd2e9809 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/plugin.json
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/plugin.json
@@ -38,31 +38,31 @@
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/rules",
       "reqRole": "Viewer",
-      "reqAction": "datasources:query"
+      "reqAction": "alert.rules.external:read"
     },
     {
       "method": "POST",
       "path": "/rules",
       "reqRole": "Editor",
-      "reqAction": "datasources:write"
+      "reqAction": "alert.rules.external:write"
     },
     {
       "method": "DELETE",
       "path": "/rules",
       "reqRole": "Editor",
-      "reqAction": "datasources:write"
+      "reqAction": "alert.rules.external:write"
     },
     {
       "method": "DELETE",
       "path": "/config/v1/rules",
       "reqRole": "Editor",
-      "reqAction": "datasources:write"
+      "reqAction": "alert.rules.external:write"
     },
     {
       "method": "POST",
       "path": "/config/v1/rules",
       "reqRole": "Editor",
-      "reqAction": "datasources:write"
+      "reqAction": "alert.rules.external:write"
     }
   ],
   "includes": [