diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
index 8bda72adc82ff2..ef8d35e52a9516 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/common/types/capabilities.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function getPluginPrivileges() {
   return {
     admin: {
       ...privilege,
-      api: allMlCapabilitiesKeys.map((k) => `ml:${k}`),
+      api: ['fileUpload:analyzeFile', ...allMlCapabilitiesKeys.map((k) => `ml:${k}`)],
       catalogue: [PLUGIN_ID, `${PLUGIN_ID}_file_data_visualizer`],
       ui: allMlCapabilitiesKeys,
       savedObject: {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function getPluginPrivileges() {
     },
     user: {
       ...privilege,
-      api: userMlCapabilitiesKeys.map((k) => `ml:${k}`),
+      api: ['fileUpload:analyzeFile', ...userMlCapabilitiesKeys.map((k) => `ml:${k}`)],
       catalogue: [PLUGIN_ID],
       management: { insightsAndAlerting: [] },
       ui: userMlCapabilitiesKeys,