diff --git a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_arm_deployments/arm_templates/workspace_base.json b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_arm_deployments/arm_templates/workspace_base.json
index 69299d5da67d..a12928f3654e 100644
--- a/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_arm_deployments/arm_templates/workspace_base.json
+++ b/sdk/ml/azure-ai-ml/azure/ai/ml/_arm_deployments/arm_templates/workspace_base.json
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@
                     "family": "A"
                 },
                 "accessPolicies": [],
+                "enableRbacAuthorization": true,
                 "networkAcls": "[if(equals(parameters('keyVaultBehindVNet'), 'true'), variables('networkRuleSetBehindVNet'), json('null'))]"
             }
         },