diff --git a/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
index a94383d57414..8c0ce78cb2cd 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/sql/BUILD.bazel
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ go_test(
         "alter_column_type_test.go",
         "ambiguous_commit_test.go",
         "as_of_test.go",
+        "authorization_test.go",
         "backfill_num_ranges_in_span_test.go",
         "backfill_test.go",
         "builtin_mem_usage_test.go",
diff --git a/pkg/sql/authorization.go b/pkg/sql/authorization.go
index cee62f3d1d75..bc21b61a059c 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/authorization.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/authorization.go
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ func (p *planner) CheckAnyPrivilege(ctx context.Context, descriptor catalog.Desc
 	}
 
 	user := p.SessionData().User()
+
+	if user.IsNodeUser() {
+		// User "node" has all privileges.
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	privs := descriptor.GetPrivileges()
 
 	// Check if 'user' itself has privileges.
diff --git a/pkg/sql/authorization_test.go b/pkg/sql/authorization_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce8c4351d758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sql/authorization_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Cockroach Authors.
+//
+// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+//
+// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
+// licenses/APL.txt.
+
+package sql_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/base"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sessiondata"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sqlutil"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/leaktest"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/log"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestCheckAnyPrivilegeForNodeUser(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
+	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	s, _, kv := serverutils.StartServer(t, base.TestServerArgs{})
+
+	defer s.Stopper().Stop(ctx)
+
+	ts := s.(*server.TestServer)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, ts.InternalExecutor())
+
+	ie := ts.InternalExecutor().(sqlutil.InternalExecutor)
+
+	txn := kv.NewTxn(ctx, "get-all-databases")
+	row, err := ie.QueryRowEx(
+		ctx, "get-all-databases", txn, sessiondata.NodeUserSessionDataOverride,
+		"SELECT count(1) FROM crdb_internal.databases",
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// 3 databases (system, defaultdb, postgres).
+	require.Equal(t, row.String(), "(3)")
+
+	_, err = ie.ExecEx(ctx, "create-database1", txn, sessiondata.InternalExecutorOverride{User: security.RootUserName()},
+		"CREATE DATABASE test1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = ie.ExecEx(ctx, "create-database2", txn, sessiondata.InternalExecutorOverride{User: security.RootUserName()},
+		"CREATE DATABASE test2")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Revoke CONNECT on all non-system databases and ensure that when querying
+	// with node, we can still see all the databases.
+	_, err = ie.ExecEx(ctx, "revoke-privileges", txn, sessiondata.InternalExecutorOverride{User: security.RootUserName()},
+		"REVOKE CONNECT ON DATABASE test1 FROM public")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = ie.ExecEx(ctx, "revoke-privileges", txn, sessiondata.InternalExecutorOverride{User: security.RootUserName()},
+		"REVOKE CONNECT ON DATABASE test2 FROM public")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = ie.ExecEx(ctx, "revoke-privileges", txn, sessiondata.InternalExecutorOverride{User: security.RootUserName()},
+		"REVOKE CONNECT ON DATABASE defaultdb FROM public")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = ie.ExecEx(ctx, "revoke-privileges", txn, sessiondata.InternalExecutorOverride{User: security.RootUserName()},
+		"REVOKE CONNECT ON DATABASE postgres FROM public")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	row, err = ie.QueryRowEx(
+		ctx, "get-all-databases", txn, sessiondata.NodeUserSessionDataOverride,
+		"SELECT count(1) FROM crdb_internal.databases",
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// 3 databases (system, defaultdb, postgres, test1, test2).
+	require.Equal(t, row.String(), "(5)")
+}