diff --git a/docs/changelog/85744.yaml b/docs/changelog/85744.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..267fd3aff5e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/85744.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 85744
+summary: Grant `kibana_system` role read access to APM data streams
+area: Authorization
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStore.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStore.java
index 8c9c2b0c276eb..a1da524b5cc85 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStore.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStore.java
@@ -665,6 +665,10 @@ public static RoleDescriptor kibanaSystemRoleDescriptor(String name) {
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices(".apm-custom-link").privileges("all").build(),
                 // APM telemetry queries APM indices in kibana task runner
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices("apm-*").privileges("read", "read_cross_cluster").build(),
+                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices("logs-apm.*").privileges("read", "read_cross_cluster").build(),
+                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices("metrics-apm.*").privileges("read", "read_cross_cluster").build(),
+                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices("traces-apm.*").privileges("read", "read_cross_cluster").build(),
+                RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices("traces-apm-*").privileges("read", "read_cross_cluster").build(),
                 // Data telemetry reads mappings, metadata and stats of indices
                 RoleDescriptor.IndicesPrivileges.builder().indices("*").privileges("view_index_metadata", "monitor").build(),
                 // Endpoint diagnostic information. Kibana reads from these indices to send telemetry
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java
index 046559704da04..e3e20e2bd7347 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authz/store/ReservedRolesStoreTests.java
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
         });
 
         // read-only indices for APM telemetry
-        Arrays.asList("apm-*").forEach((index) -> {
+        Arrays.asList("apm-" + randomAlphaOfLength(randomIntBetween(0, 13))).forEach((index) -> {
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher("indices:foo").test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher("indices:bar").test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(DeleteIndexAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
@@ -547,6 +547,25 @@ public void testKibanaSystemRole() {
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(READ_CROSS_CLUSTER_NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(true));
         });
 
+        // read-only indices for APM telemetry under Fleet
+        Arrays.asList(
+            "traces-apm-" + randomAlphaOfLength(randomIntBetween(0, 13)),
+            "traces-apm." + randomAlphaOfLength(randomIntBetween(0, 13)),
+            "logs-apm." + randomAlphaOfLength(randomIntBetween(0, 13)),
+            "metrics-apm." + randomAlphaOfLength(randomIntBetween(0, 13))
+        ).forEach((index) -> {
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher("indices:foo").test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher("indices:bar").test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(GetIndexAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(true));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(CreateIndexAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(IndexAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(DeleteAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(SearchAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(true));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(MultiSearchAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(true));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(GetAction.NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(true));
+            assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher(READ_CROSS_CLUSTER_NAME).test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(true));
+        });
+
         // read-only indices for Endpoint diagnostic information
         Arrays.asList(".logs-endpoint.diagnostic.collection-" + randomAlphaOfLength(randomIntBetween(0, 13))).forEach((index) -> {
             assertThat(kibanaRole.indices().allowedIndicesMatcher("indices:foo").test(mockIndexAbstraction(index)), is(false));