diff --git a/app/discussion/server/permissions.js b/app/discussion/server/permissions.js
index 9e06792a255..3d54e4c66b1 100644
--- a/app/discussion/server/permissions.js
+++ b/app/discussion/server/permissions.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { Permissions } from '../../models';
 Meteor.startup(() => {
 	// Add permissions for discussion
 	const permissions = [
-		{ _id: 'start-discussion', roles: ['admin', 'user', 'guest'] },
-		{ _id: 'start-discussion-other-user', roles: ['admin', 'user', 'owner'] },
+		{ _id: 'start-discussion', roles: ['admin', 'user', 'guest', 'app'] },
+		{ _id: 'start-discussion-other-user', roles: ['admin', 'user', 'owner', 'app'] },
 	];
 
 	for (const permission of permissions) {
diff --git a/app/migrations/server/migrations.d.ts b/app/migrations/server/migrations.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25e4b5fd58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/migrations/server/migrations.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export declare const Migrations: {
+	add(migration: {
+		version: number;
+		name?: string;
+		up: () => void;
+		down?: () => void;
+	}): void;
+};
diff --git a/server/startup/migrations/index.js b/server/startup/migrations/index.js
index 1f1ba2a84ba..eb4d04e9c05 100644
--- a/server/startup/migrations/index.js
+++ b/server/startup/migrations/index.js
@@ -226,4 +226,5 @@ import './v226';
 import './v227';
 import './v228';
 import './v229';
+import './v230';
 import './xrun';
diff --git a/server/startup/migrations/v230.ts b/server/startup/migrations/v230.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..496c28b61f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/startup/migrations/v230.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Migrations } from '../../../app/migrations/server';
+import { Permissions } from '../../../app/models/server';
+
+const roleName = 'app';
+
+Migrations.add({
+	version: 230,
+	up() {
+		Permissions.update({ _id: 'start-discussion' }, { $addToSet: { roles: roleName } });
+		Permissions.update({ _id: 'start-discussion-other-user' }, { $addToSet: { roles: roleName } });
+	},
+});