diff --git a/src/categories/create.js b/src/categories/create.js
index a766ea0204..7af9e5c5c3 100644
--- a/src/categories/create.js
+++ b/src/categories/create.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 					async.apply(privileges.categories.give, defaultPrivileges, category.cid, 'administrators'),
 					async.apply(privileges.categories.give, defaultPrivileges, category.cid, 'registered-users'),
 					async.apply(privileges.categories.give, ['find', 'read', 'topics:read'], category.cid, 'guests'),
+					async.apply(privileges.categories.give, ['find', 'read', 'topics:read'], category.cid, 'spiders'),
 				], next);
 			},
 			function (results, next) {