diff --git a/aodh/api/hooks.py b/aodh/api/hooks.py
index 3d3e26d2c..0965ebca2 100644
--- a/aodh/api/hooks.py
+++ b/aodh/api/hooks.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 from oslo_policy import policy
 from pecan import hooks
 
+from aodh.api import policies
+
 
 class ConfigHook(hooks.PecanHook):
     """Attach the configuration and policy enforcer object to the request.
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ class ConfigHook(hooks.PecanHook):
     def __init__(self, conf):
         self.conf = conf
         self.enforcer = policy.Enforcer(conf, default_rule="default")
+        self.enforcer.register_defaults(policies.list_rules())
 
     def before(self, state):
         state.request.cfg = self.conf
diff --git a/aodh/api/policies.py b/aodh/api/policies.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3784459b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aodh/api/policies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+
+from oslo_policy import policy
+
+
+RULE_CONTEXT_IS_ADMIN = 'rule:context_is_admin'
+RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER = 'rule:context_is_admin or project_id:%(project_id)s'
+
+rules = [
+    policy.RuleDefault(
+        name="context_is_admin",
+        check_str="role:admin"
+    ),
+    policy.RuleDefault(
+        name="segregation",
+        check_str=RULE_CONTEXT_IS_ADMIN),
+    policy.RuleDefault(
+        name="admin_or_owner",
+        check_str=RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER
+    ),
+    policy.RuleDefault(
+        name="default",
+        check_str=RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER
+    )
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return rules
diff --git a/aodh/api/policy.json b/aodh/api/policy.json
index 4fd873e9f..96fdb48aa 100644
--- a/aodh/api/policy.json
+++ b/aodh/api/policy.json
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "context_is_admin": "role:admin",
-    "segregation": "rule:context_is_admin",
-    "admin_or_owner": "rule:context_is_admin or project_id:%(project_id)s",
-    "default": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
     "telemetry:get_alarm": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "telemetry:get_alarms": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "telemetry:query_alarm": "rule:admin_or_owner",
diff --git a/aodh/cmd/aodh-policy-generator.conf b/aodh/cmd/aodh-policy-generator.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b881c6444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aodh/cmd/aodh-policy-generator.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+namespace = aodh
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1df5f1e8e..5b16beed2 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ oslo.config.opts =
 oslo.config.opts.defaults =
     aodh = aodh.conf.defaults:set_cors_middleware_defaults
 
+oslo.policy.policies =
+    aodh = aodh.api.policies:list_rules
+
 tempest.test_plugins =
     aodh_tests = aodh.tests.tempest.plugin:AodhTempestPlugin