diff --git a/etc/policy.json b/etc/policy.json
index 3e735276e..12c71b0fe 100644
--- a/etc/policy.json
+++ b/etc/policy.json
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 {
     "default": "rule:admin_or_owner",
 
-    "workbooks:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:list": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:update": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
     "workflows:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "workflows:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "workflows:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
diff --git a/mistral/policies/__init__.py b/mistral/policies/__init__.py
index de4e2bb4b..4bb16931c 100644
--- a/mistral/policies/__init__.py
+++ b/mistral/policies/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from mistral.policies import execution
 from mistral.policies import member
 from mistral.policies import service
 from mistral.policies import task
+from mistral.policies import workbook
 
 
 def list_rules():
@@ -35,5 +36,6 @@ def list_rules():
         execution.list_rules(),
         member.list_rules(),
         service.list_rules(),
-        task.list_rules()
+        task.list_rules(),
+        workbook.list_rules()
     )
diff --git a/mistral/policies/workbook.py b/mistral/policies/workbook.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81f583a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mistral/policies/workbook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# 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
+
+from mistral.policies import base
+
+WORKBOOKS = 'workbooks:%s'
+
+rules = [
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=WORKBOOKS % 'create',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Create a new workbook.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/workbooks',
+                'method': 'POST'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=WORKBOOKS % 'delete',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Delete the named workbook.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/workbooks',
+                'method': 'DELETE'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=WORKBOOKS % 'get',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Return the named workbook.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/workbooks/{workbook_name}',
+                'method': 'GET'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=WORKBOOKS % 'list',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Return all workbooks.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/workbooks',
+                'method': 'GET'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=WORKBOOKS % 'update',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Update an workbook.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/workbooks',
+                'method': 'PUT'
+            }
+        ]
+    )
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return rules
diff --git a/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py b/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py
index 79d83d3f6..2f931f315 100644
--- a/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py
+++ b/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
 policy_data = """{
     "default": "rule:admin_or_owner",
 
-    "workbooks:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:list": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "workbooks:update": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
     "workflows:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "workflows:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "workflows:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",