diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 01189f7a81e..c205e7d3e2f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 	r.Get("/dashboards/", reqSignedIn, Index)
 	r.Get("/dashboards/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
 
+	r.Get("/explore/", reqEditorRole, Index)
+	r.Get("/explore/*", reqEditorRole, Index)
+
 	r.Get("/playlists/", reqSignedIn, Index)
 	r.Get("/playlists/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
 	r.Get("/alerting/", reqSignedIn, Index)