diff --git a/packages/plugin-acl/src/__tests__/role-resource.test.ts b/packages/plugin-acl/src/__tests__/role-resource.test.ts
index b48b908b0..0c05e7298 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-acl/src/__tests__/role-resource.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-acl/src/__tests__/role-resource.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('role resource api', () => {
   let app: MockServer;
   let db: Database;
   let role: Model;
+
   afterEach(async () => {
     await app.destroy();
   });
@@ -30,6 +31,46 @@ describe('role resource api', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should grant resource by createRepository', async () => {
+    const collectionManager = db.getRepository('collections') as CollectionRepository;
+    await collectionManager.create({
+      values: {
+        name: 'c1',
+        title: 'table1',
+      },
+      context: {},
+    });
+
+    await collectionManager.create({
+      values: {
+        name: 'c2',
+        title: 'table2',
+      },
+      context: {},
+    });
+
+    await db.getRepository('roles').create({
+      values: {
+        name: 'testRole',
+        resources: [
+          {
+            name: 'c1',
+            actions: [
+              {
+                name: 'create',
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const acl = app.acl;
+    const testRole = acl.getRole('testRole');
+    const resource = testRole.getResource('c1');
+    expect(resource).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   it('should grant resource action', async () => {
     const collectionManager = db.getRepository('collections') as CollectionRepository;
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-acl/src/server.ts b/packages/plugin-acl/src/server.ts
index 7ba340783..1900f361b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-acl/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-acl/src/server.ts
@@ -127,13 +127,17 @@ export class PluginACL extends Plugin {
 
     this.app.resourcer.registerActionHandler('roles:check', checkAction);
 
-    this.app.db.on('roles.afterSave', async (model, options) => {
+    this.app.db.on('roles.afterSaveWithAssociations', async (model, options) => {
       const { transaction } = options;
 
       model.writeToAcl({
         acl: this.acl,
       });
 
+      for (const resource of (await model.getResources({ transaction })) as RoleResourceModel[]) {
+        await this.writeResourceToACL(resource, transaction);
+      }
+
       // model is default
       if (model.get('default')) {
         await this.app.db.getRepository('roles').update({