diff --git a/core/recipes/content_editor_role/recipe.yml b/core/recipes/content_editor_role/recipe.yml
index 8fabcf38f5f..abc2f132ae9 100644
--- a/core/recipes/content_editor_role/recipe.yml
+++ b/core/recipes/content_editor_role/recipe.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: 'Content editor role'
 description: 'Provides the Content editor role.'
 type: 'User role'
+install:
+  # Node provides the `view own unpublished content` permission.
+  - node
 config:
   # If the content_editor role already exists, we don't really care what it looks like.
   strict: false