diff --git a/groups/restrictions.yaml b/groups/restrictions.yaml
index 1ff0c17f202..b750b6815e0 100644
--- a/groups/restrictions.yaml
+++ b/groups/restrictions.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ restrictions:
   - path: "sig-apps/groups.yaml"
     allowedGroups:
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-agent-sandbox@kubernetes.io$"
+      - "^k8s-infra-staging-mcp-lifecycle-op@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-examples@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-jobset@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-lws@kubernetes.io$"
diff --git a/groups/sig-apps/groups.yaml b/groups/sig-apps/groups.yaml
index 54efaadd016..fc74ddce447 100644
--- a/groups/sig-apps/groups.yaml
+++ b/groups/sig-apps/groups.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ groups:
       - justinsb@google.com
       - soltysh@gmail.com
 
+  - email-id: k8s-infra-staging-mcp-lifecycle-op@kubernetes.io
+    name: k8s-infra-staging-mcp-lifecycle-op
+    description: |-
+      ACL for staging MCP Lifecycle Operator
+    settings:
+      ReconcileMembers: "true"
+    members:
+      - eduardoa@nvidia.com
+      - brownwm@us.ibm.com
+
   - email-id: k8s-infra-staging-jobset@kubernetes.io
     name: k8s-infra-staging-jobset
     description: |-