diff --git a/build/common/commands/constants.py b/build/common/commands/constants.py
index b07e3381..48093f13 100644
--- a/build/common/commands/constants.py
+++ b/build/common/commands/constants.py
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ DB_PORT = 3306
 APP_VERSIONS_JSON_FILE = 'app_versions.json'
 APPS_TXT_FILE = 'apps.txt'
 COMMON_SITE_CONFIG_FILE = 'common_site_config.json'
-DATE_FORMAT = "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"
\ No newline at end of file
+DATE_FORMAT = "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"
+RDS_DB = 'rds_db'
+RDS_PRIVILEGES = "SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, CREATE VIEW, EVENT, TRIGGER, SHOW VIEW, CREATE ROUTINE, ALTER ROUTINE, EXECUTE, LOCK TABLES"
diff --git a/build/common/commands/new.py b/build/common/commands/new.py
index 57c9f978..5babe6c3 100644
--- a/build/common/commands/new.py
+++ b/build/common/commands/new.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import semantic_version
 
 from frappe.commands.site import _new_site
 from frappe.installer import update_site_config
-from constants import COMMON_SITE_CONFIG_FILE
+from constants import COMMON_SITE_CONFIG_FILE, RDS_DB, RDS_PRIVILEGES
 from utils import (
     run_command,
     get_config,
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@ def main():
         run_command(command)
 
         # Grant permission to database
-        command = mysql_command + [f"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `{db_name}`.* TO '{db_name}'@'%'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"]
+        grant_privileges = "ALL PRIVILEGES"
+
+        # for Amazon RDS
+        if config.get(RDS_DB) or site_config.get(RDS_DB):
+            grant_privileges = RDS_PRIVILEGES
+
+        command = mysql_command + [f"GRANT {grant_privileges} ON `{db_name}`.* TO '{db_name}'@'%'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"]
         run_command(command)
 
     if frappe.redis_server: