diff --git a/nova/policies/aggregates.py b/nova/policies/aggregates.py
index 030815911..c4d708de6 100644
--- a/nova/policies/aggregates.py
+++ b/nova/policies/aggregates.py
@@ -22,33 +22,89 @@ POLICY_ROOT = 'os_compute_api:os-aggregates:%s'
 
 
 aggregates_policies = [
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'set_metadata',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'add_host',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'set_metadata',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "Create or replace metadata for an aggregate",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates/{aggregate_id}/action (set_metadata)',
+                'method': 'POST'
+            }
+        ]),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'add_host',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "Add a host to an aggregate.",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates/{aggregate_id}/action (add_host)',
+                'method': 'POST'
+            }
+        ]),
     policy.RuleDefault(
         name=POLICY_ROOT % 'discoverable',
         check_str=base.RULE_ANY),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'create',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'remove_host',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'update',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'index',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'delete',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
-        name=POLICY_ROOT % 'show',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'create',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "Create an aggregate",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates',
+                'method': 'POST'
+            }
+        ]),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'remove_host',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "Remove a host from an aggregate",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates/{aggregate_id}/action (remove_host)',
+                'method': 'POST'
+            }
+        ]),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'update',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "Update name and/or availability zone for an aggregate",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates/{aggregate_id}',
+                'method': 'PUT'
+            }
+        ]),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'index',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "List all aggregates",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates',
+                'method': 'GET'
+            }
+        ]),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'delete',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "Delete an aggregate",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates/{aggregate_id}',
+                'method': 'DELETE'
+            }
+        ]),
+    base.create_rule_default(
+        POLICY_ROOT % 'show',
+        base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        "Show details for an aggregate.",
+        [
+            {
+                'path': '/os-aggregates/{aggregate_id}',
+                'method': 'GET'
+            }
+        ]),
 ]