diff --git a/awx/main/access.py b/awx/main/access.py
index 231ece8042..eecaf69253 100644
--- a/awx/main/access.py
+++ b/awx/main/access.py
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ class UserAccess(BaseAccess):
             return True
         return False
 
+    def can_attach(self, obj, sub_obj, relationship, data, skip_sub_obj_read_check=False):
+        if relationship == 'roles':
+            role_access = RoleAccess(self.user)
+            return role_access.can_attach(sub_obj, obj, 'members', data, skip_sub_obj_read_check=False)
+        return super(UserAccess, self).can_attach(obj, sub_obj, relationship, data, skip_sub_obj_read_check=False)
+
 
 class OrganizationAccess(BaseAccess):
     '''
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_role.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_role.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb61262fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_role.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import mock
+import pytest
+
+from awx.main.access import (
+    RoleAccess,
+    UserAccess
+)
+
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_inventory_read_role_access_functional(rando, inventory, mocker, post):
+    inventory.read_role.members.add(rando)
+    role_pk = inventory.admin_role.pk
+
+    mock_access = mocker.MagicMock(spec=RoleAccess, id=968)
+    with mocker.patch('awx.main.access.RoleAccess', return_value=mock_access):
+        response = post(url=reverse('api:user_roles_list', args=(rando.pk,)),
+                        data={'id': role_pk}, user=rando)
+    mock_access.can_attach.assert_called_once_with(
+        inventory.admin_role, rando, 'members', {"id": role_pk},
+        skip_sub_obj_read_check=False)
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_inventory_read_role_user_can_access(rando, inventory):
+    inventory.read_role.members.add(rando)
+    access = RoleAccess(rando)
+    assert not rando.can_access(
+        User, 'attach', rando, inventory.admin_role, 'roles',
+        {'id': inventory.admin_role.pk}, False)
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_inventory_read_role_user_access(rando, inventory):
+    inventory.read_role.members.add(rando)
+    access = UserAccess(rando)
+    data = {'id': inventory.admin_role.pk}
+    assert not access.can_attach(rando, inventory.admin_role, 'roles', data, False)
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_inventory_read_role_access(rando, inventory):
+    inventory.read_role.members.add(rando)
+    access = RoleAccess(rando)
+    assert not access.can_attach(inventory.admin_role, rando, 'members', None)
+