diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 05fe7bf426..08098b0f04 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ class BaseSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
                     'id': role.id,
                     'name': role.name,
                     'description': role.description,
-                    'url': role.get_absolute_url(),
                 }
         if len(roles) > 0:
             summary_fields['roles'] = roles
@@ -512,6 +511,8 @@ class UnifiedJobTemplateSerializer(BaseSerializer):
             res['last_job'] = obj.last_job.get_absolute_url()
         if obj.next_schedule:
             res['next_schedule'] = obj.next_schedule.get_absolute_url()
+        res['roles'] = reverse('api:job_template_roles_list', args=(obj.pk,))
+
         return res
 
     def get_types(self):
@@ -1510,7 +1511,7 @@ class ResourceAccessListElementSerializer(UserSerializer):
                 role_dict['related'] = reverse_gfk(role.content_object)
             except:
                 pass
-            return { 'role': role_dict, 'active_roles': get_roles_on_resource(obj, role)}
+            return { 'role': role_dict, 'descendant_roles': get_roles_on_resource(obj, role)}
 
         def format_team_role_perm(team_role, permissive_role_ids):
             role = team_role.children.filter(id__in=permissive_role_ids)[0]
@@ -1528,7 +1529,7 @@ class ResourceAccessListElementSerializer(UserSerializer):
                 role_dict['related'] = reverse_gfk(role.content_object)
             except:
                 pass
-            return { 'role': role_dict, 'active_roles': get_roles_on_resource(obj, team_role)}
+            return { 'role': role_dict, 'descendant_roles': get_roles_on_resource(obj, team_role)}
 
         team_content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Team)
         content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(obj)
diff --git a/awx/api/urls.py b/awx/api/urls.py
index 9d54a0a0fe..7759b4a609 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ job_template_urls = patterns('awx.api.views',
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/notification_templates_error/$',           'job_template_notification_templates_error_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/notification_templates_success/$',         'job_template_notification_templates_success_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/access_list/$',               'job_template_access_list'),
+    url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/roles/$',                     'job_template_roles_list'),
     url(r'^(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/labels/$',                    'job_template_label_list'),
 )
 
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index dec0adfd75..cca55961ea 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -2480,6 +2480,18 @@ class JobTemplateAccessList(ResourceAccessList):
     resource_model = JobTemplate
     new_in_300 = True
 
+class JobTemplateRolesList(SubListAPIView):
+
+    model = Role
+    serializer_class = RoleSerializer
+    parent_model = JobTemplate
+    new_in_300 = True
+
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        jt = self.get_parent_object()
+        content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(JobTemplate)
+        return Role.objects.filter(content_type=content_type, object_id=jt.pk).all()
+
 class SystemJobTemplateList(ListAPIView):
 
     model = SystemJobTemplate