diff --git a/awx/main/signals.py b/awx/main/signals.py
index 8de53ee4b6..6451da0fe6 100644
--- a/awx/main/signals.py
+++ b/awx/main/signals.py
@@ -146,6 +146,21 @@ def sync_user_to_team_members_role(sender, reverse, model, instance, pk_set, act
                 if action == 'pre_remove':
                     instance.member_role.members.remove(user)
 
+def sync_admin_to_org_admin_role(sender, reverse, model, instance, pk_set, action, **kwargs):
+    'When a user is added or removed from Organization.admins, ensure that is reflected in Organization.admin_role'
+    if action == 'post_add' or action == 'pre_remove':
+        if reverse:
+            for org in Organization.objects.filter(id__in=pk_set).all():
+                if action == 'post_add':
+                    org.admin_role.members.add(instance)
+                if action == 'pre_remove':
+                    org.admin_role.members.remove(instance)
+        else:
+            for user in User.objects.filter(id__in=pk_set).all():
+                if action == 'post_add':
+                    instance.admin_role.members.add(user)
+                if action == 'pre_remove':
+                    instance.admin_role.members.remove(user)
 
 def sync_user_to_org_members_role(sender, reverse, model, instance, pk_set, action, **kwargs):
     'When a user is added or removed from Organization.users, ensure that is reflected in Organization.member_role'
@@ -198,6 +213,7 @@ post_save.connect(sync_superuser_status_to_rbac, sender=User)
 m2m_changed.connect(sync_user_to_team_members_role, Team.users.through)
 post_save.connect(create_user_resource, sender=User)
 m2m_changed.connect(sync_user_to_org_members_role, Organization.users.through)
+m2m_changed.connect(sync_admin_to_org_admin_role, Organization.admins.through)
 
 # Migrate hosts, groups to parent group(s) whenever a group is deleted or
 # marked as inactive.
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_userresource.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_userresource.py
index f666fb9eb0..f5e83438df 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_userresource.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_rbac_userresource.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_user_resource_org_admin(user, organization):
+def test_user_org_admin(user, organization):
     admin = user('orgadmin')
     member = user('orgmember')
 
@@ -13,3 +13,30 @@ def test_user_resource_org_admin(user, organization):
 
     organization.admin_role.members.remove(admin)
     assert not member.resource.accessible_by(admin, {'write':True})
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_org_user_admin(user, organization):
+    admin = user('orgadmin')
+    member = user('orgmember')
+
+    organization.users.add(member)
+    assert not member.resource.accessible_by(admin, {'write':True})
+
+    organization.admins.add(admin)
+    assert member.resource.accessible_by(admin, {'write':True})
+
+    organization.admins.remove(admin)
+    assert not member.resource.accessible_by(admin, {'write':True})
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_org_user_removed(user, organization):
+    admin = user('orgadmin')
+    member = user('orgmember')
+
+    organization.admins.add(admin)
+    organization.users.add(member)
+
+    assert member.resource.accessible_by(admin, {'write':True})
+
+    organization.users.remove(member)
+    assert not member.resource.accessible_by(admin, {'write':True})