diff --git a/jira.go b/jira.go
index d8d247d..406e567 100644
--- a/jira.go
+++ b/jira.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	Resolution     *ResolutionService
 	StatusCategory *StatusCategoryService
 	Filter         *FilterService
+	Role           *RoleService
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a new JIRA API client.
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ func NewClient(httpClient *http.Client, baseURL string) (*Client, error) {
 	c.Resolution = &ResolutionService{client: c}
 	c.StatusCategory = &StatusCategoryService{client: c}
 	c.Filter = &FilterService{client: c}
+	c.Role = &RoleService{client: c}
 
 	return c, nil
 }
diff --git a/mocks/all_roles.json b/mocks/all_roles.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b95afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocks/all_roles.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[
+    {
+      "self": "https://sample.instance.org/rest/api/3/role/10002",
+      "name": "Administrator",
+      "id": 10002,
+      "description": "Administrator description",
+      "actors": [
+        {
+          "id": 10002,
+          "displayName": "jira-administrators",
+          "type": "atlassian-group-role-actor",
+          "name": "jira-administrators",
+          "actorGroup": {
+            "name": "jira-administrators",
+            "displayName": "jira-administrators"
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "self": "https://sample.instance.org/rest/api/3/role/10222",
+      "name": "FooRole",
+      "id": 10222,
+      "description": "User with this role has should do fooo and bar tasks"
+    }
+  ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mocks/role.json b/mocks/role.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..057476b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocks/role.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "self": "https://sample.instance.org/rest/api/3/role/10002",
+  "name": "Administrator",
+  "id": 10002,
+  "description": "Administrator description",
+  "actors": [
+    {
+      "id": 10002,
+      "displayName": "jira-administrators",
+      "type": "atlassian-group-role-actor",
+      "name": "jira-administrators",
+      "actorGroup": {
+        "name": "jira-administrators",
+        "displayName": "jira-administrators"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/role.go b/role.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb4200e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/role.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package jira
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// RoleService handles roles for the JIRA instance / API.
+//
+// JIRA API docs: https://docs.atlassian.com/jira/REST/latest/#api/3/role
+type RoleService struct {
+	client *Client
+}
+
+// Role represents a JIRA product role
+type Role struct {
+	Self        string   `json:"self" structs:"self"`
+	Name        string   `json:"name" structs:"name"`
+	ID          int      `json:"id" structs:"id"`
+	Description string   `json:"description" structs:"description"`
+	Actors      []*Actor `json:"actors" structs:"actors"`
+}
+
+// Actor represents a JIRA user
+type Actor struct {
+	ID          int        `json:"id" structs:"id"`
+	DisplayName string     `json:"displayName" structs:"displayName"`
+	Type        string     `json:"type" structs:"type"`
+	Name        string     `json:"name" structs:"name"`
+	AvatarURL   string     `json:"avatarUrl" structs:"avatarUrl"`
+	ActorUser   *ActorUser `json:"actorUser" structs:"actoruser"`
+}
+
+// ActorUser contains the account id of the actor/user
+type ActorUser struct {
+	AccountID string `json:"accountId" structs:"accountId"`
+}
+
+// GetList returns a list of all available project roles
+func (s *RoleService) GetList() (*[]Role, *Response, error) {
+	apiEndpoint := "rest/api/3/role"
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("GET", apiEndpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	roles := new([]Role)
+	resp, err := s.client.Do(req, roles)
+	if err != nil {
+		jerr := NewJiraError(resp, err)
+		return nil, resp, jerr
+	}
+	return roles, resp, err
+}
+
+// Get retreives a single Role from Jira
+func (s *RoleService) Get(roleID int) (*Role, *Response, error) {
+	apiEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("rest/api/3/role/%d", roleID)
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("GET", apiEndpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	role := new(Role)
+	resp, err := s.client.Do(req, role)
+	if err != nil {
+		jerr := NewJiraError(resp, err)
+		return nil, resp, jerr
+	}
+
+	return role, resp, err
+}
diff --git a/role_test.go b/role_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31a1a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/role_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package jira
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRoleService_GetList(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+	testAPIEndpoint := "/rest/api/3/role"
+
+	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile("./mocks/all_roles.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+	testMux.HandleFunc(testAPIEndpoint, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+		testRequestURL(t, r, testAPIEndpoint)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, string(raw))
+	})
+
+	roles, _, err := testClient.Role.GetList()
+	if roles == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected role list. Role list is nil")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error given: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRoleService_Get(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+	testAPIEdpoint := "/rest/api/3/role/10002"
+	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile("./mocks/role.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+	testMux.HandleFunc(testAPIEdpoint, func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
+		testMethod(t, request, "GET")
+		testRequestURL(t, request, testAPIEdpoint)
+		fmt.Fprintf(writer, string(raw))
+	})
+
+	role, _, err := testClient.Role.Get(10002)
+	if role == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected Role, got nil")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error given: %s", err)
+	}
+
+}