diff --git a/kingbird/api/controllers/restcomm.py b/kingbird/api/controllers/restcomm.py
index 19a26c8..ce534b4 100644
--- a/kingbird/api/controllers/restcomm.py
+++ b/kingbird/api/controllers/restcomm.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def extract_context_from_environ():
                      'user_name': 'HTTP_X_USER_NAME',
                      'tenant_name': 'HTTP_X_PROJECT_NAME',
                      'domain': 'HTTP_X_DOMAIN_ID',
+                     'roles': 'HTTP_X_ROLE',
                      'user_domain': 'HTTP_X_USER_DOMAIN_ID',
                      'project_domain': 'HTTP_X_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID',
                      'request_id': 'openstack.request_id'}
diff --git a/kingbird/common/context.py b/kingbird/common/context.py
index 4b9862b..ff40fe8 100644
--- a/kingbird/common/context.py
+++ b/kingbird/common/context.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class RequestContext(base_context.RequestContext):
         super(RequestContext, self).__init__(
             auth_token=auth_token, user=user, tenant=project,
             domain=domain, user_domain=user_domain,
-            project_domain=project_domain,
+            project_domain=project_domain, roles=roles,
             read_only=read_only, show_deleted=show_deleted,
             request_id=request_id)