diff --git a/apps/permissions/post_init.py b/apps/permissions/post_init.py
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+++ b/apps/permissions/post_init.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
+
+
+def user_post_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    from .settings import DEFAULT_ROLES
+
+    if kwargs.get('created', False):
+        for default_role in SETTING_DEFAULT_ROLES:
+            if isinstance(default_role, Role):
+                #If a model is passed, execute method
+                default_role.add_member(instance)
+            else:
+                #If a role name is passed, lookup the corresponding model
+                try:
+                    role = Role.objects.get(name=default_role)
+                    role.add_member(instance)
+                except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+                    pass
+
+
+def init_signal_handler():
+    post_save.connect(user_post_save, sender=User)
diff --git a/apps/permissions/registry.py b/apps/permissions/registry.py
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+++ b/apps/permissions/registry.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from smart_settings import LocalScope
+
+from .icons import icon_permissions
+from .links import role_list
+
+name = 'permissions'
+label = _(u'Permissions')
+description = _(u'Handles the permissions in a project.')
+icon = icon_permissions
+dependencies = ['app_registry', 'smart_settings']
+
+settings=[
+    {
+        'name': 'DEFAULT_ROLES',
+        'default': [],
+        'description': _(u'A list of existing roles that are automatically assigned to newly created users'),
+        'scopes': [LocalScope()]
+    }
+]
+
+setup_links=[role_list]