diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/__init__.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/__init__.py
index efbc18a0c0..2858bd5ea5 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/__init__.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 
 from navigation.api import register_links
 from project_setup.api import register_setup
+from rest_api.classes import APIEndPoint
 
 from .models import Role
 from .links import (permission_grant, permission_revoke, role_create,
@@ -36,3 +37,5 @@ def user_post_save(sender, instance, **kwargs):
 post_save.connect(user_post_save, sender=User)
 
 register_setup(role_list)
+
+APIEndPoint('permissions')
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/api_views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65c5a956d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/api_views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from rest_framework import generics, views
+
+from rest_api.filters import MayanObjectPermissionsFilter
+from rest_api.permissions import MayanPermission
+
+from .models import Role
+from .permissions import (PERMISSION_ROLE_CREATE, PERMISSION_ROLE_DELETE,
+                          PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT, PERMISSION_ROLE_VIEW)
+from .serializers import RoleSerializer
+
+
+class APIRoleListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
+    serializer_class = RoleSerializer
+    queryset = Role.objects.all()
+
+    permission_classes = (MayanPermission,)
+    filter_backends = (MayanObjectPermissionsFilter,)
+    mayan_object_permissions = {'GET': [PERMISSION_ROLE_VIEW]}
+    mayan_view_permissions = {'POST': [PERMISSION_ROLE_CREATE]}
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Returns a list of all the roles."""
+        return super(APIRoleListView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Create a new role."""
+        return super(APIRoleListView, self).post(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class APIRoleView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
+    serializer_class = RoleSerializer
+    queryset = Role.objects.all()
+
+    permission_classes = (MayanPermission,)
+    mayan_object_permissions = {
+        'GET': [PERMISSION_ROLE_VIEW],
+        'PUT': [PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT],
+        'PATCH': [PERMISSION_ROLE_EDIT],
+        'DELETE': [PERMISSION_ROLE_DELETE]
+    }
+
+    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Delete the selected role."""
+        return super(APIRoleView, self).delete(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Return the details of the selected role."""
+        return super(APIRoleView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def patch(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Edit the selected role."""
+        return super(APIRoleView, self).patch(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def put(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Edit the selected role."""
+        return super(APIRoleView, self).put(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/serializers.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bbe1cada5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+from .models import Role
+
+
+class RoleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        fields = ('id', 'label')
+        model = Role
diff --git a/mayan/apps/permissions/urls.py b/mayan/apps/permissions/urls.py
index 50730af3c4..50d3b4d6a3 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/permissions/urls.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/permissions/urls.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 
+from .api_views import APIRoleListView, APIRoleView
 from .views import RoleCreateView, RoleDeleteView, RoleEditView
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('permissions.views',
@@ -15,3 +16,8 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('permissions.views',
     url(r'^permissions/multiple/grant/$', 'permission_grant', (), 'permission_multiple_grant'),
     url(r'^permissions/multiple/revoke/$', 'permission_revoke', (), 'permission_multiple_revoke'),
 )
+
+api_urls = patterns('',
+    url(r'^roles/$', APIRoleListView.as_view(), name='role-list'),
+    url(r'^roles/(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/$', APIRoleView.as_view(), name='role-detail'),
+)