diff --git a/src/lib/db/access-store.ts b/src/lib/db/access-store.ts
index 2e00a02975..fa9a1b7284 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/access-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/access-store.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class AccessStore implements IAccessStore {
             Array.from(rawEnvironments).map(
                 ([environmentName, environmentPermissions]) => {
                     return {
-                        environmentName: environmentName,
+                        name: environmentName,
                         permissions: environmentPermissions.map(
                             this.mapPermission,
                         ),
@@ -264,6 +264,19 @@ export class AccessStore implements IAccessStore {
         };
     }
 
+    async addEnvironmentPermissionsToRole(
+        role_id: number,
+        permissions: IPermission[],
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        const rows = permissions.map((x) => {
+            return {
+                role_id,
+                permission_id: x.id,
+            };
+        });
+        this.db.batchInsert(T.ROLE_PERMISSION, rows);
+    }
+
     async addPermissionsToRole(
         role_id: number,
         permissions: string[],
diff --git a/src/lib/services/role-service.ts b/src/lib/services/role-service.ts
index e1e0b9f6e9..569a0f47a6 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/role-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/role-service.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,34 @@
 import { IUnleashConfig } from 'lib/server-impl';
 import { IUnleashStores } from 'lib/types';
-import { ICustomRole } from 'lib/types/model';
-import { ICustomRoleInsert, IRoleStore } from 'lib/types/stores/role-store';
+import { ICustomRole, IPermission } from 'lib/types/model';
+import { IAccessStore } from 'lib/types/stores/access-store';
+import { IRoleStore } from 'lib/types/stores/role-store';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
 
+interface IRoleCreation {
+    name: string;
+    description: string;
+    roleType: string;
+    permissions?: IPermission[];
+}
+
 export default class RoleService {
     private logger: Logger;
 
     private store: IRoleStore;
 
+    private accessStore: IAccessStore;
+
     constructor(
-        { roleStore }: Pick<IUnleashStores, 'roleStore'>,
+        {
+            roleStore,
+            accessStore,
+        }: Pick<IUnleashStores, 'roleStore' | 'accessStore'>,
         { getLogger }: Pick<IUnleashConfig, 'getLogger'>,
     ) {
         this.logger = getLogger('lib/services/session-service.ts');
         this.store = roleStore;
+        this.accessStore = accessStore;
     }
 
     async getAll(): Promise<ICustomRole[]> {
@@ -25,8 +39,21 @@ export default class RoleService {
         return this.store.get(id);
     }
 
-    async create(role: ICustomRoleInsert): Promise<ICustomRole> {
-        return this.store.create(role);
+    async create(role: IRoleCreation): Promise<ICustomRole> {
+        const baseRole = {
+            name: role.name,
+            description: role.description,
+            roleType: role.roleType,
+        };
+        const permissions = role.permissions;
+        const newRole = await this.store.create(baseRole);
+        if (permissions) {
+            this.accessStore.addEnvironmentPermissionsToRole(
+                newRole.id,
+                permissions,
+            );
+        }
+        return newRole;
     }
 
     async delete(id: number): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/types/model.ts b/src/lib/types/model.ts
index 08625d462f..2ab134e000 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/model.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/model.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export interface IPermission {
 }
 
 export interface IEnvironmentPermission {
-    environmentName: string;
+    name: string;
     permissions: IPermission[];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts b/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts
index 9afa732122..b9e0d099ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/stores/access-store.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IAvailablePermissions } from '../model';
+import { IAvailablePermissions, IPermission } from '../model';
 import { Store } from './store';
 
 export interface IUserPermission {
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export interface IAccessStore extends Store<IRole, number> {
     removeRolesForProject(projectId: string): Promise<void>;
     getRolesForUserId(userId: number): Promise<IRole[]>;
     getUserIdsForRole(roleId: number): Promise<number[]>;
+    addEnvironmentPermissionsToRole(
+        role_id: number,
+        permissions: IPermission[],
+    ): Promise<void>;
     setupPermissionsForEnvironment(
         environmentName: string,
         permissions: string[],
diff --git a/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts b/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts
index b2dba70f87..70b1b2c4d4 100644
--- a/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts
+++ b/src/test/fixtures/fake-access-store.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ import {
 import { IAvailablePermissions, IPermission } from 'lib/types/model';
 
 class AccessStoreMock implements IAccessStore {
+    addEnvironmentPermissionsToRole(
+        role_id: number,
+        permissions: IPermission[],
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+    }
+
     setupPermissionsForEnvironment(
         environmentName: string,
         permissions: string[],