diff --git a/lib/global-admin/addon/controllers/roles/index.js b/lib/global-admin/addon/controllers/roles/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6c9c4452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/global-admin/addon/controllers/roles/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import Controller from '@ember/controller';
+import FilterState from 'ui/mixins/filter-state';
+
+const headers = []
+
+export default Controller.extend(FilterState, {
+  headers: headers,
+});
diff --git a/lib/global-admin/addon/routes.js b/lib/global-admin/addon/routes.js
index 63d0ce8a5..01a836465 100644
--- a/lib/global-admin/addon/routes.js
+++ b/lib/global-admin/addon/routes.js
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ export default buildRoutes(function() {
     this.route('new', {path: '/add'});
   });
 
+  this.route('roles', {path: '/roles'}, function() {
+    this.route('index', {path: '/'});
+    this.route('new', {path: '/add'});
+  });
+
   this.route('audit-logs');
   this.route('catalog');
 
diff --git a/lib/global-admin/addon/routes/roles/index.js b/lib/global-admin/addon/routes/roles/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59e8b4441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/global-admin/addon/routes/roles/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
+
+export default Route.extend({
+  model: function() {
+  },
+});
diff --git a/lib/global-admin/addon/templates/application.hbs b/lib/global-admin/addon/templates/application.hbs
index beaa1f35e..c54f96d8c 100644
--- a/lib/global-admin/addon/templates/application.hbs
+++ b/lib/global-admin/addon/templates/application.hbs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <section class="header has-tabs clearfix p-0">
     <ul class="tab-nav">
       <li>{{#link-to "accounts"}}{{t 'nav.admin.accounts'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
+      <li>{{#link-to "roles"}}{{t 'nav.admin.roles'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
       <li>{{#link-to "audit-logs"}}{{t 'nav.admin.audit'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
       <li>{{#link-to "catalog"}}{{t 'nav.admin.catalog'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
       <li>{{#link-to "settings.auth"}}{{t 'nav.admin.settings.auth'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
diff --git a/lib/global-admin/addon/templates/roles/index.hbs b/lib/global-admin/addon/templates/roles/index.hbs
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index 000000000..163c59a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/global-admin/addon/templates/roles/index.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<section class="header clearfix">
+  <div class="pull-left">
+    <h1>{{t 'rolesPage.index.header'}}</h1>
+  </div>
+  <div class="right-buttons">
+    {{#link-to "roles.new" classNames="btn btn-sm bg-primary right-divider-btn"}} {{t 'rolesPage.index.localLink'}} {{/link-to}}
+  </div>
+</section>
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