diff --git a/docs/api/swagger.yaml b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
index 102a00fbd..1d5b80ed1 100644
--- a/docs/api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/api/swagger.yaml
@@ -304,6 +304,15 @@ definitions:
                 x-go-name: Note
             role:
                 $ref: '#/definitions/accountRole'
+            roles:
+                description: |-
+                    Roles lists the public roles of the account on this instance.
+                    Unlike Role, this is always available, but never includes permissions details.
+                    Key/value omitted for remote accounts.
+                items:
+                    $ref: '#/definitions/accountDisplayRole'
+                type: array
+                x-go-name: Roles
             source:
                 $ref: '#/definitions/Source'
             statuses_count:
@@ -333,6 +342,29 @@ definitions:
         type: object
         x-go-name: Account
         x-go-package: github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model
+    accountDisplayRole:
+        description: This is a subset of AccountRole.
+        properties:
+            color:
+                description: |-
+                    Color is a 6-digit CSS-style hex color code with leading `#`, or an empty string if this role has no color.
+                    Since GotoSocial doesn't use role colors, we leave this empty.
+                type: string
+                x-go-name: Color
+            id:
+                description: |-
+                    ID of the role.
+                    Not used by GotoSocial, but we set it to the role name, just in case a client expects a unique ID.
+                type: string
+                x-go-name: ID
+            name:
+                description: Name of the role.
+                type: string
+                x-go-name: Name
+        title: AccountDisplayRole models a public, displayable role of an account.
+        type: object
+        x-go-name: AccountDisplayRole
+        x-go-package: github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model
     accountExportStats:
         description: |-
             AccountExportStats models an account's stats
@@ -448,9 +480,32 @@ definitions:
         x-go-package: github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model
     accountRole:
         properties:
+            color:
+                description: |-
+                    Color is a 6-digit CSS-style hex color code with leading `#`, or an empty string if this role has no color.
+                    Since GotoSocial doesn't use role colors, we leave this empty.
+                type: string
+                x-go-name: Color
+            highlighted:
+                description: |-
+                    Highlighted indicates whether the role is publicly visible on the user profile.
+                    This is always true for GotoSocial's built-in admin and moderator roles, and false otherwise.
+                type: boolean
+                x-go-name: Highlighted
+            id:
+                description: |-
+                    ID of the role.
+                    Not used by GotoSocial, but we set it to the role name, just in case a client expects a unique ID.
+                type: string
+                x-go-name: ID
             name:
+                description: Name of the role.
                 type: string
                 x-go-name: Name
+            permissions:
+                description: Permissions is a bitmap serialized as a numeric string, indicating which admin/moderation actions a user can perform.
+                type: string
+                x-go-name: Permissions
         title: AccountRole models the role of an account.
         type: object
         x-go-name: AccountRole
@@ -2209,6 +2264,15 @@ definitions:
                 x-go-name: Note
             role:
                 $ref: '#/definitions/accountRole'
+            roles:
+                description: |-
+                    Roles lists the public roles of the account on this instance.
+                    Unlike Role, this is always available, but never includes permissions details.
+                    Key/value omitted for remote accounts.
+                items:
+                    $ref: '#/definitions/accountDisplayRole'
+                type: array
+                x-go-name: Roles
             source:
                 $ref: '#/definitions/Source'
             statuses_count:
diff --git a/internal/api/client/accounts/accountget_test.go b/internal/api/client/accounts/accountget_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..421de0d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/client/accounts/accountget_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+// GoToSocial
+// Copyright (C) GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package accounts_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/accounts"
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+)
+
+type AccountGetTestSuite struct {
+	AccountStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+// accountVerifyGet calls the get account API method for a given account fixture name.
+func (suite *AccountGetTestSuite) getAccount(id string) *apimodel.Account {
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx := suite.newContext(recorder, http.MethodGet, nil, accounts.BasePath+"/"+id, "")
+	ctx.Params = gin.Params{
+		gin.Param{
+			Key:   accounts.IDKey,
+			Value: id,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// call the handler
+	suite.accountsModule.AccountGETHandler(ctx)
+
+	// 1. we should have OK because our request was valid
+	suite.Equal(http.StatusOK, recorder.Code)
+
+	// 2. we should have no error message in the result body
+	result := recorder.Result()
+	defer result.Body.Close()
+
+	// check the response
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// unmarshal the returned account
+	apimodelAccount := &apimodel.Account{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, apimodelAccount)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return apimodelAccount
+}
+
+// Fetching the currently logged-in account shows extra info,
+// so we should see permissions, but this account is a regular user and should have no display role.
+func (suite *AccountGetTestSuite) TestGetDisplayRoleForSelf() {
+	apimodelAccount := suite.getAccount(suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"].ID)
+
+	// Role should be set, but permissions should be empty.
+	if suite.NotNil(apimodelAccount.Role) {
+		role := apimodelAccount.Role
+		suite.Equal("user", string(role.Name))
+		suite.Zero(role.Permissions)
+	}
+
+	// Roles should not have anything in it.
+	suite.Empty(apimodelAccount.Roles)
+}
+
+// We should not see a display role for an ordinary local account.
+func (suite *AccountGetTestSuite) TestGetDisplayRoleForUserAccount() {
+	apimodelAccount := suite.getAccount(suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"].ID)
+
+	// Role should not be set.
+	suite.Nil(apimodelAccount.Role)
+
+	// Roles should not have anything in it.
+	suite.Empty(apimodelAccount.Roles)
+}
+
+// We should be able to get a display role for an admin account.
+func (suite *AccountGetTestSuite) TestGetDisplayRoleForAdminAccount() {
+	apimodelAccount := suite.getAccount(suite.testAccounts["admin_account"].ID)
+
+	// Role should not be set.
+	suite.Nil(apimodelAccount.Role)
+
+	// Roles should have exactly one display role.
+	if suite.Len(apimodelAccount.Roles, 1) {
+		role := apimodelAccount.Roles[0]
+		suite.Equal("admin", string(role.Name))
+		suite.NotEmpty(role.ID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAccountGetTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(AccountGetTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/api/client/accounts/accountverify_test.go b/internal/api/client/accounts/accountverify_test.go
index 9308cc92a..af8c2346c 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/accounts/accountverify_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/accounts/accountverify_test.go
@@ -19,30 +19,35 @@
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/client/accounts"
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
 )
 
 type AccountVerifyTestSuite struct {
 	AccountStandardTestSuite
 }
 
-func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) TestAccountVerifyGet() {
-	testAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
-
+// accountVerifyGet calls the verify_credentials API method for a given account fixture name.
+// Assumes token and user fixture names are the same as the account fixture name.
+func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) accountVerifyGet(fixtureName string) *apimodel.Account {
 	// set up the request
 	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	ctx := suite.newContext(recorder, http.MethodGet, nil, accounts.VerifyPath, "")
 
+	// override the account that we're authenticated as
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedAccount, suite.testAccounts[fixtureName])
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedToken, oauth.DBTokenToToken(suite.testTokens[fixtureName]))
+	ctx.Set(oauth.SessionAuthorizedUser, suite.testUsers[fixtureName])
+
 	// call the handler
 	suite.accountsModule.AccountVerifyGETHandler(ctx)
 
@@ -54,13 +59,27 @@ func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) TestAccountVerifyGet() {
 	defer result.Body.Close()
 
 	// check the response
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(result.Body)
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(result.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
 
 	// unmarshal the returned account
 	apimodelAccount := &apimodel.Account{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, apimodelAccount)
-	suite.NoError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return apimodelAccount
+}
+
+// We should see public account information and profile source for a normal user.
+func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) TestAccountVerifyGet() {
+	fixtureName := "local_account_1"
+	testAccount := suite.testAccounts[fixtureName]
+
+	apimodelAccount := suite.accountVerifyGet(fixtureName)
 
 	createdAt, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, apimodelAccount.CreatedAt)
 	suite.NoError(err)
@@ -85,6 +104,43 @@ func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) TestAccountVerifyGet() {
 	suite.Equal(testAccount.NoteRaw, apimodelAccount.Source.Note)
 }
 
+// testAccountVerifyGetRole calls the verify_credentials API method for a given account fixture name,
+// and checks the response for permissions appropriate to the role.
+func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) testAccountVerifyGetRole(fixtureName string) {
+	testUser := suite.testUsers[fixtureName]
+
+	apimodelAccount := suite.accountVerifyGet(fixtureName)
+
+	if suite.NotNil(apimodelAccount.Role) {
+		switch {
+		case *testUser.Admin:
+			suite.Equal("admin", string(apimodelAccount.Role.Name))
+			suite.NotZero(apimodelAccount.Role.Permissions)
+			suite.True(apimodelAccount.Role.Highlighted)
+
+		case *testUser.Moderator:
+			suite.Equal("moderator", string(apimodelAccount.Role.Name))
+			suite.Zero(apimodelAccount.Role.Permissions)
+			suite.True(apimodelAccount.Role.Highlighted)
+
+		default:
+			suite.Equal("user", string(apimodelAccount.Role.Name))
+			suite.Zero(apimodelAccount.Role.Permissions)
+			suite.False(apimodelAccount.Role.Highlighted)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// We should see a role for a normal user, and that role should not have any permissions.
+func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) TestAccountVerifyGetRoleUser() {
+	suite.testAccountVerifyGetRole("local_account_1")
+}
+
+// We should see a role for an admin user, and that role should have some permissions.
+func (suite *AccountVerifyTestSuite) TestAccountVerifyGetRoleAdmin() {
+	suite.testAccountVerifyGetRole("admin_account")
+}
+
 func TestAccountVerifyTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(AccountVerifyTestSuite))
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/client/admin/accountsgetv2_test.go b/internal/api/client/admin/accountsgetv2_test.go
index 15eb8534b..83f394803 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/admin/accountsgetv2_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/admin/accountsgetv2_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -109,10 +113,7 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
           "verified_at": null
         }
       ],
-      "hide_collections": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "hide_collections": true
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
   },
@@ -127,7 +128,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
+      "id": "admin",
+      "name": "admin",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "546033",
+      "highlighted": true
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -156,9 +161,13 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
       "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
-      }
+      "roles": [
+        {
+          "id": "admin",
+          "name": "admin",
+          "color": ""
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGXQRHYF5QPMTMXP78QC2F"
   },
@@ -173,7 +182,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -214,7 +227,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": "I wanna be on this damned webbed site so bad! Please! Wow",
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -244,10 +261,7 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
       "last_status_at": "2024-01-10T09:24:00.000Z",
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
-      "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "enable_rss": true
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
   },
@@ -262,7 +276,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": "hi, please let me in! I'm looking for somewhere neato bombeato to hang out.",
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -289,10 +307,7 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
       "statuses_count": 0,
       "last_status_at": null,
       "emojis": [],
-      "fields": [],
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "fields": []
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
   },
@@ -307,7 +322,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -348,7 +367,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -389,7 +412,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -431,7 +458,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsGetFromTop() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -511,7 +542,11 @@ func (suite *AccountsGetTestSuite) TestAccountsMinID() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
diff --git a/internal/api/client/admin/reportsget_test.go b/internal/api/client/admin/reportsget_test.go
index 5dead789a..5213dd574 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/admin/reportsget_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/admin/reportsget_test.go
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
       "locale": "",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": false,
       "approved": false,
@@ -198,7 +202,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
       "locale": "en",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": true,
       "approved": true,
@@ -237,10 +245,7 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
             "verified_at": null
           }
         ],
-        "hide_collections": true,
-        "role": {
-          "name": "user"
-        }
+        "hide_collections": true
       },
       "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
     },
@@ -255,7 +260,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
       "locale": "en",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "546033",
+        "highlighted": true
       },
       "confirmed": true,
       "approved": true,
@@ -284,9 +293,13 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
         "emojis": [],
         "fields": [],
         "enable_rss": true,
-        "role": {
-          "name": "admin"
-        }
+        "roles": [
+          {
+            "id": "admin",
+            "name": "admin",
+            "color": ""
+          }
+        ]
       },
       "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGXQRHYF5QPMTMXP78QC2F"
     },
@@ -301,7 +314,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
       "locale": "en",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "546033",
+        "highlighted": true
       },
       "confirmed": true,
       "approved": true,
@@ -330,9 +347,13 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
         "emojis": [],
         "fields": [],
         "enable_rss": true,
-        "role": {
-          "name": "admin"
-        }
+        "roles": [
+          {
+            "id": "admin",
+            "name": "admin",
+            "color": ""
+          }
+        ]
       },
       "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGXQRHYF5QPMTMXP78QC2F"
     },
@@ -360,7 +381,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
       "locale": "en",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": true,
       "approved": true,
@@ -399,10 +424,7 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
             "verified_at": null
           }
         ],
-        "hide_collections": true,
-        "role": {
-          "name": "user"
-        }
+        "hide_collections": true
       },
       "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
     },
@@ -417,7 +439,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetAll() {
       "locale": "",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": false,
       "approved": false,
@@ -605,7 +631,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetCreatedByAccount() {
       "locale": "en",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": true,
       "approved": true,
@@ -644,10 +674,7 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetCreatedByAccount() {
             "verified_at": null
           }
         ],
-        "hide_collections": true,
-        "role": {
-          "name": "user"
-        }
+        "hide_collections": true
       },
       "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
     },
@@ -662,7 +689,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetCreatedByAccount() {
       "locale": "",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": false,
       "approved": false,
@@ -850,7 +881,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetTargetAccount() {
       "locale": "en",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": true,
       "approved": true,
@@ -889,10 +924,7 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetTargetAccount() {
             "verified_at": null
           }
         ],
-        "hide_collections": true,
-        "role": {
-          "name": "user"
-        }
+        "hide_collections": true
       },
       "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
     },
@@ -907,7 +939,11 @@ func (suite *ReportsGetTestSuite) TestReportsGetTargetAccount() {
       "locale": "",
       "invite_request": null,
       "role": {
-        "name": "user"
+        "id": "user",
+        "name": "user",
+        "color": "",
+        "permissions": "0",
+        "highlighted": false
       },
       "confirmed": false,
       "approved": false,
diff --git a/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go b/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go
index 095e2e543..f12638f82 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/instance/instancepatch_test.go
@@ -176,9 +176,13 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch1() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "max_toot_chars": 5000,
   "rules": [
@@ -312,9 +316,13 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch2() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "max_toot_chars": 5000,
   "rules": [
@@ -448,9 +456,13 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch3() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "max_toot_chars": 5000,
   "rules": [
@@ -635,9 +647,13 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch6() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "max_toot_chars": 5000,
   "rules": [
@@ -797,9 +813,13 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch8() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "max_toot_chars": 5000,
   "rules": [
@@ -970,9 +990,13 @@ func (suite *InstancePatchTestSuite) TestInstancePatch9() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "max_toot_chars": 5000,
   "rules": [
diff --git a/internal/api/client/statuses/statushistory_test.go b/internal/api/client/statuses/statushistory_test.go
index cadf3cb72..bcbeeba7d 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/statuses/statushistory_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/statuses/statushistory_test.go
@@ -118,10 +118,7 @@ func (suite *StatusHistoryTestSuite) TestGetHistory() {
       "last_status_at": "2024-01-10T09:24:00.000Z",
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
-      "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "enable_rss": true
     },
     "poll": null,
     "media_attachments": [],
diff --git a/internal/api/client/statuses/statusmute_test.go b/internal/api/client/statuses/statusmute_test.go
index 62be671fa..e506f8717 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/statuses/statusmute_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/statuses/statusmute_test.go
@@ -136,10 +136,7 @@ func (suite *StatusMuteTestSuite) TestMuteUnmuteStatus() {
     "last_status_at": "2024-01-10T09:24:00.000Z",
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
-    "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "user"
-    }
+    "enable_rss": true
   },
   "media_attachments": [],
   "mentions": [],
@@ -224,10 +221,7 @@ func (suite *StatusMuteTestSuite) TestMuteUnmuteStatus() {
     "last_status_at": "2024-01-10T09:24:00.000Z",
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
-    "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "user"
-    }
+    "enable_rss": true
   },
   "media_attachments": [],
   "mentions": [],
diff --git a/internal/api/model/account.go b/internal/api/model/account.go
index c5b629db0..0eaf52734 100644
--- a/internal/api/model/account.go
+++ b/internal/api/model/account.go
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
 package model
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 // Account models a fediverse account.
@@ -105,8 +108,13 @@ type Account struct {
 	// Key/value omitted if false.
 	HideCollections bool `json:"hide_collections,omitempty"`
 	// Role of the account on this instance.
+	// Only available through the `verify_credentials` API method.
 	// Key/value omitted for remote accounts.
 	Role *AccountRole `json:"role,omitempty"`
+	// Roles lists the public roles of the account on this instance.
+	// Unlike Role, this is always available, but never includes permissions details.
+	// Key/value omitted for remote accounts.
+	Roles []AccountDisplayRole `json:"roles,omitempty"`
 	// If set, indicates that this account is currently inactive, and has migrated to the given account.
 	// Key/value omitted for accounts that haven't moved, and for suspended accounts.
 	Moved *Account `json:"moved,omitempty"`
@@ -286,11 +294,35 @@ type AccountAliasRequest struct {
 	AlsoKnownAsURIs []string `form:"also_known_as_uris" json:"also_known_as_uris" xml:"also_known_as_uris"`
 }
 
+// AccountDisplayRole models a public, displayable role of an account.
+// This is a subset of AccountRole.
+//
+// swagger:model accountDisplayRole
+type AccountDisplayRole struct {
+	// ID of the role.
+	// Not used by GotoSocial, but we set it to the role name, just in case a client expects a unique ID.
+	ID string `json:"id"`
+
+	// Name of the role.
+	Name AccountRoleName `json:"name"`
+
+	// Color is a 6-digit CSS-style hex color code with leading `#`, or an empty string if this role has no color.
+	// Since GotoSocial doesn't use role colors, we leave this empty.
+	Color string `json:"color"`
+}
+
 // AccountRole models the role of an account.
 //
 // swagger:model accountRole
 type AccountRole struct {
-	Name AccountRoleName `json:"name"`
+	AccountDisplayRole
+
+	// Permissions is a bitmap serialized as a numeric string, indicating which admin/moderation actions a user can perform.
+	Permissions AccountRolePermissions `json:"permissions"`
+
+	// Highlighted indicates whether the role is publicly visible on the user profile.
+	// This is always true for GotoSocial's built-in admin and moderator roles, and false otherwise.
+	Highlighted bool `json:"highlighted"`
 }
 
 // AccountRoleName represent the name of the role of an account.
@@ -305,6 +337,103 @@ type AccountRole struct {
 	AccountRoleUnknown   AccountRoleName = ""          // We don't know / remote account
 )
 
+// AccountRolePermissions is a bitmap representing a set of user permissions.
+// It's used for Mastodon API compatibility: internally, GotoSocial only tracks admins and moderators.
+//
+// swagger:type string
+type AccountRolePermissions int
+
+// MarshalJSON serializes an AccountRolePermissions as a numeric string.
+func (a *AccountRolePermissions) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(strconv.Itoa(int(*a)))
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON deserializes an AccountRolePermissions from a number or numeric string.
+func (a *AccountRolePermissions) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	if string(b) == "null" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	i := 0
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &i); err != nil {
+		s := ""
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &s); err != nil {
+			return errors.New("not a number or string")
+		}
+
+		i, err = strconv.Atoi(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.New("not a numeric string")
+		}
+	}
+
+	*a = AccountRolePermissions(i)
+	return nil
+}
+
+const (
+	// AccountRolePermissionsNone represents an empty set of permissions.
+	AccountRolePermissionsNone AccountRolePermissions = 0
+	// AccountRolePermissionsAdministrator ignores all permission checks.
+	AccountRolePermissionsAdministrator AccountRolePermissions = 1 << (iota - 1)
+	// AccountRolePermissionsDevops is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsDevops
+	// AccountRolePermissionsViewAuditLog is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsViewAuditLog
+	// AccountRolePermissionsViewDashboard is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsViewDashboard
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageReports indicates that the user can view and resolve reports.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageReports
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageFederation indicates that the user can edit federation allows and blocks.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageFederation
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageSettings indicates that the user can edit instance metadata.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageSettings
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageBlocks indicates that the user can manage non-federation blocks, currently including HTTP header blocks.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageBlocks
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageTaxonomies is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageTaxonomies
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageAppeals is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageAppeals
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageUsers indicates that the user can view user details and perform user moderation actions.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageUsers
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageInvites is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageInvites
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageRules indicates that the user can edit instance rules.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageRules
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageAnnouncements is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageAnnouncements
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageCustomEmojis indicates that the user can edit custom emoji.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageCustomEmojis
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageWebhooks is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageWebhooks
+	// AccountRolePermissionsInviteUsers is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsInviteUsers
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageRoles is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageRoles
+	// AccountRolePermissionsManageUserAccess is not used by GotoSocial.
+	AccountRolePermissionsManageUserAccess
+	// AccountRolePermissionsDeleteUserData indicates that the user can permanently delete user data.
+	AccountRolePermissionsDeleteUserData
+
+	// FUTURE: If we decide to assign our own permissions bits,
+	// they should start at the other end of the int to avoid conflicts with future Mastodon permissions.
+
+	// AccountRolePermissionsForAdminRole includes all of the permissions assigned to GotoSocial's built-in administrator role.
+	AccountRolePermissionsForAdminRole = AccountRolePermissionsAdministrator |
+		AccountRolePermissionsManageReports |
+		AccountRolePermissionsManageFederation |
+		AccountRolePermissionsManageSettings |
+		AccountRolePermissionsManageBlocks |
+		AccountRolePermissionsManageUsers |
+		AccountRolePermissionsManageRules |
+		AccountRolePermissionsManageCustomEmojis |
+		AccountRolePermissionsDeleteUserData
+
+	// AccountRolePermissionsForModeratorRole includes all of the permissions assigned to GotoSocial's built-in moderator role.
+	// (Currently, there aren't any.)
+	AccountRolePermissionsForModeratorRole = AccountRolePermissionsNone
+)
+
 // AccountNoteRequest models a request to update the private note for an account.
 //
 // swagger:ignore
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
index 70230cd89..b85d24eee 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ func (c *Converter) UserToAPIUser(ctx context.Context, u *gtsmodel.User) *apimod
 	return user
 }
 
-// AppToAPIAppSensitive takes a db model application as a param, and returns a populated apitype application, or an error
+// AccountToAPIAccountSensitive takes a db model application as a param, and returns a populated apitype application, or an error
 // if something goes wrong. The returned application should be ready to serialize on an API level, and may have sensitive fields
 // (such as client id and client secret), so serve it only to an authorized user who should have permission to see it.
 func (c *Converter) AccountToAPIAccountSensitive(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.Account) (*apimodel.Account, error) {
 	// We can build this sensitive account model
 	// by first getting the public account, and
-	// then adding the Source object to it.
+	// then adding the Source object and role permissions bitmap to it.
 	apiAccount, err := c.AccountToAPIAccountPublic(ctx, a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ func (c *Converter) AccountToAPIAccountSensitive(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmode
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Populate the account's role permissions bitmap and highlightedness from its public role.
+	if len(apiAccount.Roles) > 0 {
+		apiAccount.Role = c.APIAccountDisplayRoleToAPIAccountRoleSensitive(&apiAccount.Roles[0])
+	} else {
+		apiAccount.Role = c.APIAccountDisplayRoleToAPIAccountRoleSensitive(nil)
+	}
+
 	statusContentType := string(apimodel.StatusContentTypeDefault)
 	if a.Settings.StatusContentType != "" {
 		statusContentType = a.Settings.StatusContentType
@@ -299,7 +306,7 @@ func (c *Converter) accountToAPIAccountPublic(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.A
 
 	var (
 		acct            string
-		role            *apimodel.AccountRole
+		roles           []apimodel.AccountDisplayRole
 		enableRSS       bool
 		theme           string
 		customCSS       string
@@ -324,14 +331,8 @@ func (c *Converter) accountToAPIAccountPublic(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.A
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, gtserror.Newf("error getting user from database for account id %s: %w", a.ID, err)
 			}
-
-			switch {
-			case *user.Admin:
-				role = &apimodel.AccountRole{Name: apimodel.AccountRoleAdmin}
-			case *user.Moderator:
-				role = &apimodel.AccountRole{Name: apimodel.AccountRoleModerator}
-			default:
-				role = &apimodel.AccountRole{Name: apimodel.AccountRoleUser}
+			if role := c.UserToAPIAccountDisplayRole(user); role != nil {
+				roles = append(roles, *role)
 			}
 
 			enableRSS = *a.Settings.EnableRSS
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ func (c *Converter) accountToAPIAccountPublic(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.A
 		CustomCSS:         customCSS,
 		EnableRSS:         enableRSS,
 		HideCollections:   hideCollections,
-		Role:              role,
+		Roles:             roles,
 	}
 
 	// Bodge default avatar + header in,
@@ -391,6 +392,56 @@ func (c *Converter) accountToAPIAccountPublic(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.A
 	return accountFrontend, nil
 }
 
+// UserToAPIAccountDisplayRole returns the API representation of a user's display role.
+// This will accept a nil user but does not always return a value:
+// the default "user" role is considered uninteresting and not returned.
+func (c *Converter) UserToAPIAccountDisplayRole(user *gtsmodel.User) *apimodel.AccountDisplayRole {
+	switch {
+	case user == nil:
+		return nil
+	case *user.Admin:
+		return &apimodel.AccountDisplayRole{
+			ID:   string(apimodel.AccountRoleAdmin),
+			Name: apimodel.AccountRoleAdmin,
+		}
+	case *user.Moderator:
+		return &apimodel.AccountDisplayRole{
+			ID:   string(apimodel.AccountRoleModerator),
+			Name: apimodel.AccountRoleModerator,
+		}
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// APIAccountDisplayRoleToAPIAccountRoleSensitive returns the API representation of a user's role,
+// with permission bitmap. This will accept a nil display role and always returns a value.
+func (c *Converter) APIAccountDisplayRoleToAPIAccountRoleSensitive(display *apimodel.AccountDisplayRole) *apimodel.AccountRole {
+	// Default to user role.
+	role := &apimodel.AccountRole{
+		AccountDisplayRole: apimodel.AccountDisplayRole{
+			ID:   string(apimodel.AccountRoleUser),
+			Name: apimodel.AccountRoleUser,
+		},
+		Permissions: apimodel.AccountRolePermissionsNone,
+		Highlighted: false,
+	}
+
+	// If there's a display role, use that instead.
+	if display != nil {
+		role.AccountDisplayRole = *display
+		role.Highlighted = true
+		switch display.Name {
+		case apimodel.AccountRoleAdmin:
+			role.Permissions = apimodel.AccountRolePermissionsForAdminRole
+		case apimodel.AccountRoleModerator:
+			role.Permissions = apimodel.AccountRolePermissionsForModeratorRole
+		}
+	}
+
+	return role
+}
+
 func (c *Converter) fieldsToAPIFields(f []*gtsmodel.Field) []apimodel.Field {
 	fields := make([]apimodel.Field, len(f))
 
@@ -416,8 +467,8 @@ func (c *Converter) fieldsToAPIFields(f []*gtsmodel.Field) []apimodel.Field {
 // when someone wants to view an account they've blocked.
 func (c *Converter) AccountToAPIAccountBlocked(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.Account) (*apimodel.Account, error) {
 	var (
-		acct string
-		role *apimodel.AccountRole
+		acct  string
+		roles []apimodel.AccountDisplayRole
 	)
 
 	if a.IsRemote() {
@@ -438,14 +489,8 @@ func (c *Converter) AccountToAPIAccountBlocked(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, gtserror.Newf("error getting user from database for account id %s: %w", a.ID, err)
 			}
-
-			switch {
-			case *user.Admin:
-				role = &apimodel.AccountRole{Name: apimodel.AccountRoleAdmin}
-			case *user.Moderator:
-				role = &apimodel.AccountRole{Name: apimodel.AccountRoleModerator}
-			default:
-				role = &apimodel.AccountRole{Name: apimodel.AccountRoleUser}
+			if role := c.UserToAPIAccountDisplayRole(user); role != nil {
+				roles = append(roles, *role)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -464,7 +509,7 @@ func (c *Converter) AccountToAPIAccountBlocked(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.
 		// Empty array (not nillable).
 		Fields:    make([]apimodel.Field, 0),
 		Suspended: !a.SuspendedAt.IsZero(),
-		Role:      role,
+		Roles:     roles,
 	}
 
 	// Don't show the account's actual
@@ -487,7 +532,7 @@ func (c *Converter) AccountToAdminAPIAccount(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.Ac
 		inviteRequest          *string
 		approved               bool
 		disabled               bool
-		role                   = apimodel.AccountRole{Name: apimodel.AccountRoleUser} // assume user by default
+		role                   = *c.APIAccountDisplayRoleToAPIAccountRoleSensitive(nil)
 		createdByApplicationID string
 	)
 
@@ -527,11 +572,9 @@ func (c *Converter) AccountToAdminAPIAccount(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.Ac
 			inviteRequest = &user.Reason
 		}
 
-		if *user.Admin {
-			role.Name = apimodel.AccountRoleAdmin
-		} else if *user.Moderator {
-			role.Name = apimodel.AccountRoleModerator
-		}
+		role = *c.APIAccountDisplayRoleToAPIAccountRoleSensitive(
+			c.UserToAPIAccountDisplayRole(user),
+		)
 
 		confirmed = !user.ConfirmedAt.IsZero()
 		approved = *user.Approved
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
index 46f6c2455..307b5f163 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend_test.go
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAccountToFrontend() {
   "last_status_at": "2024-01-10T09:24:00.000Z",
   "emojis": [],
   "fields": [],
-  "enable_rss": true,
-  "role": {
-    "name": "user"
-  }
+  "enable_rss": true
 }`, string(b))
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +132,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAccountToFrontendAliasedAndMoved()
   },
   "enable_rss": true,
   "role": {
-    "name": "user"
+    "id": "user",
+    "name": "user",
+    "color": "",
+    "permissions": "0",
+    "highlighted": false
   },
   "moved": {
     "id": "01F8MH5NBDF2MV7CTC4Q5128HF",
@@ -169,10 +170,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAccountToFrontendAliasedAndMoved()
         "verified_at": null
       }
     ],
-    "hide_collections": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "user"
-    }
+    "hide_collections": true
   }
 }`, string(b))
 }
@@ -222,10 +220,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAccountToFrontendWithEmojiStruct()
     }
   ],
   "fields": [],
-  "enable_rss": true,
-  "role": {
-    "name": "user"
-  }
+  "enable_rss": true
 }`, string(b))
 }
 
@@ -272,10 +267,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAccountToFrontendWithEmojiIDs() {
     }
   ],
   "fields": [],
-  "enable_rss": true,
-  "role": {
-    "name": "user"
-  }
+  "enable_rss": true
 }`, string(b))
 }
 
@@ -321,7 +313,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAccountToFrontendSensitive() {
   },
   "enable_rss": true,
   "role": {
-    "name": "user"
+    "id": "user",
+    "name": "user",
+    "color": "",
+    "permissions": "0",
+    "highlighted": false
   }
 }`, string(b))
 }
@@ -494,9 +490,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestStatusToFrontend() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "media_attachments": [
     {
@@ -667,9 +667,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestWarnFilteredStatusToFrontend() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "media_attachments": [
     {
@@ -849,10 +853,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestWarnFilteredBoostToFrontend() {
       "last_status_at": "2024-01-10T09:24:00.000Z",
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
-      "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "enable_rss": true
     },
     "media_attachments": [
       {
@@ -980,9 +981,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestWarnFilteredBoostToFrontend() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "media_attachments": [],
   "mentions": [],
@@ -1518,9 +1523,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestStatusToFrontendUnknownLanguage()
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "media_attachments": [
     {
@@ -1657,10 +1666,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestStatusToFrontendPartialInteraction
     "last_status_at": "2024-01-10T09:24:00.000Z",
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
-    "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "user"
-    }
+    "enable_rss": true
   },
   "media_attachments": [],
   "mentions": [],
@@ -1853,9 +1859,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestInstanceV1ToFrontend() {
     "emojis": [],
     "fields": [],
     "enable_rss": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
-    }
+    "roles": [
+      {
+        "id": "admin",
+        "name": "admin",
+        "color": ""
+      }
+    ]
   },
   "max_toot_chars": 5000,
   "rules": [],
@@ -1989,9 +1999,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestInstanceV2ToFrontend() {
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
       "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
-      }
+      "roles": [
+        {
+          "id": "admin",
+          "name": "admin",
+          "color": ""
+        }
+      ]
     }
   },
   "rules": [],
@@ -2158,10 +2172,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestReportToFrontend2() {
         "verified_at": null
       }
     ],
-    "hide_collections": true,
-    "role": {
-      "name": "user"
-    }
+    "hide_collections": true
   }
 }`, string(b))
 }
@@ -2194,7 +2205,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend1() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -2235,7 +2250,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend1() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -2274,10 +2293,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend1() {
           "verified_at": null
         }
       ],
-      "hide_collections": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "hide_collections": true
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
   },
@@ -2292,7 +2308,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend1() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
+      "id": "admin",
+      "name": "admin",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "546033",
+      "highlighted": true
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -2321,9 +2341,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend1() {
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
       "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
-      }
+      "roles": [
+        {
+          "id": "admin",
+          "name": "admin",
+          "color": ""
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGXQRHYF5QPMTMXP78QC2F"
   },
@@ -2338,7 +2362,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend1() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
+      "id": "admin",
+      "name": "admin",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "546033",
+      "highlighted": true
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -2367,9 +2395,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend1() {
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
       "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
-      }
+      "roles": [
+        {
+          "id": "admin",
+          "name": "admin",
+          "color": ""
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGXQRHYF5QPMTMXP78QC2F"
   },
@@ -2407,7 +2439,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend2() {
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -2446,10 +2482,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend2() {
           "verified_at": null
         }
       ],
-      "hide_collections": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "hide_collections": true
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGY43H3N2C8EWPR2FPYEXG"
   },
@@ -2464,7 +2497,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontend2() {
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -2665,7 +2702,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontendSuspendedLoca
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": false,
     "approved": false,
@@ -2706,7 +2747,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontendSuspendedLoca
     "locale": "",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "user"
+      "id": "user",
+      "name": "user",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "0",
+      "highlighted": false
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -2735,10 +2780,7 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontendSuspendedLoca
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
       "suspended": true,
-      "hide_collections": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "user"
-      }
+      "hide_collections": true
     }
   },
   "assigned_account": {
@@ -2752,7 +2794,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontendSuspendedLoca
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
+      "id": "admin",
+      "name": "admin",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "546033",
+      "highlighted": true
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -2781,9 +2827,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontendSuspendedLoca
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
       "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
-      }
+      "roles": [
+        {
+          "id": "admin",
+          "name": "admin",
+          "color": ""
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGXQRHYF5QPMTMXP78QC2F"
   },
@@ -2798,7 +2848,11 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontendSuspendedLoca
     "locale": "en",
     "invite_request": null,
     "role": {
-      "name": "admin"
+      "id": "admin",
+      "name": "admin",
+      "color": "",
+      "permissions": "546033",
+      "highlighted": true
     },
     "confirmed": true,
     "approved": true,
@@ -2827,9 +2881,13 @@ func (suite *InternalToFrontendTestSuite) TestAdminReportToFrontendSuspendedLoca
       "emojis": [],
       "fields": [],
       "enable_rss": true,
-      "role": {
-        "name": "admin"
-      }
+      "roles": [
+        {
+          "id": "admin",
+          "name": "admin",
+          "color": ""
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "created_by_application_id": "01F8MGXQRHYF5QPMTMXP78QC2F"
   },
diff --git a/web/template/profile.tmpl b/web/template/profile.tmpl
index adeb83f3e..bf58d660b 100644
--- a/web/template/profile.tmpl
+++ b/web/template/profile.tmpl
@@ -173,9 +173,11 @@
                     <dt class="sr-only">Username</dt>
                     <dd class="username text-cutoff">@{{- .account.Username -}}@{{- .instance.AccountDomain -}}</dd>
                 </div>
-                {{- if and (.account.Role) (ne .account.Role.Name "user") }}
+                {{- if .account.Roles }}
                 <dt class="sr-only">Role</dt>
-                <dd class="role {{ .account.Role.Name -}}">{{- .account.Role.Name -}}</dd>
+                {{- range .account.Roles }}
+                <dd class="role {{ .Name -}}">{{- .Name -}}</dd>
+                {{- end }}
                 {{- end }}
             </dl>
         </div>