diff --git a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/edit/component.html.erb b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/edit/component.html.erb
index 541df92c402..1d0ead5bcfa 100644
--- a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/edit/component.html.erb
+++ b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/edit/component.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <%= form_for @role, url: solidus_admin.role_path(@role), html: { id: form_id } do |f| %>
       <div class="flex flex-col gap-6 pb-4">
         <%= render component("ui/forms/field").text_field(f, :name, class: "required") %>
+        <%= render component("ui/forms/field").text_field(f, :description) %>
       </div>
       <% modal.with_actions do %>
         <form method="dialog">
diff --git a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.rb b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.rb
index 63ac5c15923..c5c4e92e297 100644
--- a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.rb
+++ b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ def columns
       {
         header: :role,
         data: :name,
+      },
+      {
+        header: :description,
+        data: :description,
       }
     ]
   end
diff --git a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.yml b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.yml
index 3934c0825e9..5a9eabd3f0d 100644
--- a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.yml
+++ b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/index/component.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 en:
   batch_actions:
-    delete: 'Delete'
+    delete: "Delete"
   scopes:
-    admin: Admin
-    all: All
+    admin: "Admin"
+    all: "All"
diff --git a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/new/component.html.erb b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/new/component.html.erb
index dcd5d78d38c..3d49f4f987a 100644
--- a/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/new/component.html.erb
+++ b/admin/app/components/solidus_admin/roles/new/component.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <%= form_for @role, url: solidus_admin.roles_path, html: { id: form_id } do |f| %>
       <div class="flex flex-col gap-6 pb-4">
         <%= render component("ui/forms/field").text_field(f, :name, class: "required") %>
+        <%= render component("ui/forms/field").text_field(f, :description) %>
       </div>
       <% modal.with_actions do %>
         <form method="dialog">
diff --git a/admin/app/controllers/solidus_admin/roles_controller.rb b/admin/app/controllers/solidus_admin/roles_controller.rb
index cba1b7bd8ef..0fa1c16044b 100644
--- a/admin/app/controllers/solidus_admin/roles_controller.rb
+++ b/admin/app/controllers/solidus_admin/roles_controller.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def set_index_page
     end
 
     def role_params
-      params.require(:role).permit(:role_id, :name, :description, :type)
+      params.require(:role).permit(:role_id, :name, :description)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/admin/spec/features/roles_spec.rb b/admin/spec/features/roles_spec.rb
index 2b08dab450b..c2843d84816 100644
--- a/admin/spec/features/roles_spec.rb
+++ b/admin/spec/features/roles_spec.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     context "with valid data" do
       it "successfully creates a new role, keeping page and q params" do
         fill_in "Name", with: "Purchaser"
+        fill_in "Description", with: "A person who buys stuff"
 
         click_on "Add Role"
 
@@ -59,18 +60,27 @@
     end
 
     context "with invalid data" do
-      # @note: The only validation that Roles currently have is that names must
-      #   be unique (but they can still be blank).
-      before do
-        create(:role, name: "Customer Role" )
+      context "with a non-unique name" do
+        before do
+          create(:role, name: "Customer Role" )
+        end
+
+        it "fails to create a new role, keeping page and q params" do
+          fill_in "Name", with: "Customer Role"
+          click_on "Add Role"
+
+          expect(page).to have_content("has already been taken")
+          expect(page.current_url).to include(query)
+        end
       end
 
-      it "fails to create a new role, keeping page and q params" do
-        fill_in "Name", with: "Customer Role"
-        click_on "Add Role"
+      context "with no name" do
+        it "fails to create a new role, keeping page and q params" do
+          click_on "Add Role"
 
-        expect(page).to have_content("has already been taken")
-        expect(page.current_url).to include(query)
+          expect(page).to have_content("can't be blank")
+          expect(page.current_url).to include(query)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
@@ -95,10 +105,12 @@
 
     it "successfully updates the existing role" do
       fill_in "Name", with: "Publisher"
+      fill_in "Description", with: "A person who publishes stuff"
 
       click_on "Update Role"
       expect(page).to have_content("Role was successfully updated.")
       expect(page).to have_content("Publisher")
+      expect(page).to have_content("A person who publishes stuff")
       expect(page).not_to have_content("Reviewer")
       expect(Spree::Role.find_by(name: "Publisher")).to be_present
       expect(page.current_url).to include(query)
diff --git a/admin/spec/requests/solidus_admin/roles_spec.rb b/admin/spec/requests/solidus_admin/roles_spec.rb
index 95e57c6cb63..43b96560334 100644
--- a/admin/spec/requests/solidus_admin/roles_spec.rb
+++ b/admin/spec/requests/solidus_admin/roles_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
   describe "POST /create" do
     context "with valid parameters" do
-      let(:valid_attributes) { { name: "Customer" } }
+      let(:valid_attributes) { { name: "Customer", description: "A person who buys stuff" } }
 
       it "creates a new Role" do
         expect {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     end
 
     context "with invalid parameters" do
-      let(:invalid_attributes) { { name: "admin" } }
+      let(:invalid_attributes) { { name: "" } }
 
       it "does not create a new Role" do
         expect {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
   describe "PATCH /update" do
     context "with valid parameters" do
-      let(:valid_attributes) { { name: "Publisher" } }
+      let(:valid_attributes) { { name: "Publisher", description: "A person who publishes stuff" } }
 
       it "updates the role" do
         patch solidus_admin.role_path(role), params: { role: valid_attributes }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     end
 
     context "with invalid parameters" do
-      let(:invalid_attributes) { { name: "admin" } }
+      let(:invalid_attributes) { { name: "" } }
 
       it "does not update the role" do
         original_name = role.name