diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/RoleList/RoleList.tsx b/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/RoleList/RoleList.tsx
index baf15b596c534..3fec1ddd63867 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/RoleList/RoleList.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/RoleList/RoleList.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function RoleList({
   serversidePagination: SeversidePagination<RoleResource>;
   rolesAcl: Access;
 }) {
+  const canView = rolesAcl.list && rolesAcl.read;
   const canEdit = rolesAcl.edit;
   const canDelete = rolesAcl.remove;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export function RoleList({
           altKey: 'options-btn',
           render: (role: RoleResource) => (
             <ActionCell
+              canView={canView}
               canDelete={canDelete}
               canEdit={canEdit}
               onEdit={() => onEdit(role.id)}
@@ -87,18 +89,23 @@ export function RoleList({
 }
 
 const ActionCell = (props: {
+  canView: boolean;
   canEdit: boolean;
   canDelete: boolean;
   onEdit(): void;
   onDelete(): void;
 }) => {
-  if (!(props.canEdit || props.canDelete)) {
+  if (!(props.canView || props.canDelete)) {
     return <Cell align="right" />;
   }
   return (
     <Cell align="right">
       <MenuButton>
-        {props.canEdit && <MenuItem onClick={props.onEdit}>Edit</MenuItem>}
+        {props.canView && (
+          <MenuItem onClick={props.onEdit}>
+            {props.canEdit ? 'Edit' : 'View Details'}
+          </MenuItem>
+        )}
         {props.canDelete && (
           <MenuItem onClick={props.onDelete}>Delete</MenuItem>
         )}
diff --git a/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/Roles.test.tsx b/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/Roles.test.tsx
index 1a4338cac036e..071c1e10eea3d 100644
--- a/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/Roles.test.tsx
+++ b/web/packages/teleport/src/Roles/Roles.test.tsx
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ describe('Roles list', () => {
     expect(menuItems).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
-  test('hides edit button if no access', async () => {
+  test('hides view/edit button if no access', async () => {
     const ctx = createTeleportContext();
     const testState = {
       ...defaultState,
       rolesAcl: {
         ...defaultState.rolesAcl,
-        edit: false,
+        list: false,
       },
     };
 
@@ -147,12 +147,15 @@ describe('Roles list', () => {
     fireEvent.click(optionsButton);
     const menuItems = screen.queryAllByRole('menuitem');
     expect(menuItems).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(menuItems.every(item => item.textContent.includes('Edit'))).not.toBe(
-      true
-    );
+    expect(
+      menuItems.every(
+        item =>
+          item.textContent.includes('View') || item.textContent.includes('Edit')
+      )
+    ).not.toBe(true);
   });
 
-  test('hides delete button if no access', async () => {
+  test('hides delete button if user does not have permission to delete', async () => {
     const ctx = createTeleportContext();
     const testState = {
       ...defaultState,
@@ -184,12 +187,14 @@ describe('Roles list', () => {
     ).not.toBe(true);
   });
 
-  test('hides Options button if no permissions to edit or delete', async () => {
+  test('displays Options button if user has permission to list/read roles', async () => {
     const ctx = createTeleportContext();
     const testState = {
       ...defaultState,
       rolesAcl: {
-        ...defaultState.rolesAcl,
+        list: true,
+        read: true,
+        create: false,
         remove: false,
         edit: false,
       },
@@ -203,6 +208,35 @@ describe('Roles list', () => {
       </MemoryRouter>
     );
 
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText('cool-role')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    const optionsButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /options/i });
+    fireEvent.click(optionsButton);
+    const menuItems = screen.queryAllByRole('menuitem');
+    expect(menuItems).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(menuItems[0]).toHaveTextContent('View');
+  });
+
+  test('hides Options button if no permissions to view or delete', async () => {
+    const ctx = createTeleportContext();
+    const testState = {
+      ...defaultState,
+      rolesAcl: {
+        ...defaultState.rolesAcl,
+        remove: false,
+        list: false,
+      },
+    };
+
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <ContextProvider ctx={ctx}>
+          <Roles {...testState} />
+        </ContextProvider>
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    );
+
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(screen.getByText('cool-role')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });