diff --git a/coderd/coderd.go b/coderd/coderd.go
index a3ff71788e633..191d3339aa2b1 100644
--- a/coderd/coderd.go
+++ b/coderd/coderd.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/pion/webrtc/v3"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 	"google.golang.org/api/idtoken"
 
 	chitrace "gopkg.in/DataDog/dd-trace-go.v1/contrib/go-chi/chi.v5"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/gitsshkey"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpapi"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpmw"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/rbac"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/turnconn"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/codersdk"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/site"
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	SecureAuthCookie     bool
 	SSHKeygenAlgorithm   gitsshkey.Algorithm
 	TURNServer           *turnconn.Server
+	Authorizer           *rbac.RegoAuthorizer
 }
 
 // New constructs the Coder API into an HTTP handler.
@@ -61,6 +64,15 @@ func New(options *Options) (http.Handler, func()) {
 	if options.APIRateLimit == 0 {
 		options.APIRateLimit = 512
 	}
+	if options.Authorizer == nil {
+		var err error
+		options.Authorizer, err = rbac.NewAuthorizer()
+		if err != nil {
+			// This should never happen, as the unit tests would fail if the
+			// default built in authorizer failed.
+			panic(xerrors.Errorf("rego authorize panic: %w", err))
+		}
+	}
 	api := &api{
 		Options: options,
 	}
@@ -68,6 +80,13 @@ func New(options *Options) (http.Handler, func()) {
 		Github: options.GithubOAuth2Config,
 	})
 
+	// TODO: @emyrk we should just move this into 'ExtractAPIKey'.
+	authRolesMiddleware := httpmw.ExtractUserRoles(options.Database)
+
+	authorize := func(f http.HandlerFunc, actions rbac.Action) http.HandlerFunc {
+		return httpmw.Authorize(api.Logger, api.Authorizer, actions)(f).ServeHTTP
+	}
+
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 
 	r.Use(
@@ -119,6 +138,7 @@ func New(options *Options) (http.Handler, func()) {
 			r.Use(
 				apiKeyMiddleware,
 				httpmw.ExtractOrganizationParam(options.Database),
+				authRolesMiddleware,
 			)
 			r.Get("/", api.organization)
 			r.Get("/provisionerdaemons", api.provisionerDaemonsByOrganization)
@@ -138,6 +158,10 @@ func New(options *Options) (http.Handler, func()) {
 				})
 			})
 			r.Route("/members", func(r chi.Router) {
+				r.Route("/roles", func(r chi.Router) {
+					r.Use(httpmw.WithRBACObject(rbac.ResourceUserRole))
+					r.Get("/", authorize(api.assignableOrgRoles, rbac.ActionRead))
+				})
 				r.Route("/{user}", func(r chi.Router) {
 					r.Use(
 						httpmw.ExtractUserParam(options.Database),
@@ -200,20 +224,28 @@ func New(options *Options) (http.Handler, func()) {
 				})
 			})
 			r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
-				r.Use(apiKeyMiddleware)
+				r.Use(
+					apiKeyMiddleware,
+					authRolesMiddleware,
+				)
 				r.Post("/", api.postUser)
 				r.Get("/", api.users)
+				// These routes query information about site wide roles.
+				r.Route("/roles", func(r chi.Router) {
+					r.Use(httpmw.WithRBACObject(rbac.ResourceUserRole))
+					r.Get("/", authorize(api.assignableSiteRoles, rbac.ActionRead))
+				})
 				r.Route("/{user}", func(r chi.Router) {
 					r.Use(httpmw.ExtractUserParam(options.Database))
 					r.Get("/", api.userByName)
 					r.Put("/profile", api.putUserProfile)
 					r.Put("/suspend", api.putUserSuspend)
-					// TODO: @emyrk Might want to move these to a /roles group instead of /user.
-					//		As we include more roles like org roles, it makes less sense to scope these here.
-					r.Put("/roles", api.putUserRoles)
-					r.Get("/roles", api.userRoles)
 					r.Get("/organizations", api.organizationsByUser)
 					r.Post("/organizations", api.postOrganizationsByUser)
+					// These roles apply to the site wide permissions.
+					r.Put("/roles", api.putUserRoles)
+					r.Get("/roles", api.userRoles)
+
 					r.Post("/keys", api.postAPIKey)
 					r.Route("/organizations", func(r chi.Router) {
 						r.Post("/", api.postOrganizationsByUser)
diff --git a/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go b/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
index 725e729ed1df2..5726c9f7befe5 100644
--- a/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
+++ b/coderd/database/databasefake/databasefake.go
@@ -245,6 +245,38 @@ func (q *fakeQuerier) GetUsers(_ context.Context, params database.GetUsersParams
 	return tmp, nil
 }
 
+func (q *fakeQuerier) GetAllUserRoles(_ context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (database.GetAllUserRolesRow, error) {
+	q.mutex.RLock()
+	defer q.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	var user *database.User
+	roles := make([]string, 0)
+	for _, u := range q.users {
+		if u.ID == userID {
+			u := u
+			roles = append(roles, u.RBACRoles...)
+			user = &u
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, mem := range q.organizationMembers {
+		if mem.UserID == userID {
+			roles = append(roles, mem.Roles...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if user == nil {
+		return database.GetAllUserRolesRow{}, sql.ErrNoRows
+	}
+
+	return database.GetAllUserRolesRow{
+		ID:       userID,
+		Username: user.Username,
+		Roles:    roles,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (q *fakeQuerier) GetWorkspacesByTemplateID(_ context.Context, arg database.GetWorkspacesByTemplateIDParams) ([]database.Workspace, error) {
 	q.mutex.RLock()
 	defer q.mutex.RUnlock()
diff --git a/coderd/database/querier.go b/coderd/database/querier.go
index 8058cedeb7bb8..db2f3f0d49987 100644
--- a/coderd/database/querier.go
+++ b/coderd/database/querier.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type querier interface {
 	DeleteGitSSHKey(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) error
 	DeleteParameterValueByID(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) error
 	GetAPIKeyByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (APIKey, error)
+	GetAllUserRoles(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (GetAllUserRolesRow, error)
 	// GetAuditLogsBefore retrieves `limit` number of audit logs before the provided
 	// ID.
 	GetAuditLogsBefore(ctx context.Context, arg GetAuditLogsBeforeParams) ([]AuditLog, error)
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
index 1034a3a0d00a6..f91070915c097 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
+++ b/coderd/database/queries.sql.go
@@ -2014,6 +2014,31 @@ func (q *sqlQuerier) UpdateTemplateVersionByID(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateTe
 	return err
 }
 
+const getAllUserRoles = `-- name: GetAllUserRoles :one
+SELECT
+    -- username is returned just to help for logging purposes
+	id, username, array_cat(users.rbac_roles, organization_members.roles) :: text[] AS roles
+FROM
+	users
+LEFT JOIN organization_members
+	ON id = user_id
+WHERE
+    id = $1
+`
+
+type GetAllUserRolesRow struct {
+	ID       uuid.UUID `db:"id" json:"id"`
+	Username string    `db:"username" json:"username"`
+	Roles    []string  `db:"roles" json:"roles"`
+}
+
+func (q *sqlQuerier) GetAllUserRoles(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (GetAllUserRolesRow, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, getAllUserRoles, userID)
+	var i GetAllUserRolesRow
+	err := row.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Username, pq.Array(&i.Roles))
+	return i, err
+}
+
 const getUserByEmailOrUsername = `-- name: GetUserByEmailOrUsername :one
 SELECT
 	id, email, username, hashed_password, created_at, updated_at, status, rbac_roles
diff --git a/coderd/database/queries/users.sql b/coderd/database/queries/users.sql
index aa94117ec2aff..2f0ecb3709b9b 100644
--- a/coderd/database/queries/users.sql
+++ b/coderd/database/queries/users.sql
@@ -122,3 +122,15 @@ SET
 	updated_at = $3
 WHERE
 	id = $1 RETURNING *;
+
+
+-- name: GetAllUserRoles :one
+SELECT
+    -- username is returned just to help for logging purposes
+	id, username, array_cat(users.rbac_roles, organization_members.roles) :: text[] AS roles
+FROM
+	users
+LEFT JOIN organization_members
+	ON id = user_id
+WHERE
+    id = @user_id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/coderd/httpmw/authorize.go b/coderd/httpmw/authorize.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2eb221f1893eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coderd/httpmw/authorize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package httpmw
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	"cdr.dev/slog"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpapi"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/rbac"
+)
+
+// Authorize will enforce if the user roles can complete the action on the AuthObject.
+// The organization and owner are found using the ExtractOrganization and
+// ExtractUser middleware if present.
+func Authorize(logger slog.Logger, auth *rbac.RegoAuthorizer, action rbac.Action) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			roles := UserRoles(r)
+			object := rbacObject(r)
+
+			if object.Type == "" {
+				panic("developer error: auth object has no type")
+			}
+
+			// First extract the object's owner and organization if present.
+			unknownOrg := r.Context().Value(organizationParamContextKey{})
+			if organization, castOK := unknownOrg.(database.Organization); unknownOrg != nil {
+				if !castOK {
+					panic("developer error: organization param middleware not provided for authorize")
+				}
+				object = object.InOrg(organization.ID)
+			}
+
+			unknownOwner := r.Context().Value(userParamContextKey{})
+			if owner, castOK := unknownOwner.(database.User); unknownOwner != nil {
+				if !castOK {
+					panic("developer error: user param middleware not provided for authorize")
+				}
+				object = object.WithOwner(owner.ID.String())
+			}
+
+			err := auth.AuthorizeByRoleName(r.Context(), roles.ID.String(), roles.Roles, action, object)
+			if err != nil {
+				internalError := new(rbac.UnauthorizedError)
+				if xerrors.As(err, internalError) {
+					logger = logger.With(slog.F("internal", internalError.Internal()))
+				}
+				// Log information for debugging. This will be very helpful
+				// in the early days if we over secure endpoints.
+				logger.Warn(r.Context(), "unauthorized",
+					slog.F("roles", roles.Roles),
+					slog.F("user_id", roles.ID),
+					slog.F("username", roles.Username),
+					slog.F("route", r.URL.Path),
+					slog.F("action", action),
+					slog.F("object", object),
+				)
+				httpapi.Write(rw, http.StatusUnauthorized, httpapi.Response{
+					Message: err.Error(),
+				})
+				return
+			}
+			next.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type authObjectKey struct{}
+
+// APIKey returns the API key from the ExtractAPIKey handler.
+func rbacObject(r *http.Request) rbac.Object {
+	obj, ok := r.Context().Value(authObjectKey{}).(rbac.Object)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("developer error: auth object middleware not provided")
+	}
+	return obj
+}
+
+// WithRBACObject sets the object for 'Authorize()' for all routes handled
+// by this middleware. The important field to set is 'Type'
+func WithRBACObject(object rbac.Object) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), authObjectKey{}, object)
+			next.ServeHTTP(rw, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// User roles are the 'subject' field of Authorize()
+type userRolesKey struct{}
+
+// UserRoles returns the API key from the ExtractUserRoles handler.
+func UserRoles(r *http.Request) database.GetAllUserRolesRow {
+	apiKey, ok := r.Context().Value(userRolesKey{}).(database.GetAllUserRolesRow)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("developer error: user roles middleware not provided")
+	}
+	return apiKey
+}
+
+// ExtractUserRoles requires authentication using a valid API key.
+func ExtractUserRoles(db database.Store) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			apiKey := APIKey(r)
+			role, err := db.GetAllUserRoles(r.Context(), apiKey.UserID)
+			if err != nil {
+				httpapi.Write(rw, http.StatusUnauthorized, httpapi.Response{
+					Message: "roles not found",
+				})
+				return
+			}
+
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), userRolesKey{}, role)
+			next.ServeHTTP(rw, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/coderd/httpmw/authorize_test.go b/coderd/httpmw/authorize_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..59ee50c80d9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coderd/httpmw/authorize_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package httpmw_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/rbac"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/database/databasefake"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpmw"
+)
+
+func TestExtractUserRoles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name    string
+		AddUser func(db database.Store) (database.User, []string, string)
+	}{
+		{
+			Name: "Member",
+			AddUser: func(db database.Store) (database.User, []string, string) {
+				roles := []string{rbac.RoleMember()}
+				user, token := addUser(t, db, roles...)
+				return user, roles, token
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "Admin",
+			AddUser: func(db database.Store) (database.User, []string, string) {
+				roles := []string{rbac.RoleMember(), rbac.RoleAdmin()}
+				user, token := addUser(t, db, roles...)
+				return user, roles, token
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "OrgMember",
+			AddUser: func(db database.Store) (database.User, []string, string) {
+				roles := []string{rbac.RoleMember()}
+				user, token := addUser(t, db, roles...)
+				org, err := db.InsertOrganization(context.Background(), database.InsertOrganizationParams{
+					ID:          uuid.New(),
+					Name:        "testorg",
+					Description: "test",
+					CreatedAt:   time.Now(),
+					UpdatedAt:   time.Now(),
+				})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				orgRoles := []string{rbac.RoleOrgMember(org.ID)}
+				_, err = db.InsertOrganizationMember(context.Background(), database.InsertOrganizationMemberParams{
+					OrganizationID: org.ID,
+					UserID:         user.ID,
+					CreatedAt:      time.Now(),
+					UpdatedAt:      time.Now(),
+					Roles:          orgRoles,
+				})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				return user, append(roles, orgRoles...), token
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range testCases {
+		c := c
+		t.Run(c.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			var (
+				db                    = databasefake.New()
+				user, expRoles, token = c.AddUser(db)
+				rw                    = httptest.NewRecorder()
+				rtr                   = chi.NewRouter()
+			)
+			rtr.Use(
+				httpmw.ExtractAPIKey(db, &httpmw.OAuth2Configs{}),
+				httpmw.ExtractUserRoles(db),
+			)
+			rtr.Get("/", func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				roles := httpmw.UserRoles(r)
+				require.ElementsMatch(t, user.ID, roles.ID)
+				require.ElementsMatch(t, expRoles, roles.Roles)
+			})
+
+			req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
+			req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{
+				Name:  httpmw.AuthCookie,
+				Value: token,
+			})
+
+			rtr.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+			require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rw.Result().StatusCode)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func addUser(t *testing.T, db database.Store, roles ...string) (database.User, string) {
+	var (
+		id, secret = randomAPIKeyParts()
+		hashed     = sha256.Sum256([]byte(secret))
+	)
+
+	user, err := db.InsertUser(context.Background(), database.InsertUserParams{
+		ID:        uuid.New(),
+		Email:     "admin@email.com",
+		Username:  "admin",
+		RBACRoles: roles,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = db.InsertAPIKey(context.Background(), database.InsertAPIKeyParams{
+		ID:           id,
+		UserID:       user.ID,
+		HashedSecret: hashed[:],
+		LastUsed:     database.Now(),
+		ExpiresAt:    database.Now().Add(time.Minute),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return user, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", id, secret)
+}
diff --git a/coderd/rbac/builtin.go b/coderd/rbac/builtin.go
index 4d659e6e8e39f..26ec0a1afa1cc 100644
--- a/coderd/rbac/builtin.go
+++ b/coderd/rbac/builtin.go
@@ -145,6 +145,49 @@ func IsOrgRole(roleName string) (string, bool) {
 	return "", false
 }
 
+// OrganizationRoles lists all roles that can be applied to an organization user
+// in the given organization. This is the list of available roles,
+// and specific to an organization.
+//
+// This should be a list in a database, but until then we build
+// the list from the builtins.
+func OrganizationRoles(organizationID uuid.UUID) []string {
+	var roles []string
+	for _, roleF := range builtInRoles {
+		role := roleF(organizationID.String()).Name
+		_, scope, err := roleSplit(role)
+		if err != nil {
+			// This should never happen
+			continue
+		}
+		if scope == organizationID.String() {
+			roles = append(roles, role)
+		}
+	}
+	return roles
+}
+
+// SiteRoles lists all roles that can be applied to a user.
+// This is the list of available roles, and not specific to a user
+//
+// This should be a list in a database, but until then we build
+// the list from the builtins.
+func SiteRoles() []string {
+	var roles []string
+	for _, roleF := range builtInRoles {
+		role := roleF("random")
+		_, scope, err := roleSplit(role.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			// This should never happen
+			continue
+		}
+		if scope == "" {
+			roles = append(roles, role.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	return roles
+}
+
 // roleName is a quick helper function to return
 // 	role_name:scopeID
 // If no scopeID is required, only 'role_name' is returned
diff --git a/coderd/rbac/builtin_test.go b/coderd/rbac/builtin_test.go
index 849179dc78893..d8b937f78ac53 100644
--- a/coderd/rbac/builtin_test.go
+++ b/coderd/rbac/builtin_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package rbac_test
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -60,3 +61,23 @@ func TestIsOrgRole(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestListRoles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// If this test is ever failing, just update the list to the roles
+	// expected from the builtin set.
+	require.ElementsMatch(t, []string{
+		"admin",
+		"member",
+		"auditor",
+	},
+		rbac.SiteRoles())
+
+	orgID := uuid.New()
+	require.ElementsMatch(t, []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("organization-admin:%s", orgID.String()),
+		fmt.Sprintf("organization-member:%s", orgID.String()),
+	},
+		rbac.OrganizationRoles(orgID))
+}
diff --git a/coderd/rbac/object.go b/coderd/rbac/object.go
index 1e86165f24cf4..a4be9b1edab5b 100644
--- a/coderd/rbac/object.go
+++ b/coderd/rbac/object.go
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ var (
 		Type: "template",
 	}
 
+	// ResourceUserRole might be expanded later to allow more granular permissions
+	// to modifying roles. For now, this covers all possible roles, so having this permission
+	// allows granting/deleting **ALL** roles.
+	ResourceUserRole = Object{
+		Type: "user_role",
+	}
+
 	// ResourceWildcard represents all resource types
 	ResourceWildcard = Object{
 		Type: WildcardSymbol,
diff --git a/coderd/roles.go b/coderd/roles.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..64bd7353b4293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coderd/roles.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package coderd
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpmw"
+
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/httpapi"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/rbac"
+)
+
+// assignableSiteRoles returns all site wide roles that can be assigned.
+func (*api) assignableSiteRoles(rw http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	// TODO: @emyrk in the future, allow granular subsets of roles to be returned based on the
+	// 	role of the user.
+	roles := rbac.SiteRoles()
+	httpapi.Write(rw, http.StatusOK, roles)
+}
+
+// assignableSiteRoles returns all site wide roles that can be assigned.
+func (*api) assignableOrgRoles(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// TODO: @emyrk in the future, allow granular subsets of roles to be returned based on the
+	// 	role of the user.
+	organization := httpmw.OrganizationParam(r)
+	roles := rbac.OrganizationRoles(organization.ID)
+	httpapi.Write(rw, http.StatusOK, roles)
+}
diff --git a/coderd/roles_test.go b/coderd/roles_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..523439883e33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coderd/roles_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package coderd_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/coderdtest"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/rbac"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/codersdk"
+)
+
+func TestListRoles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client := coderdtest.New(t, nil)
+	// Create admin, member, and org admin
+	admin := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
+	member := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, admin.OrganizationID)
+
+	orgAdmin := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, admin.OrganizationID)
+	orgAdminUser, err := orgAdmin.User(ctx, codersdk.Me)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// TODO: @emyrk switch this to the admin when getting non-personal users is
+	//	supported. `client.UpdateOrganizationMemberRoles(...)`
+	_, err = orgAdmin.UpdateOrganizationMemberRoles(ctx, admin.OrganizationID, orgAdminUser.ID,
+		codersdk.UpdateRoles{
+			Roles: []string{rbac.RoleOrgMember(admin.OrganizationID), rbac.RoleOrgAdmin(admin.OrganizationID)},
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "update org member roles")
+
+	otherOrg, err := client.CreateOrganization(ctx, admin.UserID, codersdk.CreateOrganizationRequest{
+		Name: "other",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "create org")
+
+	const unauth = "unauthorized"
+	const notMember = "not a member of the organization"
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name            string
+		Client          *codersdk.Client
+		APICall         func() ([]string, error)
+		ExpectedRoles   []string
+		AuthorizedError string
+	}{
+		{
+			Name: "MemberListSite",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				x, err := member.ListSiteRoles(ctx)
+				return x, err
+			},
+			AuthorizedError: unauth,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "OrgMemberListOrg",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				return member.ListOrganizationRoles(ctx, admin.OrganizationID)
+			},
+			AuthorizedError: unauth,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "NonOrgMemberListOrg",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				return member.ListOrganizationRoles(ctx, otherOrg.ID)
+			},
+			AuthorizedError: notMember,
+		},
+		// Org admin
+		{
+			Name: "OrgAdminListSite",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				return orgAdmin.ListSiteRoles(ctx)
+			},
+			AuthorizedError: unauth,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "OrgAdminListOrg",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				return orgAdmin.ListOrganizationRoles(ctx, admin.OrganizationID)
+			},
+			ExpectedRoles: rbac.OrganizationRoles(admin.OrganizationID),
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "OrgAdminListOtherOrg",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				return orgAdmin.ListOrganizationRoles(ctx, otherOrg.ID)
+			},
+			AuthorizedError: notMember,
+		},
+		// Admin
+		{
+			Name: "AdminListSite",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				return client.ListSiteRoles(ctx)
+			},
+			ExpectedRoles: rbac.SiteRoles(),
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "AdminListOrg",
+			APICall: func() ([]string, error) {
+				return client.ListOrganizationRoles(ctx, admin.OrganizationID)
+			},
+			ExpectedRoles: rbac.OrganizationRoles(admin.OrganizationID),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range testCases {
+		c := c
+		t.Run(c.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			roles, err := c.APICall()
+			if c.AuthorizedError != "" {
+				var apiErr *codersdk.Error
+				require.ErrorAs(t, err, &apiErr)
+				require.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, apiErr.StatusCode())
+				require.Contains(t, apiErr.Message, c.AuthorizedError)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.ElementsMatch(t, c.ExpectedRoles, roles)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/codersdk/roles.go b/codersdk/roles.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d7d6d0fe2b8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codersdk/roles.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package codersdk
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// ListSiteRoles lists all available site wide roles.
+// This is not user specific.
+func (c *Client) ListSiteRoles(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	res, err := c.request(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/api/v2/users/roles", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, readBodyAsError(res)
+	}
+	var roles []string
+	return roles, json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&roles)
+}
+
+// ListOrganizationRoles lists all available roles for a given organization.
+// This is not user specific.
+func (c *Client) ListOrganizationRoles(ctx context.Context, org uuid.UUID) ([]string, error) {
+	res, err := c.request(ctx, http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("/api/v2/organizations/%s/members/roles/", org.String()), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, readBodyAsError(res)
+	}
+	var roles []string
+	return roles, json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&roles)
+}