diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/addUserToRole.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/addUserToRole.coffee
index 6a8baac97ec7..ac2d506654fa 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/addUserToRole.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/addUserToRole.coffee
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Meteor.methods
 		if not user?._id?
 			throw new Meteor.Error 'error-invalid-user', 'Invalid user', { method: 'authorization:addUserToRole' }
 
-		RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'added', _id: roleName, u: { _id: user._id, username: username }, scope: scope });
+		if RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'added', _id: roleName, u: { _id: user._id, username: username }, scope: scope });
 
 		return RocketChat.models.Roles.addUserRoles user._id, roleName, scope
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/removeUserFromRole.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/removeUserFromRole.coffee
index e9d66df8c17c..cbbfa8d66fc9 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/removeUserFromRole.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/removeUserFromRole.coffee
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Meteor.methods
 		if not user?._id?
 			throw new Meteor.Error 'error-invalid-user', 'Invalid user', { method: 'authorization:removeUserFromRole' }
 
-		RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'removed', _id: roleName, u: { _id: user._id, username: username }, scope: scope });
+		if RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'removed', _id: roleName, u: { _id: user._id, username: username }, scope: scope });
 
 		return RocketChat.models.Roles.removeUserRoles user._id, roleName, scope
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/saveRole.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/saveRole.coffee
index d717d0601fd8..d646b4275f03 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/saveRole.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-authorization/server/methods/saveRole.coffee
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Meteor.methods
 		if roleData.scope not in ['Users', 'Subscriptions']
 			roleData.scope = 'Users'
 
-		RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'changed', _id: roleData.name });
+		if RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'changed', _id: roleData.name });
 
 		return RocketChat.models.Roles.createOrUpdate roleData.name, roleData.scope, roleData.description
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-lib/i18n/en.i18n.json b/packages/rocketchat-lib/i18n/en.i18n.json
index 2b6a1e019c4e..7478c3b910d7 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-lib/i18n/en.i18n.json
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-lib/i18n/en.i18n.json
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@
   "True" : "True",
   "Type" : "Type",
   "Type_your_new_password" : "Type your new password",
+  "UI_DisplayRoles" : "Display Roles",
   "Unarchive" : "Unarchive",
   "Unmute_someone_in_room" : "Unmute someone in the room",
   "Unmute_user" : "Unmute user",
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/startup/settings.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/startup/settings.coffee
index be5f98e389d2..7f91822b9c8a 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/startup/settings.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-lib/server/startup/settings.coffee
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ RocketChat.settings.addGroup 'Layout', ->
 		@add 'Custom_Script_Logged_Out', '//Add your script', { type: 'code', multiline: true, public: true }
 		@add 'Custom_Script_Logged_In', '//Add your script', { type: 'code', multiline: true, public: true }
 
+	@section 'User Interface', ->
+		@add 'UI_DisplayRoles', true, { type: 'boolean', public: true }
+
 
 RocketChat.settings.addGroup 'Logs', ->
 	@add 'Debug_Level', 'error', { type: 'select', values: [ { key: 'error', i18nLabel: 'Only_errors' }, { key: 'debug', i18nLabel: 'All_logs' } ] }
diff --git a/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/message/message.coffee b/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/message/message.coffee
index 09874b7d470a..3d662bff4238 100644
--- a/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/message/message.coffee
+++ b/packages/rocketchat-ui-message/message/message.coffee
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Template.message.helpers
 	isBot: ->
 		return 'bot' if this.bot?
 	roleTags: ->
+		unless RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			return []
 		roles = _.union(UserRoles.findOne(this.u?._id)?.roles, RoomRoles.findOne({'u._id': this.u?._id, rid: this.rid })?.roles)
 		return _.compact(_.map(roles, (role) -> return RocketChat.models.Roles.findOne({ _id: role, description: { $exists: 1 } })?.description));
 	isGroupable: ->
diff --git a/server/methods/addRoomModerator.coffee b/server/methods/addRoomModerator.coffee
index c60a0e9fd7b0..ca0f4fa24674 100644
--- a/server/methods/addRoomModerator.coffee
+++ b/server/methods/addRoomModerator.coffee
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Meteor.methods
 				username: fromUser.username
 			role: 'moderator'
 
-		RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'added', _id: 'moderator', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
+		if RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'added', _id: 'moderator', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
 
 		return true
diff --git a/server/methods/addRoomOwner.coffee b/server/methods/addRoomOwner.coffee
index 5e18a4ec1d24..aba506c54970 100644
--- a/server/methods/addRoomOwner.coffee
+++ b/server/methods/addRoomOwner.coffee
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Meteor.methods
 				username: fromUser.username
 			role: 'owner'
 
-		RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'added', _id: 'owner', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
+		if RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'added', _id: 'owner', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
 
 		return true
diff --git a/server/methods/removeRoomModerator.coffee b/server/methods/removeRoomModerator.coffee
index c7e06aa327b1..8ed1a1ac6037 100644
--- a/server/methods/removeRoomModerator.coffee
+++ b/server/methods/removeRoomModerator.coffee
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Meteor.methods
 				username: fromUser.username
 			role: 'moderator'
 
-		RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'removed', _id: 'moderator', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
+		if RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'removed', _id: 'moderator', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
 
 		return true
diff --git a/server/methods/removeRoomOwner.coffee b/server/methods/removeRoomOwner.coffee
index ce975fafb2f0..063b9f43a5d3 100644
--- a/server/methods/removeRoomOwner.coffee
+++ b/server/methods/removeRoomOwner.coffee
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Meteor.methods
 				username: fromUser.username
 			role: 'owner'
 
-		RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'removed', _id: 'owner', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
+		if RocketChat.settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')
+			RocketChat.Notifications.notifyAll('roles-change', { type: 'removed', _id: 'owner', u: { _id: user._id, username: user.username }, scope: rid });
 
 		return true