diff --git a/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
index 67acb545d..f5a34b5b3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class RolesController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :require_admin_or_api_request, :only => :index
   before_filter :find_role, :only => [:edit, :update, :destroy]
   accept_api_auth :index
+  accept_api_auth :index, :show
 
   def index
     respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG b/doc/CHANGELOG
index e9e733b5c..a0b1e4411 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ http://www.redmine.org/
 == TBD v1.4.6
 
 * Defect #12409: Git: changesets aren't read after clear_changesets call
+* Defect #12472: Roles REST API does not accept API authentication
 
 == 2012-11-17 v1.4.5