diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/CreatePermissionForm.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/CreatePermissionForm.js
index 8ee1e7edbb..c09baf50fa 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/CreatePermissionForm.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/CreatePermissionForm.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import * as validator from "../components/permissionValidation";
 import RoleSelector from "../components/RoleSelector";
 import AdvancedPermissionsDialog from "./AdvancedPermissionsDialog";
+import { findVerbsForRole } from "../modules/permissions";
 
 type Props = {
   availableRoles: RepositoryRole[],
@@ -142,10 +143,12 @@ class CreatePermissionForm extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     const availableRoleNames = availableRoles.map(r => r.name);
 
+    const selectedVerbs = role ? findVerbsForRole(availableRoles, role) : verbs;
+
     const advancedDialog = showAdvancedDialog ? (
       <AdvancedPermissionsDialog
         availableVerbs={availableVerbs}
-        selectedVerbs={verbs}
+        selectedVerbs={selectedVerbs}
         onClose={this.closeAdvancedPermissionsDialog}
         onSubmit={this.submitAdvancedPermissionsDialog}
       />
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/SinglePermission.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/SinglePermission.js
index 5fed0084a7..bdb96de0bd 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/SinglePermission.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/containers/SinglePermission.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import {
   modifyPermission,
   isModifyPermissionPending,
   deletePermission,
-  isDeletePermissionPending
+  isDeletePermissionPending,
+  findVerbsForRole
 } from "../modules/permissions";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import type { History } from "history";
@@ -131,11 +132,15 @@ class SinglePermission extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       </td>
     );
 
-    const advancedDialg = showAdvancedDialog ? (
+    const selectedVerbs = permission.role
+      ? findVerbsForRole(availableRepositoryRoles, permission.role)
+      : permission.verbs;
+
+    const advancedDialog = showAdvancedDialog ? (
       <AdvancedPermissionsDialog
         readOnly={readOnly}
         availableVerbs={availableRepositoryVerbs}
-        selectedVerbs={permission.verbs}
+        selectedVerbs={selectedVerbs}
         onClose={this.closeAdvancedPermissionsDialog}
         onSubmit={this.submitAdvancedPermissionsDialog}
       />
@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@ class SinglePermission extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             deletePermission={this.deletePermission}
             loading={this.props.deleteLoading}
           />
-          {advancedDialg}
+          {advancedDialog}
         </td>
       </tr>
     );
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.js b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.js
index abd25eb459..276f28f672 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/repos/permissions/modules/permissions.js
@@ -739,3 +739,17 @@ export function getModifyPermissionsFailure(
   }
   return null;
 }
+
+export function findVerbsForRole(
+  availableRepositoryRoles: RepositoryRole[],
+  roleName: string
+) {
+  const matchingRole = availableRepositoryRoles.find(
+    role => roleName === role.name
+  );
+  if (matchingRole) {
+    return matchingRole.verbs;
+  } else {
+    return [];
+  }
+}