diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.js b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.js
index a6c1077504..d42ff6d830 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.js
@@ -76,14 +76,16 @@
 
     function submit(context) {
       return keystone.createUser(context.model).then(success);
-    }
 
-    function success(response) {
-      var user = response.data;
-      toast.add('success', interpolate(message.success, [user.name]));
-      return actionResultService.getActionResult()
-        .created(resourceType, user.id)
-        .result;
+      function success(response) {
+        var user = response.data;
+        toast.add('success', interpolate(message.success, [user.name]));
+        // Assign project role for the new user.
+        keystone.grantRole(user.default_project_id, context.model.role, user.id);
+        return actionResultService.getActionResult()
+          .created(resourceType, user.id)
+          .result;
+      }
     }
   }
 })();
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.spec.js
index 78392ef9c9..dfe07f6dbd 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.spec.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/users/actions/create.action.service.spec.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
       var deferred = $q.defer();
       spyOn(keystone, 'createUser').and.returnValue(deferred.promise);
       spyOn(toast, 'add').and.callFake(angular.noop);
+      spyOn(keystone, 'grantRole');
       var handler = jasmine.createSpyObj('handler', ['success']);
 
       deferred.resolve({data: {name: 'saved', id: '12345'}});