diff --git a/keystone/common/policies/implied_role.py b/keystone/common/policies/implied_role.py
index bb230aafe5..c4d9058ddc 100644
--- a/keystone/common/policies/implied_role.py
+++ b/keystone/common/policies/implied_role.py
@@ -15,24 +15,69 @@ from oslo_policy import policy
 from keystone.common.policies import base
 
 implied_role_policies = [
-    policy.RuleDefault(
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name=base.IDENTITY % 'get_implied_role',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED,
+        description='Get information about an association between two roles. '
+                    'When a relationship exists between a prior role and an '
+                    'implied role and the prior role is assigned to a user, '
+                    'the user also assumes the implied role.',
+        operations=[
+            {'path': '/v3/roles/{prior_role_id}/implies/{implied_role_id}',
+             'method': 'GET'}]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name=base.IDENTITY % 'list_implied_roles',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED,
+        description='List associations between two roles. When a relationship '
+                    'exists between a prior role and an implied role and the '
+                    'prior role is assigned to a user, the user also assumes '
+                    'the implied role. This will return all the implied roles '
+                    'that would be assumed by the user who gets the specified '
+                    'prior role.',
+        operations=[
+            {'path': '/v3/roles/{prior_role_id}/implies', 'method': 'GET'},
+            {'path': '/v3/roles/{prior_role_id}/implies', 'method': 'HEAD'}]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name=base.IDENTITY % 'create_implied_role',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED,
+        description='Create an association between two roles. When a '
+                    'relationship exists between a prior role and an implied '
+                    'role and the prior role is assigned to a user, the user '
+                    'also assumes the implied role.',
+        operations=[
+            {'path': '/v3/roles/{prior_role_id}/implies/{implied_role_id}',
+             'method': 'PUT'}]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name=base.IDENTITY % 'delete_implied_role',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED,
+        description='Delete the association between two roles. When a '
+                    'relationship exists between a prior role and an implied '
+                    'role and the prior role is assigned to a user, the user '
+                    'also assumes the implied role. Removing the association '
+                    'will cause that effect to be eliminated.',
+        operations=[
+            {'path': '/v3/roles/{prior_role_id}/implies/{implied_role_id}',
+             'method': 'DELETE'}]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name=base.IDENTITY % 'list_role_inference_rules',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED),
-    policy.RuleDefault(
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED,
+        description='List all associations between two roles in the system. '
+                    'When a relationship exists between a prior role and an '
+                    'implied role and the prior role is assigned to a user, '
+                    'the user also assumes the implied role.',
+        operations=[
+            {'path': '/v3/role_inferences', 'method': 'GET'},
+            {'path': '/v3/role_inferences', 'method': 'HEAD'}]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name=base.IDENTITY % 'check_implied_role',
-        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED),
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_REQUIRED,
+        description='Check an association between two roles. When a '
+                    'relationship exists between a prior role and an implied '
+                    'role and the prior role is assigned to a user, the user '
+                    'also assumes the implied role.',
+        operations=[
+            {'path': '/v3/roles/{prior_role_id}/implies/{implied_role_id}',
+             'method': 'HEAD'}])
 ]