diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/util/i18n/i18n.js b/horizon/static/framework/util/i18n/i18n.js
index cadaab0c43..e3e2b74c96 100644
--- a/horizon/static/framework/util/i18n/i18n.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/util/i18n/i18n.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
   angular
     .module('horizon.framework.util.i18n', [])
-    .factory('horizon.framework.util.i18n.gettext', getText);
+    .factory('horizon.framework.util.i18n.gettext', getText)
+    .factory('horizon.framework.util.i18n.ngettext', nGetText);
 
   getText.$inject = ['$window'];
 
@@ -52,4 +53,27 @@
       return gettextFunc.apply(this, arguments);
     };
   }
+
+  nGetText.$inject = ['$window'];
+
+  /**
+   * @name horizon.framework.util.i18n.ngettext
+   * @description
+   * Provides a wrapper for translation, using the global 'ngettext'
+   * function if it is present.  Provides a method that
+   * simply returns the input if the expected global 'ngettext' is
+   * not provided.
+   */
+  function nGetText($window) {
+    // If no global function, revert to just returning given text.
+    var nGettextFunc = $window.ngettext || function (x) {
+      return x;
+    };
+
+    // Eventually, could delete the window ngettext references here,
+    // or provide an appropriate method.
+    return function () {
+      return nGettextFunc.apply(this, arguments);
+    };
+  }
 })();
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/actions.module.js b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/actions.module.js
index ced90e6937..63cbca82fe 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/actions.module.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/actions.module.js
@@ -33,15 +33,38 @@
   registerRoleActions.$inject = [
     'horizon.framework.conf.resource-type-registry.service',
     'horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.actions.create.service',
+    'horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.actions.delete.service',
     'horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.resourceType'
   ];
 
   function registerRoleActions(
     registry,
     createService,
+    deleteService,
     roleResourceTypeCode
   ) {
     var roleResourceType = registry.getResourceType(roleResourceTypeCode);
+
+    roleResourceType.itemActions
+      .append({
+        id: 'deleteAction',
+        service: deleteService,
+        template: {
+          text: gettext('Delete Role'),
+          type: 'delete'
+        }
+      });
+
+    roleResourceType.batchActions
+      .append({
+        id: 'batchDeleteAction',
+        service: deleteService,
+        template: {
+          type: 'delete-selected',
+          text: gettext('Delete Roles')
+        }
+      });
+
     roleResourceType.globalActions
       .append({
         id: 'createRoleAction',
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/delete.action.service.js b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/delete.action.service.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f88b5ccc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/delete.action.service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2016 99Cloud
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use self file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+ * a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+(function() {
+  'use strict';
+
+  angular
+    .module('horizon.dashboard.identity.roles')
+    .factory('horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.actions.delete.service', deleteRoleService);
+
+  deleteRoleService.$inject = [
+    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.keystone',
+    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.policy',
+    'horizon.framework.util.actions.action-result.service',
+    'horizon.framework.util.i18n.ngettext',
+    'horizon.framework.widgets.modal.deleteModalService',
+    'horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.resourceType'
+  ];
+
+  /*
+   * @ngdoc factory
+   * @name horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.actions.delete.service
+   *
+   * @Description
+   * Brings up the delete roles confirmation modal dialog.
+
+   * On submit, delete given roles.
+   * On cancel, do nothing.
+   */
+  function deleteRoleService(
+    keystone,
+    policy,
+    actionResultService,
+    ngettext,
+    deleteModal,
+    roleResourceType
+  ) {
+    return {
+      allowed: allowed,
+      perform: perform,
+      deleteResult: deleteResult  // exposed just for testing
+    };
+
+    //////////////
+
+    function allowed() {
+      return policy.ifAllowed({rules: [[ 'identity', 'identity:delete_role' ]]});
+    }
+
+    function perform(items, scope) {
+      var roles = angular.isArray(items) ? items : [items];
+      var context = {
+        labels: labelize(roles.length),
+        deleteEntity: function deleteRole(role) {
+          return keystone.deleteRole(role);
+        }
+      };
+      return deleteModal.open(scope, roles, context).then(deleteResult);
+    }
+
+    function deleteResult(deleteModalResult) {
+      // To make the result of this action generically useful, reformat the return
+      // from the deleteModal into a standard form
+      var actionResult = actionResultService.getActionResult();
+      deleteModalResult.pass.forEach(function markDeleted(item) {
+        actionResult.deleted(roleResourceType, item.context.id);
+      });
+      deleteModalResult.fail.forEach(function markFailed(item) {
+        actionResult.failed(roleResourceType, item.context.id);
+      });
+      return actionResult.result;
+    }
+
+    function labelize(count) {
+      return {
+        title: ngettext(
+          'Confirm Delete Role',
+          'Confirm Delete Roles', count),
+        message: ngettext(
+          'You have selected "%s". Deleted role is not recoverable.',
+          'You have selected "%s". Deleted roles are not recoverable.', count),
+        submit: ngettext(
+          'Delete Role',
+          'Delete Roles', count),
+        success: ngettext(
+          'Deleted Role: %s.',
+          'Deleted Roles: %s.', count),
+        error: ngettext(
+          'Unable to delete Role: %s.',
+          'Unable to delete Roles: %s.', count)
+      };
+    }
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/delete.action.service.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/delete.action.service.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6aef1f1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/identity/static/dashboard/identity/roles/actions/delete.action.service.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use self file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+ * a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+(function() {
+  'use strict';
+
+  describe('horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.actions.delete.service', function() {
+    beforeEach(module('horizon.app.core'));
+    beforeEach(module('horizon.dashboard.identity.roles'));
+    beforeEach(module('horizon.framework'));
+
+    var deleteModalService, service, keystoneAPI, policyAPI;
+
+    beforeEach(inject(function($injector) {
+      service = $injector.get('horizon.dashboard.identity.roles.actions.delete.service');
+      keystoneAPI = $injector.get('horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.keystone');
+      deleteModalService = $injector.get('horizon.framework.widgets.modal.deleteModalService');
+      policyAPI = $injector.get('horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.policy');
+    }));
+
+    describe('perform method', function() {
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        // just need for this to return something that looks like a promise but does nothing
+        spyOn(deleteModalService, 'open').and.returnValue({then: angular.noop});
+      });
+
+      it('should open the modal with correct label for single entity', function test() {
+        service.perform({name: 'spam'});
+        var labels = deleteModalService.open.calls.argsFor(0)[2].labels;
+        expect(deleteModalService.open).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        angular.forEach(labels, function eachLabel(label) {
+          expect(label.toLowerCase()).toContain('role');
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should open the modal with correct label for multiple entities', function test() {
+        service.perform([{name: 'one'}, {name: 'two'}]);
+        var labels = deleteModalService.open.calls.argsFor(0)[2].labels;
+        expect(deleteModalService.open).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        angular.forEach(labels, function eachLabel(label) {
+          expect(label.toLowerCase()).toContain('roles');
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should open the delete modal with correct entities', function test() {
+        service.perform([{name: 'one'}, {name: 'two'}]);
+        var entities = deleteModalService.open.calls.argsFor(0)[1];
+        expect(deleteModalService.open).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(entities.length).toEqual(2);
+      });
+
+      it('should pass in a function that deletes an role', function test() {
+        spyOn(keystoneAPI, 'deleteRole').and.callFake(angular.noop);
+        service.perform({id: 1, name: 'one'});
+        var contextArg = deleteModalService.open.calls.argsFor(0)[2];
+        var deleteFunction = contextArg.deleteEntity;
+        deleteFunction(1);
+        expect(keystoneAPI.deleteRole).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('allow method', function() {
+      it('should use default policy if batch action', function test() {
+        spyOn(policyAPI, 'ifAllowed');
+        service.allowed();
+        expect(policyAPI.ifAllowed).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    }); // end of allowed
+
+  }); // end of delete
+
+})();