diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack_docker.py b/lms/envs/devstack_docker.py
index a795d41d12..eb1f62c77b 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack_docker.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack_docker.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ COURSE_CATALOG_API_URL = 'http://edx.devstack.discovery:18381/api/v1/'
 # LOGGING['handlers']['console']['level'] = 'DEBUG'
 # LOGGING['loggers']['django.db.backends'] = {'handlers': ['console'], 'level': 'DEBUG', 'propagate': False}
 
+SYSTEM_WIDE_ROLE_CLASSES = os.environ.get("SYSTEM_WIDE_ROLE_CLASSES", SYSTEM_WIDE_ROLE_CLASSES)
+SYSTEM_WIDE_ROLE_CLASSES.extend(['system_wide_roles.SystemWideRoleAssignment'])
+
 if FEATURES['ENABLE_ENTERPRISE_INTEGRATION']:
-    SYSTEM_WIDE_ROLE_CLASSES = os.environ.get("SYSTEM_WIDE_ROLE_CLASSES", [])
     SYSTEM_WIDE_ROLE_CLASSES.extend(['enterprise.SystemWideEnterpriseUserRoleAssignment'])
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/admin/__init__.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/admin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0856f5b732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/admin/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Django admin integration for system wide roles application.
+"""
+from django.contrib import admin
+from edx_rbac.admin import UserRoleAssignmentAdmin
+
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.system_wide_roles.admin.forms import SystemWideRoleAssignmentForm
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.system_wide_roles.models import SystemWideRoleAssignment
+
+
+@admin.register(SystemWideRoleAssignment)
+class SystemWideRoleAssignmentAdmin(UserRoleAssignmentAdmin):
+    """
+    Django admin model for SystemWideRoleAssignment.
+    """
+    search_fields = ('user__email', 'role__name')
+
+    form = SystemWideRoleAssignmentForm
+
+    class Meta(object):
+        model = SystemWideRoleAssignment
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/admin/forms.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/admin/forms.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b0f8b93b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/admin/forms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""
+Forms used for system wide roles admin.
+"""
+
+from edx_rbac.admin import UserRoleAssignmentAdminForm
+
+
+class SystemWideRoleAssignmentForm(UserRoleAssignmentAdminForm):
+    pass
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/constants.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..439fd49d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""
+System wide roles application constants.
+"""
+
+STUDENT_SUPPORT_ADMIN_ROLE = 'student_support_admin'
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/migrations/0002_add_system_wide_student_support_role.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/migrations/0002_add_system_wide_student_support_role.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07cdfc96ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/migrations/0002_add_system_wide_student_support_role.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.22 on 2019-07-11 11:26
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.system_wide_roles.constants import STUDENT_SUPPORT_ADMIN_ROLE
+
+
+def create_roles(apps, schema_editor):
+    """Create the system wide student support roles if they do not already exist."""
+    SystemWideRole = apps.get_model('system_wide_roles', 'SystemWideRole')
+    SystemWideRole.objects.update_or_create(name=STUDENT_SUPPORT_ADMIN_ROLE)
+
+
+def delete_roles(apps, schema_editor):
+    """Delete the system wide student support roles."""
+    SystemWideRole = apps.get_model('system_wide_roles', 'SystemWideRole')
+    SystemWideRole.objects.filter(
+        name=STUDENT_SUPPORT_ADMIN_ROLE
+    ).delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('system_wide_roles', '0001_SystemWideRole_SystemWideRoleAssignment'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(create_roles, delete_roles)
+    ]