diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 2f35aa4..51bc8c3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -600,4 +600,22 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       )
   end
 
+  def rolename_for(profile, resource)
+    role = profile.role_assignments.find_by_resource_id(resource.id).role
+    content_tag('span', role.name, :style => "color: #{role_color(role)}")
+  end
+
+  def role_color(role)
+    case role
+      when Profile::Roles.admin
+        'blue'
+      when Profile::Roles.member
+        'green'
+      when Profile::Roles.moderator
+        'gray'
+      else
+        'black'
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/views/memberships/index.rhtml b/app/views/memberships/index.rhtml
index 864b23b..02b519a 100644
--- a/app/views/memberships/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/memberships/index.rhtml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   <tr>
     <td> <%= image_tag(profile_icon(membership)) %> </td>
     <td>
-      <%= _('Name: %s:') % link_to(membership.name, membership.url) %> <br/>
+      <%= _('Name: %s') % link_to(membership.name, membership.url) %> <br/>
+      <%= _('Role: %s') % rolename_for(profile, membership) %> <br/>
       <%= _('Type: %s') % _(membership.class.name) %> <br/>
       <%= _('Description: %s') % membership.description  + '<br/>' if membership.kind_of?(Community) %>
       <%= _('Members: %s') % membership.members.size.to_s %> <br/>
diff --git a/test/unit/application_helper_test.rb b/test/unit/application_helper_test.rb
index 28e25ab..325a89e 100644
--- a/test/unit/application_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/application_helper_test.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,26 @@ class ApplicationHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_not_nil theme_javascript
   end
 
+  should 'role color for admin role' do
+    assert_equal 'blue', role_color(Profile::Roles.admin)
+  end
+  should 'role color for member role' do
+    assert_equal 'green', role_color(Profile::Roles.member)
+  end
+  should 'role color for moderator role' do
+    assert_equal 'gray', role_color(Profile::Roles.moderator)
+  end
+  should 'default role color' do
+    assert_equal 'black', role_color('none')
+  end
+
+  should 'rolename for' do
+    person = create_user('usertest').person
+    community = Community.create!(:name => 'new community', :identifier => 'new-community', :environment => Environment.default)
+    community.add_member(person)
+    assert_equal 'Profile Member', rolename_for(person, community)
+  end
+
   protected
 
   def content_tag(tag, content, options)
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