diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
index 3e2c9f6004..71a69aeb1f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ function add_user() {
 }
 
 function edit_user($user_id = 0) {
+	global $current_user, $wp_roles;
 
 	if ($user_id != 0) {
 		$update = true;
@@ -276,6 +277,14 @@ function edit_user($user_id = 0) {
 	if (isset ($_POST['pass2']))
 		$pass2 = $_POST['pass2'];
 
+	if (isset ($_POST['role'])) {
+		if($user_id != $current_user->id || $wp_roles->role_objects[$_POST['role']]->has_cap('edit_users'))
+			$user->role = $_POST['role'];
+	}
+
+	if (isset ($_POST['role'])) {
+		$user->role = $_POST['role'];
+	}
 	if (isset ($_POST['email']))
 		$user->user_email = wp_specialchars(trim($_POST['email']));
 	if (isset ($_POST['url'])) {
diff --git a/wp-admin/profile.php b/wp-admin/profile.php
index 183908335b..2250a24df7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/profile.php
+++ b/wp-admin/profile.php
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ $bookmarklet_height= 440;
 <p><label><?php _e('Username: (no editing)'); ?><br />
 <input type="text" name="user_login" value="<?php echo $profiledata->user_login; ?>" disabled="disabled" />
 </label></p>
+
+<p><label><?php _e('Role: (no editing)') ?><br />
+<input type="text" name="role" value="<?php echo $wp_roles->role_names[$profileuser->roles[0]] ?>" disabled="disabled" /></label></p>
+
 <p><label><?php _e('First name:') ?><br />
 <input type="text" name="first_name" value="<?php echo $profiledata->first_name ?>" /></label></p>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index 13cb96451c..32cf47ac9b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ if (!current_user_can('edit_users')) $errors['head'] = __('You do not have permi
 <p><label><?php _e('Username: (no editing)'); ?><br />
 <input type="text" name="user_login" value="<?php echo $profiledata->user_login; ?>" disabled="disabled" />
 </label></p>
+
+<p><label><?php _e('Role:') ?><br />
+<?php
+// print_r($profileuser);
+echo '<select name="role">';
+foreach($wp_roles->role_names as $role => $name) {
+	$selected = ($profileuser->roles[0] == $role) ? ' selected="selected"' : '';
+	echo "<option value=\"{$role}\"{$selected}>{$name}</option>";
+}
+echo '</select>';
+?></label></p>
+
 <p><label><?php _e('First name:') ?><br />
 <input type="text" name="first_name" value="<?php echo $profiledata->first_name ?>" /></label></p>
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/registration-functions.php b/wp-includes/registration-functions.php
index a632fd8498..35e2cb4b68 100644
--- a/wp-includes/registration-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/registration-functions.php
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ function wp_insert_user($userdata) {
 	update_usermeta( $user_id, 'jabber', $jabber );
 	update_usermeta( $user_id, 'aim', $aim );
 	update_usermeta( $user_id, 'yim', $yim );
-	
+
+	if ($update && !empty($role)) {
+		$user = new WP_User($user_id);
+		$user->set_role($role);
+	}
+
 	if ( !$update ) {
 		$user = new WP_User($user_id);
 		$user->set_role(get_settings('default_role'));