diff --git a/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
index 5f3885267..2bf8d3d2d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class RolesController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :require_admin_or_api_request, :only => :index
   before_filter :find_role, :only => [:edit, :update, :destroy]
   accept_api_auth :index
+  accept_api_auth :index, :show
 
   def index
     respond_to do |format|