diff --git a/plugins/inventory/foreman.py b/plugins/inventory/foreman.py
index a123217f7d..49ca30ce84 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/foreman.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/foreman.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
         description: Toggle, if true the plugin will create Ansible groups for host collections
         type: boolean
         default: False
+      want_ansible_roles:
+        description: Toggle, if true the plugin will retrieve the ansible roles as a host var
+        type: boolean
+        default: False
       legacy_hostvars:
         description:
             - Toggle, if true the plugin will build legacy hostvars present in the foreman script
@@ -330,6 +334,13 @@ def _get_hostvars(self, host, vars_prefix='', omitted_vars=()):
                 hostvars[vars_prefix + k] = v
         return hostvars
 
+    def _get_ansible_roles(self, hid):
+        """Fetch all ansible roles of the host"""
+        url = "%s/api/v2/hosts/%s/ansible_roles" % (self.foreman_url, hid)
+        ret = self._get_json(url)
+
+        return [r['name'] for r in ret]
+
     def _fetch_params(self):
         options = ("no", "yes")
         params = dict()
@@ -348,6 +359,7 @@ def _fetch_params(self):
         self.want_content_facet_attributes = report_options.get('want_content_facet_attributes', self.get_option('want_content_facet_attributes'))
         self.want_params = self.get_option('want_params')
         self.want_facts = self.get_option('want_facts')
+        self.want_ansible_roles = self.get_option('want_ansible_roles')
         self.host_filters = self.get_option('host_filters')
 
         params["Organization"] = options[self.want_organization]
@@ -362,6 +374,7 @@ def _fetch_params(self):
         params["Smart Proxies"] = options[self.want_smart_proxies]
         params["Content Attributes"] = options[self.want_content_facet_attributes]
         params["Host Parameters"] = options[self.want_params]
+        params["Ansible Roles"] = options[self.want_ansible_roles]
         if self.host_filters:
             params["Hosts"] = self.host_filters
         return params
@@ -567,6 +580,12 @@ def _populate_report_api(self):
                         except ValueError as e:
                             self.display.warning("Could not set hostvar %s to '%s' for the '%s' host, skipping:  %s" %
                                                  (k, to_native(v), host, to_native(e)))
+
+            # Set ansible roles
+            if self.get_option('want_ansible_roles'):
+                ansible_roles = self._get_ansible_roles(host['id'])
+                self.inventory.set_variable(host_name, 'foreman_ansible_roles', ansible_roles)
+
             hostvars = self.inventory.get_host(host_name).get_vars()
             self._set_composite_vars(self.get_option('compose'), hostvars, host_name, strict)
             self._add_host_to_composed_groups(self.get_option('groups'), hostvars, host_name, strict)
@@ -631,6 +650,11 @@ def _populate_host_api(self):
                             self.display.warning("Could not set hostvar %s to '%s' for the '%s' host, skipping:  %s" %
                                                  (k, to_native(v), host, to_native(e)))
 
+            # Set ansible roles
+            if self.get_option('want_ansible_roles'):
+                ansible_roles = self._get_ansible_roles(host['id'])
+                self.inventory.set_variable(host_name, 'foreman_ansible_roles', ansible_roles)
+
             # set host vars from facts
             if self.get_option('want_facts'):
                 self.inventory.set_variable(host_name, 'foreman_facts', self._get_facts(host))