diff --git a/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/utils/RepresentationToModel.java b/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/utils/RepresentationToModel.java
index e224b14391..58a4cc9eb0 100755
--- a/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/utils/RepresentationToModel.java
+++ b/server-spi-private/src/main/java/org/keycloak/models/utils/RepresentationToModel.java
@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@ public class RepresentationToModel {
                     // Application role may already exists (for example if it is defaultRole)
                     RoleModel role = roleRep.getId() != null ? client.addRole(roleRep.getId(), roleRep.getName()) : client.addRole(roleRep.getName());
                     role.setDescription(roleRep.getDescription());
+                    if (roleRep.getAttributes() != null) {
+                        roleRep.getAttributes().forEach((key, value) -> role.setAttribute(key, value));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/exportimport/ExportImportTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/exportimport/ExportImportTest.java
index 947087c523..def8d2c8db 100755
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/exportimport/ExportImportTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/exportimport/ExportImportTest.java
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ public class ExportImportTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
         Map<String, List<String>> roleAttributes = adminClient.realm("test").roles().get("attribute-role").toRepresentation().getAttributes();
         String testAppId = adminClient.realm("test").clients().findByClientId("test-app").get(0).getId();
         String sampleClientRoleId = adminClient.realm("test").clients().get(testAppId).roles().get("sample-client-role").toRepresentation().getId();
+        String sampleClientRoleAttribute = adminClient.realm("test").clients().get(testAppId).roles().get("sample-client-role").toRepresentation().getAttributes().get("sample-client-role-attribute").get(0);
 
         // Delete some realm (and some data in admin realm)
         adminClient.realm("test").remove();
@@ -365,6 +366,9 @@ public class ExportImportTest extends AbstractKeycloakTest {
         String importedSampleClientRoleId = adminClient.realm("test").clients().get(testAppId).roles().get("sample-client-role").toRepresentation().getId();
         assertEquals(sampleClientRoleId, importedSampleClientRoleId);
 
+        String importedSampleClientRoleAttribute = adminClient.realm("test").clients().get(testAppId).roles().get("sample-client-role").toRepresentation().getAttributes().get("sample-client-role-attribute").get(0);
+        assertEquals(sampleClientRoleAttribute, importedSampleClientRoleAttribute);
+
         checkEventsConfig(adminClient.realm("test").getRealmEventsConfig());
     }
 
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/resources/testrealm.json b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/resources/testrealm.json
index d7f39158fd..2c849831af 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/resources/testrealm.json
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/resources/testrealm.json
@@ -473,7 +473,12 @@
         },
         {
           "name": "sample-client-role",
-          "description": "Sample client role"
+          "description": "Sample client role",
+          "attributes": {
+            "sample-client-role-attribute": [
+              "sample-client-role-attribute-value"
+            ]
+          }
         },
         {
           "name": "customer-admin-composite-role",