diff --git a/src/realm-roles/RealmRolesSection.css b/src/realm-roles/RealmRolesSection.css
index a45446edc6..296b16b67d 100644
--- a/src/realm-roles/RealmRolesSection.css
+++ b/src/realm-roles/RealmRolesSection.css
@@ -26,3 +26,23 @@
   );
   
 }
+
+.kc-who-will-appear-button {
+  /* padding-left: 0px; */
+  /* padding-top: 0px; */
+  margin-bottom: var(--pf-global--spacer--lg);;
+}
+
+.kc-groups-link {
+  font-size: var(--pf-global--FontSize--sm);
+  padding-left: 0px;
+  padding-right: var(--pf-global--spacer--xs);
+}
+
+.pf-c-button.pf-m-link.kc-users-link {
+  font-size: var(--pf-global--FontSize--sm);
+  padding-left: var(--pf-global--spacer--xs);
+  padding-right: var(--pf-global--spacer--xs);
+  padding-top: 0px
+
+}
diff --git a/src/realm-roles/UsersInRoleTab.tsx b/src/realm-roles/UsersInRoleTab.tsx
index 47611c626e..300105a177 100644
--- a/src/realm-roles/UsersInRoleTab.tsx
+++ b/src/realm-roles/UsersInRoleTab.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from "react";
-import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useHistory, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { PageSection } from "@patternfly/react-core";
+import { Button, PageSection, Popover } from "@patternfly/react-core";
 import { ListEmptyState } from "../components/list-empty-state/ListEmptyState";
 import { KeycloakDataTable } from "../components/table-toolbar/KeycloakDataTable";
 import { boolFormatter, emptyFormatter } from "../util";
 import { useAdminClient } from "../context/auth/AdminClient";
+import { QuestionCircleIcon } from "@patternfly/react-icons";
+import { useRealm } from "../context/realm-context/RealmContext";
 
 export const UsersInRoleTab = () => {
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const { realm } = useRealm();
+
   const { t } = useTranslation("roles");
 
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
@@ -33,6 +38,42 @@ export const UsersInRoleTab = () => {
           loader={loader}
           ariaLabelKey="roles:roleList"
           searchPlaceholderKey=""
+          toolbarItem={
+            <Popover
+              aria-label="Basic popover"
+              position="bottom"
+              bodyContent={
+                <div>
+                  {t("roles:whoWillAppearPopoverText")}
+                  <Button
+                    className="kc-groups-link"
+                    variant="link"
+                    onClick={() => history.push(`/${realm}/groups`)}
+                  >
+                    {t("groups")}
+                  </Button>
+                  {t("or")}
+                  <Button
+                    className="kc-users-link"
+                    variant="link"
+                    onClick={() => history.push(`/${realm}/users`)}
+                  >
+                    {t("users")}.
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              }
+              footerContent={t("roles:whoWillAppearPopoverFooterText")}
+            >
+              <Button
+                variant="link"
+                className="kc-who-will-appear-button"
+                key="who-will-appear-button"
+                icon={<QuestionCircleIcon />}
+              >
+                {t("roles:whoWillAppearLinkText")}
+              </Button>
+            </Popover>
+          }
           emptyState={
             <ListEmptyState
               hasIcon={true}
diff --git a/src/realm-roles/messages.json b/src/realm-roles/messages.json
index b714d71447..7adde7343a 100644
--- a/src/realm-roles/messages.json
+++ b/src/realm-roles/messages.json
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     "compositeRoleOff": "Composite role turned off",
     "associatedRolesRemoved": "Associated roles have been removed",
     "compositesRemovedAlertDescription": "All the associated roles have been removed",
+    "whoWillAppearLinkText": "Who will appear in this user list?",
+    "whoWillAppearPopoverText": "This tab shows only the users who are assigned directly to this role. To see users who are assigned this role as an associated role or through a group, go to",
+    "whoWillAppearPopoverFooterText": "Users who have this role as an effective role cannot be added on this tab.",
     "usersInRole": "Users in role",
     "addUser": "Add user",
     "removeUser": "Remove users",
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@
     "noDirectUsers": "No direct users",
     "noUsersEmptyStateDescription": "Only the users with this role directly assigned will appear under this tab. If you need to find users assigned to this role, you can go to Groups or Users to find them. Users that already have this role as an effective role cannot be added here.",
     "id": "ID",
+    "groups": "Groups",
+    "users": "Users",
+    "or": "or",
     "userName": "Username",
     "email": "Email",
     "lastName": "Last name",