diff --git a/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.spec.ts b/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.spec.ts
index a22ed5ff88..a9a6b88937 100644
--- a/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.spec.ts
@@ -247,4 +247,26 @@ describe('IdentityUserService', () => {
             }
         );
     });
+
+    it('should return true if user has given role', (done) => {
+        spyOn(service, 'getUserRoles').and.returnValue(of(mockRoles));
+        service.checkUserHasRole('mock-user-id', ['MOCK-ROLE-1']).subscribe(
+            (res: boolean) => {
+                expect(res).toBeDefined();
+                expect(res).toBeTruthy();
+                done();
+            }
+        );
+    });
+
+    it('should return false if user does not have given role', (done) => {
+        spyOn(service, 'getUserRoles').and.returnValue(of(mockRoles));
+        service.checkUserHasRole('mock-user-id', ['MOCK-ROLE-10']).subscribe(
+            (res: boolean) => {
+                expect(res).toBeDefined();
+                expect(res).toBeFalsy();
+                done();
+            }
+        );
+    });
 });
diff --git a/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.ts b/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.ts
index fa59c560f0..214ccf3ade 100644
--- a/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.ts
+++ b/lib/core/userinfo/services/identity-user.service.ts
@@ -231,12 +231,12 @@ export class IdentityUserService {
     getUserRoles(userId: string): Observable<IdentityRoleModel[]> {
         const url = this.buildRolesUrl(userId);
         const httpMethod = 'GET', pathParams = {}, queryParams = {}, bodyParam = {}, headerParams = {},
-            formParams = {}, authNames = [], contentTypes = ['application/json'], accepts = ['application/json'];
+            formParams = {}, contentTypes = ['application/json'], accepts = ['application/json'];
 
         return from(this.apiService.getInstance().oauth2Auth.callCustomApi(
                     url, httpMethod, pathParams, queryParams,
-                    headerParams, formParams, bodyParam, authNames,
-                    contentTypes, accepts, null, null)
+                    headerParams, formParams, bodyParam,
+                    contentTypes, accepts, Object, null, null)
                 ).pipe(
                     map((response: IdentityRoleModel[]) => {
                         return response;
@@ -302,6 +302,24 @@ export class IdentityUserService {
         return hasAnyRole;
     }
 
+    checkUserHasRole(userId: string, roleNames: string[]): Observable<boolean>  {
+        return this.getUserRoles(userId).pipe(map((userRoles: IdentityRoleModel[]) => {
+            let hasRole = false;
+            if (userRoles && userRoles.length > 0) {
+                roleNames.forEach((roleName: string) => {
+                    const role = userRoles.find((userRole) => {
+                        return roleName === userRole.name;
+                    });
+                    if (role) {
+                        hasRole = true;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            return hasRole;
+        }));
+    }
+
     private buildUserUrl(): any {
         return `${this.appConfigService.get('identityHost')}/users`;
     }
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.spec.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.spec.ts
index 50baa578c6..c9d1d73732 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.spec.ts
@@ -248,4 +248,50 @@ describe('PeopleCloudComponent', () => {
         });
     }));
 
+    it('should return true if user has any specified role', async(() => {
+        const checkUserHasRoleSpy = spyOn(identityService, 'checkUserHasRole').and.returnValue(of(true));
+        component.roles = ['mock-role-1'];
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        let inputHTMLElement: HTMLInputElement = <HTMLInputElement> element.querySelector('input');
+        inputHTMLElement.focus();
+        inputHTMLElement.value = 'M';
+        inputHTMLElement.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            expect(checkUserHasRoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+    }));
+
+    it('should return false if user does not have any specified role', async(() => {
+        const checkUserHasRoleSpy = spyOn(identityService, 'checkUserHasRole').and.returnValue(of(false));
+        component.appName = '';
+        component.roles = ['mock-role-10'];
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        let inputHTMLElement: HTMLInputElement = <HTMLInputElement> element.querySelector('input');
+        inputHTMLElement.focus();
+        inputHTMLElement.value = 'M';
+        inputHTMLElement.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            expect(checkUserHasRoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+    }));
+
+    it('should not fire checkUserHasRole when roles are not specified', async(() => {
+        const checkUserHasRoleSpy = spyOn(identityService, 'checkUserHasRole').and.returnValue(of(false));
+        component.appName = '';
+        component.roles = [];
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        let inputHTMLElement: HTMLInputElement = <HTMLInputElement> element.querySelector('input');
+        inputHTMLElement.focus();
+        inputHTMLElement.value = 'M';
+        inputHTMLElement.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+            expect(checkUserHasRoleSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+    }));
 });
diff --git a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
index 6da51ccb2c..89b68c4e9b 100644
--- a/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
+++ b/lib/process-services-cloud/src/lib/task/start-task/components/people-cloud/people-cloud.component.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ export class PeopleCloudComponent implements OnInit {
                             return hasRole ? of(user) : of();
                         })
                     );
+                } else if (this.hasRoles()) {
+                    return this.filterUsersByRoles(user);
                 } else {
                     return of(user);
                 }
@@ -170,6 +172,14 @@ export class PeopleCloudComponent implements OnInit {
         return this.roles && this.roles.length > 0;
     }
 
+    filterUsersByRoles(user: IdentityUserModel): Observable<IdentityUserModel> {
+        return this.identityUserService.checkUserHasRole(user.id, this.roles).pipe(
+            mergeMap((hasRole) => {
+                return hasRole ? of(user) : of();
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
     private isUserAlreadySelected(user: IdentityUserModel): boolean {
         if (this.preSelectUsers && this.preSelectUsers.length > 0) {
             const result = this.preSelectUsers.find((selectedUser) => {