diff --git a/application/forms/Config/General/ApplicationConfigForm.php b/application/forms/Config/General/ApplicationConfigForm.php
index 21f76a187..bd4eeb2c0 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/General/ApplicationConfigForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/General/ApplicationConfigForm.php
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ class ApplicationConfigForm extends Form
             )
         );
 
+        $this->addElement(
+            'checkbox',
+            'global_store_roles_in_db',
+            [
+                'label'         => $this->translate('Store Roles in Database'),
+                'description'   => $this->translate(
+                    'Set whether to store roles used for access control in the database selected above.'
+                )
+            ]
+        );
+
         return $this;
     }
 }
diff --git a/doc/03-Configuration.md b/doc/03-Configuration.md
index 0918aacd7..7d11e1bbe 100644
--- a/doc/03-Configuration.md
+++ b/doc/03-Configuration.md
@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ Option                   | Description
 show\_stacktraces        | **Optional.** Whether to show debug stacktraces. Defaults to `0`.
 module\_path             | **Optional.** Specifies the directories where modules can be installed. Multiple directories must be separated with colons.
 config\_resource         | **Required.** Specify a defined [resource](04-Resources.md#resources-configuration-database) name.
+store\_roles\_in\_db     | **Optional.** Whether to store roles used for access control in the database specified above. Defaults to `0`.
 
 
-Example for storing the user preferences in the database resource `icingaweb_db`:
+Example for storing the user preferences and roles in the database resource `icingaweb_db`:
 
 ```
 [global]
 show_stacktraces = "0"
 config_resource = "icingaweb_db"
+store_roles_in_db = "1"
 module_path = "/usr/share/icingaweb2/modules"
 ```