diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/pages/cdmf.page.user.create/public/js/bottomJs.js b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/pages/cdmf.page.user.create/public/js/bottomJs.js
index 28d4af3fdb..83a581368e 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/pages/cdmf.page.user.create/public/js/bottomJs.js
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/pages/cdmf.page.user.create/public/js/bottomJs.js
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         } else if (!emailIsValid(emailAddress)) {
             $(errorMsg).text("Provided email is invalid.");
             $(errorMsgWrapper).removeClass("hidden");
+        } else if (!roles) {
+            $(errorMsg).text("Role is a required field. It cannot be empty.");
+            $(errorMsgWrapper).removeClass("hidden");
         } else {
             var addUserFormData = {};