diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
index e0d895c8..a73350f0 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.razor
@@ -421,6 +421,18 @@ else
                                     </select>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
+                            @if (UserSecurity.IsAuthorized(PageState.User, RoleNames.Host))
+                            {
+                                <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
+                                    <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="allowhostrole" HelpText="Indicate if host roles are supported from the identity provider. Please use caution with this option as it allows the host user to administrate every site within your installation." ResourceKey="AllowHostRole">Allow Host Role?</Label>
+                                    <div class="col-sm-9">
+                                        <select id="allowhostrole" class="form-select" @bind="@_allowhostrole" required>
+                                            <option value="true">@SharedLocalizer["Yes"]</option>
+                                            <option value="false">@SharedLocalizer["No"]</option>
+                                        </select>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            }
                         }
                     </Section>
                     <Section Name="Token" Heading="Token Settings" ResourceKey="TokenSettings">
@@ -520,6 +532,7 @@ else
     private string _domainfilter;
     private string _createusers;
     private string _verifyusers;
+    private string _allowhostrole;
 
     private string _secret;
     private string _secrettype = "password";
@@ -602,6 +615,7 @@ else
         _domainfilter = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:DomainFilter", "");
         _createusers = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:CreateUsers", "true");
         _verifyusers = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:VerifyUsers", "true");
+        _allowhostrole = SettingService.GetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:AllowHostRole", "false");
     }
 
     private async Task LoadUsersAsync(bool load)
@@ -705,6 +719,7 @@ else
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:DomainFilter", _domainfilter, true);
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:CreateUsers", _createusers, true);
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:VerifyUsers", _verifyusers, true);
+                settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "ExternalLogin:AllowHostRole", _allowhostrole, true);
 
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "JwtOptions:Secret", _secret, true);
                 settings = SettingService.SetSetting(settings, "JwtOptions:Issuer", _issuer, true);
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx
index 3b0bda17..a0a7c1f4 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Resources/Modules/Admin/Users/Index.resx
@@ -513,4 +513,10 @@
   <data name="LogoutEverywhere.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Do you want users to be logged out of every active session on any device, or only their current session?</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="AllowHostRole.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Allow Host Role?</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="AllowHostRole.HelpText" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Indicate if host roles are supported from the identity provider. Please use caution with this option as it allows the host user to administrate every site within your installation.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneSiteAuthenticationBuilderExtensions.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneSiteAuthenticationBuilderExtensions.cs
index 0e58e4b6..f0c7c455 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneSiteAuthenticationBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Extensions/OqtaneSiteAuthenticationBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -532,8 +532,9 @@ namespace Oqtane.Extensions
                         // external roles
                         if (claimsPrincipal.Claims.Any(item => item.Type == httpContext.GetSiteSettings().GetValue("ExternalLogin:RoleClaimType", "")))
                         {
-                            var _roles = httpContext.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<IRoleRepository>();                            
-                            var roles = _roles.GetRoles(user.SiteId).ToList(); // global roles excluded ie. host users cannot be added/deleted
+                            var _roles = httpContext.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<IRoleRepository>();
+                            var allowhostrole = bool.Parse(httpContext.GetSiteSettings().GetValue("ExternalLogin:AllowHostRole", "false"));
+                            var roles = _roles.GetRoles(user.SiteId, allowhostrole).ToList();
 
                             var mappings = httpContext.GetSiteSettings().GetValue("ExternalLogin:RoleClaimMappings", "").Split(',');
                             foreach (var claim in claimsPrincipal.Claims.Where(item => item.Type == httpContext.GetSiteSettings().GetValue("ExternalLogin:RoleClaimType", "")))