diff --git a/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/RolesController.cs b/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/RolesController.cs
index 8d654df..b5e5dcd 100644
--- a/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/RolesController.cs
+++ b/Marco.Pms.Services/Controllers/RolesController.cs
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ namespace MarcoBMS.Services.Controllers
             {
                 return BadRequest(new { Message = "Feature Permission is required." });
             }
+
+            bool roleExists = _context.ApplicationRoles
+              .Any(r => r.TenantId == TenantId && r.Role.ToLower() == createRoleDto.Role.ToLower());// assuming role name is unique per tenant
+            if (roleExists)
+            {
+                return BadRequest(new {message =  "Role already exists." });
+            }
             ApplicationRole role = createRoleDto.ToApplicationRoleFromCreateDto(TenantId);
             _context.ApplicationRoles.Add(role);
 
@@ -202,6 +209,7 @@ namespace MarcoBMS.Services.Controllers
             if (id != updateRoleDto.Id.ToString())
                 return BadRequest("Role ID mismatch");
 
+
             try
             {
                 int TenantId = GetTenantId();