diff --git a/shade/_tasks.py b/shade/_tasks.py
index 121605747..dffda0042 100644
--- a/shade/_tasks.py
+++ b/shade/_tasks.py
@@ -677,6 +677,11 @@ class RoleDelete(task_manager.Task):
         return client.keystone_client.roles.delete(**self.args)
 
 
+class RoleAssignmentList(task_manager.Task):
+    def main(self, client):
+        return client.keystone_client.role_assignments.list(**self.args)
+
+
 class StackList(task_manager.Task):
     def main(self, client):
         return client.heat_client.stacks.list()
diff --git a/shade/_utils.py b/shade/_utils.py
index ef436630b..f8fa5a58c 100644
--- a/shade/_utils.py
+++ b/shade/_utils.py
@@ -363,6 +363,56 @@ def normalize_groups(domains):
     return meta.obj_list_to_dict(ret)
 
 
+def normalize_role_assignments(assignments):
+    """Put role_assignments into a form that works with search/get interface.
+
+    Role assignments have the structure::
+
+        [
+            {
+                "role": {
+                    "id": "--role-id--"
+                },
+                "scope": {
+                    "domain": {
+                        "id": "--domain-id--"
+                    }
+                },
+                "user": {
+                    "id": "--user-id--"
+                }
+            },
+        ]
+
+    Which is hard to work with in the rest of our interface. Map this to be::
+
+        [
+            {
+                "id": "--role-id--",
+                "domain": "--domain-id--",
+                "user": "--user-id--",
+            }
+        ]
+
+    Scope can be "domain" or "project" and "user" can also be "group".
+
+    :param list assignments: A list of dictionaries of role assignments.
+
+    :returns: A list of flattened/normalized role assignment dicts.
+    """
+    new_assignments = []
+    for assignment in assignments:
+        new_val = {'id': assignment['role']['id']}
+        for scope in ('project', 'domain'):
+            if scope in assignment['scope']:
+                new_val[scope] = assignment['scope'][scope]['id']
+        for assignee in ('user', 'group'):
+            if assignee in assignment:
+                new_val[assignee] = assignment[assignee]['id']
+        new_assignments.append(new_val)
+    return new_assignments
+
+
 def valid_kwargs(*valid_args):
     # This decorator checks if argument passed as **kwargs to a function are
     # present in valid_args.
diff --git a/shade/operatorcloud.py b/shade/operatorcloud.py
index 5c9c7d483..c50202424 100644
--- a/shade/operatorcloud.py
+++ b/shade/operatorcloud.py
@@ -1286,6 +1286,43 @@ class OperatorCloud(openstackcloud.OpenStackCloud):
         """
         return _utils._get_entity(self.search_roles, name_or_id, filters)
 
+    def list_role_assignments(self, filters=None):
+        """List Keystone role assignments
+
+        :param dict filters: Dict of filter conditions. Acceptable keys are::
+
+            - 'user' (string) - User ID to be used as query filter.
+            - 'group' (string) - Group ID to be used as query filter.
+            - 'project' (string) - Project ID to be used as query filter.
+            - 'domain' (string) - Domain ID to be used as query filter.
+            - 'role' (string) - Role ID to be used as query filter.
+            - 'os_inherit_extension_inherited_to' (string) - Return inherited
+              role assignments for either 'projects' or 'domains'
+            - 'effective' (boolean) - Return effective role assignments.
+            - 'include_subtree' (boolean) - Include subtree
+
+            'user' and 'group' are mutually exclusive, as are 'domain' and
+            'project'.
+
+        :returns: a list of dicts containing the role assignment description.
+            Contains the following attributes::
+
+                - id: <role id>
+                - user|group: <user or group id>
+                - project|domain: <project or domain id>
+
+        :raises: ``OpenStackCloudException``: if something goes wrong during
+            the openstack API call.
+        """
+        if not filters:
+            filters = {}
+
+        with _utils.shade_exceptions("Failed to list role assignments"):
+            assignments = self.manager.submitTask(
+                _tasks.RoleAssignmentList(**filters)
+            )
+        return _utils.normalize_role_assignments(assignments)
+
     def create_flavor(self, name, ram, vcpus, disk, flavorid="auto",
                       ephemeral=0, swap=0, rxtx_factor=1.0, is_public=True):
         """Create a new flavor.
diff --git a/shade/tests/functional/test_identity.py b/shade/tests/functional/test_identity.py
index b3b31b272..d50be33af 100644
--- a/shade/tests/functional/test_identity.py
+++ b/shade/tests/functional/test_identity.py
@@ -79,3 +79,13 @@ class TestIdentity(base.TestCase):
         role = self.cloud.create_role(role_name)
         self.assertIsNotNone(role)
         self.assertTrue(self.cloud.delete_role(role_name))
+
+    # TODO(Shrews): Once we can support assigning roles within shade, we
+    # need to make this test a little more specific, and add more for testing
+    # filtering functionality.
+    def test_list_role_assignments(self):
+        if self.cloud.cloud_config.get_api_version('identity') in ('2', '2.0'):
+            self.skipTest("Identity service does not support role assignments")
+        assignments = self.cloud.list_role_assignments()
+        self.assertIsInstance(assignments, list)
+        self.assertTrue(len(assignments) > 0)
diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/test_identity_roles.py b/shade/tests/unit/test_identity_roles.py
index 4490d6e51..dad7a1678 100644
--- a/shade/tests/unit/test_identity_roles.py
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/test_identity_roles.py
@@ -12,13 +12,31 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import mock
+import testtools
 
 import shade
 from shade import meta
+from shade import _utils
 from shade.tests.unit import base
 from shade.tests import fakes
 
 
+RAW_ROLE_ASSIGNMENTS = [
+    {
+        "links": {"assignment": "http://example"},
+        "role": {"id": "123456"},
+        "scope": {"domain": {"id": "161718"}},
+        "user": {"id": "313233"}
+    },
+    {
+        "links": {"assignment": "http://example"},
+        "group": {"id": "101112"},
+        "role": {"id": "123456"},
+        "scope": {"project": {"id": "456789"}}
+    }
+]
+
+
 class TestIdentityRoles(base.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -63,3 +81,28 @@ class TestIdentityRoles(base.TestCase):
         mock_get.return_value = meta.obj_to_dict(role_obj)
         self.assertTrue(self.cloud.delete_role('1234'))
         self.assertTrue(mock_keystone.roles.delete.called)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'keystone_client')
+    def test_list_role_assignments(self, mock_keystone):
+        mock_keystone.role_assignments.list.return_value = RAW_ROLE_ASSIGNMENTS
+        ret = self.cloud.list_role_assignments()
+        mock_keystone.role_assignments.list.assert_called_once_with()
+        normalized_assignments = _utils.normalize_role_assignments(
+            RAW_ROLE_ASSIGNMENTS
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(normalized_assignments, ret)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'keystone_client')
+    def test_list_role_assignments_filters(self, mock_keystone):
+        params = dict(user='123', domain='456', effective=True)
+        self.cloud.list_role_assignments(filters=params)
+        mock_keystone.role_assignments.list.assert_called_once_with(**params)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'keystone_client')
+    def test_list_role_assignments_exception(self, mock_keystone):
+        mock_keystone.role_assignments.list.side_effect = Exception()
+        with testtools.ExpectedException(
+            shade.OpenStackCloudException,
+            "Failed to list role assignments"
+        ):
+            self.cloud.list_role_assignments()