diff --git a/addons/api/addon/adapters/role.js b/addons/api/addon/adapters/role.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..036466645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/addon/adapters/role.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import ApplicationAdapter from './application';
+
+export default class RoleAdapter extends ApplicationAdapter {
+
+  // =attributes
+
+  /**
+   * Roles use the new, unprefixed pathing style.
+   * @override
+   */
+  hasScopePrefix = false;
+
+}
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/serializers/role.js b/addons/api/addon/serializers/role.js
index 89d10353d..5c858bc1f 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/serializers/role.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/serializers/role.js
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ import { get } from '@ember/object';
 
 export default class RoleSerializer extends ApplicationSerializer {
 
+  // =attributes
+
+  /**
+   * Serialized the scope ID into the `scope_id` field.
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  serializeScopeID = true;
+
   // =methods
 
   /**
diff --git a/addons/api/app/adapters/role.js b/addons/api/app/adapters/role.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f12325923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/app/adapters/role.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'api/adapters/role';
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/adapters/role-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/adapters/role-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d847ae20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/adapters/role-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { module, test } from 'qunit';
+import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
+
+module('Unit | Adapter | role', function(hooks) {
+  setupTest(hooks);
+
+  // Replace this with your real tests.
+  test('it exists', function(assert) {
+    let adapter = this.owner.lookup('adapter:role');
+    assert.ok(adapter);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/models/role-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/role-test.js
index 50a0fdb2d..42aefae25 100644
--- a/addons/api/tests/unit/models/role-test.js
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/models/role-test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module('Unit | Model | role', function (hooks) {
 
   test('it has a `saveGrants` method that targets a specific POST API endpoint and serialization', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
-    this.server.post('/v1/scopes/o_1/roles/123abc:set-grants', (schema, request) => {
+    this.server.post('/v1/roles/123abc:set-grants', (schema, request) => {
       const body = JSON.parse(request.requestBody);
       assert.deepEqual(body, {
         grant_strings: ['grant1', 'grant2'],
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module('Unit | Model | role', function (hooks) {
 
   test('it has an `addPrincipals` method that targets a specific POST API endpoint and serialization', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
-    this.server.post('/v1/scopes/o_1/roles/123abc:add-principals', (schema, request) => {
+    this.server.post('/v1/roles/123abc:add-principals', (schema, request) => {
       const body = JSON.parse(request.requestBody);
       assert.deepEqual(body, {
         principal_ids: ['123_abc', 'foobar'],
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module('Unit | Model | role', function (hooks) {
 
   test('it has a `removePrincipals` method that targets a specific POST API endpoint and serialization', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
-    this.server.post('/v1/scopes/o_1/roles/123abc:remove-principals', (schema, request) => {
+    this.server.post('/v1/roles/123abc:remove-principals', (schema, request) => {
       const body = JSON.parse(request.requestBody);
       assert.deepEqual(body, {
         principal_ids: ['1', '3'],
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ module('Unit | Model | role', function (hooks) {
 
   test('it has a `removePrincipal` method that deletes a single principal using `removePrincipals` method', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
-    this.server.post('/v1/scopes/o_1/roles/123abc:remove-principals', (schema, request) => {
+    this.server.post('/v1/roles/123abc:remove-principals', (schema, request) => {
       const body = JSON.parse(request.requestBody);
       assert.deepEqual(body, {
         principal_ids: ['3'],
diff --git a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/roles.js b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/roles.js
index b0418e399..00c4fc383 100644
--- a/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/roles.js
+++ b/ui/core/app/routes/scopes/scope/roles.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export default class ScopesScopeRolesRoute extends Route {
    * @return {Promise{[RoleModel]}}
    */
   async model() {
-    const { id: scopeID } = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
-    return this.store.findAll('role', { adapterOptions: { scopeID } });
+    const { id: scope_id } = this.modelFor('scopes.scope');
+    return this.store.query('role', { scope_id });
   }
 
   // =actions
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/config.js b/ui/core/mirage/config.js
index f3d185893..11c78a555 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/config.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/config.js
@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ export default function() {
   });
 
   // IAM: Roles
-  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/roles');
-  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/roles');
-  this.get('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id');
-  this.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id');
-  this.del('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id');
-  this.post('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:idMethod', function ({ roles, users, groups }, { params: { idMethod } }) {
+  this.get('/roles', ({ roles }, { queryParams: { scope_id: scopeId } }) => {
+    return roles.where({ scopeId });
+  });
+  this.post('/roles');
+  this.get('/roles/:id');
+  this.patch('/roles/:id');
+  this.del('/roles/:id');
+  this.post('/roles/:idMethod', function ({ roles, users, groups }, { params: { idMethod } }) {
     const attrs = this.normalizedRequestAttrs();
     const id = idMethod.split(':')[0];
     const method = idMethod.split(':')[1];
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/group.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/group.js
index e52d8bb82..9531de4f8 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/factories/group.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/factories/group.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ export default factory.extend({
   withMembers: trait({
     afterCreate(group, server) {
       const scope = group.scope;
-      const scopePojo = { id: scope.id, type: scope.type };
-      const members = server.createList('user', 2, { scope: scopePojo });
+      const members = server.createList('user', 2, { scope });
       group.update({ members });
     }
   })
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/factories/role.js b/ui/core/mirage/factories/role.js
index adebbbc12..ea5734835 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/factories/role.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/factories/role.js
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ export default factory.extend({
    */
   withPrincipals: trait({
     afterCreate(role, server) {
-      const users = server.createList('user', 2);
-      const groups = server.createList('group', 2);
+      const { scope } = role;
+      const users = server.createList('user', 2, { scope });
+      const groups = server.createList('group', 2, { scope });
       role.update({ users, groups });
     }
   })
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/models/role.js b/ui/core/mirage/models/role.js
index 6c2517f3b..744d1025a 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/models/role.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/models/role.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { Model, hasMany } from 'ember-cli-mirage';
+import { Model, belongsTo, hasMany } from 'ember-cli-mirage';
 
 export default Model.extend({
 
+  scope: belongsTo(),
   users: hasMany(),
   groups: hasMany()
 
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js b/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
index b42e7ca5f..c878699ef 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/scenarios/default.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default function(server) {
     type: 'org',
     scope: { id: globalScope.id, type: globalScope.type }
   }, 'withChildren')[0];
-  const scopePojo = { id: orgScope.id, type: orgScope.type };
 
   // Auth
   server.createList('auth-method', 3, { scope: globalScope });
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export default function(server) {
   // Groups and Users
   server.createList('group', 5, { scope: orgScope }, 'withMembers');
   // Role
-  server.createList('role', 5, { scope: scopePojo }, 'withPrincipals');
+  server.createList('role', 5, { scope: orgScope }, 'withPrincipals');
 
   // Other resources
   server.schema.scopes.where({type: 'project'}).models.forEach(scope => {
diff --git a/ui/core/mirage/serializers/role.js b/ui/core/mirage/serializers/role.js
index 56f3d0195..47623471d 100644
--- a/ui/core/mirage/serializers/role.js
+++ b/ui/core/mirage/serializers/role.js
@@ -1,24 +1,35 @@
 import ApplicationSerializer from './application';
+import { underscore } from '@ember/string';
 
 export default ApplicationSerializer.extend({
   modelName: 'role',
 
+  keyForRelationshipId(relationshipName) {
+    return `${this._container.inflector.singularize(
+      underscore(relationshipName)
+    )}_id`;
+  },
+
   _hashForModel(model) {
     const json = ApplicationSerializer.prototype._hashForModel.apply(this, arguments);
-
+    
     const serializedUsers = model.users.models.map(user => ({
       scope_id: model.scope.id,
       id: user.id,
       type: 'user'
     }));
-
     const serializedGroups = model.groups.models.map(group => ({
       scope_id: model.scope.id,
       id: group.id,
       type: 'group'
     }));
-
     json.principals = [ ...serializedUsers, ...serializedGroups ];
+
+    json.scope = {
+      id: model.scope.id,
+      type: model.scope.type
+    };
+
     return json;
   }
 });
diff --git a/ui/core/tests/acceptance/bread-crumbs-test.js b/ui/core/tests/acceptance/bread-crumbs-test.js
index 32382e582..9400e9dbe 100644
--- a/ui/core/tests/acceptance/bread-crumbs-test.js
+++ b/ui/core/tests/acceptance/bread-crumbs-test.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module('Acceptance | breadcrumbs', function (hooks) {
 
     project = getProjectScope();
     user = this.server.create('user', { scope: orgScope });
-    role = this.server.create('role');
+    role = this.server.create('role', { scope: orgScope });
     group = this.server.create('group', { scope: orgScope });
     hostCatalog = this.server.create('host-catalog', {
       scope: {
diff --git a/ui/core/tests/acceptance/roles-test.js b/ui/core/tests/acceptance/roles-test.js
index 07f55d080..e1b1b3538 100644
--- a/ui/core/tests/acceptance/roles-test.js
+++ b/ui/core/tests/acceptance/roles-test.js
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ module('Acceptance | roles', function (hooks) {
     );
 
     const role = this.server.create('role', {
-      scope: {
-        id: orgScope.id,
-        type: orgScope.type,
-      },
+      scope: orgScope
     });
 
     rolesURL = `/scopes/${orgScope.id}/roles`;
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ module('Acceptance | roles', function (hooks) {
 
   test('saving a new role with invalid fields displays error messages', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2);
-    this.server.post('/scopes/:scope_id/roles', () => {
+    this.server.post('/roles', () => {
       return new Response(
         400,
         {},
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ module('Acceptance | roles', function (hooks) {
 
   test('saving an existing role with invalid fields displays error messages', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2);
-    this.server.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id', () => {
+    this.server.patch('/roles/:id', () => {
       return new Response(
         400,
         {},
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ module('Acceptance | roles', function (hooks) {
 
   test('errors are displayed when save project fails', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
-    this.server.patch('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id', () => {
+    this.server.patch('/roles/:id', () => {
       return new Response(
         490,
         {},
@@ -198,7 +195,7 @@ module('Acceptance | roles', function (hooks) {
 
   test('errors are displayed when delete project fails', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(1);
-    this.server.del('/scopes/:scope_id/roles/:id', () => {
+    this.server.del('/roles/:id', () => {
       return new Response(
         490,
         {},