diff --git a/executor/errors.go b/executor/errors.go
index 9b5caa85ac18b..d1fea0047ecd5 100644
--- a/executor/errors.go
+++ b/executor/errors.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ var (
 	ErrTableaccessDenied           = terror.ClassExecutor.New(mysql.ErrTableaccessDenied, mysql.MySQLErrName[mysql.ErrTableaccessDenied])
 	ErrBadDB                       = terror.ClassExecutor.New(mysql.ErrBadDB, mysql.MySQLErrName[mysql.ErrBadDB])
 	ErrWrongObject                 = terror.ClassExecutor.New(mysql.ErrWrongObject, mysql.MySQLErrName[mysql.ErrWrongObject])
+	ErrRoleNotGranted              = terror.ClassPrivilege.New(mysql.ErrRoleNotGranted, mysql.MySQLErrName[mysql.ErrRoleNotGranted])
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/executor/simple.go b/executor/simple.go
index 18bd342f0cc88..b23c0b8d6edcf 100644
--- a/executor/simple.go
+++ b/executor/simple.go
@@ -81,11 +81,34 @@ func (e *SimpleExec) Next(ctx context.Context, req *chunk.RecordBatch) (err erro
 		return nil
 	case *ast.DropStatsStmt:
 		err = e.executeDropStats(x)
+	case *ast.SetRoleStmt:
+		err = e.executeSetRole(x)
 	}
 	e.done = true
 	return errors.Trace(err)
 }
 
+func (e *SimpleExec) executeSetRole(s *ast.SetRoleStmt) error {
+	checkDup := make(map[string]*auth.RoleIdentity, len(s.RoleList))
+	// Check whether RoleNameList contain duplicate role name.
+	for _, r := range s.RoleList {
+		key := r.String()
+		checkDup[key] = r
+	}
+	roleList := make([]*auth.RoleIdentity, 0, 10)
+	for _, v := range checkDup {
+		roleList = append(roleList, v)
+	}
+
+	checker := privilege.GetPrivilegeManager(e.ctx)
+	ok, roleName := checker.ActiveRoles(e.ctx, roleList)
+	if !ok {
+		u := e.ctx.GetSessionVars().User
+		return ErrRoleNotGranted.GenWithStackByArgs(roleName, u.String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (e *SimpleExec) dbAccessDenied(dbname string) error {
 	user := e.ctx.GetSessionVars().User
 	u := user.Username
diff --git a/expression/builtin.go b/expression/builtin.go
index 9a90e81ebc0e1..f779687d863f0 100644
--- a/expression/builtin.go
+++ b/expression/builtin.go
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ var funcs = map[string]functionClass{
 	// information functions
 	ast.ConnectionID: &connectionIDFunctionClass{baseFunctionClass{ast.ConnectionID, 0, 0}},
 	ast.CurrentUser:  &currentUserFunctionClass{baseFunctionClass{ast.CurrentUser, 0, 0}},
+	ast.CurrentRole:  &currentRoleFunctionClass{baseFunctionClass{ast.CurrentRole, 0, 0}},
 	ast.Database:     &databaseFunctionClass{baseFunctionClass{ast.Database, 0, 0}},
 	// This function is a synonym for DATABASE().
 	// See http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/information-functions.html#function_schema
diff --git a/expression/builtin_info.go b/expression/builtin_info.go
index a555bd08d26d5..0653afef87847 100644
--- a/expression/builtin_info.go
+++ b/expression/builtin_info.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var (
 	_ functionClass = &databaseFunctionClass{}
 	_ functionClass = &foundRowsFunctionClass{}
 	_ functionClass = &currentUserFunctionClass{}
+	_ functionClass = &currentRoleFunctionClass{}
 	_ functionClass = &userFunctionClass{}
 	_ functionClass = &connectionIDFunctionClass{}
 	_ functionClass = &lastInsertIDFunctionClass{}
@@ -156,6 +157,50 @@ func (b *builtinCurrentUserSig) evalString(row chunk.Row) (string, bool, error)
 	return data.User.AuthIdentityString(), false, nil
 }
 
+type currentRoleFunctionClass struct {
+	baseFunctionClass
+}
+
+func (c *currentRoleFunctionClass) getFunction(ctx sessionctx.Context, args []Expression) (builtinFunc, error) {
+	if err := c.verifyArgs(args); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	bf := newBaseBuiltinFuncWithTp(ctx, args, types.ETString)
+	bf.tp.Flen = 64
+	sig := &builtinCurrentRoleSig{bf}
+	return sig, nil
+}
+
+type builtinCurrentRoleSig struct {
+	baseBuiltinFunc
+}
+
+func (b *builtinCurrentRoleSig) Clone() builtinFunc {
+	newSig := &builtinCurrentRoleSig{}
+	newSig.cloneFrom(&b.baseBuiltinFunc)
+	return newSig
+}
+
+// evalString evals a builtinCurrentUserSig.
+// See https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/information-functions.html#function_current-user
+func (b *builtinCurrentRoleSig) evalString(row chunk.Row) (string, bool, error) {
+	data := b.ctx.GetSessionVars()
+	if data == nil || data.ActiveRoles == nil {
+		return "", true, errors.Errorf("Missing session variable when eval builtin")
+	}
+	if len(data.ActiveRoles) == 0 {
+		return "", false, nil
+	}
+	res := ""
+	for i, r := range data.ActiveRoles {
+		res += r.String()
+		if i != len(data.ActiveRoles)-1 {
+			res += ","
+		}
+	}
+	return res, false, nil
+}
+
 type userFunctionClass struct {
 	baseFunctionClass
 }
diff --git a/expression/builtin_info_test.go b/expression/builtin_info_test.go
index 0cc6d0f57ed71..0f82dfef2c510 100644
--- a/expression/builtin_info_test.go
+++ b/expression/builtin_info_test.go
@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@ func (s *testEvaluatorSuite) TestCurrentUser(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(d.GetString(), Equals, "root@localhost")
 }
 
+func (s *testEvaluatorSuite) TestCurrentRole(c *C) {
+	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
+	ctx := mock.NewContext()
+	sessionVars := ctx.GetSessionVars()
+	sessionVars.ActiveRoles = make([]*auth.RoleIdentity, 0, 10)
+	sessionVars.ActiveRoles = append(sessionVars.ActiveRoles, &auth.RoleIdentity{Username: "r_1", Hostname: "%"})
+	sessionVars.ActiveRoles = append(sessionVars.ActiveRoles, &auth.RoleIdentity{Username: "r_2", Hostname: "localhost"})
+
+	fc := funcs[ast.CurrentRole]
+	f, err := fc.getFunction(ctx, nil)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	d, err := evalBuiltinFunc(f, chunk.Row{})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(d.GetString(), Equals, "`r_1`@`%`,`r_2`@`localhost`")
+}
+
 func (s *testEvaluatorSuite) TestConnectionID(c *C) {
 	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
 	ctx := mock.NewContext()
diff --git a/expression/function_traits.go b/expression/function_traits.go
index d7c0ec881f8bd..988c020b18528 100644
--- a/expression/function_traits.go
+++ b/expression/function_traits.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 var UnCacheableFunctions = map[string]struct{}{
 	ast.Database:     {},
 	ast.CurrentUser:  {},
+	ast.CurrentRole:  {},
 	ast.User:         {},
 	ast.ConnectionID: {},
 	ast.LastInsertId: {},
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index eefe31774a0db..fcd39ba6f7103 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pingcap/goleveldb v0.0.0-20171020122428-b9ff6c35079e
 	github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20190215154024-7f2fc73ef562
 	github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20190307075452-bd41d9273596
-	github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190312024907-3f6280b08c8b
+	github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190320053247-fe243e3280cf
 	github.com/pingcap/pd v2.1.0-rc.4+incompatible
 	github.com/pingcap/tidb-tools v2.1.3-0.20190116051332-34c808eef588+incompatible
 	github.com/pingcap/tipb v0.0.0-20190107072121-abbec73437b7
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d176369b6b27a..f77fa64d84138 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20190215154024-7f2fc73ef562 h1:32oF1/8lVnBR2JV
 github.com/pingcap/kvproto v0.0.0-20190215154024-7f2fc73ef562/go.mod h1:QMdbTAXCHzzygQzqcG9uVUgU2fKeSN1GmfMiykdSzzY=
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20190307075452-bd41d9273596 h1:t2OQTpPJnrPDGlvA+3FwJptMTt6MEPdzK1Wt99oaefQ=
 github.com/pingcap/log v0.0.0-20190307075452-bd41d9273596/go.mod h1:WpHUKhNZ18v116SvGrmjkA9CBhYmuUTKL+p8JC9ANEw=
-github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190312024907-3f6280b08c8b h1:NlvTrxqezIJh6CD5Leky12IZ8E/GtpEEmzgNNb34wbw=
-github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190312024907-3f6280b08c8b/go.mod h1:1FNvfp9+J0wvc4kl8eGNh7Rqrxveg15jJoWo/a0uHwA=
+github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190320053247-fe243e3280cf h1:yxK78TmeSK3BIm8Z8SwdZLVzRpY80HZe1VMlA2dL648=
+github.com/pingcap/parser v0.0.0-20190320053247-fe243e3280cf/go.mod h1:1FNvfp9+J0wvc4kl8eGNh7Rqrxveg15jJoWo/a0uHwA=
 github.com/pingcap/pd v2.1.0-rc.4+incompatible h1:/buwGk04aHO5odk/+O8ZOXGs4qkUjYTJ2UpCJXna8NE=
 github.com/pingcap/pd v2.1.0-rc.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:nD3+EoYes4+aNNODO99ES59V83MZSI+dFbhyr667a0E=
 github.com/pingcap/tidb-tools v2.1.3-0.20190116051332-34c808eef588+incompatible h1:e9Gi/LP9181HT3gBfSOeSBA+5JfemuE4aEAhqNgoE4k=
diff --git a/planner/core/planbuilder.go b/planner/core/planbuilder.go
index f32e26239cac2..ddc35c3ea43db 100644
--- a/planner/core/planbuilder.go
+++ b/planner/core/planbuilder.go
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ func (b *PlanBuilder) Build(node ast.Node) (Plan, error) {
 	case *ast.AnalyzeTableStmt:
 		return b.buildAnalyze(x)
 	case *ast.BinlogStmt, *ast.FlushStmt, *ast.UseStmt,
-		*ast.BeginStmt, *ast.CommitStmt, *ast.RollbackStmt, *ast.CreateUserStmt, *ast.SetPwdStmt,
-		*ast.GrantStmt, *ast.DropUserStmt, *ast.AlterUserStmt, *ast.RevokeStmt, *ast.KillStmt, *ast.DropStatsStmt:
+		*ast.BeginStmt, *ast.CommitStmt, *ast.RollbackStmt, *ast.CreateUserStmt, *ast.SetPwdStmt, *ast.GrantStmt,
+		*ast.DropUserStmt, *ast.AlterUserStmt, *ast.RevokeStmt, *ast.KillStmt, *ast.DropStatsStmt, *ast.SetRoleStmt:
 		return b.buildSimple(node.(ast.StmtNode))
 	case ast.DDLNode:
 		return b.buildDDL(x)
diff --git a/privilege/privilege.go b/privilege/privilege.go
index 7091f96effee3..b6aa136c6c806 100644
--- a/privilege/privilege.go
+++ b/privilege/privilege.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 	// UserPrivilegesTable provide data for INFORMATION_SCHEMA.USERS_PRIVILEGE table.
 	UserPrivilegesTable() [][]types.Datum
+
+	// ActiveRoles active roles for current session.
+	// The first illegal role will be returned.
+	ActiveRoles(ctx sessionctx.Context, roleList []*auth.RoleIdentity) (bool, string)
 }
 
 const key keyType = 0
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/cache.go b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
index 0e5bb5bf5fb4c..2731f6f39dad1 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/cache.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/cache.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/parser/ast"
+	"github.com/pingcap/parser/auth"
 	"github.com/pingcap/parser/mysql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/parser/terror"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx"
@@ -104,12 +105,42 @@ type columnsPrivRecord struct {
 	patTypes []byte
 }
 
+// RoleGraphEdgesTable is used to cache relationship between and role.
+type roleGraphEdgesTable struct {
+	roleList map[string]bool
+}
+
+// Find method is used to find role from table
+func (g roleGraphEdgesTable) Find(user, host string) bool {
+	if host == "" {
+		host = "%"
+	}
+	key := user + "@" + host
+	if g.roleList == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, ok := g.roleList[key]
+	return ok
+}
+
 // MySQLPrivilege is the in-memory cache of mysql privilege tables.
 type MySQLPrivilege struct {
 	User        []UserRecord
 	DB          []dbRecord
 	TablesPriv  []tablesPrivRecord
 	ColumnsPriv []columnsPrivRecord
+	RoleGraph   map[string]roleGraphEdgesTable
+}
+
+// FindRole is used to detect whether there is edges between users and roles.
+func (p *MySQLPrivilege) FindRole(user string, host string, role *auth.RoleIdentity) bool {
+	rec := p.matchUser(user, host)
+	r := p.matchUser(role.Username, role.Hostname)
+	if rec != nil && r != nil {
+		key := rec.User + "@" + rec.Host
+		return p.RoleGraph[key].Find(role.Username, role.Hostname)
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // LoadAll loads the tables from database to memory.
@@ -142,6 +173,14 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) LoadAll(ctx sessionctx.Context) error {
 		}
 		log.Warn("mysql.columns_priv missing")
 	}
+
+	err = p.LoadRoleGraph(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !noSuchTable(err) {
+			return errors.Trace(err)
+		}
+		log.Warn("mysql.role_edges missing")
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -155,6 +194,16 @@ func noSuchTable(err error) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// LoadRoleGraph loads the mysql.role_edges table from database.
+func (p *MySQLPrivilege) LoadRoleGraph(ctx sessionctx.Context) error {
+	p.RoleGraph = make(map[string]roleGraphEdgesTable)
+	err := p.loadTable(ctx, "select FROM_USER, FROM_HOST, TO_USER, TO_HOST from mysql.role_edges;", p.decodeRoleEdgesTable)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // LoadUserTable loads the mysql.user table from database.
 func (p *MySQLPrivilege) LoadUserTable(ctx sessionctx.Context) error {
 	err := p.loadTable(ctx, "select HIGH_PRIORITY Host,User,Password,Select_priv,Insert_priv,Update_priv,Delete_priv,Create_priv,Drop_priv,Process_priv,Grant_priv,References_priv,Alter_priv,Show_db_priv,Super_priv,Execute_priv,Create_view_priv,Show_view_priv,Index_priv,Create_user_priv,Trigger_priv,Create_role_priv,Drop_role_priv,account_locked from mysql.user;", p.decodeUserTableRow)
@@ -381,6 +430,31 @@ func (p *MySQLPrivilege) decodeTablesPrivTableRow(row chunk.Row, fs []*ast.Resul
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (p *MySQLPrivilege) decodeRoleEdgesTable(row chunk.Row, fs []*ast.ResultField) error {
+	var fromUser, fromHost, toHost, toUser string
+	for i, f := range fs {
+		switch {
+		case f.ColumnAsName.L == "from_host":
+			fromHost = row.GetString(i)
+		case f.ColumnAsName.L == "from_user":
+			fromUser = row.GetString(i)
+		case f.ColumnAsName.L == "to_host":
+			toHost = row.GetString(i)
+		case f.ColumnAsName.L == "to_user":
+			toUser = row.GetString(i)
+		}
+	}
+	fromKey := fromUser + "@" + fromHost
+	toKey := toUser + "@" + toHost
+	roleGraph, ok := p.RoleGraph[toKey]
+	if !ok {
+		roleGraph = roleGraphEdgesTable{roleList: make(map[string]bool)}
+		p.RoleGraph[toKey] = roleGraph
+	}
+	roleGraph.roleList[fromKey] = true
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (p *MySQLPrivilege) decodeColumnsPrivTableRow(row chunk.Row, fs []*ast.ResultField) error {
 	var value columnsPrivRecord
 	for i, f := range fs {
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go b/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go
index ff748750f065b..032b3586ee120 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/cache_test.go
@@ -185,6 +185,36 @@ func (s *testCacheSuite) TestCaseInsensitive(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(p.RequestVerification("genius", "127.0.0.1", "tctrain", "tctrainorder", "", mysql.SelectPriv), IsTrue)
 }
 
+func (s *testCacheSuite) TestLoadRoleGraph(c *C) {
+	se, err := session.CreateSession4Test(s.store)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	defer se.Close()
+	mustExec(c, se, "use mysql;")
+	mustExec(c, se, "truncate table user;")
+
+	var p privileges.MySQLPrivilege
+	err = p.LoadRoleGraph(se)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(len(p.User), Equals, 0)
+
+	mustExec(c, se, `INSERT INTO mysql.role_edges (FROM_HOST, FROM_USER, TO_HOST, TO_USER) VALUES ("%", "r_1", "%", "user2")`)
+	mustExec(c, se, `INSERT INTO mysql.role_edges (FROM_HOST, FROM_USER, TO_HOST, TO_USER) VALUES ("%", "r_2", "%", "root")`)
+	mustExec(c, se, `INSERT INTO mysql.role_edges (FROM_HOST, FROM_USER, TO_HOST, TO_USER) VALUES ("%", "r_3", "%", "user1")`)
+	mustExec(c, se, `INSERT INTO mysql.role_edges (FROM_HOST, FROM_USER, TO_HOST, TO_USER) VALUES ("%", "r_4", "%", "root")`)
+
+	p = privileges.MySQLPrivilege{}
+	err = p.LoadRoleGraph(se)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	graph := p.RoleGraph
+	c.Assert(graph["root@%"].Find("r_2", "%"), Equals, true)
+	c.Assert(graph["root@%"].Find("r_4", "%"), Equals, true)
+	c.Assert(graph["user2@%"].Find("r_1", "%"), Equals, true)
+	c.Assert(graph["user1@%"].Find("r_3", "%"), Equals, true)
+	_, ok := graph["illedal"]
+	c.Assert(ok, Equals, false)
+	c.Assert(graph["root@%"].Find("r_1", "%"), Equals, false)
+}
+
 func (s *testCacheSuite) TestAbnormalMySQLTable(c *C) {
 	store, err := mockstore.NewMockTikvStore()
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
diff --git a/privilege/privileges/privileges.go b/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
index 807359ee79594..d5ba12d757c9b 100644
--- a/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
+++ b/privilege/privileges/privileges.go
@@ -186,3 +186,19 @@ func (p *UserPrivileges) ShowGrants(ctx sessionctx.Context, user *auth.UserIdent
 
 	return
 }
+
+// ActiveRoles implements privilege.Manager ActiveRoles interface.
+func (p *UserPrivileges) ActiveRoles(ctx sessionctx.Context, roleList []*auth.RoleIdentity) (bool, string) {
+	mysqlPrivilege := p.Handle.Get()
+	u := p.user
+	h := p.host
+	for _, r := range roleList {
+		ok := mysqlPrivilege.FindRole(u, h, r)
+		if !ok {
+			log.Errorf("Role: %+v doesn't grant for user", r)
+			return false, r.String()
+		}
+	}
+	ctx.GetSessionVars().ActiveRoles = roleList
+	return true, ""
+}
diff --git a/sessionctx/variable/session.go b/sessionctx/variable/session.go
index 0fa3773e40d4f..bbffa19c577d6 100644
--- a/sessionctx/variable/session.go
+++ b/sessionctx/variable/session.go
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ type SessionVars struct {
 	// params for prepared statements
 	PreparedParams []types.Datum
 
+	// ActiveRoles stores active roles for current user
+	ActiveRoles []*auth.RoleIdentity
+
 	// retry information
 	RetryInfo *RetryInfo
 	// Should be reset on transaction finished.
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ func NewSessionVars() *SessionVars {
 		TxnCtx:                    &TransactionContext{},
 		KVVars:                    kv.NewVariables(),
 		RetryInfo:                 &RetryInfo{},
+		ActiveRoles:               make([]*auth.RoleIdentity, 0, 10),
 		StrictSQLMode:             true,
 		Status:                    mysql.ServerStatusAutocommit,
 		StmtCtx:                   new(stmtctx.StatementContext),