diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/Makefile b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/Makefile
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+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/Makefile
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+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gluon-luci-node-role
+PKG_VERSION:=0.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
+
+include $(GLUONDIR)/include/package.mk
+
+define Package/gluon-luci-node-role
+  SECTION:=gluon
+  CATEGORY:=Gluon
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-luci-admin +gluon-node-info
+  TITLE:=UI for specifying node role
+endef
+
+define Build/Prepare
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+endef
+
+define Build/Configure
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+endef
+
+define Package/gluon-luci-node-role/install
+	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
+endef
+
+define Package/gluon-luci-node-role/postinst
+#!/bin/sh
+$(call GluonCheckSite,check_site.lua)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,gluon-luci-node-role))
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/check_site.lua b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/check_site.lua
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+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/check_site.lua
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+local function check_role(k, _)
+   local role = string.format('roles.list[%q]', k)
+
+   need_string(role)
+end
+
+need_string('roles.default')
+need_table('roles.list', check_role)
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/noderole.lua b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/noderole.lua
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+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/noderole.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module("luci.controller.admin.noderole", package.seeall)
+
+function index()
+	entry({"admin", "noderole"}, cbi("admin/noderole"), "Verwendungszweck", 20)
+end
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua
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+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+local f, s, o
+local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
+local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local config = 'gluon-node-info'
+
+-- where to read the configuration from
+local role = uci:get(config, uci:get_first(config, "system"), "role")
+
+f = SimpleForm("role", "Verwendungszweck")
+f.reset = false
+f.template = "admin/expertmode"
+f.submit = "Fertig"
+
+s = f:section(SimpleSection, nil, [[
+Wenn dein Freifunk-Router eine besondere Rolle im Freifunk Netz einnimmt, kannst du diese hier angeben.
+Bringe bitte zuvor in Erfahrung welche Auswirkungen die zur Verfügung stehenden Rollen im Freifunk-Netz haben.
+Setze die Rolle nur, wenn du weißt was du machst.
+]])
+
+o = s:option(ListValue, "role", "Rolle")
+o.default = role
+o.rmempty = false
+for role, prettyname in pairs(site.roles.list) do
+  o:value(role, prettyname)
+end
+
+function f.handle(self, state, data)
+  if state == FORM_VALID then
+    uci:set(config, uci:get_first(config, "system"), "role", data.role)
+
+    uci:save(config)
+    uci:commit(config)
+  end
+end
+
+return f