diff --git a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   threadPermissionsFromBitmaskHex,
 } from '../permissions/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions.js';
 import { specialRoles } from '../permissions/special-roles.js';
+import type { SpecialRole } from '../permissions/special-roles.js';
 import {
   permissionLookup,
   getAllThreadPermissions,
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@
   type ThreadEntity,
   type UserEntity,
 } from '../utils/entity-text.js';
-import { entries } from '../utils/objects.js';
+import { entries, values } from '../utils/objects.js';
 import {
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
@@ -1699,6 +1700,27 @@
   }, [threadInfo]);
 }
 
+function useRoleNamesToSpecialRole(threadInfo: ThreadInfo): {
+  +[roleName: string]: ?SpecialRole,
+} {
+  return React.useMemo(() => {
+    const roleNamesToSpecialRole: { [roleName: string]: ?SpecialRole } = {};
+    values(threadInfo.roles).forEach(role => {
+      if (roleNamesToSpecialRole[role.name] !== undefined) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (roleIsDefaultRole(role)) {
+        roleNamesToSpecialRole[role.name] = specialRoles.DEFAULT_ROLE;
+      } else if (roleIsAdminRole(role)) {
+        roleNamesToSpecialRole[role.name] = specialRoles.ADMIN_ROLE;
+      } else {
+        roleNamesToSpecialRole[role.name] = null;
+      }
+    });
+    return roleNamesToSpecialRole;
+  }, [threadInfo.roles]);
+}
+
 type RoleUserSurfacedPermissions = {
   +[roleName: string]: $ReadOnlySet<UserSurfacedPermission>,
 };
@@ -1888,6 +1910,7 @@
   patchThreadInfoToIncludeMentionedMembersOfParent,
   threadInfoInsideCommunity,
   useRoleMemberCountsForCommunity,
+  useRoleNamesToSpecialRole,
   useRoleUserSurfacedPermissions,
   getThreadsToDeleteText,
   useUserProfileThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js b/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js
--- a/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/community-roles-screen.react.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import {
   useRoleMemberCountsForCommunity,
+  useRoleNamesToSpecialRole,
   useRoleUserSurfacedPermissions,
 } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const roleNamesToMembers = useRoleMemberCountsForCommunity(threadInfo);
+  const roleNamesToSpecialRole = useRoleNamesToSpecialRole(threadInfo);
 
   const roleNamesToUserSurfacedPermissions =
     useRoleUserSurfacedPermissions(threadInfo);
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@
           navigation={props.navigation}
           threadInfo={threadInfo}
           roleName={roleName}
+          specialRole={roleNamesToSpecialRole[roleName]}
           rolePermissions={roleNamesToUserSurfacedPermissions[roleName]}
           memberCount={roleNamesToMembers[roleName]}
         />,
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@
     roleNamesToMembers,
     props.navigation,
     threadInfo,
+    roleNamesToSpecialRole,
     roleNamesToUserSurfacedPermissions,
   ]);
 
diff --git a/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js b/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
--- a/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/role-panel-entry.react.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import { Platform, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
+import type { SpecialRole } from 'lib/permissions/special-roles.js';
+import { specialRoles } from 'lib/permissions/special-roles.js';
 import { roleIsDefaultRole } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/minimally-encoded-thread-permissions-types.js';
 import type { UserSurfacedPermission } from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
@@ -22,13 +24,20 @@
   +navigation: RolesNavigationProp<'CommunityRolesScreen'>,
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +roleName: string,
+  +specialRole: ?SpecialRole,
   +rolePermissions: $ReadOnlySet<UserSurfacedPermission>,
   +memberCount: number,
 };
 
 function RolePanelEntry(props: RolePanelEntryProps): React.Node {
-  const { navigation, threadInfo, roleName, rolePermissions, memberCount } =
-    props;
+  const {
+    navigation,
+    threadInfo,
+    roleName,
+    specialRole,
+    rolePermissions,
+    memberCount,
+  } = props;
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const existingRoleID = React.useMemo(
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@
   ]);
 
   const menuButton = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (roleName === 'Admins') {
+    if (specialRole === specialRoles.ADMIN_ROLE) {
       return <View style={styles.rolePanelEmptyMenuButton} />;
     }
     return (
@@ -141,10 +150,10 @@
       </TouchableOpacity>
     );
   }, [
-    roleName,
-    styles.rolePanelEmptyMenuButton,
-    styles.rolePanelMenuButton,
+    specialRole,
     showActionSheet,
+    styles.rolePanelMenuButton,
+    styles.rolePanelEmptyMenuButton,
   ]);
 
   return (