diff --git a/web/components/enum-settings-option-info.react.js b/web/components/enum-settings-option-info.react.js
--- a/web/components/enum-settings-option-info.react.js
+++ b/web/components/enum-settings-option-info.react.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +optionSelected: boolean,
-  +valid: boolean,
-  +styleStatementBasedOnValidity: boolean,
+  +valid?: boolean,
+  +styleStatementBasedOnValidity?: boolean,
   +children: React.Node,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js b/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js
--- a/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js
+++ b/web/components/enum-settings-option.react.js
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
   +iconPosition?: IconPosition,
   +statements: $ReadOnlyArray<{
     +statement: string,
-    +isStatementValid: boolean,
-    +styleStatementBasedOnValidity: boolean,
+    +isStatementValid?: boolean,
+    +styleStatementBasedOnValidity?: boolean,
   }>,
 };
 
diff --git a/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js b/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js
--- a/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/roles/community-roles-modal.react.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import { useRoleMemberCountsForCommunity } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 
 import css from './community-roles-modal.css';
+import CreateRolesModal from './create-roles-modal.react.js';
 import RolePanelEntry from './role-panel-entry.react.js';
 import Button, { buttonThemes } from '../components/button.react.js';
 import Modal from '../modals/modal.react.js';
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 };
 
 function CommunityRolesModal(props: CommunityRolesModalProps): React.Node {
-  const { popModal } = useModalContext();
+  const { popModal, pushModal } = useModalContext();
   const { communityID } = props;
 
   const threadInfo = useSelector(
@@ -38,7 +39,20 @@
     [roleNamesToMembers],
   );
 
-  const onClickCreateRole = React.useCallback(() => {}, []);
+  const rolePermissionsForNewRole = React.useMemo(() => new Set(), []);
+
+  const onClickCreateRole = React.useCallback(
+    () =>
+      pushModal(
+        <CreateRolesModal
+          threadInfo={threadInfo}
+          action="create_role"
+          roleName="New Role"
+          rolePermissions={rolePermissionsForNewRole}
+        />,
+      ),
+    [pushModal, threadInfo, rolePermissionsForNewRole],
+  );
 
   return (
     <Modal name="Roles" onClose={popModal} size="large">
diff --git a/web/roles/create-roles-modal.css b/web/roles/create-roles-modal.css
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/roles/create-roles-modal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+.formContainer {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  padding: 16px 32px 0 32px;
+}
+
+.roleNameLabel {
+  color: var(--create-roles-text-color);
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
+}
+
+.roleNameInput {
+  display: flex;
+  color: var(--fg);
+  margin: 8px 0 12px 0;
+}
+
+.separator {
+  border: 0;
+  margin: 16px 32px 8px 32px;
+  width: 90%;
+  align-self: center;
+  height: 2px;
+  border: none;
+  border-top: var(--modal-separator) solid 1px;
+}
+
+.permissionsHeaderContainer {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 16px 32px 24px 32px;
+}
+
+.permissionsLabel {
+  color: var(--create-roles-text-color);
+}
+
+.clearPermissions {
+  font-size: var(--s-font-14);
+}
+
+.clearPermissionsDisabled {
+  color: var(--color-disabled);
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.clearPermissionsEnabled {
+  color: var(--purple-link);
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.permissionsContainer {
+  max-height: 350px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.buttonsContainer {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  padding: 16px 32px;
+}
+
+.backButton {
+  width: 100px;
+}
+
+.createRoleButton {
+  margin-left: 8px;
+}
diff --git a/web/roles/create-roles-modal.react.js b/web/roles/create-roles-modal.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/roles/create-roles-modal.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// @flow
+
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
+import type {
+  UserSurfacedPermission,
+  UserSurfacedPermissionOption,
+} from 'lib/types/thread-permission-types.js';
+import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
+import { useFilterPermissionOptionsByThreadType } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
+
+import css from './create-roles-modal.css';
+import Button, { buttonThemes } from '../components/button.react.js';
+import EnumSettingsOption from '../components/enum-settings-option.react.js';
+import Input from '../modals/input.react.js';
+import Modal from '../modals/modal.react.js';
+
+type CreateRolesModalProps = {
+  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  +action: 'create_role' | 'edit_role',
+  +roleName: string,
+  +rolePermissions: $ReadOnlySet<UserSurfacedPermission>,
+};
+
+function CreateRolesModal(props: CreateRolesModalProps): React.Node {
+  const { popModal } = useModalContext();
+  const { threadInfo, roleName, rolePermissions } = props;
+
+  const [pendingRoleName, setPendingRoleName] =
+    React.useState<string>(roleName);
+  const [pendingRolePermissions, setPendingRolePermissions] =
+    React.useState<$ReadOnlySet<UserSurfacedPermission>>(rolePermissions);
+
+  const onChangeRoleName = React.useCallback(
+    (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      setPendingRoleName(event.currentTarget.value);
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const onCloseModal = React.useCallback(() => {
+    popModal();
+  }, [popModal]);
+
+  const clearPermissionsClassNames = classNames({
+    [css.clearPermissions]: true,
+    [css.clearPermissionsDisabled]: pendingRolePermissions.size === 0,
+    [css.clearPermissionsEnabled]: pendingRolePermissions.size > 0,
+  });
+
+  const onClearPermissions = React.useCallback(
+    () => setPendingRolePermissions(new Set()),
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const isUserSurfacedPermissionSelected = React.useCallback(
+    (option: UserSurfacedPermissionOption) =>
+      pendingRolePermissions.has(option.userSurfacedPermission),
+    [pendingRolePermissions],
+  );
+
+  const onEnumValuePress = React.useCallback(
+    (option: UserSurfacedPermissionOption) =>
+      setPendingRolePermissions(currentPermissions => {
+        if (currentPermissions.has(option.userSurfacedPermission)) {
+          const newPermissions = new Set(currentPermissions);
+          newPermissions.delete(option.userSurfacedPermission);
+          return newPermissions;
+        } else {
+          return new Set([
+            ...currentPermissions,
+            option.userSurfacedPermission,
+          ]);
+        }
+      }),
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const filteredUserSurfacedPermissionOptions =
+    useFilterPermissionOptionsByThreadType(threadInfo.type);
+
+  const permissionsList = React.useMemo(
+    () =>
+      [...filteredUserSurfacedPermissionOptions].map(permission => (
+        <EnumSettingsOption
+          key={permission.userSurfacedPermission}
+          selected={isUserSurfacedPermissionSelected(permission)}
+          onSelect={() => onEnumValuePress(permission)}
+          icon={null}
+          title={permission.title}
+          type="checkbox"
+          statements={[{ statement: permission.description }]}
+        />
+      )),
+    [
+      filteredUserSurfacedPermissionOptions,
+      isUserSurfacedPermissionSelected,
+      onEnumValuePress,
+    ],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Modal name="Create Role" onClose={onCloseModal} size="large">
+      <form method="POST" className={css.formContainer}>
+        <div className={css.roleNameLabel}>Role Name</div>
+        <div className={css.roleNameInput}>
+          <Input
+            type="text"
+            value={pendingRoleName}
+            onChange={onChangeRoleName}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </form>
+      <hr className={css.separator} />
+      <div className={css.permissionsHeaderContainer}>
+        <div className={css.permissionsLabel}>Permissions</div>
+        <div
+          className={clearPermissionsClassNames}
+          onClick={onClearPermissions}
+        >
+          Clear Permissions
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className={css.permissionsContainer}>{permissionsList}</div>
+      <div className={css.buttonsContainer}>
+        <Button
+          variant="outline"
+          className={css.backButton}
+          buttonColor={buttonThemes.outline}
+          onClick={null}
+        >
+          Back
+        </Button>
+        <Button
+          variant="filled"
+          className={css.createRoleButton}
+          buttonColor={buttonThemes.standard}
+          onClick={null}
+        >
+          Create
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
+
+export default CreateRolesModal;
diff --git a/web/theme.css b/web/theme.css
--- a/web/theme.css
+++ b/web/theme.css
@@ -241,4 +241,5 @@
   --modal-secondary-label: var(--shades-black-60);
   --community-roles-text-color: var(--shades-white-100);
   --modal-separator: var(--shades-black-80);
+  --create-roles-text-color: var(--shades-white-100);
 }