diff --git a/native/roles/create-roles-header-right-button.react.js b/native/roles/create-roles-header-right-button.react.js
index b9f213e26..e7e3f5c0b 100644
--- a/native/roles/create-roles-header-right-button.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/create-roles-header-right-button.react.js
@@ -1,67 +1,88 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { TouchableOpacity, Text } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   modifyCommunityRole,
   modifyCommunityRoleActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import {
   useServerCall,
   useDispatchActionPromise,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +route: NavigationRoute<'CreateRolesScreen'>,
 };
 
 function CreateRolesHeaderRightButton(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { threadInfo, action, roleName, rolePermissions } = props.route.params;
   const navigation = useNavigation();
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const callModifyCommunityRole = useServerCall(modifyCommunityRole);
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
 
   const onPressCreate = React.useCallback(() => {
     dispatchActionPromise(
       modifyCommunityRoleActionTypes,
       callModifyCommunityRole({
         community: threadInfo.id,
         action,
         name: roleName,
         permissions: [...rolePermissions],
       }),
     );
 
     navigation.goBack();
   }, [
     callModifyCommunityRole,
     dispatchActionPromise,
     threadInfo,
     action,
     roleName,
     rolePermissions,
     navigation,
   ]);
 
-  return (
-    <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPressCreate}>
-      <Text style={styles.createButton}>Create</Text>
-    </TouchableOpacity>
-  );
+  const shouldHeaderRightBeDisabled = roleName.length === 0;
+  const createButton = React.useMemo(() => {
+    const textStyle = shouldHeaderRightBeDisabled
+      ? styles.createButtonDisabled
+      : styles.createButton;
+
+    return (
+      <TouchableOpacity
+        onPress={onPressCreate}
+        disabled={shouldHeaderRightBeDisabled}
+      >
+        <Text style={textStyle}>Create</Text>
+      </TouchableOpacity>
+    );
+  }, [
+    shouldHeaderRightBeDisabled,
+    styles.createButtonDisabled,
+    styles.createButton,
+    onPressCreate,
+  ]);
+
+  return createButton;
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
+  createButtonDisabled: {
+    color: 'disabledButton',
+    marginRight: 10,
+  },
   createButton: {
     color: 'purpleLink',
     marginRight: 10,
   },
 };
 
 export default CreateRolesHeaderRightButton;