diff --git a/resources/lang/en/settings.php b/resources/lang/en/settings.php
index f1345c743..679d4b8a8 100755
--- a/resources/lang/en/settings.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/settings.php
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ return [
     'role_access_api' => 'Access system API',
     'role_manage_settings' => 'Manage app settings',
     'role_asset' => 'Asset Permissions',
+    'roles_system_warning' => 'Be aware that access to any of the above three permissions can allow a user to alter their own privileges or the privileges of others in the system. Only assign roles with these permissions to trusted users.',
     'role_asset_desc' => 'These permissions control default access to the assets within the system. Permissions on Books, Chapters and Pages will override these permissions.',
     'role_asset_admins' => 'Admins are automatically given access to all content but these options may show or hide UI options.',
     'role_all' => 'All',
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/roles/form.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/roles/form.blade.php
index ed57ad944..43bc2b024 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/roles/form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/roles/form.blade.php
@@ -28,19 +28,23 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="grid half" permissions-table>
-            <div>
-                <label class="setting-list-label">{{ trans('settings.role_system') }}</label>
-                <a href="#" permissions-table-toggle-all class="text-small text-primary">{{ trans('common.toggle_all') }}</a>
-            </div>
-            <div class="toggle-switch-list">
-                <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'settings-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_settings')])</div>
-                <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'users-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_users')])</div>
-                <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'user-roles-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_roles')])</div>
-                <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'restrictions-manage-all', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_entity_permissions')])</div>
-                <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'restrictions-manage-own', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_own_entity_permissions')])</div>
-                <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'templates-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_page_templates')])</div>
-                <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'access-api', 'label' => trans('settings.role_access_api')])</div>
+        <div permissions-table>
+            <label class="setting-list-label">{{ trans('settings.role_system') }}</label>
+            <a href="#" permissions-table-toggle-all class="text-small text-primary">{{ trans('common.toggle_all') }}</a>
+
+            <div class="toggle-switch-list grid half mt-m">
+                <div>
+                    <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'restrictions-manage-all', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_entity_permissions')])</div>
+                    <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'restrictions-manage-own', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_own_entity_permissions')])</div>
+                    <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'templates-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_page_templates')])</div>
+                    <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'access-api', 'label' => trans('settings.role_access_api')])</div>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'settings-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_settings')])</div>
+                    <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'users-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_users')])</div>
+                    <div>@include('settings.roles.checkbox', ['permission' => 'user-roles-manage', 'label' => trans('settings.role_manage_roles')])</div>
+                    <p class="text-warn text-small mt-s mb-none">{{ trans('settings.roles_system_warning') }}</p>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>