diff --git a/config/permissions/akP-litellm-admin.yaml b/config/permissions/akP-litellm-admin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dea076f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/permissions/akP-litellm-admin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Permission group akP-litellm-admin (name = filename). Grants admin
+# access to litellm: bound to the litellm application and mapped to its role.
+application: litellm
diff --git a/config/permissions/akP-litellm-user.yaml b/config/permissions/akP-litellm-user.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..821484b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/permissions/akP-litellm-user.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Permission group akP-litellm-user (name = filename). Grants user
+# access to litellm: bound to the litellm application and mapped to its role.
+application: litellm
diff --git a/config/providers_oauth2/litellm.yaml b/config/providers_oauth2/litellm.yaml
index 061dd04..ebc28c7 100644
--- a/config/providers_oauth2/litellm.yaml
+++ b/config/providers_oauth2/litellm.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,14 @@ scope_mappings:
 redirect_uris:
   - matching_mode: strict
     url: https://litellm.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net/sso/callback
+# Emit a `litellm_role` claim from group membership (rules in privilege order).
+# LiteLLM requests the `litellm_role` scope and reads it via
+# GENERIC_USER_ROLE_ATTRIBUTE. akP-litellm-admin is inherited by akR-global-admin.
+role_mappings:
+  claim: litellm_role
+  default: internal_user_view_only
+  rules:
+    - group: akP-litellm-admin
+      role: proxy_admin
+    - group: akP-litellm-user
+      role: internal_user
diff --git a/config/roles/akR-global-admin.yaml b/config/roles/akR-global-admin.yaml
index cb24e50..6c3af26 100644
--- a/config/roles/akR-global-admin.yaml
+++ b/config/roles/akR-global-admin.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ permissions:
   - akP-grafana-admin
   - akP-argocd-admin
   - akP-rancher-admin
+  - akP-litellm-admin
diff --git a/config/roles/akR-standard-user.yaml b/config/roles/akR-standard-user.yaml
index 14b8836..705ad69 100644
--- a/config/roles/akR-standard-user.yaml
+++ b/config/roles/akR-standard-user.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ permissions:
   - akP-grafana-user
   - akP-argocd-user
   - akP-rancher-user
+  - akP-litellm-user
diff --git a/modules/authentik/main.tf b/modules/authentik/main.tf
index fa84126..9c2bf06 100644
--- a/modules/authentik/main.tf
+++ b/modules/authentik/main.tf
@@ -65,6 +65,43 @@ resource "authentik_provider_saml" "this" {
   signing_kp         = each.value.signing_kp
 }
 
+# Build a Python expression per app that emits a role claim from the user's
+# effective (hierarchical) group membership. Assembled from the config rules so
+# the generated code has predictable indentation (no template-directive quirks).
+locals {
+  role_mapping_expr = {
+    for k, v in var.providers_oauth2 : k => join("\n", concat(
+      [
+        "groups = {}",
+        "pending = list(user.ak_groups.all())",
+        "while pending:",
+        "    grp = pending.pop()",
+        "    if grp.pk in groups:",
+        "        continue",
+        "    groups[grp.pk] = grp.name",
+        "    pending += list(grp.parents.all())",
+        "names = set(groups.values())",
+      ],
+      flatten([
+        for rule in coalesce(try(v.role_mappings.rules, null), []) : [
+          "if ${jsonencode(rule.group)} in names:",
+          "    return {${jsonencode(try(v.role_mappings.claim, ""))}: ${jsonencode(rule.role)}}",
+        ]
+      ]),
+      ["return {${jsonencode(try(v.role_mappings.claim, ""))}: ${jsonencode(try(v.role_mappings.default, ""))}}"],
+    ))
+    if v.role_mappings != null
+  }
+}
+
+resource "authentik_property_mapping_provider_scope" "role" {
+  for_each = { for k, v in var.providers_oauth2 : k => v if v.role_mappings != null }
+
+  name       = "unkin: ${each.key} role"
+  scope_name = each.value.role_mappings.claim
+  expression = local.role_mapping_expr[each.key]
+}
+
 # Resolve oauth2 flows by slug and scope mappings by managed identifier, and
 # read client secrets from Vault so nothing sensitive is committed.
 data "authentik_flow" "oauth2_authorization" {
@@ -100,6 +137,7 @@ resource "authentik_provider_oauth2" "this" {
   property_mappings = concat(
     try(data.authentik_property_mapping_provider_scope.oauth2[each.key].ids, []),
     [authentik_property_mapping_provider_scope.groups_hierarchical.id],
+    try([authentik_property_mapping_provider_scope.role[each.key].id], []),
   )
   signing_key           = each.value.signing_key
   access_token_validity = each.value.access_token_validity
diff --git a/modules/authentik/variables.tf b/modules/authentik/variables.tf
index 3569aec..3395928 100644
--- a/modules/authentik/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/authentik/variables.tf
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ variable "providers_oauth2" {
     })), [])
     signing_key           = optional(string, null)
     access_token_validity = optional(string, "minutes=10")
+    # Optional app-role claim computed from (hierarchical) group membership: emit
+    # `claim` = the first matching rule's role, else `default`. The app requests
+    # `claim` as a scope and reads it (e.g. LiteLLM GENERIC_USER_ROLE_ATTRIBUTE).
+    # rules are evaluated in order, so list highest privilege first.
+    role_mappings = optional(object({
+      claim   = string
+      default = string
+      rules = list(object({
+        group = string # permission group name (akP-*)
+        role  = string # app role value
+      }))
+    }), null)
   }))
   default = {}
 }