diff --git a/lib/Client.js b/lib/Client.js
index 493af7e8d..83f7f2f4b 100644
--- a/lib/Client.js
+++ b/lib/Client.js
@@ -765,6 +765,35 @@ var Client = (function () {
 		});
 	};
 
+	Client.prototype.addMemberToRole = function addMemberToRole(server, role, member) {
+		var callback = arguments.length <= 3 || arguments[3] === undefined ? function (err) {} : arguments[3];
+
+		var self = this;
+
+		return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+
+			var serverId = self.resolveServerID(server);
+			var memberId = self.resolveUserID(member);
+
+			var acServer = self.getServer("id", serverId);
+			var acMember = acServer.getMember("id", memberId);
+
+			request.patch("https://discordapp.com/api/guilds/" + serverId + "/members/" + memberId).set("authorization", self.token).send({
+				roles: acMember.rawRoles.concat(role.id)
+			}).end(function (err) {
+
+				if (err) {
+					reject(err);
+					callback(err);
+				} else {
+					acMember.addRole(role);
+					resolve();
+					callback();
+				}
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
 	//def createws
 
 	Client.prototype.createws = function createws(url) {
@@ -1428,6 +1457,15 @@ var Client = (function () {
 		}
 	};
 
+	Client.prototype.resolveUserID = function resolveUserID(resource) {
+		if (resource instanceof User) {
+			// also accounts for Member
+			return resource.id;
+		} else if (!isNaN(resource) && resource.length && resource.length === 17) {
+			return resource;
+		}
+	};
+
 	Client.prototype.resolveDestination = function resolveDestination(destination) {
 		var channId = false;
 		var self = this;
diff --git a/lib/Member.js b/lib/Member.js
index 813acda1b..f19b68e4d 100644
--- a/lib/Member.js
+++ b/lib/Member.js
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ var Member = (function (_User) {
 		this.rawRoles = roles;
 	}
 
+	Member.prototype.addRole = function addRole(role) {
+		if (! ~this.rawRoles.indexOf(role)) {
+			this.rawRoles.push(role);
+		}
+	};
+
 	Member.prototype.permissionsIn = function permissionsIn(channel) {
 
 		if (channel.server.ownerID === this.id) {
diff --git a/src/Client.js b/src/Client.js
index 67b8bc83f..31ea536f2 100644
--- a/src/Client.js
+++ b/src/Client.js
@@ -822,6 +822,39 @@ class Client {
 		
 	}
 	
+	addMemberToRole(server, role, member, callback=function(err){}){
+		var self = this;
+		
+		return new Promise(function(resolve, reject){
+			
+			var serverId = self.resolveServerID(server);
+			var memberId = self.resolveUserID(member);
+			
+			var acServer = self.getServer("id", serverId);
+			var acMember = acServer.getMember("id", memberId);
+			
+			request
+				.patch(`https://discordapp.com/api/guilds/${serverId}/members/${memberId}`)
+				.set("authorization", self.token)
+				.send({
+					roles : acMember.rawRoles.concat(role.id)
+				})
+				.end(function(err){
+					
+					if(err){
+						reject(err);
+						callback(err);
+					}else{
+						acMember.addRole(role);
+						resolve();
+						callback();
+					}
+					
+				});
+			
+		});
+	}
+	
 	//def createws
 	createws(url) {
 		if (this.websocket)
@@ -1361,6 +1394,14 @@ class Client {
 		}
 
 	}
+	
+	resolveUserID(resource) {
+		if (resource instanceof User) { // also accounts for Member
+			return resource.id;
+		} else if (!isNaN(resource) && resource.length && resource.length === 17) {
+			return resource;
+		}
+	}
 
 	resolveDestination(destination) {
 		var channId = false;
diff --git a/src/Member.js b/src/Member.js
index aa48d0327..63429b973 100644
--- a/src/Member.js
+++ b/src/Member.js
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ class Member extends User{
 		});
 	}
 	
+	addRole(role){
+		if(!~this.rawRoles.indexOf(role)){
+			this.rawRoles.push(role);
+		}
+	}
+	
 	permissionsIn(channel){
 		
 		if(channel.server.ownerID === this.id){
diff --git a/test/bot.1.js b/test/bot.1.js
index e019949ca..f24829dfa 100644
--- a/test/bot.1.js
+++ b/test/bot.1.js
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ mybot.on("message", function (message) {
 		setTimeout(() => {
 			permission.manageRoles = true;
 			permission.name="asdfasdf";
-			permission.color = Discord.Colors.GREEN;
+			permission.color = Discord.Colors.PURPLE;
 
 			mybot.updateRole(message.channel.server, permission).then((perm) => {
-				mybot.reply(message, JSON.stringify(perm.serialise(), null, 4));
-			});
+				console.log(message.sender.rawRoles);
+				mybot.addMemberToRole(message.channel.server, perm, message.sender).catch(error);
+			}).catch(error);
 		}, 3000);