diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/IUserModel.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/IUserModel.java
index bc8c49364..fd13e681c 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/IUserModel.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/IUserModel.java
@@ -127,4 +127,6 @@ public interface IUserModel {
 
     boolean isLDAPBeingUsed();
 
+    boolean isLDAPRolesBeingUsed();
+
 }
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserCRUDController.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserCRUDController.java
index 600b6365d..140ab479c 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserCRUDController.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserCRUDController.java
@@ -228,4 +228,8 @@ public class UserCRUDController extends BaseCRUDController<User> implements
         return (isLdapUser() && userModel.isLDAPBeingUsed());
     }
 
+    public boolean getLdapUserRolesLdapConfiguration() {
+        return (isLdapUser() && userModel.isLDAPRolesBeingUsed());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserModel.java b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserModel.java
index a89cd4837..ca255e06c 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserModel.java
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/java/org/libreplan/web/users/UserModel.java
@@ -248,4 +248,11 @@ public class UserModel implements IUserModel {
                 .getLdapAuthEnabled();
     }
 
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    @Override
+    public boolean isLDAPRolesBeingUsed() {
+        return configurationDAO.getConfiguration().getLdapConfiguration()
+                .getLdapSaveRolesDB();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/users/_editUser.zul b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/users/_editUser.zul
index 979cacbb4..af0003561 100644
--- a/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/users/_editUser.zul
+++ b/libreplan-webapp/src/main/webapp/users/_editUser.zul
@@ -93,10 +93,13 @@
                     <!-- Associated UserRoles -->
                     <groupbox closable="false">
                     <caption label="${i18n:_('Association with roles')}" />
+                    <vbox>
+                        <label value="${i18n:_('Roles of LDAP users cannot be managed because LDAP roles are being used.')}" visible="@{controller.ldapUserRolesLdapConfiguration}" />
+                    </vbox>
                     <hbox align="center">
                         <combobox id="userRolesCombo" autodrop="true" />
                         <button label="${i18n:_('Add role')}"
-                            onClick="controller.addSelectedRole()"/>
+                            onClick="controller.addSelectedRole()" disabled="@{controller.ldapUserRolesLdapConfiguration}"/>
                     </hbox>
                     <grid id="listing" model="@{controller.roles}">
                         <columns sizable="true">
@@ -121,12 +124,15 @@
                     <!-- Associated Profiles -->
                     <groupbox closable="false">
                     <caption label="${i18n:_('Association with profiles')}" />
+                    <vbox>
+                        <label value="${i18n:_('Profiles of LDAP users cannot be managed because LDAP roles are being used.')}" visible="@{controller.ldapUserRolesLdapConfiguration}" />
+                    </vbox>
                     <hbox align="center">
                         <autocomplete id="profileAutocomplete"
                             autodrop="true" constraint=""
                             finder="ProfileFinder" />
                         <button label="${i18n:_('Add profile')}"
-                            onClick="controller.addSelectedProfile()" />
+                            onClick="controller.addSelectedProfile()" disabled="@{controller.ldapUserRolesLdapConfiguration}"/>
                     </hbox>
                     <grid id="profilesListing" model="@{controller.profiles}">
                         <columns sizable="true">