diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/Makefile b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e0fbb00c2cd784e2dac4fee90bd0f083fda7021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gluon-luci-node-role
+PKG_VERSION:=0.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
+
+include $(GLUONDIR)/include/package.mk
+
+define Package/gluon-luci-node-role
+  SECTION:=gluon
+  CATEGORY:=Gluon
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-luci-admin +gluon-node-info
+  TITLE:=UI for specifying node role
+endef
+
+define Build/Prepare
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+endef
+
+define Build/Configure
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+endef
+
+define Package/gluon-luci-node-role/install
+	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
+endef
+
+define Package/gluon-luci-node-role/postinst
+#!/bin/sh
+$(call GluonCheckSite,check_site.lua)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,gluon-luci-node-role))
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/check_site.lua b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/check_site.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cd3ca9378a7c30e6806460e7e714601502d3ed87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/check_site.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+local function check_role(k, _)
+   local role = string.format('roles.list[%q]', k)
+
+   need_string(role)
+end
+
+need_string('roles.default')
+need_table('roles.list', check_role)
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/noderole.lua b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/noderole.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dcde01f1b262fa3126debd5f3e5204aa27cce855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/noderole.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module("luci.controller.admin.noderole", package.seeall)
+
+function index()
+	entry({"admin", "noderole"}, cbi("admin/noderole"), "Verwendungszweck", 20)
+end
diff --git a/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1d6d17982bbf8697e09d5f213fc9af40eb9f80ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-luci-node-role/files/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/admin/noderole.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+local f, s, o
+local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
+local uci = luci.model.uci.cursor()
+local config = 'gluon-node-info'
+
+-- where to read the configuration from
+local role = uci:get(config, uci:get_first(config, "system"), "role")
+
+f = SimpleForm("role", "Verwendungszweck")
+f.reset = false
+f.template = "admin/expertmode"
+f.submit = "Fertig"
+
+s = f:section(SimpleSection, nil, [[
+Wenn dein Freifunk-Router eine besondere Rolle im Freifunk Netz einnimmt, kannst du diese hier angeben.
+Bringe bitte zuvor in Erfahrung welche Auswirkungen die zur Verfügung stehenden Rollen im Freifunk-Netz haben.
+Setze die Rolle nur, wenn du weißt was du machst.
+]])
+
+o = s:option(ListValue, "role", "Rolle")
+o.default = role
+o.rmempty = false
+for role, prettyname in pairs(site.roles.list) do
+  o:value(role, prettyname)
+end
+
+function f.handle(self, state, data)
+  if state == FORM_VALID then
+    uci:set(config, uci:get_first(config, "system"), "role", data.role)
+
+    uci:save(config)
+    uci:commit(config)
+  end
+end
+
+return f
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/Makefile b/package/gluon-node-info/Makefile
index b509e992e589cbaefd1bd9b71e4c5e3d9684004c..0fe8a8dd624fcb265af5acff6e5715444ab1f3e2 100644
--- a/package/gluon-node-info/Makefile
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(GLUONDIR)/include/package.mk
 
 define Package/gluon-node-info
   SECTION:=gluon
@@ -33,4 +33,9 @@ define Package/gluon-node-info/install
 	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
 endef
 
+define Package/gluon-node-info/postinst
+#!/bin/sh
+$(call GluonCheckSite,check_site.lua)
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,gluon-node-info))
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/check_site.lua b/package/gluon-node-info/check_site.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d8d46408f0cf87f849d8a735211d0db85e4f1cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/check_site.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+local function check_role(k, _)
+   local role = string.format('roles.list[%q]', k)
+
+   need_string(role)
+end
+
+need_string('roles.default', false)
+need_table('roles.list', check_role, false)
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/files/etc/config/gluon-node-info b/package/gluon-node-info/files/etc/config/gluon-node-info
index 9ac6ec55394a3bbdd64a64506fa34375442b2c37..8f6f472f426db2ffe90c0f3e63f190a583eb75ba 100644
--- a/package/gluon-node-info/files/etc/config/gluon-node-info
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/files/etc/config/gluon-node-info
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ config location
 	option share_location '0'
 
 config owner
+
+config system
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/announce/nodeinfo.d/system/role b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/announce/nodeinfo.d/system/role
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..38de47d796d132917eb0c734fc9a002ad95a39eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/announce/nodeinfo.d/system/role
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+local role = uci:get_first('gluon-node-info', 'system', 'role', '')
+if role ~= '' then
+        return role
+end
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/node-info/invariant/001-node-system b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/node-info/invariant/001-node-system
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a17b94617b45c78028720a35b50484b8de87340d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/node-info/invariant/001-node-system
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/lua
+
+local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+
+local config = 'gluon-node-info'
+
+if not uci:get_first(config, 'system') then
+  uci:section(config, 'system')
+  uci:save(config)
+  uci:commit(config)
+end
diff --git a/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/node-info/invariant/010-node-role b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/node-info/invariant/010-node-role
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e54a23463627dd173b6932e243aeaa94c7f64b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-node-info/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/node-info/invariant/010-node-role
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/lua
+
+local site = require 'gluon.site_config'
+local uci = require('luci.model.uci').cursor()
+
+local config = 'gluon-node-info'
+local role = uci:get(config, uci:get_first(config, 'system'), 'role')
+
+if site.roles then
+  default_role = site.roles.default
+else
+  default_role = ''
+end
+
+if not role then
+  uci:set(config, uci:get_first(config, 'system'), 'role', default_role)
+  uci:save(config)
+  uci:commit(config)
+end