diff --git a/webapp/web/js/account/accountUtils.js b/webapp/web/js/account/accountUtils.js
index 903f7b2a5..3550e595d 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/account/accountUtils.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/account/accountUtils.js
@@ -45,4 +45,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
             return answer;
         }
     });
+    
+    //Select role and filter
+    $('#roleFilterUri').bind('change', function () {
+        var url = $(this).val(); // get selected value
+        if (url) { // require a URL
+            window.location = url; // redirect
+        }
+        return false;
+    });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl
index cc3af951e..a7a2fe89d 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@
         </p>
     </section>
 </#if>
-<form method="POST" action="${formUrls.list}" class="customForm" role="filter by roles">
-    <section id="filter-roles">
+
+<section id="filter-roles">
+    <form method="POST" action="${formUrls.list}" class="customForm" role="filter by roles">
         <select name="roleFilterUri" id="roleFilterUri">
             <option value="" <#if roleFilterUri = "">selected</#if> >Filter by roles</option>
             <#list roles as role>
-            <option value="${role.uri}" <#if roleFilterUri = role.uri>selected</#if> >${role.label}</option>
+            <option value="${formUrls.list}?roleFilterUri=${role.uri}" <#if roleFilterUri = role.uri>selected</#if> >${role.label}</option>
             </#list>
             <!--
             When roleFilterUri or searchTerm changes,
@@ -57,11 +58,11 @@
             should be submitted.
             -->
         </select>
-    </section>
-</form>
+    </form>
+</section>
 
-<form method="POST" action="${formUrls.list}" class="customForm" role="search accounts">
-    <section id="search-accounts">
+<section id="search-accounts">
+    <form method="POST" action="${formUrls.list}" class="customForm" role="search accounts">
         <input type="text" name="searchTerm" />
         <input class="submit" type="submit" value="Search accounts"/>
         <!--
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@
             set orderField to "email" 
             submit the form (submit action is "list") 
         -->
-    </section>
-</form>
+    </form>
+</section>
 
 <form method="POST" action="${formUrls.list}" id="account-display" class="customForm" role="accounts display">
     <@p.accountsNav />