diff --git a/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.controller.ts b/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.controller.ts
index e0e09f05eb..379b9acb21 100644
--- a/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.controller.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export class AdminRoleController {
   @RequireAdminPermission('ManageRoles')
   async createAdminRole(
     @Body(new ZodValidationPipe(CreateAdminRoleBodySchema)) body: CreateAdminRoleBody,
-  ): Promise<AdminRole> {
+  ): Promise<AdminRole[]> {
     return this.adminRoleService.create(body)
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.spec.ts b/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.spec.ts
index b2ee4dcd24..048b14b4e7 100644
--- a/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('adminRoleService', () => {
     eventEmitter.emitAsync.mockResolvedValue([])
   })
 
-  it('creates a role at the next position and returns the created role', async () => {
+  it('creates a role at the next position and returns the refreshed role list', async () => {
     const existingRole = makeAdminRole({
       position: 5,
       permissions: 4n,
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ describe('adminRoleService', () => {
     prisma.adminRole.findFirst.mockResolvedValue(existingRole)
     prisma.adminRole.create.mockResolvedValue(createdRole)
     prisma.adminRole.findUnique.mockResolvedValue(createdRole)
+    prisma.adminRole.findMany.mockResolvedValue([createdRole])
     prisma.user.findMany.mockResolvedValue([])
     prisma.$transaction.mockImplementation(async callback => callback(prisma))
 
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ describe('adminRoleService', () => {
     const service = new AdminRoleService(prisma, eventEmitter)
     const result = await service.create(createBody)
 
-    expect(result).toEqual(
+    expect(result).toEqual([
       expect.objectContaining({
         id: existingRole.id,
         permissions: '0',
         position: 6,
       }),
-    )
+    ])
     expect(prisma.adminRole.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       data: {
         name: 'New role',
diff --git a/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.ts b/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.ts
index eb2d553be6..58eb458d44 100644
--- a/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server-nestjs/src/modules/admin-role/admin-role.service.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   getAdminRoleMemberCounts,
   getRoles,
 } from './admin-role-queries.utils'
-import { toAdminRole, toAdminRoles } from './admin-role.utils'
+import { toAdminRoles } from './admin-role.utils'
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AdminRoleService {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class AdminRoleService {
   }
 
   @StartActiveSpan()
-  async create(body: CreateAdminRoleBody): Promise<AdminRole> {
+  async create(body: CreateAdminRoleBody): Promise<AdminRole[]> {
     const span = trace.getActiveSpan()
     this.logger.log(`adminRole.create started (name=${body.name})`)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ export class AdminRoleService {
 
     span?.setAttribute('admin_role.id', createdRole.id)
     this.logger.log(`adminRole.create completed (id=${createdRole.id})`)
-    return toAdminRole(createdRole)
+    const roles = await getRoles(this.prisma)
+    span?.setAttribute('admin_role.count', roles.length)
+    return toAdminRoles(roles)
   }
 
   @StartActiveSpan()
diff --git a/apps/server/src/resources/admin-role/router.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/resources/admin-role/router.spec.ts
index dab0f79268..960229f38e 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/resources/admin-role/router.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/resources/admin-role/router.spec.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ describe('test adminRoleContract', () => {
   describe('createAdminRole', () => {
     it('should create a role for authorized users', async () => {
       const user = getUserMockInfos(ADMIN_PERMS.MANAGE_ROLES)
-      const newRole = { id: 'newRole', name: 'New Role' }
+      const newRoles = [{ id: faker.string.uuid(), name: 'New Role', oidcGroup: '', position: 0, permissions: '0', type: 'managed' }]
       const roleData = { name: 'New Role' }
 
       authUserMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(user)
-      businessCreateRoleMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(newRole)
+      businessCreateRoleMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(newRoles)
 
       const response = await app.inject()
         .post(adminRoleContract.createAdminRole.path)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('test adminRoleContract', () => {
         .end()
 
       expect(businessCreateRoleMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(roleData, expect.any(String))
-      expect(response.json()).toEqual(newRole)
+      expect(response.json()).toEqual(newRoles)
       expect(response.statusCode).toEqual(201)
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/contracts/admin-role.ts b/packages/shared/src/contracts/admin-role.ts
index e8030f532a..5e75bd5f51 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/contracts/admin-role.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/contracts/admin-role.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const adminRoleContract = contractInstance.router({
     path: '',
     body: AdminRoleSchema.pick({ name: true }),
     responses: {
-      200: AdminRoleSchema,
+      201: AdminRoleSchema.array(),
       400: ErrorSchema,
       401: ErrorSchema,
       403: ErrorSchema,