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+# Copyright (c) 2021, VRAI Labs and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License") as published by the Apache Software Foundation.
+#
+# You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
+# obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+import setup
+
+from pytest import mark
+from supertokens_python.recipe import session, userroles, emailpassword, multitenancy
+from supertokens_python import init
+from supertokens_python.recipe.multitenancy.asyncio import (
+    create_or_update_tenant,
+    associate_user_to_tenant,
+)
+from supertokens_python.recipe.emailpassword.asyncio import sign_up
+from supertokens_python.recipe.multitenancy.interfaces import TenantConfig
+from supertokens_python.recipe.userroles.asyncio import (
+    create_new_role_or_add_permissions,
+    add_role_to_user,
+    get_roles_for_user,
+)
+
+from tests.sessions.claims.utils import get_st_init_args
+from tests.utils import setup_function, teardown_function, setup_multitenancy_feature
+
+
+_ = setup_function
+_ = teardown_function
+
+pytestmark = mark.asyncio
+
+
+async def test_multitenancy_in_user_roles():
+    # test that different roles can be assigned for the same user for each tenant
+    args = get_st_init_args(
+        [
+            session.init(),
+            userroles.init(),
+            emailpassword.init(),
+            multitenancy.init(),
+        ]
+    )
+    init(**args)
+    setup_multitenancy_feature()
+
+    await create_or_update_tenant("t1", TenantConfig(email_password_enabled=True))
+    await create_or_update_tenant("t2", TenantConfig(email_password_enabled=True))
+    await create_or_update_tenant("t3", TenantConfig(email_password_enabled=True))
+
+    user = await sign_up("test@example.com", "password1")
+    user_id = user.user.user_id
+
+    await associate_user_to_tenant("t1", user_id)
+    await associate_user_to_tenant("t2", user_id)
+    await associate_user_to_tenant("t3", user_id)
+
+    await create_new_role_or_add_permissions("role1", [])
+    await create_new_role_or_add_permissions("role2", [])
+    await create_new_role_or_add_permissions("role3", [])
+
+    await add_role_to_user("t1", user_id, "role1")
+    await add_role_to_user("t1", user_id, "role2")
+    await add_role_to_user("t2", user_id, "role2")
+    await add_role_to_user("t2", user_id, "role3")
+    await add_role_to_user("t3", user_id, "role3")
+    await add_role_to_user("t3", user_id, "role1")
+
+    roles = await get_roles_for_user("t1", user_id)
+    assert roles.roles == ["role1", "role2"]
+
+    roles = await get_roles_for_user("t2", user_id)
+    assert roles.roles == ["role2", "role3"]
+
+    roles = await get_roles_for_user("t3", user_id)
+    assert roles.roles == ["role1", "role3"]