diff --git a/example/exampleUser/ExampleUserProvider.js b/example/exampleUser/ExampleUserProvider.js
index ed64fd07c6..cb54f81a8c 100644
--- a/example/exampleUser/ExampleUserProvider.js
+++ b/example/exampleUser/ExampleUserProvider.js
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ export default class ExampleUserProvider extends EventEmitter {
         return this.loginPromise;
     }
 
-    canProvideStatusForRole() {
-        return Promise.resolve(true);
+    canProvideStatusForRole(role) {
+        return this.statusRoles.includes(role);
     }
 
     canSetPollQuestion() {
@@ -114,8 +114,12 @@ export default class ExampleUserProvider extends EventEmitter {
             Promise.resolve(undefined);
         }
 
-        return Promise.resolve(this.user.getRoles())
+        return Promise.resolve(this.selectedStatusRole);
     }
+    getPossibleRoles() {
+        return this.user.getRoles();
+    }
+
     getStatusRoleForCurrentUser() {
 
         return Promise.resolve(this.selectedStatusRole);
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ export default class ExampleUserProvider extends EventEmitter {
         // for testing purposes, this will skip the form, this wouldn't be used in
         // a normal authentication process
         if (this.autoLoginUser) {
-            this.user = new this.ExampleUser(id, this.autoLoginUser, ['example-role']);
+            this.user = new this.ExampleUser(id, this.autoLoginUser, ['test-role-1', 'test-role-2', 'test-role-3', 'test-role-4']);
             this.loggedIn = true;
 
             return Promise.resolve();
diff --git a/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js b/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
index 4c6f4845ed..acae0d54d1 100644
--- a/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
+++ b/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
@@ -151,11 +151,16 @@ export default class StatusAPI extends EventEmitter {
      * @param {Status} status The status to set for the provided role
      * @returns {Promise<Boolean>} true if operation was successful, otherwise false.
      */
-    setStatusForRole(role, status) {
+    async setStatusForRole(role, status) {
         const provider = this.#userAPI.getProvider();
 
         if (provider.setStatusForRole) {
-            return provider.setStatusForRole(role, status);
+            const activeRole = await provider.getActiveRole();
+            if (!provider.canProvideStatusForRole(activeRole)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return provider.setStatusForRole(activeRole, status);
         } else {
             this.#userAPI.error("User provider does not support setting role status");
         }
diff --git a/src/api/user/UserAPI.js b/src/api/user/UserAPI.js
index 4cf9804f55..36a06b91af 100644
--- a/src/api/user/UserAPI.js
+++ b/src/api/user/UserAPI.js
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ class UserAPI extends EventEmitter {
         }
 
         return sessionStorageValue;
-
     }
     setActiveRole(role) {
         SessionPersistance.setActiveRole(role);
@@ -125,9 +124,15 @@ class UserAPI extends EventEmitter {
      * Will return if a role can provide a operator status response
      * @memberof module:openmct.UserApi#
      * @returns {Boolean}
-     */
-    canProvideStatusForRole(roleId) {
-        return true;
+    */
+    canProvideStatusForRole() {
+        if (!this || !this.hasProvider()) {
+            return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+        }
+
+        const activeRole = this.getActiveRole();
+
+        return this._provider.canProvideStatusForRole?.(activeRole);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
index dd7ced6c22..18d9cca97d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
@@ -155,11 +155,16 @@ export default {
             return this.allStatuses.find(possibleMatch => possibleMatch.key === statusKey);
         },
         async changeStatus() {
+            if (!this.openmct.user.canProvideStatusForRole()) {
+                this.openmct.notifications.error('User role is ineligible to provide operator status')
+
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (this.selectedStatus !== undefined) {
                 const statusObject = this.findStatusByKey(this.selectedStatus);
 
-                const result = await this.openmct.user.status.setStatusForRole(this.role, statusObject);
-
+                const result = await this.openmct.user.status.setStatusForRole(this.selectedRole, statusObject);
                 if (result === true) {
                     this.openmct.notifications.info("Successfully set operator status");
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/userIndicator/components/UserIndicator.vue b/src/plugins/userIndicator/components/UserIndicator.vue
index c646450754..a4ac3f7119 100644
--- a/src/plugins/userIndicator/components/UserIndicator.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/userIndicator/components/UserIndicator.vue
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ export default {
             const activeRole = UserAPI.getActiveRole();
             this.selectedRole = activeRole;
             if (!activeRole) {
-                // trigger role selection modal
                 this.promptForRoleSelection();
             }
-            // todo confirm status role
 
+            // todo confirm status role
             this.role = await this.openmct.user.status.getStatusRoleForCurrentUser();
 
         },