diff --git a/src/core/authorization/authorization.service.ts b/src/core/authorization/authorization.service.ts
index 402d67f4d4..c765bcaa03 100644
--- a/src/core/authorization/authorization.service.ts
+++ b/src/core/authorization/authorization.service.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class AuthorizationService {
       );
     if (authorization.credentialRules === '') {
       throw new AuthorizationInvalidPolicyException(
-        `AuthorizationPolicy without credential rules provided: ${authorization.id}`,
+        `AuthorizationPolicy without credential rules provided: ${authorization.id}, type: ${authorization.type}`,
         LogContext.AUTH
       );
     }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export class AuthorizationService {
           for (const privilege of rule.grantedPrivileges) {
             if (privilege === privilegeRequired) {
               this.logger.verbose?.(
-                `[CredentialRule] Granted privilege '${privilegeRequired}' using rule '${rule.name}' on authorization ${authorization.id}`,
+                `[CredentialRule] Granted privilege '${privilegeRequired}' using rule '${rule.name}' on authorization ${authorization.id} on type: ${authorization.type}`,
                 LogContext.AUTH_POLICY
               );
               return true;
diff --git a/src/domain/access/invitation/dto/invitation.dto.create.ts b/src/domain/access/invitation/dto/invitation.dto.create.ts
index cde00875f8..bb99b58532 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/invitation/dto/invitation.dto.create.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/invitation/dto/invitation.dto.create.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { MID_TEXT_LENGTH, UUID_LENGTH } from '@common/constants';
+import {
+  MID_TEXT_LENGTH,
+  SMALL_TEXT_LENGTH,
+  UUID_LENGTH,
+} from '@common/constants';
+import { CommunityRoleType } from '@common/enums/community.role';
 import { UUID } from '@domain/common/scalars';
 import { Field, InputType } from '@nestjs/graphql';
 import { IsOptional, MaxLength } from 'class-validator';
@@ -7,11 +12,11 @@ import { IsOptional, MaxLength } from 'class-validator';
 export class CreateInvitationInput {
   @Field(() => UUID, {
     nullable: false,
-    description: 'The identifier for the contributor being invited.',
+    description:
+      'The identifier for the contributor being invited to join in the entry Role.',
   })
-  @IsOptional()
   @MaxLength(UUID_LENGTH)
-  invitedContributor!: string;
+  invitedContributorID!: string;
 
   @Field({ nullable: true })
   @IsOptional()
@@ -22,4 +27,13 @@ export class CreateInvitationInput {
 
   roleSetID!: string;
   invitedToParent!: boolean;
+
+  @Field(() => CommunityRoleType, {
+    nullable: true,
+    description:
+      'An additional role to assign to the Contributor, in addition to the entry Role.',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @MaxLength(SMALL_TEXT_LENGTH)
+  extraRole?: CommunityRoleType;
 }
diff --git a/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.entity.ts b/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.entity.ts
index 5983600a6b..e2931f9111 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.entity.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.entity.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { AuthorizableEntity } from '@domain/common/entity/authorizable-entity';
 import { CommunityContributorType } from '@common/enums/community.contributor.type';
 import { ENUM_LENGTH, MID_TEXT_LENGTH, UUID_LENGTH } from '@common/constants';
 import { RoleSet } from '@domain/access/role-set/role.set.entity';
+import { CommunityRoleType } from '@common/enums/community.role';
 @Entity()
 export class Invitation extends AuthorizableEntity implements IInvitation {
   // todo ID in migration is varchar - must be char(36)
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export class Invitation extends AuthorizableEntity implements IInvitation {
   lifecycle!: Lifecycle;
 
   @Column('char', { length: UUID_LENGTH, nullable: false })
-  invitedContributor!: string;
+  invitedContributorID!: string;
 
   @Column('char', { length: UUID_LENGTH, nullable: false })
   createdBy!: string;
@@ -37,4 +38,10 @@ export class Invitation extends AuthorizableEntity implements IInvitation {
     onDelete: 'CASCADE',
   })
   roleSet?: RoleSet;
+
+  @Column('varchar', {
+    length: ENUM_LENGTH,
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  extraRole?: CommunityRoleType;
 }
diff --git a/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.interface.ts b/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.interface.ts
index b550ad6473..b9674421ba 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.interface.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.interface.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import { Field, ObjectType } from '@nestjs/graphql';
 import { IAuthorizable } from '@domain/common/entity/authorizable-entity';
 import { CommunityContributorType } from '@common/enums/community.contributor.type';
 import { IRoleSet } from '@domain/access/role-set';
+import { CommunityRoleType } from '@common/enums/community.role';
 
 @ObjectType('Invitation')
 export class IInvitation extends IAuthorizable {
-  invitedContributor!: string;
+  invitedContributorID!: string;
   createdBy!: string;
 
   roleSet?: IRoleSet;
@@ -35,4 +36,11 @@ export class IInvitation extends IAuthorizable {
     description: 'The type of contributor that is invited.',
   })
   contributorType!: CommunityContributorType;
+
+  @Field(() => CommunityRoleType, {
+    nullable: true,
+    description:
+      'An additional role to assign to the Contributor, in addition to the entry Role.',
+  })
+  extraRole?: CommunityRoleType;
 }
diff --git a/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.service.ts b/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.service.ts
index fbf1b35599..a17c231f13 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.service.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/invitation/invitation.service.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class InvitationService {
   async getInvitedContributor(invitation: IInvitation): Promise<IContributor> {
     const contributor =
       await this.contributorService.getContributorByUuidOrFail(
-        invitation.invitedContributor
+        invitation.invitedContributorID
       );
     if (!contributor)
       throw new RelationshipNotFoundException(
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class InvitationService {
   ): Promise<IInvitation[]> {
     const existingInvitations = await this.invitationRepository.find({
       where: {
-        invitedContributor: contributorID,
+        invitedContributorID: contributorID,
         roleSet: { id: roleSetID },
       },
       relations: { roleSet: true },
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export class InvitationService {
   ): Promise<IInvitation[]> {
     const findOpts: FindManyOptions<Invitation> = {
       relations: { roleSet: true },
-      where: { invitedContributor: contributorID },
+      where: { invitedContributorID: contributorID },
     };
 
     if (states.length) {
diff --git a/src/domain/access/role-set/dto/role.set.dto.entry.role.invite.ts b/src/domain/access/role-set/dto/role.set.dto.entry.role.invite.ts
index d6f89354ac..6bdeeb958e 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/role-set/dto/role.set.dto.entry.role.invite.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/role-set/dto/role.set.dto.entry.role.invite.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { Field, InputType } from '@nestjs/graphql';
 import { UUID } from '@domain/common/scalars';
 import { IsOptional, MaxLength } from 'class-validator';
-import { MID_TEXT_LENGTH, UUID_LENGTH } from '@common/constants';
+import {
+  MID_TEXT_LENGTH,
+  SMALL_TEXT_LENGTH,
+  UUID_LENGTH,
+} from '@common/constants';
+import { CommunityRoleType } from '@common/enums/community.role';
 
 @InputType()
 export class InviteForEntryRoleOnRoleSetInput {
@@ -20,6 +25,15 @@ export class InviteForEntryRoleOnRoleSetInput {
   @MaxLength(MID_TEXT_LENGTH)
   welcomeMessage?: string;
 
+  @Field(() => CommunityRoleType, {
+    nullable: true,
+    description:
+      'An additional role to assign to the Contributors, in addition to the entry Role.',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @MaxLength(SMALL_TEXT_LENGTH)
+  extraRole?: CommunityRoleType;
+
   createdBy!: string;
 
   invitedToParent!: boolean;
diff --git a/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.lifecycle.invitation.options.provider.ts b/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.lifecycle.invitation.options.provider.ts
index ead2b31f44..296e725cc6 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.lifecycle.invitation.options.provider.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.lifecycle.invitation.options.provider.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class RoleSetInvitationLifecycleOptionsProvider {
                 },
               }
             );
-            const contributorID = invitation.invitedContributor;
+            const contributorID = invitation.invitedContributorID;
             const roleSet = invitation.roleSet;
             if (!contributorID || !roleSet) {
               throw new EntityNotInitializedException(
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ export class RoleSetInvitationLifecycleOptionsProvider {
               event.agentInfo,
               true
             );
+            if (invitation.extraRole) {
+              await this.roleSetService.assignContributorToRole(
+                roleSet,
+                invitation.extraRole,
+                contributorID,
+                invitation.contributorType,
+                event.agentInfo,
+                false
+              );
+            }
           } finally {
             resolve();
           }
diff --git a/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.resolver.mutations.ts b/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.resolver.mutations.ts
index 527f06f828..609be0bcb1 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.resolver.mutations.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.resolver.mutations.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ export class RoleSetResolverMutations {
       roleData.contributorID
     );
   }
+
   @UseGuards(GraphqlGuard)
   @Mutation(() => IRoleSet, {
     description:
@@ -506,6 +507,7 @@ export class RoleSetResolverMutations {
           invitedContributor,
           agentInfo,
           invitationData.invitedToParent,
+          invitationData.extraRole,
           invitationData.welcomeMessage
         );
       })
@@ -517,13 +519,15 @@ export class RoleSetResolverMutations {
     invitedContributor: IContributor,
     agentInfo: AgentInfo,
     invitedToParent: boolean,
+    extraRole?: CommunityRoleType,
     welcomeMessage?: string
   ): Promise<IInvitation> {
     const input: CreateInvitationInput = {
       roleSetID: roleSet.id,
-      invitedContributor: invitedContributor.id,
+      invitedContributorID: invitedContributor.id,
       createdBy: agentInfo.userID,
       invitedToParent,
+      extraRole,
       welcomeMessage,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.service.ts b/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.service.ts
index 54212e921e..918d0d8743 100644
--- a/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.service.ts
+++ b/src/domain/access/role-set/role.set.service.ts
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ export class RoleSetService {
   ): Promise<IInvitation> {
     const { contributor: contributor, agent } =
       await this.contributorService.getContributorAndAgent(
-        invitationData.invitedContributor
+        invitationData.invitedContributorID
       );
     const roleSet = await this.getRoleSetOrFail(invitationData.roleSetID);
 
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ export class RoleSetService {
     const openInvitation = await this.findOpenInvitation(user.id, roleSet.id);
     if (openInvitation) {
       throw new RoleSetMembershipException(
-        `Application not possible: An open invitation (ID: ${openInvitation.id}) already exists for contributor ${openInvitation.invitedContributor} (${openInvitation.contributorType}) on RoleSet: ${roleSet.id}.`,
+        `Application not possible: An open invitation (ID: ${openInvitation.id}) already exists for contributor ${openInvitation.invitedContributorID} (${openInvitation.contributorType}) on RoleSet: ${roleSet.id}.`,
         LogContext.COMMUNITY
       );
     }
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ export class RoleSetService {
     );
     if (openInvitation) {
       throw new RoleSetMembershipException(
-        `Invitation not possible: An open invitation (ID: ${openInvitation.id}) already exists for contributor ${openInvitation.invitedContributor} (${openInvitation.contributorType}) on RoleSet: ${roleSet.id}.`,
+        `Invitation not possible: An open invitation (ID: ${openInvitation.id}) already exists for contributor ${openInvitation.invitedContributorID} (${openInvitation.contributorType}) on RoleSet: ${roleSet.id}.`,
         LogContext.COMMUNITY
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/domain/community/virtual-contributor/virtual.contributor.service.ts b/src/domain/community/virtual-contributor/virtual.contributor.service.ts
index 42531756c4..45a3a8ca87 100644
--- a/src/domain/community/virtual-contributor/virtual.contributor.service.ts
+++ b/src/domain/community/virtual-contributor/virtual.contributor.service.ts
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ export class VirtualContributorService {
   //adding this to avoid circular dependency between VirtualContributor, Room, and Invitation
   private async deleteVCInvitations(contributorID: string) {
     const invitations = await this.entityManager.find(Invitation, {
-      where: { invitedContributor: contributorID },
+      where: { invitedContributorID: contributorID },
     });
     for (const invitation of invitations) {
       if (invitation.authorization) {
diff --git a/src/migrations/1727930288139-invitationToRole.ts b/src/migrations/1727930288139-invitationToRole.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d25ed8ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/1727930288139-invitationToRole.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class InvitationToRole1727930288139 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'InvitationToRole1727930288139';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE \`invitation\` ADD \`extraRole\` varchar(128) NULL`
+    );
+
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE \`invitation\` CHANGE \`invitedContributor\` \`invitedContributorID\` char(36) NOT NULL`
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE \`invitation\` DROP COLUMN \`extraRole\``
+    );
+
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE \`invitation\` CHANGE \`invitedContributorID\` \`invitedContributor\` char(36) NOT NULL`
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/services/api/registration/registration.service.ts b/src/services/api/registration/registration.service.ts
index 76aefe4083..f17c244d6f 100644
--- a/src/services/api/registration/registration.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/api/registration/registration.service.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class RegistrationService {
       // Process community invitations
       if (roleSet) {
         const invitationInput: CreateInvitationInput = {
-          invitedContributor: user.id,
+          invitedContributorID: user.id,
           roleSetID: roleSet.id,
           createdBy: platformInvitation.createdBy,
           invitedToParent: platformInvitation.communityInvitedToParent,
diff --git a/src/services/api/roles/roles.service.ts b/src/services/api/roles/roles.service.ts
index e1d64c146f..256b82c652 100644
--- a/src/services/api/roles/roles.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/api/roles/roles.service.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export class RolesService {
       invitation.createdDate,
       invitation.updatedDate
     );
-    invitationResult.contributorID = invitation.invitedContributor;
+    invitationResult.contributorID = invitation.invitedContributorID;
     invitationResult.contributorType = invitation.contributorType;
 
     invitationResult.createdBy = invitation.createdBy ?? '';