diff --git a/executor/simple_test.go b/executor/simple_test.go
index f237c494b6284..1fe1fbba14d80 100644
--- a/executor/simple_test.go
+++ b/executor/simple_test.go
@@ -188,6 +188,31 @@ func (s *testSuite3) TestRole(c *C) {
 	tk.MustExec("SET ROLE NONE")
 }
 
+func (s *testSuite3) TestRoleAdmin(c *C) {
+	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
+	tk.MustExec("CREATE USER 'testRoleAdmin';")
+	tk.MustExec("CREATE ROLE 'targetRole';")
+
+	// Create a new session.
+	se, err := session.CreateSession4Test(s.store)
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	defer se.Close()
+	c.Assert(se.Auth(&auth.UserIdentity{Username: "testRoleAdmin", Hostname: "localhost"}, nil, nil), IsTrue)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	_, err = se.Execute(ctx, "GRANT `targetRole` TO `testRoleAdmin`;")
+	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
+
+	tk.MustExec("GRANT SUPER ON *.* TO `testRoleAdmin`;")
+	_, err = se.Execute(ctx, "GRANT `targetRole` TO `testRoleAdmin`;")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	_, err = se.Execute(ctx, "REVOKE `targetRole` FROM `testRoleAdmin`;")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	tk.MustExec("DROP USER 'testRoleAdmin';")
+	tk.MustExec("DROP ROLE 'targetRole';")
+}
+
 func (s *testSuite3) TestDefaultRole(c *C) {
 	tk := testkit.NewTestKit(c, s.store)
 
diff --git a/planner/core/planbuilder.go b/planner/core/planbuilder.go
index 650361cd67ffe..3188720f40c75 100644
--- a/planner/core/planbuilder.go
+++ b/planner/core/planbuilder.go
@@ -1620,12 +1620,13 @@ func (b *PlanBuilder) buildSimple(node ast.StmtNode) (Plan, error) {
 		}
 		b.visitInfo = collectVisitInfoFromGrantStmt(b.ctx, b.visitInfo, raw)
 	case *ast.GrantRoleStmt:
-		err := ErrSpecificAccessDenied.GenWithStackByArgs("GRANT ROLE")
-		b.visitInfo = appendVisitInfo(b.visitInfo, mysql.GrantPriv, "", "", "", err)
+		err := ErrSpecificAccessDenied.GenWithStackByArgs("SUPER")
+		b.visitInfo = appendVisitInfo(b.visitInfo, mysql.SuperPriv, "", "", "", err)
 	case *ast.RevokeStmt:
 		b.visitInfo = collectVisitInfoFromRevokeStmt(b.ctx, b.visitInfo, raw)
 	case *ast.RevokeRoleStmt:
-		b.visitInfo = appendVisitInfo(b.visitInfo, mysql.SuperPriv, "", "", "", nil)
+		err := ErrSpecificAccessDenied.GenWithStackByArgs("SUPER")
+		b.visitInfo = appendVisitInfo(b.visitInfo, mysql.SuperPriv, "", "", "", err)
 	case *ast.KillStmt:
 		// If you have the SUPER privilege, you can kill all threads and statements.
 		// Otherwise, you can kill only your own threads and statements.