diff --git a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/__tests__/saml-preferences.dto.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/__tests__/saml-preferences.dto.test.ts
index 6d11483347d..f6171efc54b 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/__tests__/saml-preferences.dto.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/__tests__/saml-preferences.dto.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe('SamlPreferences', () => {
 						firstName: 'John',
 						lastName: 'Doe',
 						userPrincipalName: 'johndoe',
+						n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 					},
 					metadata: '<xml>metadata</xml>',
 					metadataUrl: 'https://example.com/metadata',
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ describe('SamlPreferences', () => {
 						firstName: 'John',
 						lastName: 'Doe',
 						userPrincipalName: 'johndoe',
+						n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 					},
 					metadata: '<xml>metadata</xml>',
 					metadataUrl: 'https://example.com/metadata',
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/saml-preferences.dto.ts b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/saml-preferences.dto.ts
index e07504c1b34..36178b75117 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/saml-preferences.dto.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/api-types/src/dto/saml/saml-preferences.dto.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export class SamlPreferences extends Z.class({
 			firstName: z.string(),
 			lastName: z.string(),
 			userPrincipalName: z.string(),
+			n8nInstanceRole: z.string(),
 		})
 		.optional(),
 	/** SAML metadata in XML format. */
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/__tests__/provisioning.service.ee.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/__tests__/provisioning.service.ee.test.ts
index e0d7b8db8a4..f6aca3842e6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/__tests__/provisioning.service.ee.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/__tests__/provisioning.service.ee.test.ts
@@ -511,4 +511,88 @@ describe('ProvisioningService', () => {
 			provisioningService.getConfig = originStateGetConfig;
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('isProvisioningEnabled', () => {
+		it('should return true if the provisioning config is enabled', async () => {
+			const originStateGetConfig = provisioningService.getConfig;
+
+			const provisioningConfig = {
+				...provisioningConfigDto,
+				scopesProvisionInstanceRole: true,
+				scopesProvisionProjectRoles: true,
+			};
+			provisioningService.getConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(provisioningConfig);
+			const isProvisioningEnabled = await provisioningService.isProvisioningEnabled();
+			expect(isProvisioningEnabled).toBe(true);
+
+			provisioningService.getConfig = originStateGetConfig;
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the provisioning config is not enabled', async () => {
+			const originStateGetConfig = provisioningService.getConfig;
+
+			const provisioningConfig = {
+				...provisioningConfigDto,
+				scopesProvisionInstanceRole: false,
+				scopesProvisionProjectRoles: false,
+			};
+			provisioningService.getConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(provisioningConfig);
+			const isProvisioningEnabled = await provisioningService.isProvisioningEnabled();
+			expect(isProvisioningEnabled).toBe(false);
+
+			provisioningService.getConfig = originStateGetConfig;
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled', () => {
+		it('should return true if the instance role provisioning config is enabled', async () => {
+			const originStateGetConfig = provisioningService.getConfig;
+
+			const provisioningConfig = { ...provisioningConfigDto, scopesProvisionInstanceRole: true };
+			provisioningService.getConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(provisioningConfig);
+			const isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled =
+				await provisioningService.isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled();
+			expect(isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled).toBe(true);
+
+			provisioningService.getConfig = originStateGetConfig;
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the instance role provisioning config is not enabled', async () => {
+			const originStateGetConfig = provisioningService.getConfig;
+
+			const provisioningConfig = { ...provisioningConfigDto, scopesProvisionInstanceRole: false };
+			provisioningService.getConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(provisioningConfig);
+			const isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled =
+				await provisioningService.isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled();
+			expect(isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled).toBe(false);
+
+			provisioningService.getConfig = originStateGetConfig;
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled', () => {
+		it('should return true if the project roles provisioning config is enabled', async () => {
+			const originStateGetConfig = provisioningService.getConfig;
+
+			const provisioningConfig = { ...provisioningConfigDto, scopesProvisionProjectRoles: true };
+			provisioningService.getConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(provisioningConfig);
+			const isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled =
+				await provisioningService.isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled();
+			expect(isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled).toBe(true);
+
+			provisioningService.getConfig = originStateGetConfig;
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the project roles provisioning config is not enabled', async () => {
+			const originStateGetConfig = provisioningService.getConfig;
+
+			const provisioningConfig = { ...provisioningConfigDto, scopesProvisionProjectRoles: false };
+			provisioningService.getConfig = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(provisioningConfig);
+			const isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled =
+				await provisioningService.isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled();
+			expect(isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled).toBe(false);
+
+			provisioningService.getConfig = originStateGetConfig;
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/provisioning.service.ee.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/provisioning.service.ee.ts
index 4be49ceb005..cdf98574d71 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/provisioning.service.ee.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/provisioning.ee/provisioning.service.ee.ts
@@ -307,4 +307,22 @@ export class ProvisioningService {
 
 		return envProvidedConfig;
 	}
+
+	async isProvisioningEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const provisioningConfig = await this.getConfig();
+		return (
+			provisioningConfig.scopesProvisionInstanceRole ||
+			provisioningConfig.scopesProvisionProjectRoles
+		);
+	}
+
+	async isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const provisioningConfig = await this.getConfig();
+		return provisioningConfig.scopesProvisionInstanceRole;
+	}
+
+	async isProjectRolesProvisioningEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const provisioningConfig = await this.getConfig();
+		return provisioningConfig.scopesProvisionProjectRoles;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/__tests__/saml-helpers.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/__tests__/saml-helpers.test.ts
index bbb4f5470cb..c6d2bc8fa0b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/__tests__/saml-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/__tests__/saml-helpers.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('sso/saml/samlHelpers', () => {
 				lastName: 'Nathaniel',
 				email: 'n@8.n',
 				userPrincipalName: 'Huh?',
+				n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 			};
 
 			userRepository.findOne.mockImplementationOnce(async (_) => user);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/__tests__/saml.controller.ee.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/__tests__/saml.controller.ee.test.ts
index bbafc277a10..8754f9fbf85 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/__tests__/saml.controller.ee.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/__tests__/saml.controller.ee.test.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ jest.mock('../../saml-helpers', () => ({
 }));
 
 import { isConnectionTestRequest, isSamlLicensedAndEnabled } from '../../saml-helpers';
+import { type ProvisioningService } from '@/modules/provisioning.ee/provisioning.service.ee';
 
 const authService = mock<AuthService>();
 const samlService = mock<SamlService>();
 const urlService = mock<UrlService>();
 const eventService = mock<EventService>();
-const controller = new SamlController(authService, samlService, urlService, eventService);
+const provisioningService = mock<ProvisioningService>();
+const controller = new SamlController(
+	authService,
+	samlService,
+	urlService,
+	eventService,
+	provisioningService,
+);
 
 const user = mock<User>({
 	id: '123',
@@ -38,6 +46,7 @@ const attributes: SamlUserAttributes = {
 	firstName: 'Test',
 	lastName: 'User',
 	userPrincipalName: 'upn:test@example.com',
+	n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 };
 
 describe('Test views', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/saml.controller.ee.ts b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/saml.controller.ee.ts
index ff665acda76..fca236b2331 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/saml.controller.ee.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/routes/saml.controller.ee.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 } from '../service-provider.ee';
 import type { SamlLoginBinding } from '../types';
 import { getInitSSOFormView } from '../views/init-sso-post';
+import { ProvisioningService } from '@/modules/provisioning.ee/provisioning.service.ee';
 
 @RestController('/sso/saml')
 export class SamlController {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export class SamlController {
 		private readonly samlService: SamlService,
 		private readonly urlService: UrlService,
 		private readonly eventService: EventService,
+		private readonly provisioningService: ProvisioningService,
 	) {}
 
 	@Get('/metadata', { skipAuth: true })
@@ -128,6 +130,17 @@ export class SamlController {
 				// Only sign in user if SAML is enabled, otherwise treat as test connection
 				if (isSamlLicensedAndEnabled()) {
 					this.authService.issueCookie(res, loginResult.authenticatedUser, true, req.browserId);
+
+					const isRoleProvisioningEnabled =
+						await this.provisioningService.isInstanceRoleProvisioningEnabled();
+
+					if (isRoleProvisioningEnabled && loginResult.attributes.n8nInstanceRole) {
+						await this.provisioningService.provisionInstanceRoleForUser(
+							loginResult.authenticatedUser,
+							loginResult.attributes.n8nInstanceRole,
+						);
+					}
+
 					if (loginResult.onboardingRequired) {
 						return res.redirect(this.urlService.getInstanceBaseUrl() + '/saml/onboarding');
 					} else {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml-helpers.ts b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml-helpers.ts
index 52079b1fb5a..3c03d49fddc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml-helpers.ts
@@ -150,12 +150,14 @@ export function getMappedSamlAttributesFromFlowResult(
 		const firstName = attributes[attributeMapping.firstName];
 		const lastName = attributes[attributeMapping.lastName];
 		const userPrincipalName = attributes[attributeMapping.userPrincipalName];
+		const n8nInstanceRole = attributes[attributeMapping.n8nInstanceRole];
 
 		result.attributes = {
 			email,
 			firstName,
 			lastName,
 			userPrincipalName,
+			n8nInstanceRole,
 		};
 		if (!email) result.missingAttributes.push(attributeMapping.email);
 		if (!userPrincipalName) result.missingAttributes.push(attributeMapping.userPrincipalName);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml.service.ee.ts b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml.service.ee.ts
index 084b702ca3c..08724f2c7fc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml.service.ee.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/sso.ee/saml/saml.service.ee.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { SamlPreferences } from '@n8n/api-types';
+import type { ProvisioningConfigDto, SamlPreferences } from '@n8n/api-types';
 import { Logger } from '@n8n/backend-common';
 import { GlobalConfig } from '@n8n/config';
 import type { Settings, User } from '@n8n/db';
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { SamlValidator } from './saml-validator';
 import { getServiceProviderInstance } from './service-provider.ee';
 import type { SamlLoginBinding, SamlUserAttributes } from './types';
 import { isSsoJustInTimeProvisioningEnabled, reloadAuthenticationMethod } from '../sso-helpers';
+import { PROVISIONING_PREFERENCES_DB_KEY } from '@/modules/provisioning.ee/constants';
 
 @Service()
 export class SamlService {
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ export class SamlService {
 			firstName: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/firstname',
 			lastName: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/lastname',
 			userPrincipalName: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/upn',
+			// this value is loaded on init from the provisioning config
+			n8nInstanceRole: '',
 		},
 		metadata: '',
 		metadataUrl: '',
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ export class SamlService {
 		onboardingRequired: boolean;
 	}> {
 		const attributes = await this.getAttributesFromLoginResponse(req, binding);
+
 		if (attributes.email) {
 			const lowerCasedEmail = attributes.email.toLowerCase();
 
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ export class SamlService {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		return {
 			authenticatedUser: undefined,
 			attributes,
@@ -384,8 +389,19 @@ export class SamlService {
 		const samlPreferences = await this.settingsRepository.findOne({
 			where: { key: SAML_PREFERENCES_DB_KEY },
 		});
+		const provisioningConfigObject = await this.settingsRepository.findOne({
+			where: { key: PROVISIONING_PREFERENCES_DB_KEY },
+		});
 		if (samlPreferences) {
 			const prefs = jsonParse<SamlPreferences>(samlPreferences.value);
+			const provisioningConfig = jsonParse<ProvisioningConfigDto>(
+				provisioningConfigObject?.value ?? '{}',
+			);
+
+			if (prefs && prefs.mapping) {
+				prefs.mapping.n8nInstanceRole = provisioningConfig.scopesInstanceRoleClaimName;
+			}
+
 			if (prefs) {
 				if (apply) {
 					await this.setSamlPreferences(prefs, true, broadcastReload);
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml-helpers.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml-helpers.test.ts
index c7aba8c7f26..5f61723297c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml-helpers.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe('sso/saml/samlHelpers', () => {
 				lastName: 'Nathaniel',
 				email: 'nathan@n8n.io',
 				userPrincipalName: 'Huh?',
+				n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 			};
 
 			//
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml.api.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml.api.test.ts
index cb40b1ae3f5..f5dfce4eb8d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml.api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/saml.api.test.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ describe('SAML email validation', () => {
 				firstName: 'John',
 				lastName: 'Doe',
 				userPrincipalName: 'john.doe',
+				n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 			});
 
 			const mockRequest = {} as express.Request;
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ describe('SAML email validation', () => {
 					firstName: 'John',
 					lastName: 'Doe',
 					userPrincipalName: 'john.doe',
+					n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 				});
 
 				const mockRequest = {} as express.Request;
@@ -341,6 +343,7 @@ describe('SAML email validation', () => {
 				firstName: 'John',
 				lastName: 'Doe',
 				userPrincipalName: 'john.doe',
+				n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 			});
 
 			// Should not throw an error for valid emails
@@ -357,6 +360,7 @@ describe('SAML email validation', () => {
 				firstName: 'John',
 				lastName: 'Doe',
 				userPrincipalName: 'john.doe',
+				n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 			});
 
 			const mockRequest = {} as express.Request;
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/sample-metadata.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/sample-metadata.ts
index 528a3f158fd..60f18426aa5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/sample-metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/saml/sample-metadata.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const sampleConfig: SamlPreferences = {
 		firstName: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/firstname',
 		lastName: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/lastname',
 		userPrincipalName: 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/upn',
+		n8nInstanceRole: 'n8n_instance_role',
 	},
 	metadata: sampleMetadata,
 	metadataUrl: '',