diff --git a/tailbone/templates/roles/create.mako b/tailbone/templates/roles/create.mako
index 235765f9..625b2675 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/roles/create.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/roles/create.mako
@@ -6,4 +6,15 @@
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/perms.css'))}
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="modify_this_page_vars()">
+  ${parent.modify_this_page_vars()}
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+
+    // TODO: this variable name should be more dynamic (?) since this is
+    // connected to (and only here b/c of) the permissions field
+    TailboneFormData.showingPermissionGroup = ''
+
+  </script>
+</%def>
+
 ${parent.body()}