diff --git a/mod/lti/db/access.php b/mod/lti/db/access.php
index 12e7941f502..f699c47ed11 100644
--- a/mod/lti/db/access.php
+++ b/mod/lti/db/access.php
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ $capabilities = array(
         )
     ),
 
+    // When the user arrives at the external tool, if they have this capability
+    // in Moodle, then they are given the Administrator role in the remote system,
+    // otherwise they are given Learner. See the lti_get_ims_role function.
+    'mod/lti:admin' => array(
+        'riskbitmask' => RISK_PERSONAL, // A bit of a guess, but seems likely.
+
+        'captype' => 'write',
+        'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE
+    ),
+
     // The ability to create or edit tool configurations for particular courses.
     'mod/lti:addcoursetool' => array(
         'captype' => 'write',
diff --git a/mod/lti/lang/en/lti.php b/mod/lti/lang/en/lti.php
index 79a2ed20152..b262a269dff 100644
--- a/mod/lti/lang/en/lti.php
+++ b/mod/lti/lang/en/lti.php
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ $string['lti:addinstance'] = 'Add new external tool activities';
 $string['lti:addcoursetool'] = 'Add course-specific tool configurations';
 $string['lti:grade'] = 'View grades returned by the external tool';
 $string['lti:manage'] = 'Be an Instructor when the tool is launched';
+$string['lti:admin'] = 'Be an Admininstrator when the tool is launched';
 $string['lti:requesttooladd'] = 'Request a tool is configured site-wide';
 $string['lti:view'] = 'Launch external tool activities';
 $string['ltisettings'] = 'LTI settings';
diff --git a/mod/lti/locallib.php b/mod/lti/locallib.php
index c526a9799d7..4254760559e 100644
--- a/mod/lti/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/lti/locallib.php
@@ -1319,7 +1319,9 @@ function lti_get_ims_role($user, $cmid, $courseid, $islti2) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (is_siteadmin($user)) {
+    if (is_siteadmin($user) || has_capability('mod/lti:admin', $context)) {
+        // Make sure admins do not have the Learner role, then set admin role.
+        $roles = array_diff($roles, array('Learner'));
         if (!$islti2) {
             array_push($roles, 'urn:lti:sysrole:ims/lis/Administrator', 'urn:lti:instrole:ims/lis/Administrator');
         } else {
diff --git a/mod/lti/version.php b/mod/lti/version.php
index 00100c129ae..8199088690c 100644
--- a/mod/lti/version.php
+++ b/mod/lti/version.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
-$plugin->version   = 2017051500;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2017051600;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2017050500;    // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'mod_lti';     // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
 $plugin->cron      = 0;