diff --git a/public/badges/award.php b/public/badges/award.php
index 7b71559c2b2..50fabb26e8d 100644
--- a/public/badges/award.php
+++ b/public/badges/award.php
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ if (!$badge->is_active()) {
     die();
 }
 
+if (!empty($role)) {
+    if (!user_has_role_assignment($USER->id, $role, $context->id) && !$isadmin) {
+        // User does not have the role passed by the parameter.
+        echo $OUTPUT->header();
+        echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('wrongrole', 'badges'));
+        echo $OUTPUT->footer();
+        die();
+    }
+}
+
 $returnurl = new moodle_url('recipients.php', array('id' => $badge->id));
 $returnlink = html_writer::link($returnurl, $strrecipients);
 $actionbar = new \core_badges\output\standard_action_bar(
diff --git a/public/lang/en/badges.php b/public/lang/en/badges.php
index 2e56d574e7c..987dfcea9e6 100644
--- a/public/lang/en/badges.php
+++ b/public/lang/en/badges.php
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ $string['viewbadge'] = 'View issued badge';
 $string['visible'] = 'Visible';
 $string['version'] = 'Version';
 $string['warnexpired'] = ' (This badge has expired!)';
+$string['wrongrole'] = 'The role you want to use is not assigned to you.';
 $string['year'] = 'Year(s)';
 
 // Deprecated since Moodle 4.5.