diff --git a/enrol/tests/behat/manage_enrolments_from_participants.feature b/enrol/tests/behat/manage_enrolments_from_participants.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ad12c3b18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrol/tests/behat/manage_enrolments_from_participants.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+@core_enrol
+Feature: Manage enrollments from participants page
+  In order to manage course participants
+  As a teacher
+  In need to get to the enrolment page from the course participants page
+
+  Background:
+    Given the following "users" exist:
+      | username | firstname | lastname | email |
+      | student1 | Student | 1 | student1@example.com |
+      | student2 | Student | 2 | student2@example.com |
+      | teacher1 | teacher | 1 | teacher1@example.com |
+    And the following "courses" exist:
+      | fullname | shortname | format |
+      | Course 1 | C1 | topics |
+    And the following "course enrolments" exist:
+      | user | course | role |
+      | student1 | C1 | student |
+      | student2 | C1 | student |
+      | teacher1 | C1 | editingteacher |
+    And I log in as "teacher1"
+    And I follow "Course 1"
+    And I navigate to "Participants" node in "Current course > C1"
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: Check the participants link when "All partipants" selected
+    Given I set the field "roleid" to "All participants"
+    When I follow "Edit"
+    Then I should see "Enrolled users" in the "h2" "css_element"
+    And the field "Role" matches value "All"
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: Check the participants link when "Student" selected
+    Given I set the field "roleid" to "Student"
+    When I follow "Edit"
+    Then I should see "Enrolled users" in the "h2" "css_element"
+    And the field "Role" matches value "Student"
diff --git a/user/index.php b/user/index.php
index 8c323e51565..8a89d1ee2ee 100644
--- a/user/index.php
+++ b/user/index.php
@@ -506,6 +506,11 @@ if (count($rolenames) > 1) {
     echo '</div>';
 }
 
+$editlink = '';
+if ($course->id != SITEID && has_capability('moodle/course:enrolreview', $context)) {
+    $editlink = new moodle_url('/enrol/users.php', array('id' => $course->id));
+}
+
 if ($roleid > 0) {
     $a = new stdClass();
     $a->number = $totalcount;
@@ -524,24 +529,22 @@ if ($roleid > 0) {
 
     $heading .= ": $a->number";
 
-    if (user_can_assign($context, $roleid)) {
-        $headingurl = new moodle_url($CFG->wwwroot . '/' . $CFG->admin . '/roles/assign.php',
-                array('roleid' => $roleid, 'contextid' => $context->id));
-        $heading .= $OUTPUT->action_icon($headingurl, new pix_icon('t/edit', get_string('edit')));
+    if (!empty($editlink)) {
+        $editlink->param('role', $roleid);
+        $heading .= $OUTPUT->action_icon($editlink, new pix_icon('t/edit', get_string('edit')));
     }
     echo $OUTPUT->heading($heading, 3);
 } else {
-    if ($course->id != SITEID && has_capability('moodle/course:enrolreview', $context)) {
-        $editlink = $OUTPUT->action_icon(new moodle_url('/enrol/users.php', array('id' => $course->id)),
-                                         new pix_icon('t/edit', get_string('edit')));
-    } else {
-        $editlink = '';
-    }
     if ($course->id == SITEID and $roleid < 0) {
         $strallparticipants = get_string('allsiteusers', 'role');
     } else {
         $strallparticipants = get_string('allparticipants');
     }
+
+    if (!empty($editlink)) {
+        $editlink = $OUTPUT->action_icon($editlink, new pix_icon('t/edit', get_string('edit')));
+    }
+
     if ($matchcount < $totalcount) {
         echo $OUTPUT->heading($strallparticipants.get_string('labelsep', 'langconfig').$matchcount.'/'.$totalcount . $editlink, 3);
     } else {