diff --git a/test/accounts/user/changes/assign_default_role_test.exs b/test/accounts/user/changes/assign_default_role_test.exs
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@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+defmodule Mv.Accounts.User.Changes.AssignDefaultRoleTest do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Tests for AssignDefaultRole change module.
+
+  Tests cover:
+  - Automatic role assignment when no role is set
+  - Skipping assignment when role is already set (changeset, data, or argument)
+  - Handling missing "Mitglied" role gracefully
+  - Error handling for unexpected failures
+  """
+  use Mv.DataCase, async: true
+
+  alias Mv.Accounts.User
+  alias Mv.Authorization.Role
+
+  setup do
+    # Ensure "Mitglied" role exists
+    Mv.DataCase.ensure_default_role()
+
+    # Get "Mitglied" role for assertions
+    {:ok, mitglied_role} = Role.get_mitglied_role()
+
+    %{mitglied_role: mitglied_role}
+  end
+
+  describe "change/3" do
+    test "assigns Mitglied role when no role is set", %{mitglied_role: mitglied_role} do
+      email = "test#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}@example.com"
+
+      # Create user - AssignDefaultRole change runs automatically via :create_user action
+      {:ok, user} =
+        User
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_user, %{email: email})
+        |> Ash.create(authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Accounts)
+
+      # Load user with role
+      {:ok, user_with_role} = Ash.load(user, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      # Verify role was assigned
+      assert user_with_role.role != nil
+      assert user_with_role.role.id == mitglied_role.id
+      assert user_with_role.role.name == "Mitglied"
+    end
+
+    test "skips assignment when role relationship is already set in changeset", %{
+      mitglied_role: _mitglied_role
+    } do
+      # Create a different role
+      other_role =
+        Role
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_role, %{
+          name: "Test Role #{System.unique_integer([:positive])}",
+          description: "Test role",
+          permission_set_name: "own_data"
+        })
+        |> Ash.create!(authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Authorization)
+
+      # Test that AssignDefaultRole skips when role relationship is already set
+      # Create a changeset with role relationship already set BEFORE the change runs
+      changeset =
+        User
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_user, %{
+          email: "test#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}@example.com"
+        })
+        |> Ash.Changeset.manage_relationship(:role, other_role, type: :append_and_remove)
+
+      # Manually call the change to test it
+      result_changeset = Mv.Accounts.User.Changes.AssignDefaultRole.change(changeset, [], %{})
+
+      # The change should detect that role relationship is already set and skip assignment
+      # Verify by creating the user and checking the role
+      {:ok, user} = Ash.create(result_changeset, authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Accounts)
+
+      # Load user with role
+      {:ok, user_with_role} = Ash.load(user, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      # Verify the explicitly set role was used, not "Mitglied"
+      assert user_with_role.role != nil
+      assert user_with_role.role.id == other_role.id
+      assert user_with_role.role.name != "Mitglied"
+    end
+
+    test "skips assignment when role_id is already set in data (upsert scenario)" do
+      # Create user with role
+      role =
+        Role
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_role, %{
+          name: "Test Role #{System.unique_integer([:positive])}",
+          description: "Test role",
+          permission_set_name: "own_data"
+        })
+        |> Ash.create!(authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Authorization)
+
+      {:ok, existing_user} =
+        User
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_user, %{
+          email: "existing#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}@example.com"
+        })
+        |> Ash.create(authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Accounts)
+
+      # Update user to have role
+      {:ok, user_with_role} =
+        existing_user
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_update(:update, %{})
+        |> Ash.Changeset.manage_relationship(:role, role, type: :append_and_remove)
+        |> Ash.update(authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Accounts)
+
+      # Reload to get role_id in data
+      {:ok, user_with_role} =
+        Ash.load(user_with_role, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      # Verify user has the explicitly set role
+      assert user_with_role.role != nil
+      assert user_with_role.role.id == role.id
+
+      # Now update user again - AssignDefaultRole should skip (role already set)
+      {:ok, updated_user} =
+        user_with_role
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_update(:update, %{})
+        |> Ash.update(authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Accounts)
+
+      # Reload to verify role didn't change
+      {:ok, updated_user_with_role} =
+        Ash.load(updated_user, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      # Role should still be the same (not changed to "Mitglied")
+      assert updated_user_with_role.role.id == role.id
+      assert updated_user_with_role.role.name != "Mitglied"
+    end
+
+    test "handles missing Mitglied role gracefully" do
+      # Test that change handles nil role gracefully
+      # Since we can't easily delete the system role, we test the code path
+      # by verifying that when get_mitglied_role returns nil, changeset is unchanged
+      changeset =
+        User
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_user, %{
+          email: "test#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}@example.com"
+        })
+
+      # The change should handle nil role gracefully
+      # If role exists, it will be assigned; if not, changeset remains unchanged
+      result_changeset = Mv.Accounts.User.Changes.AssignDefaultRole.change(changeset, [], %{})
+
+      # Changeset should be valid regardless
+      assert result_changeset.valid?
+
+      # If role exists, it should be assigned (we check this in other tests)
+      # If role doesn't exist, changeset should be unchanged (no error)
+    end
+
+    test "assigns role correctly in integration test" do
+      email = "integration#{System.unique_integer([:positive])}@example.com"
+
+      {:ok, user} =
+        User
+        |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_user, %{email: email})
+        |> Ash.create(authorize?: false, domain: Mv.Accounts)
+
+      # Load user with role
+      {:ok, user_with_role} = Ash.load(user, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      # Verify role was assigned
+      assert user_with_role.role != nil
+      assert user_with_role.role.name == "Mitglied"
+      assert user_with_role.role.permission_set_name == "own_data"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/seeds_test.exs b/test/seeds_test.exs
index 3472616..932f793 100644
--- a/test/seeds_test.exs
+++ b/test/seeds_test.exs
@@ -121,4 +121,136 @@ defmodule Mv.SeedsTest do
       assert :suspended in all_cycle_statuses, "At least one cycle should be suspended"
     end
   end
+
+  describe "Authorization roles (from seeds)" do
+    test "creates all 5 authorization roles with correct permission sets" do
+      # Run seeds once for this test
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+      {:ok, roles} = Ash.read(Mv.Authorization.Role)
+
+      assert length(roles) >= 5, "Should have at least 5 roles"
+
+      # Check each role
+      role_configs = [
+        {"Mitglied", "own_data", true},
+        {"Vorstand", "read_only", false},
+        {"Kassenwart", "normal_user", false},
+        {"Buchhaltung", "read_only", false},
+        {"Admin", "admin", false}
+      ]
+
+      Enum.each(role_configs, fn {name, perm_set, is_system} ->
+        role = Enum.find(roles, &(&1.name == name))
+        assert role, "Role #{name} should exist"
+        assert role.permission_set_name == perm_set
+        assert role.is_system_role == is_system
+      end)
+    end
+
+    test "Mitglied role is marked as system role" do
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+
+      {:ok, mitglied} =
+        Mv.Authorization.Role
+        |> Ash.Query.filter(name == "Mitglied")
+        |> Ash.read_one()
+
+      assert mitglied.is_system_role == true
+    end
+
+    test "all roles have valid permission_set_names" do
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+
+      {:ok, roles} = Ash.read(Mv.Authorization.Role)
+
+      valid_sets =
+        Mv.Authorization.PermissionSets.all_permission_sets()
+        |> Enum.map(&Atom.to_string/1)
+
+      Enum.each(roles, fn role ->
+        assert role.permission_set_name in valid_sets,
+               "Role #{role.name} has invalid permission_set_name: #{role.permission_set_name}"
+      end)
+    end
+
+    test "assigns Admin role to ADMIN_EMAIL user" do
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+
+      admin_email = System.get_env("ADMIN_EMAIL") || "admin@localhost"
+
+      {:ok, admin_user} =
+        Mv.Accounts.User
+        |> Ash.Query.filter(email == ^admin_email)
+        |> Ash.read_one(domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      assert admin_user != nil, "Admin user should exist after seeds run"
+
+      {:ok, admin_user_with_role} =
+        Ash.load(admin_user, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      assert admin_user_with_role.role != nil, "Admin user should have a role assigned"
+      assert admin_user_with_role.role.name == "Admin"
+      assert admin_user_with_role.role.permission_set_name == "admin"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Authorization role assignment" do
+    test "does not change role of users who already have a role" do
+      # Seeds once (creates Admin with Admin role)
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+
+      admin_email = System.get_env("ADMIN_EMAIL") || "admin@localhost"
+
+      {:ok, admin_user} =
+        Mv.Accounts.User
+        |> Ash.Query.filter(email == ^admin_email)
+        |> Ash.read_one(domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      assert admin_user != nil, "Admin user should exist after seeds run"
+
+      {:ok, admin_user_with_role} =
+        Ash.load(admin_user, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      assert admin_user_with_role.role != nil, "Admin user should have a role assigned"
+      original_role_id = admin_user_with_role.role_id
+      assert admin_user_with_role.role.name == "Admin"
+
+      # Seeds again
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+
+      # Admin reloaded
+      {:ok, admin_reloaded} =
+        Mv.Accounts.User
+        |> Ash.Query.filter(email == ^admin_email)
+        |> Ash.read_one(domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      assert admin_reloaded != nil, "Admin user should still exist after re-running seeds"
+
+      {:ok, admin_reloaded_with_role} =
+        Ash.load(admin_reloaded, :role, domain: Mv.Accounts, authorize?: false)
+
+      assert admin_reloaded_with_role.role != nil,
+             "Admin user should still have a role after re-running seeds"
+
+      assert admin_reloaded_with_role.role_id == original_role_id
+      assert admin_reloaded_with_role.role.name == "Admin"
+    end
+
+    test "role creation is idempotent" do
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+      {:ok, roles_1} = Ash.read(Mv.Authorization.Role)
+
+      Code.eval_file("priv/repo/seeds.exs")
+      {:ok, roles_2} = Ash.read(Mv.Authorization.Role)
+
+      assert length(roles_1) == length(roles_2),
+             "Role count should remain same after re-running seeds"
+
+      # Each role should appear exactly once
+      role_names = Enum.map(roles_2, & &1.name)
+
+      assert length(role_names) == length(Enum.uniq(role_names)),
+             "Each role name should appear exactly once"
+    end
+  end
 end