diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index f4f8c654b..734931df2 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export default shield(
       pinPost: isAdmin,
       unpinPost: isAdmin,
       UpdateDonations: isAdmin,
+      switchUserRole: isAdmin,
     },
     User: {
       email: or(isMyOwn, isAdmin),
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
index e276968e5..789ca2a37 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.js
@@ -244,6 +244,30 @@ export default {
         session.close()
       }
     },
+    switchUserRole: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
+      const { role, id } = args
+
+      const session = context.driver.session()
+      const writeTxResultPromise = session.writeTransaction(async (transaction) => {
+        const switchUserRoleResponse = await transaction.run(
+          `
+            MATCH (user:User {id: $id})
+            SET user.role = $role
+            SET user.updatedAt = toString(datetime())
+            RETURN user {.*}
+          `,
+          { id, role },
+        )
+        const [user] = switchUserRoleResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('user'))
+        return user
+      })
+      try {
+        const user = await writeTxResultPromise
+        return user
+      } finally {
+        session.close()
+      }
+    },
   },
   User: {
     email: async (parent, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index e6e7191c5..17115c5ab 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -212,4 +212,6 @@ type Mutation {
   unmuteUser(id: ID!): User
   blockUser(id: ID!): User
   unblockUser(id: ID!): User
+
+  switchUserRole(role: UserGroup!, id: ID!): User
 }