diff --git a/backend/app/Data/UserDTO.php b/backend/app/Data/UserDTO.php
index 4bcbeae..6a871c5 100644
--- a/backend/app/Data/UserDTO.php
+++ b/backend/app/Data/UserDTO.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public function __construct(
         public string $email,
         public string $mobileNumber,
         public string $city,
+        public string $role
     ) {}
 
     /**
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public function toArray(): array
             'email' => $this->email,
             'mobileNumber' => $this->mobileNumber,
             'city' => $this->city,
+            'role' => $this->role,
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/app/Enums/UserRoles.php b/backend/app/Enums/UserRoles.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..561885e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/Enums/UserRoles.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Enums;
+
+enum UserRoles: string
+{
+    case Admin = 'admin';
+    case Customer = 'customer';
+    case Broker = 'broker';
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Http/Controllers/AuthenticatedUserController.php b/backend/app/Http/Controllers/AuthenticatedUserController.php
index 4cfb925..c01414a 100644
--- a/backend/app/Http/Controllers/AuthenticatedUserController.php
+++ b/backend/app/Http/Controllers/AuthenticatedUserController.php
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ public function show()
             name: $user->name,
             email: $user->email,
             mobileNumber: $user->mobile_number,
-            city: $user->city
+            city: $user->city,
+            role: $user->role->value
         );
 
         return response()->json($userDto->toArray());
diff --git a/backend/app/Models/User.php b/backend/app/Models/User.php
index 9fe693c..eb74b44 100644
--- a/backend/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/backend/app/Models/User.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 // use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
+use App\Enums\UserRoles;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         'password',
         'city',
         'mobile_number',
+        'role',
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ protected function casts(): array
         return [
             'email_verified_at' => 'datetime',
             'password' => 'hashed',
+            'role' => UserRoles::class,
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/database/migrations/2026_02_27_044159_add_role_to_users.php b/backend/database/migrations/2026_02_27_044159_add_role_to_users.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7158dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/migrations/2026_02_27_044159_add_role_to_users.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Enums\UserRoles;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->enum('role', array_column(UserRoles::cases(), 'value'))->default(UserRoles::Customer->value);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('role');
+        });
+    }
+};