diff --git a/ansible_runner/__init__.py b/ansible_runner/__init__.py
index 44ccf1f6c..40a4be7b2 100644
--- a/ansible_runner/__init__.py
+++ b/ansible_runner/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from .interface import run, run_async, \
                         run_command, run_command_async, \
                         get_plugin_docs, get_plugin_docs_async, get_plugin_list, \
+                        get_role_list, get_role_argspec, \
                         get_inventory, \
                         get_ansible_config     # noqa
 from .exceptions import AnsibleRunnerException, ConfigurationError, CallbackError # noqa
diff --git a/ansible_runner/config/doc.py b/ansible_runner/config/doc.py
index 6612baf3c..bb7bf1214 100644
--- a/ansible_runner/config/doc.py
+++ b/ansible_runner/config/doc.py
@@ -121,3 +121,28 @@ def prepare_plugin_list_command(self, list_files=None, response_format=None, plu
 
         self.command = [self._ansible_doc_exec_path] + self.cmdline_args
         self._handle_command_wrap(self.execution_mode, self.cmdline_args)
+
+    def prepare_role_list_command(self, collection_name):
+        '''
+        ansible-doc -t role -l -j <collection_name>
+        '''
+        self._prepare_env(runner_mode=self.runner_mode)
+        self.cmdline_args = ['-t', 'role', '-l', '-j']
+        if collection_name:
+            self.cmdline_args.append(collection_name)
+
+        self.command = [self._ansible_doc_exec_path] + self.cmdline_args
+        self._handle_command_wrap(self.execution_mode, self.cmdline_args)
+
+    def prepare_role_argspec_command(self, role_name, collection_name):
+        '''
+        ansible-doc -t role -j <collection_name>.<role_name>
+        '''
+
+        if collection_name:
+            role_name = ".".join([collection_name, role_name])
+
+        self._prepare_env(runner_mode=self.runner_mode)
+        self.cmdline_args = ['-t', 'role', '-j', role_name]
+        self.command = [self._ansible_doc_exec_path] + self.cmdline_args
+        self._handle_command_wrap(self.execution_mode, self.cmdline_args)
diff --git a/ansible_runner/interface.py b/ansible_runner/interface.py
index 4c8714a47..344297ca3 100644
--- a/ansible_runner/interface.py
+++ b/ansible_runner/interface.py
@@ -897,3 +897,55 @@ def get_ansible_config(action, config_file=None, only_changed=None, **kwargs):
     response = r.stdout.read()
     error = r.stderr.read()
     return response, error
+
+
+def get_role_list(collection=None, **kwargs):
+    '''
+    Run an ``ansible-doc`` command to get list of installed collection roles.
+    '''
+    event_callback_handler = kwargs.pop('event_handler', None)
+    status_callback_handler = kwargs.pop('status_handler', None)
+    artifacts_handler = kwargs.pop('artifacts_handler', None)
+    cancel_callback = kwargs.pop('cancel_callback', None)
+    finished_callback = kwargs.pop('finished_callback', None)
+
+    rd = DocConfig(**kwargs)
+    rd.prepare_role_list_command(collection)
+    r = Runner(rd,
+               event_handler=event_callback_handler,
+               status_handler=status_callback_handler,
+               artifacts_handler=artifacts_handler,
+               cancel_callback=cancel_callback,
+               finished_callback=finished_callback)
+    r.run()
+    response = r.stdout.read()
+    error = r.stderr.read()
+    if response:
+        response = json.loads(santize_json_response(response))
+    return response, error
+
+
+def get_role_argspec(role, collection=None, **kwargs):
+    '''
+    Run an ``ansible-doc`` command to get a collection role argument spec.
+    '''
+    event_callback_handler = kwargs.pop('event_handler', None)
+    status_callback_handler = kwargs.pop('status_handler', None)
+    artifacts_handler = kwargs.pop('artifacts_handler', None)
+    cancel_callback = kwargs.pop('cancel_callback', None)
+    finished_callback = kwargs.pop('finished_callback', None)
+
+    rd = DocConfig(**kwargs)
+    rd.prepare_role_argspec_command(role, collection)
+    r = Runner(rd,
+               event_handler=event_callback_handler,
+               status_handler=status_callback_handler,
+               artifacts_handler=artifacts_handler,
+               cancel_callback=cancel_callback,
+               finished_callback=finished_callback)
+    r.run()
+    response = r.stdout.read()
+    error = r.stderr.read()
+    if response:
+        response = json.loads(santize_json_response(response))
+    return response, error