diff --git a/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te b/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
index 4a8d1465f..c22a7fbf3 100644
--- a/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
+++ b/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ optional_policy(`
 ')
 
 optional_policy(`
-	raid_domtrans_mdadm(sysadm_t)
+	raid_run_mdadm(sysadm_r, sysadm_t)
 ')
 
 optional_policy(`
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/raid.if b/policy/modules/system/raid.if
index c817fda71..893a34152 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/raid.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/raid.if
@@ -47,3 +47,28 @@ interface(`raid_manage_mdadm_pid',`
 	# mdadm policy
 	allow $1 mdadm_var_run_t:file manage_file_perms;
 ')
+
+######################################
+## <summary>
+##      Execute a domain transition to mdadm_t for the
+##      specified role, allowing it to use the mdadm_t
+##      domain
+## </summary>
+## <param name="role">
+##     <summary>
+##             Role allowed to access mdadm_t domain
+##     </summary>
+## </param>
+## <param name="domain">
+##     <summary>
+##             Domain allowed to transition to mdadm_t
+##     </summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`raid_run_mdadm',`
+       gen_require(`
+               type mdadm_t;
+       ')
+       role $1 types mdadm_t;
+       raid_domtrans_mdadm($2)
+')