diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/printer_simple.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/printer_simple.go
index e9a0b4103..14028c614 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/printer_simple.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/printer_simple.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (s *simplePrinter) RoleGet(role string, r v3.AuthRoleGetResponse) {
 		} else {
 			fmt.Printf("\t[%s, <open ended>", sKey)
 		}
-		if v3.GetPrefixRangeEnd(sKey) == sRangeEnd {
+		if v3.GetPrefixRangeEnd(sKey) == sRangeEnd && len(sKey) > 0 {
 			fmt.Printf(" (prefix %s)", sKey)
 		}
 		fmt.Printf("\n")
diff --git a/server/auth/store.go b/server/auth/store.go
index 2843de8cd..63ea7a76a 100644
--- a/server/auth/store.go
+++ b/server/auth/store.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ var (
 
 	revisionKey = []byte("authRevision")
 
+	rootPerm = authpb.Permission{PermType: authpb.READWRITE, Key: []byte{}, RangeEnd: []byte{0}}
+
 	ErrRootUserNotExist     = errors.New("auth: root user does not exist")
 	ErrRootRoleNotExist     = errors.New("auth: root user does not have root role")
 	ErrUserAlreadyExist     = errors.New("auth: user already exists")
@@ -631,7 +633,11 @@ func (as *authStore) RoleGet(r *pb.AuthRoleGetRequest) (*pb.AuthRoleGetResponse,
 	if role == nil {
 		return nil, ErrRoleNotFound
 	}
-	resp.Perm = append(resp.Perm, role.KeyPermission...)
+	if rootRole == string(role.Name) {
+		resp.Perm = append(resp.Perm, &rootPerm)
+	} else {
+		resp.Perm = append(resp.Perm, role.KeyPermission...)
+	}
 	return &resp, nil
 }
 
@@ -950,8 +956,8 @@ func delUser(tx backend.BatchTx, username string) {
 	tx.UnsafeDelete(buckets.AuthUsers, []byte(username))
 }
 
-func getRole(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, rolename string) *authpb.Role {
-	_, vs := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.AuthRoles, []byte(rolename), nil, 0)
+func getRole(lg *zap.Logger, tx backend.BatchTx, roleName string) *authpb.Role {
+	_, vs := tx.UnsafeRange(buckets.AuthRoles, []byte(roleName), nil, 0)
 	if len(vs) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/server/auth/store_test.go b/server/auth/store_test.go
index c530ffe88..ec2aa9e82 100644
--- a/server/auth/store_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/store_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -384,9 +384,8 @@ func TestGetUser(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expect user not nil, got nil")
 	}
 	expected := []string{"role-test"}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, u.Roles) {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", expected, u.Roles)
-	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, u.Roles)
 
 	// check non existent user
 	_, err = as.UserGet(&pb.AuthUserGetRequest{Name: "nouser"})
@@ -445,9 +444,40 @@ func TestRoleGrantPermission(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(perm, r.Perm[0]) {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", perm, r.Perm[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, perm, r.Perm[0])
+}
+
+func TestRootRoleGrantPermission(t *testing.T) {
+	as, tearDown := setupAuthStore(t)
+	defer tearDown(t)
+
+	perm := &authpb.Permission{
+		PermType: authpb.WRITE,
+		Key:      []byte("Keys"),
+		RangeEnd: []byte("RangeEnd"),
 	}
+	_, err := as.RoleGrantPermission(&pb.AuthRoleGrantPermissionRequest{
+		Name: "root",
+		Perm: perm,
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	r, err := as.RoleGet(&pb.AuthRoleGetRequest{Role: "root"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	//whatever grant permission to root, it always return root permission.
+	expectPerm := &authpb.Permission{
+		PermType: authpb.READWRITE,
+		Key:      []byte{},
+		RangeEnd: []byte{0},
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expectPerm, r.Perm[0])
 }
 
 func TestRoleRevokePermission(t *testing.T) {
@@ -522,9 +552,8 @@ func TestUserRevokePermission(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	expected := []string{"role-test", "role-test-1"}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, u.Roles) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", expected, u.Roles)
-	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, u.Roles)
 
 	_, err = as.UserRevokeRole(&pb.AuthUserRevokeRoleRequest{Name: "foo", Role: "role-test-1"})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -537,9 +566,8 @@ func TestUserRevokePermission(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	expected = []string{"role-test"}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, u.Roles) {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", expected, u.Roles)
-	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, u.Roles)
 }
 
 func TestRoleDelete(t *testing.T) {
@@ -555,9 +583,8 @@ func TestRoleDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	expected := []string{"root"}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, rl.Roles) {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", expected, rl.Roles)
-	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, rl.Roles)
 }
 
 func TestAuthInfoFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_role_test.go b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_role_test.go
index c0779b49b..820b64783 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_role_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_role_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func rootRoleGetTest(cx ctlCtx) {
 		},
 		{
 			args:        []string{"get", "root"},
-			expectedStr: []string{"Role root\r\n", "KV Read:\r\n", "\tfoo\r\n", "KV Write:\r\n", "\tfoo\r\n"},
+			expectedStr: []string{"Role root\r\n", "KV Read:\r\n", "\t[, <open ended>\r\n", "KV Write:\r\n", "\t[, <open ended>\r\n"},
 		},
 	}