diff --git a/htdocs/contact/list.php b/htdocs/contact/list.php
index 44dd60289f7..ebd3332d898 100644
--- a/htdocs/contact/list.php
+++ b/htdocs/contact/list.php
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ if (strlen($search_town)) {
 	$sql .= natural_search("p.town", $search_town);
 }
 if (count($search_roles) > 0) {
-	$sql .= " AND p.rowid IN (SELECT sc.fk_socpeople FROM ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."societe_contacts as sc WHERE sc.fk_c_type_contact IN (".$db->sanitize(implode(',', $search_roles))."))";
+	$sql .= " AND EXISTS (SELECT sc.rowid FROM ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."societe_contacts as sc WHERE p.rowid = sc.fk_socpeople AND sc.fk_c_type_contact IN (".$db->sanitize(implode(',', $search_roles))."))";
 }
 if ($search_no_email != -1 && $search_no_email > 0) {
 	$sql .= " AND (SELECT count(*) FROM ".MAIN_DB_PREFIX."mailing_unsubscribe WHERE email = p.email) > 0";
@@ -1043,8 +1043,7 @@ if (isModEnabled('category') && $user->hasRight('categorie', 'lire')) {
 }
 
 $moreforfilter .= '<div class="divsearchfield">';
-$moreforfilter .= $langs->trans('Roles').': ';
-$moreforfilter .= $formcompany->showRoles("search_roles", $objecttmp, 'edit', $search_roles);
+$moreforfilter .= $formcompany->showRoles("search_roles", $objecttmp, 'edit', $search_roles, 'minwidth500', $langs->trans('ContactRoles'));
 $moreforfilter .= '</div>';
 
 print '<div class="liste_titre liste_titre_bydiv centpercent">';
diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.formcompany.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.formcompany.class.php
index e1da5b7a5a4..f806dd192d9 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.formcompany.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.formcompany.class.php
@@ -857,14 +857,15 @@ class FormCompany extends Form
 	/**
 	 * showContactRoles on view and edit mode
 	 *
-	 * @param 	string 		$htmlname 	Html component name and id
-	 * @param 	Contact 	$contact 	Contact Object
-	 * @param 	string 		$rendermode view, edit
-	 * @param 	array		$selected 	$key=>$val $val is selected Roles for input mode
-	 * @param	string		$morecss	More css
-	 * @return 	string   				String with contacts roles
+	 * @param 	string 		$htmlname 		Html component name and id
+	 * @param 	Contact 	$contact 		Contact Object
+	 * @param 	string 		$rendermode 	view, edit
+	 * @param 	array		$selected 		$key=>$val $val is selected Roles for input mode
+	 * @param	string		$morecss		More css
+	 * @param	string		$placeholder	Placeholder text (used when $rendermode is 'edit')
+	 * @return 	string   					String with contacts roles
 	 */
-	public function showRoles($htmlname, Contact $contact, $rendermode = 'view', $selected = array(), $morecss = 'minwidth500')
+	public function showRoles($htmlname, Contact $contact, $rendermode = 'view', $selected = array(), $morecss = 'minwidth500', $placeholder = '')
 	{
 		if ($rendermode === 'view') {
 			$toprint = array();
@@ -874,7 +875,7 @@ class FormCompany extends Form
 			return '<div class="select2-container-multi-dolibarr" style="width: 90%;" id="' . $htmlname . '"><ul class="select2-choices-dolibarr">' . implode(' ', $toprint) . '</ul></div>';
 		}
 
-		if ($rendermode === 'edit') {
+		if ($rendermode === 'edit') {	// A multiselect combo list
 			$contactType = $contact->listeTypeContacts('external', '', 1, '', '', 'agenda'); // We exclude agenda as there is no contact on such element
 			if (count($selected) > 0) {
 				$newselected = array();
@@ -889,7 +890,7 @@ class FormCompany extends Form
 					$selected = $newselected;
 				}
 			}
-			return $this->multiselectarray($htmlname, $contactType, $selected, 0, 0, $morecss, 0, '90%');
+			return $this->multiselectarray($htmlname, $contactType, $selected, 0, 0, $morecss, 0, '90%', '', '', $placeholder);
 		}
 
 		return 'ErrorBadValueForParameterRenderMode'; // Should not happened
diff --git a/htdocs/langs/en_US/main.lang b/htdocs/langs/en_US/main.lang
index c8e908ce11b..11599847644 100644
--- a/htdocs/langs/en_US/main.lang
+++ b/htdocs/langs/en_US/main.lang
@@ -1188,6 +1188,8 @@ SetSupervisor=Set the supervisor
 CreateExternalUser=Create external user
 ConfirmAffectTag=Bulk Tag Assignment
 ConfirmAffectUser=Bulk User Assignment
+ContactRole=Contact role
+ContactRoles=Contact roles
 ProjectRole=Role assigned on each project/opportunity
 TasksRole=Role assigned on each task (if used)
 ConfirmSetSupervisor=Bulk Supervisor Set
diff --git a/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php b/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php
index 5e0e7521032..efa8c0d0cea 100644
--- a/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php
+++ b/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php
@@ -6731,7 +6731,7 @@ input.select2-input {
 	color: #FFF !important;
 }
 .select2-container .select2-selection--multiple {
-	min-height: 2.2em !important;
+	min-height: 2em !important;
 }
 .tableforfield .select2-container .select2-selection--single {
 	height: 25px;
@@ -6845,7 +6845,7 @@ input.select2-input {
 }
 .select2-container--default .select2-selection--multiple .select2-selection__choice {
 	background-color: #ddd;
-	margin-top: 4px !important;
+	margin-top: 0.25em !important;
 }
 .select2-selection--multiple input.select2-search__field {
 	border-bottom: none !important;