diff --git a/includes/admin/templates/role/profile.php b/includes/admin/templates/role/profile.php
index 4aaf6da7..48a5115c 100644
--- a/includes/admin/templates/role/profile.php
+++ b/includes/admin/templates/role/profile.php
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@
 				'label'     => __( 'Can view/access private profiles?', 'ultimate-member' ),
 				'tooltip'   => __( 'Can this role view private profiles?', 'ultimate-member' ),
 				'value'     => ! empty( $role['_um_can_access_private_profile'] ) ? $role['_um_can_access_private_profile'] : 0,
+			),
+			array(
+				'id'        => '_um_profile_noindex',
+				'type'      => 'checkbox',
+				'name'      => '_um_profile_noindex',
+				'label'     => __( 'Avoid indexing profile by search engines', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'tooltip'   => __( 'Hides the profile page for robots', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'value'     => ! empty( $role['_um_profile_noindex'] ) ? $role['_um_profile_noindex'] : 0,
 			)
 		)
 	) )->render_form(); ?>
diff --git a/includes/core/class-builtin.php b/includes/core/class-builtin.php
index ed11148d..c5f87170 100644
--- a/includes/core/class-builtin.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-builtin.php
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\core\Builtin' ) ) {
 					'required'      => 0,
 					'public'        => 1,
 					'editable'      => 1,
-					'default'       => '0',
+					'default'       => UM()->roles()->um_user_can( 'profile_noindex' ) ? '1' : '0',
 					'options'       => array(
 						'0'     => __( 'No', 'ultimate-member' ),
 						'1'     => __( 'Yes', 'ultimate-member' ),
diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php b/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
index 67826f1b..b7880086 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-profile.php
@@ -682,15 +682,27 @@ function um_profile_dynamic_meta_desc() {
 
 		$privacy = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'profile_privacy', true );
 		if ( $privacy == __( 'Only me', 'ultimate-member' ) || $privacy == 'Only me' ) {
+			echo '<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />';
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		/**
+		 * @see the user role setting "Avoid indexing profile by search engines"
+		 */
+		$role = UM()->roles()->get_priority_user_role( $user_id );
+		$permissions = UM()->roles()->role_data( $role );
+		if ( ! empty( $permissions['profile_noindex'] ) ) {
+			echo '<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />';
 			return;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * @see the account setting "Avoid indexing my profile by search engines"
+		 */
 		$noindex = get_user_meta( $user_id, 'profile_noindex', true );
-		if ( ! empty( $noindex ) ) { ?>
-
-			<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />
-
-			<?php return;
+		if ( ! empty( $noindex ) ) {
+			echo '<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />';
+			return;
 		}
 
 		um_fetch_user( $user_id );