diff --git a/docs/resources/role.md b/docs/resources/role.md
index 944afac60..fb71c2869 100644
--- a/docs/resources/role.md
+++ b/docs/resources/role.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Required:
 
 Optional:
 
-- `scope` (String) Scope to restrict the action to a set of resources (for example: `users:*` or `roles:customrole1`)
+- `scope` (String) Scope to restrict the action to a set of resources (for example: `users:*` or `roles:customrole1`) Defaults to ``.
 
 ## Import
 
diff --git a/grafana/resource_role.go b/grafana/resource_role.go
index ec1158f6f..d693a495d 100644
--- a/grafana/resource_role.go
+++ b/grafana/resource_role.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func ResourceRole() *schema.Resource {
 						"scope": {
 							Type:        schema.TypeString,
 							Optional:    true,
+							Default:     "",
 							Description: "Scope to restrict the action to a set of resources (for example: `users:*` or `roles:customrole1`)",
 						},
 					},