diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
index 4dd865eb82..71daf02ce6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ def create
     validate_role_resource_params
     klass = Role::TITLE_TO_RESOURCE[params[:resource_type].to_sym]
     resource = klass&.find(params[:resource_id])
+    existing_user = User.find_by(email: user_params[:email])
     UserInviteService.invite(
       name: user_params[:name],
       email: user_params[:email],
       roles: [params[:resource_type].to_sym],
       resource: resource
     )
-    flash[:notice] = "Created a new user!"
+    flash[:notice] = existing_user ? "Created a new role!" : "Created a new user!"
     redirect_to admin_users_path
   rescue => e
     flash.now[:error] = "Failed to create user: #{e}"
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb
index dbd9018f54..ff95d950ee 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb
@@ -152,6 +152,34 @@
         expect(new_user.has_role?(Role::ORG_ADMIN, organization)).to be_falsey
       end
 
+      context "flash notice behavior" do
+        context "when creating a new user" do
+          it "shows 'Created a new user!' message" do
+            post admin_users_path, params: {
+              user: { name: "New User", email: "new@example.com" },
+              resource_type: Role::ORG_USER,
+              resource_id: organization.id
+            }
+            expect(response).to redirect_to(admin_users_path)
+            expect(flash[:notice]).to eq("Created a new user!")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "when adding a role to an existing user" do
+          let!(:existing_user) { create(:user, email: "existing@example.com", organization: organization) }
+
+          it "shows 'Created a new role!' message" do
+            post admin_users_path, params: {
+              user: { name: existing_user.name, email: existing_user.email },
+              resource_type: Role::PARTNER,
+              resource_id: partner.id
+            }
+            expect(response).to redirect_to(admin_users_path)
+            expect(flash[:notice]).to eq("Created a new role!")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       it "creates an org admin" do
         post admin_users_path, params: {
           user: { name: "New Org Admin", email: organization.email },