diff --git a/github/orgs_custom_roles.go b/github/orgs_custom_roles.go
index dcbd79efa77..8f9dd42a6c7 100644
--- a/github/orgs_custom_roles.go
+++ b/github/orgs_custom_roles.go
@@ -96,7 +96,21 @@ func (s *OrganizationsService) ListRoles(ctx context.Context, org string) (*Orga
 func (s *OrganizationsService) CreateCustomOrgRole(ctx context.Context, org string, opts *CreateOrUpdateOrgRoleOptions) (*CustomOrgRoles, *Response, error) {
 	u := fmt.Sprintf("orgs/%v/organization-roles", org)
 
-	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", u, opts)
+	var params interface{}
+	params = opts
+
+	// For empty Permissions property change the type of the property, so it will not be omitted during coversion to JSON.
+	if opts != nil && opts.Permissions != nil && len(opts.Permissions) == 0 {
+		params = struct {
+			*CreateOrUpdateOrgRoleOptions
+			Permissions []string `json:"permissions"`
+		}{
+			CreateOrUpdateOrgRoleOptions: opts,
+			Permissions:                  opts.Permissions,
+		}
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", u, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -119,7 +133,21 @@ func (s *OrganizationsService) CreateCustomOrgRole(ctx context.Context, org stri
 func (s *OrganizationsService) UpdateCustomOrgRole(ctx context.Context, org string, roleID int64, opts *CreateOrUpdateOrgRoleOptions) (*CustomOrgRoles, *Response, error) {
 	u := fmt.Sprintf("orgs/%v/organization-roles/%v", org, roleID)
 
-	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("PATCH", u, opts)
+	var params interface{}
+	params = opts
+
+	// For empty Permissions property change the type of the property, so it will not be omitted during coversion to JSON.
+	if opts != nil && opts.Permissions != nil && len(opts.Permissions) == 0 {
+		params = struct {
+			*CreateOrUpdateOrgRoleOptions
+			Permissions []string `json:"permissions"`
+		}{
+			CreateOrUpdateOrgRoleOptions: opts,
+			Permissions:                  opts.Permissions,
+		}
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("PATCH", u, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -188,7 +216,21 @@ func (s *OrganizationsService) ListCustomRepoRoles(ctx context.Context, org stri
 func (s *OrganizationsService) CreateCustomRepoRole(ctx context.Context, org string, opts *CreateOrUpdateCustomRepoRoleOptions) (*CustomRepoRoles, *Response, error) {
 	u := fmt.Sprintf("orgs/%v/custom-repository-roles", org)
 
-	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", u, opts)
+	var params interface{}
+	params = opts
+
+	// For empty Permissions property change the type of the property, so it will not be omitted during coversion to JSON.
+	if opts != nil && opts.Permissions != nil && len(opts.Permissions) == 0 {
+		params = struct {
+			*CreateOrUpdateCustomRepoRoleOptions
+			Permissions []string `json:"permissions"`
+		}{
+			CreateOrUpdateCustomRepoRoleOptions: opts,
+			Permissions:                         opts.Permissions,
+		}
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", u, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -211,7 +253,21 @@ func (s *OrganizationsService) CreateCustomRepoRole(ctx context.Context, org str
 func (s *OrganizationsService) UpdateCustomRepoRole(ctx context.Context, org string, roleID int64, opts *CreateOrUpdateCustomRepoRoleOptions) (*CustomRepoRoles, *Response, error) {
 	u := fmt.Sprintf("orgs/%v/custom-repository-roles/%v", org, roleID)
 
-	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("PATCH", u, opts)
+	var params interface{}
+	params = opts
+
+	// For empty Permissions property change the type of the property, so it will not be omitted during coversion to JSON.
+	if opts != nil && opts.Permissions != nil && len(opts.Permissions) == 0 {
+		params = struct {
+			*CreateOrUpdateCustomRepoRoleOptions
+			Permissions []string `json:"permissions"`
+		}{
+			CreateOrUpdateCustomRepoRoleOptions: opts,
+			Permissions:                         opts.Permissions,
+		}
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("PATCH", u, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/github/orgs_custom_roles_test.go b/github/orgs_custom_roles_test.go
index 338eac19fc1..65707385d06 100644
--- a/github/orgs_custom_roles_test.go
+++ b/github/orgs_custom_roles_test.go
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_CreateCustomOrgRole(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return resp, err
 	})
+
+	opts.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	emptyPermissionRole, _, err := client.Organizations.CreateCustomOrgRole(ctx, "o", opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.CreateCustomOrgRole with empty permission returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	want.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	if !cmp.Equal(emptyPermissionRole, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.CreateCustomOrgRole with empty permission returned %+v, want %+v", emptyPermissionRole, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestOrganizationsService_UpdateCustomOrgRole(t *testing.T) {
@@ -179,6 +191,18 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_UpdateCustomOrgRole(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return resp, err
 	})
+
+	opts.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	emptyPermissionRole, _, err := client.Organizations.UpdateCustomOrgRole(ctx, "o", 8030, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.UpdateCustomOrgRole with empty permission returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	want.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	if !cmp.Equal(emptyPermissionRole, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.UpdateCustomOrgRole with empty permission returned %+v, want %+v", emptyPermissionRole, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestOrganizationsService_DeleteCustomOrgRole(t *testing.T) {
@@ -334,6 +358,18 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_CreateCustomRepoRole(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return resp, err
 	})
+
+	opts.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	emptyPermissionRole, _, err := client.Organizations.CreateCustomRepoRole(ctx, "o", opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.CreateCustomRepoRole with empty permission returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	want.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	if !cmp.Equal(emptyPermissionRole, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.CreateCustomRepoRole with empty permission returned %+v, want %+v", emptyPermissionRole, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestOrganizationsService_UpdateCustomRepoRole(t *testing.T) {
@@ -375,6 +411,18 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_UpdateCustomRepoRole(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return resp, err
 	})
+
+	opts.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	emptyPermissionRole, _, err := client.Organizations.UpdateCustomRepoRole(ctx, "o", 8030, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.UpdateCustomRepoRole with empty permission returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	want.Permissions = []string{}
+
+	if !cmp.Equal(emptyPermissionRole, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Organizations.UpdateCustomRepoRole with empty permission returned %+v, want %+v", emptyPermissionRole, want)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestOrganizationsService_DeleteCustomRepoRole(t *testing.T) {