diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
index 9583b2862..8d272f67d 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/DataManagementPlanManager.java
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
         apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getGrantDao().createOrUpdate(newDmp.getGrant());
         newDmp = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getDmpDao().createOrUpdate(newDmp);
 
+        if (dataManagementPlan.getUsers() != null && !dataManagementPlan.getUsers().isEmpty()) {
+            clearUsers(newDmp);
+            for (UserInfoListingModel userListing : dataManagementPlan.getUsers()) {
+                UserInfo tempUser = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getUserInfoDao().find(userListing.getId());
+                assignUser(dmp, tempUser, UserDMP.UserDMPRoles.fromInteger(userListing.getRole()));
+            }
+        }
+
         // Dataset manipulation for when the DMP is set to be finalized.
         if (dataManagementPlan.getStatus() == DMP.DMPStatus.FINALISED.getValue()) {
             if (dataManagementPlan.getDatasetsToBeFinalized() != null && !dataManagementPlan.getDatasetsToBeFinalized().isEmpty()) {
@@ -1445,13 +1453,22 @@ public class DataManagementPlanManager {
     * */
 
     private void assignUser(DMP dmp, UserInfo userInfo) {
+        this.assignUser(dmp, userInfo, UserDMP.UserDMPRoles.OWNER);
+    }
+
+    private void assignUser(DMP dmp, UserInfo userInfo, UserDMP.UserDMPRoles role) {
         UserDMP userDMP = new UserDMP();
         userDMP.setDmp(dmp);
         userDMP.setUser(userInfo);
-        userDMP.setRole(UserDMP.UserDMPRoles.OWNER.getValue());
+        userDMP.setRole(role.getValue());
         databaseRepository.getUserDmpDao().createOrUpdate(userDMP);
     }
 
+    private void clearUsers(DMP dmp) {
+        List<UserDMP> userDMPs = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getUserDmpDao().asQueryable().where(((builder, root) -> builder.equal(root.get("dmp").get("id"), dmp.getId()))).toList();
+        userDMPs.forEach(userDMP -> apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getUserDmpDao().delete(userDMP));
+    }
+
     private void assignGrandUserIfInternal(DMP dmp, UserInfo user) {
         if (dmp.getGrant().getCreationUser() == null && (dmp.getGrant().getReference() != null && dmp.getGrant().getReference().startsWith("dmp:"))) {
             dmp.getGrant().setCreationUser(user);