diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java
index cb38c20..489d361 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public class ApplicationNotificationsManager extends SocialPortalBridge implemen
 		return getStoreInstance().saveNotification(not);
 	}
 	@Override
-	public boolean notifyDocumentWorkflowTaskRequest(String userIdToNotify,	String documentWorkflowId, String documentName) {
+	public boolean notifyDocumentWorkflowTaskRequest(String userIdToNotify,	String documentWorkflowId, String documentName, String assignedRoleName) {
 		Notification not = new Notification(
 				UUID.randomUUID().toString(), 
 				NotificationType.DOCUMENT_WORKFLOW_STEP_REQUEST_TASK, 
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ public class ApplicationNotificationsManager extends SocialPortalBridge implemen
 				documentWorkflowId,  //the workflowid 
 				new Date(),
 				"?oid="+documentWorkflowId, 
-				"has actively involved you on the document workflow with name: " + escapeHtml(documentName) + " on VRE: " + aslSession.getScopeName(),
+				"has actively involved you on the document workflow with name: " + escapeHtml(documentName) + " " +
+						"and has assigned you the following role: " + assignedRoleName +". The VRE used was " + aslSession.getScopeName(),
 				false, 
 				aslSession.getUsername(),
 				aslSession.getUserFullName(), 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java
index 743209f..84b2e2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public interface NotificationsManager {
 	 * @param documentid the id of the document workflow
 	 * @return true if the notification is correctly delivered, false otherwise
 	 */
-	boolean notifyDocumentWorkflowTaskRequest(String userIdToNotify, String documentWorkflowId, String documentName);
+	boolean notifyDocumentWorkflowTaskRequest(String userIdToNotify, String documentWorkflowId, String documentName, String assignedRole);
 	//	
 	//	DOCUMENT_WORKFLOW_VIEW,
 	//	/**