diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ Creates a new cloud.gov space, such as when creating an egress space, and output
 
 `managers`, `developers`, and `deployers` are all optional, but you probably want to set at least one of them, depending on your use case.
 
+* `managers` are granted the [Space Manager](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/concepts/roles.html#activeroles) role
+* `developers` are granted the [Space Developer](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/concepts/roles.html#activeroles) role
+* `deployers` are granted both manager and developer roles
+
 ```
 module "egress_space" {
   source = "github.com/18f/terraform-cloudgov//cg_space?ref=v1.0.0"
diff --git a/cg_space/tests/creation.tftest.hcl b/cg_space/tests/creation.tftest.hcl
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@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+mock_provider "cloudfoundry" {
+  override_data {
+    target = data.cloudfoundry_user.managers["user.manager@gsa.gov"]
+    values = {
+      id = "1e5143a4-aa47-483c-8352-557988d5cc7a"
+    }
+  }
+  override_data {
+    target = data.cloudfoundry_user.deployers["user.manager@gsa.gov"]
+    values = {
+      id = "1e5143a4-aa47-483c-8352-557988d5cc7a"
+    }
+  }
+  override_data {
+    target = data.cloudfoundry_user.developers["user.developer@gsa.gov"]
+    values = {
+      id = "2c945842-13ee-4383-84ad-34ecbcde5ce6"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+variables {
+  cf_org_name   = "gsa-tts-devtools-prototyping"
+  cf_space_name = "terraform-cloudgov-ci-tests-egress"
+}
+
+run "test_space_creation" {
+  assert {
+    condition     = cloudfoundry_space.space.id == output.space_id
+    error_message = "Space ID output must match the new space"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = cloudfoundry_space.space.name == var.cf_space_name
+    error_message = "Space name should match the cf_space_name variable"
+  }
+}
+
+run "test_manager_only" {
+  variables {
+    managers = ["user.manager@gsa.gov"]
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = cloudfoundry_space_users.space_permissions.managers == toset(["1e5143a4-aa47-483c-8352-557988d5cc7a"])
+    error_message = "Should be able to set Space Managers"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = length(cloudfoundry_space_users.space_permissions.developers) == 0
+    error_message = "Should not have set any Space Developers"
+  }
+}
+
+run "test_individual_permissions" {
+  variables {
+    managers   = ["user.manager@gsa.gov"]
+    developers = ["user.developer@gsa.gov"]
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = cloudfoundry_space_users.space_permissions.managers == toset(["1e5143a4-aa47-483c-8352-557988d5cc7a"])
+    error_message = "Should be able to set Space Managers"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = cloudfoundry_space_users.space_permissions.developers == toset(["2c945842-13ee-4383-84ad-34ecbcde5ce6"])
+    error_message = "Should be able to set Space Developers"
+  }
+}
+
+run "test_deployer_permissions" {
+  variables {
+    developers = ["user.developer@gsa.gov"]
+    deployers  = ["user.manager@gsa.gov"]
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = cloudfoundry_space_users.space_permissions.managers == toset(["1e5143a4-aa47-483c-8352-557988d5cc7a"])
+    error_message = "Should be able to set Space Managers via var.deployers"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition     = cloudfoundry_space_users.space_permissions.developers == toset(["2c945842-13ee-4383-84ad-34ecbcde5ce6", "1e5143a4-aa47-483c-8352-557988d5cc7a"])
+    error_message = "Should set Space Developers to var.developers + var.deployers"
+  }
+}