diff --git a/Module.php b/Module.php
index 21a0ea0f3..70a6d7a44 100644
--- a/Module.php
+++ b/Module.php
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ class Module extends BaseModule
     /** @var bool Enable the 'impersonate as another user' function */
     public $enableImpersonateUser = true;
 
+    /** @var array which roles are allowed to impersonate into another user? */
+    public $allowImpersonateForRoles = ['admin'];
+
+    /** @var array which roles are never allowed to be impersonated into? */
+    public $denyImpersonateIntoRoles = ['admin'];
+
     /** @var int Email changing strategy. */
     public $emailChangeStrategy = self::STRATEGY_DEFAULT;
 
diff --git a/controllers/AdminController.php b/controllers/AdminController.php
index 18547a671..1f414610c 100644
--- a/controllers/AdminController.php
+++ b/controllers/AdminController.php
@@ -332,20 +332,17 @@ public function actionInfo($id)
      */
     public function actionSwitch($id = null)
     {
-        if (!$this->module->enableImpersonateUser) {
-            throw new ForbiddenHttpException(Yii::t('user', 'Impersonate user is disabled in the application configuration'));
-        }
-
-        if(!$id && Yii::$app->session->has(self::ORIGINAL_USER_SESSION_KEY)) {
+        if (!$id && Yii::$app->session->has(self::ORIGINAL_USER_SESSION_KEY)) { // Logout of impersonation
             $user = $this->findModel(Yii::$app->session->get(self::ORIGINAL_USER_SESSION_KEY));
 
             Yii::$app->session->remove(self::ORIGINAL_USER_SESSION_KEY);
         } else {
-            if (!Yii::$app->user->identity->isAdmin) {
+            $user = $this->findModel($id);
+
+            if (!self::impersonationIsAllowed(Yii::$app->user, $user)) {
                 throw new ForbiddenHttpException;
             }
 
-            $user = $this->findModel($id);
             Yii::$app->session->set(self::ORIGINAL_USER_SESSION_KEY, Yii::$app->user->id);
         }
 
@@ -360,6 +357,43 @@ public function actionSwitch($id = null)
         return $this->goHome();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The impersonation is only allowed for all roles in $allowImpersonationForRoles and
+     * is always denied if the target user has one of the roles listed in $denyImpersonationIntoRoles.
+     *
+     * It is also denied if we are already impersonated into someone else.
+     *
+     * @param $user the user that wants to impersonate (usually Yii::$app->user)
+     * @param $target_user the target user that we want to impersonate into
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public static function impersonationIsAllowed($user, $target_user)
+    {
+        $module = Yii::$app->getModule('user');
+
+        if (!$module->enableImpersonateUser
+            || Yii::$app->session->has(self::ORIGINAL_USER_SESSION_KEY)
+            || $user->id == $target_user->id) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $auth = Yii::$app->authManager;
+
+        foreach (Yii::$app->getModule('user')->denyImpersonateIntoRoles as $denied_role) {
+            if ($auth->checkAccess($target_user->id, $denied_role)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach (Yii::$app->getModule('user')->allowImpersonateForRoles as $allowed_role) {
+            if ($user->can($allowed_role)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * If "dektrium/yii2-rbac" extension is installed, this page displays form
      * where user can assign multiple auth items to user.
diff --git a/views/admin/index.php b/views/admin/index.php
index 90fc9575c..a9e798030 100644
--- a/views/admin/index.php
+++ b/views/admin/index.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             'template' => '{switch} {resend_password} {update} {delete}',
             'buttons' => [
                 'resend_password' => function ($url, $model, $key) {
-                    if (\Yii::$app->user->identity->isAdmin && !$model->isAdmin) {
+                    if (Yii::$app->user->identity->isAdmin && !$model->isAdmin) {
                         return '
                     <a data-method="POST" data-confirm="' . Yii::t('user', 'Are you sure?') . '" href="' . Url::to(['resend-password', 'id' => $model->id]) . '">
                     <span title="' . Yii::t('user', 'Generate and send new password to user') . '" class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope">
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                     }
                 },
                 'switch' => function ($url, $model) {
-                    if(\Yii::$app->user->identity->isAdmin && $model->id != Yii::$app->user->id && Yii::$app->getModule('user')->enableImpersonateUser) {
+                    if (AdminController::impersonationIsAllowed(Yii::$app->user, $model)) {
                         return Html::a('<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span>', ['/user/admin/switch', 'id' => $model->id], [
                             'title' => Yii::t('user', 'Become this user'),
                             'data-confirm' => Yii::t('user', 'Are you sure you want to switch to this user for the rest of this Session?'),