diff --git a/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go b/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go
index 5b346f3b..aff6bcdb 100644
--- a/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go
+++ b/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	roleSuperuserAttr                       = "superuser"
 	roleValidUntilAttr                      = "valid_until"
 	roleRolesAttr                           = "roles"
+	rolePgAuditLogAttr                      = "pgaudit_log"
 	roleSearchPathAttr                      = "search_path"
 	roleStatementTimeoutAttr                = "statement_timeout"
 	roleAssumeRoleAttr                      = "assume_role"
@@ -173,6 +174,11 @@ func resourcePostgreSQLRole() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional:    true,
 				Description: "Role to switch to at login",
 			},
+			rolePgAuditLogAttr: {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: "Controls the behavior of the pgaudit extension by setting pgaudit.log. See https://github.com/pgaudit/pgaudit/blob/main/README.md#pgauditlog",
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -311,6 +317,10 @@ func resourcePostgreSQLRoleCreate(db *DBConnection, d *schema.ResourceData) erro
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err = setPgAuditLog(txn, d); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err = txn.Commit(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not commit transaction: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -457,6 +467,7 @@ func resourcePostgreSQLRoleReadImpl(db *DBConnection, d *schema.ResourceData) er
 	d.Set(roleRolesAttr, pgArrayToSet(roleRoles))
 	d.Set(roleSearchPathAttr, readSearchPath(roleConfig))
 	d.Set(roleAssumeRoleAttr, readAssumeRole(roleConfig))
+	d.Set(rolePgAuditLogAttr, readPgAuditLog(roleConfig))
 
 	statementTimeout, err := readStatementTimeout(roleConfig)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -547,6 +558,19 @@ func readAssumeRole(roleConfig pq.ByteaArray) string {
 	return res
 }
 
+// readPgAuditLog searches for a pgaudit.log entry in the rolconfig array.
+// In case no such value is present, it returns empty string.
+func readPgAuditLog(roleConfig pq.ByteaArray) string {
+	var pgAuditLogAttr = "pgaudit.log"
+	for _, v := range roleConfig {
+		config := string(v)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(config, pgAuditLogAttr) {
+			return strings.TrimPrefix(config, pgAuditLogAttr+"=")
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // readRolePassword reads password either from Postgres if admin user is a superuser
 // or only from Terraform state.
 func readRolePassword(db *DBConnection, d *schema.ResourceData, roleCanLogin bool) (string, error) {
@@ -689,6 +713,10 @@ func resourcePostgreSQLRoleUpdate(db *DBConnection, d *schema.ResourceData) erro
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err = setPgAuditLog(txn, d); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err = txn.Commit(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not commit transaction: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1062,3 +1090,28 @@ func setAssumeRole(txn *sql.Tx, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func setPgAuditLog(txn *sql.Tx, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
+	if !d.HasChange(rolePgAuditLogAttr) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	roleName := d.Get(roleNameAttr).(string)
+	pgAuditLog := d.Get(rolePgAuditLogAttr).(string)
+	if pgAuditLog != "" {
+		sql := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"ALTER ROLE %s SET pgaudit.log TO '%s'", pq.QuoteIdentifier(roleName), pqQuoteLiteral(pgAuditLog),
+		)
+		if _, err := txn.Exec(sql); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not set pgaudit.log %s for %s: %w", pgAuditLog, roleName, err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		sql := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"ALTER ROLE %s RESET pgaudit.log", pq.QuoteIdentifier(roleName),
+		)
+		if _, err := txn.Exec(sql); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not reset pgaudit.log for %s: %w", roleName, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go b/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go
index fc958840..b9fa96e6 100644
--- a/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go
+++ b/postgresql/resource_postgresql_role_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ func TestAccPostgresqlRole_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.sub_role", "roles.1", "role_simple"),
 
 					testAccCheckPostgresqlRoleExists("role_with_search_path", nil, []string{"bar", "foo-with-hyphen"}),
+
+					testAccCheckPostgresqlRoleExists("role_with_pgaudit_log", nil, nil),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.role_with_pgaudit_log", "pgaudit_log", "all"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ resource "postgresql_role" "update_role" {
   statement_timeout = 30000
   idle_in_transaction_session_timeout = 60000
   assume_role = "${postgresql_role.group_role.name}"
+  pgaudit_log = "all, -read"
 }
 `
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ resource "postgresql_role" "update_role" {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "statement_timeout", "0"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "idle_in_transaction_session_timeout", "0"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "assume_role", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "pgaudit_log", ""),
 					testAccCheckRoleCanLogin(t, "update_role", "toto"),
 				),
 			},
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ resource "postgresql_role" "update_role" {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "statement_timeout", "30000"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "idle_in_transaction_session_timeout", "60000"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "assume_role", "group_role"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "pgaudit_log", "all, -read"),
 					testAccCheckRoleCanLogin(t, "update_role2", "titi"),
 				),
 			},
@@ -185,6 +191,7 @@ resource "postgresql_role" "update_role" {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "statement_timeout", "0"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "idle_in_transaction_session_timeout", "0"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "assume_role", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("postgresql_role.update_role", "pgaudit_log", ""),
 					testAccCheckRoleCanLogin(t, "update_role", "toto"),
 				),
 			},
@@ -446,4 +453,9 @@ resource "postgresql_role" "role_with_search_path" {
   name = "role_with_search_path"
   search_path = ["bar", "foo-with-hyphen"]
 }
+
+resource "postgresql_role" "role_with_pgaudit_log" {
+  name = "role_with_pgaudit_log"
+  pgaudit_log = "all"
+}
 `
diff --git a/website/docs/r/postgresql_role.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/postgresql_role.html.markdown
index 2c9431be..10150b9f 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/postgresql_role.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/postgresql_role.html.markdown
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ resource "postgresql_role" "my_replication_role" {
 
 * `assume_role` - (Optional) Defines the role to switch to at login via [`SET ROLE`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-set-role.html).
 
+* `pgaudit_log` - (Optional) Controls the behavior of the [`pgaudit`](https://github.com/pgaudit/pgaudit) extension by setting the [`pgaudit.log`](https://github.com/pgaudit/pgaudit/blob/master/README.md#pgauditlog) parameter.
+
 ## Import Example
 
 `postgresql_role` supports importing resources.  Supposing the following