diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/sql/dialect/mysql/parser/MySqlStatementParser.java b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/sql/dialect/mysql/parser/MySqlStatementParser.java
index d1dcc91d3f..8e4833cd32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/sql/dialect/mysql/parser/MySqlStatementParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alibaba/druid/sql/dialect/mysql/parser/MySqlStatementParser.java
@@ -457,6 +457,11 @@ public class MySqlStatementParser extends SQLStatementParser {
             return parseCreateMaterializedView();
         }
 
+        if(lexer.identifierEquals(FnvHash.Constants.ROLE)) {
+            lexer.reset(mark);
+            return parseCreateRole();
+        }
+
         throw new ParserException("TODO " + lexer.info());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/alibaba/druid/bvt/sql/mysql/issues/Issue4444.java b/src/test/java/com/alibaba/druid/bvt/sql/mysql/issues/Issue4444.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e35e1096ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/alibaba/druid/bvt/sql/mysql/issues/Issue4444.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.alibaba.druid.bvt.sql.mysql.issues;
+
+import com.alibaba.druid.sql.ast.SQLStatement;
+import com.alibaba.druid.sql.dialect.mysql.parser.MySqlStatementParser;
+import com.alibaba.druid.sql.dialect.mysql.visitor.MySqlSchemaStatVisitor;
+import com.alibaba.druid.stat.TableStat;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+
+public class Issue4444 {
+    @Test
+    public void test_idle2() throws Exception {
+        String sql = "create role 'role1'";
+        MySqlStatementParser parser = new MySqlStatementParser(sql);
+        SQLStatement statement = parser.parseStatement();
+        MySqlSchemaStatVisitor visitor = new MySqlSchemaStatVisitor();
+        statement.accept(visitor);
+        assertEquals("CREATE ROLE 'role1'", statement.toString());
+    }
+}