diff --git a/docs/config.rst b/docs/config.rst
index faa060b3ab..bf48e24709 100755
--- a/docs/config.rst
+++ b/docs/config.rst
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ Use config.py to configure the following parameters. By default it will use SQLL
 |                                        |                                            |           |
 |                                        | It authenticates with "format-userexample".|           |
 +----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------+
+| AUTH_LDAP_USE_NESTED_GROUPS_FOR_ROLES  | Get users nested groups from LDAP(MS AD)   |   No      |
++----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------+
 | AUTH_ROLE_ADMIN                        | Configure the name of the admin role.      |   No      |
 +----------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+-----------+
 | AUTH_ROLE_PUBLIC                       | Special Role that holds the public         |   No      |
@@ -333,10 +335,10 @@ It should be a long random bytes or str. For example, copy the output of this to
 
 Using config.py
 ---------------
- 
+
 My favorite way, and the one I advise if you are building a medium to large size application
 is to place all your configuration keys on a config.py file
- 
+
 Next you only have to import them to the Flask app object, like this
 ::
 
@@ -351,10 +353,10 @@ Take a look at the skeleton `config.py <https://github.com/dpgaspar/Flask-AppBui
 Using JMESPath to map user registration role
 --------------------------------------------
 
-If user self registration is enabled and ``AUTH_USER_REGISTRATION_ROLE_JMESPATH`` is set, it is 
+If user self registration is enabled and ``AUTH_USER_REGISTRATION_ROLE_JMESPATH`` is set, it is
 used as a `JMESPath <http://jmespath.org/>`_ expression to evalate user registration role. The input
 values is ``userinfo`` dict, returned by ``get_oauth_user_info`` function of Security Manager.
-Usage of JMESPath expressions requires `jmespath <https://pypi.org/project/jmespath/>`_ package 
+Usage of JMESPath expressions requires `jmespath <https://pypi.org/project/jmespath/>`_ package
 to be installed.
 
 In case of Google OAuth, userinfo contains user's email that can be used to map some users as admins
diff --git a/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py b/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py
index 20b35d2644..4a86a5fe2a 100644
--- a/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py
+++ b/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py
@@ -257,6 +257,8 @@ def __init__(self, appbuilder):
             app.config.setdefault("AUTH_LDAP_FIRSTNAME_FIELD", "givenName")
             app.config.setdefault("AUTH_LDAP_LASTNAME_FIELD", "sn")
             app.config.setdefault("AUTH_LDAP_EMAIL_FIELD", "mail")
+            # Nested groups options
+            app.config.setdefault("AUTH_LDAP_USE_NESTED_GROUPS_FOR_ROLES", False)
 
         # Rate limiting
         app.config.setdefault("AUTH_RATE_LIMITED", False)
@@ -495,6 +497,10 @@ def auth_ldap_tls_certfile(self):
     def auth_ldap_tls_keyfile(self):
         return self.appbuilder.get_app.config["AUTH_LDAP_TLS_KEYFILE"]
 
+    @property
+    def auth_ldap_use_nested_groups_for_roles(self):
+        return self.appbuilder.get_app.config["AUTH_LDAP_USE_NESTED_GROUPS_FOR_ROLES"]
+
     @property
     def openid_providers(self):
         return self.appbuilder.get_app.config["OPENID_PROVIDERS"]
@@ -963,11 +969,39 @@ def _search_ldap(self, ldap, con, username):
             user_dn = search_result[0][0]
             # extract the other attributes
             user_info = search_result[0][1]
-            # return
-            return user_dn, user_info
         except (IndexError, NameError):
             return None, None
 
+        # get nested groups for user
+        if self.auth_ldap_use_nested_groups_for_roles:
+            log.debug("Nested groups for LDAP enabled.")
+            # filter for microsoft active directory only
+            nested_groups_filter_str = (
+                f"(&(objectCategory=Group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:={user_dn}))"
+            )
+            nested_groups_request_fields = ["cn"]
+
+            nested_groups_search_result = con.search_s(
+                self.auth_ldap_search,
+                ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE,
+                nested_groups_filter_str,
+                nested_groups_request_fields,
+            )
+            log.debug(
+                "LDAP search for nested groups returned: %s",
+                nested_groups_search_result,
+            )
+
+            nested_groups = [
+                x[0].encode() for x in nested_groups_search_result if x[0] is not None
+            ]
+            log.debug("LDAP nested groups for users: %s", nested_groups)
+
+            user_info[self.auth_ldap_group_field] = nested_groups
+
+        # return
+        return user_dn, user_info
+
     def _ldap_calculate_user_roles(
         self, user_attributes: Dict[str, bytes]
     ) -> List[str]: