diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/iam.go b/spinifex/gateway/iam.go
index 444035d0f..1c62cef7e 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/iam.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/iam.go
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ var iamActions = map[string]IAMHandler{
 	"ListAttachedRolePolicies": iamHandler(func(accountID string, input *iam.ListAttachedRolePoliciesInput, gw *GatewayConfig) (any, error) {
 		return gateway_iam.ListAttachedRolePolicies(accountID, input, gw.IAMService)
 	}),
+	"ListRolePolicies": iamHandler(func(accountID string, input *iam.ListRolePoliciesInput, gw *GatewayConfig) (any, error) {
+		return gateway_iam.ListRolePolicies(accountID, input, gw.IAMService)
+	}),
 
 	// Instance profile CRUD
 	"CreateInstanceProfile": iamHandler(func(accountID string, input *iam.CreateInstanceProfileInput, gw *GatewayConfig) (any, error) {
diff --git a/spinifex/gateway/iam/role.go b/spinifex/gateway/iam/role.go
index d4528176b..24aa4f3af 100644
--- a/spinifex/gateway/iam/role.go
+++ b/spinifex/gateway/iam/role.go
@@ -79,3 +79,15 @@ func ListAttachedRolePolicies(accountID string, input *iam.ListAttachedRolePolic
 	}
 	return svc.ListAttachedRolePolicies(accountID, input)
 }
+
+// ListRolePolicies lists inline role policies. Spinifex only ever attaches
+// managed policies (AttachRolePolicy), never inline, so this always returns an
+// empty list — enough to satisfy the AWS provider's aws_iam_role read-back.
+func ListRolePolicies(accountID string, input *iam.ListRolePoliciesInput, svc handlers_iam.IAMService) (*iam.ListRolePoliciesOutput, error) {
+	if input.RoleName == nil || *input.RoleName == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New(awserrors.ErrorMissingParameter)
+	}
+	return &iam.ListRolePoliciesOutput{
+		PolicyNames: []*string{},
+	}, nil
+}