diff --git a/lib/modules/quickreply.js b/lib/modules/quickreply.js
index a79ae83..f87aaeb 100644
--- a/lib/modules/quickreply.js
+++ b/lib/modules/quickreply.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 define('persona/quickreply', ['components'], function(components) {
 	var QuickReply = {};
-	
+
 	QuickReply.init = function() {
-		
+
 		var element = components.get('topic/quickreply/text');
 		var data = {
 			element: element,
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ define('persona/quickreply', ['components'], function(components) {
 				}
 			}
 		};
-		
+
 		$(window).trigger('composer:autocomplete:init', data);
 		data.element.textcomplete(data.strategies, data.options);
 		$('.textcomplete-wrapper').css('height', '100%').find('textarea').css('height', '100%');
-		
+
 		components.get('topic/quickreply/button').on('click', function(e) {
 			e.preventDefault();
 			var replyMsg = components.get('topic/quickreply/text').val();
@@ -38,10 +38,13 @@ define('persona/quickreply', ['components'], function(components) {
 				if (err) {
 					app.alertError(err.message);
 				}
+				if (data && data.queued) {
+					app.alertSuccess(data.message);
+				}
 				components.get('topic/quickreply/text').val('');
 			});
 		});
 	};
-	
+
 	return QuickReply;
 });
diff --git a/library.js b/library.js
index d4872eb..f215b3a 100644
--- a/library.js
+++ b/library.js
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ library.addUserToTopic = function(data, callback) {
 			callback(null, data);
 		});
 	} else {
+		data.templateData.loggedInUser =  {
+			uid: 0,
+			username: '[[global:guest]]',
+			picture: user.getDefaultAvatar(),
+			'icon:text': '?',
+			'icon:bgColor': '#aaa',
+		};
 		callback(null, data);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/templates/partials/topic/quickreply.tpl b/templates/partials/topic/quickreply.tpl
index 4604133..5c3dccb 100644
--- a/templates/partials/topic/quickreply.tpl
+++ b/templates/partials/topic/quickreply.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- IF loggedIn -->
+<!-- IF privileges.topics:reply -->
 <div class="clearfix quick-reply">
 	<div class="icon pull-left hidden-xs">
 		<a href="<!-- IF posts.user.userslug -->{config.relative_path}/user/{posts.user.userslug}<!-- ELSE -->#<!-- ENDIF posts.user.userslug -->">
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 		<button type="submit" component="topic/quickreply/button" class="btn btn-primary pull-right">Post quick reply</button>
 	</form>
 </div>
-<!-- ENDIF loggedIn -->
+<!-- ENDIF privileges.topics:reply -->