diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
index df0511f0fc..2f5a617572 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
@@ -201,10 +201,7 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['composer', 'share', 'navigator'], function(com
 	}
 
 	function showVotes(pid) {
-		if (!app.isAdmin) {
-			return;
-		}
-		socket.emit('admin.getVoters', pid, function(err, data) {
+		socket.emit('posts.getVoters', {pid: pid, cid: ajaxify.variables.get('category_id')}, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
 				return app.alertError(err.message);
 			}
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index a2f09aa8b1..de824c3457 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -283,35 +283,6 @@ SocketAdmin.getMoreFlags = function(socket, after, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
-SocketAdmin.getVoters = function(socket, pid, callback) {
-	async.parallel({
-		upvoteUids: function(next) {
-			db.getSetMembers('pid:' + pid + ':upvote', next);
-		},
-		downvoteUids: function(next) {
-			db.getSetMembers('pid:' + pid + ':downvote', next);
-		}
-	}, function(err, results) {
-		if (err) {
-			return callback(err);
-		}
-		async.parallel({
-			upvoters: function(next) {
-				user.getMultipleUserFields(results.upvoteUids, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], next);
-			},
-			upvoteCount: function(next) {
-				next(null, results.upvoteUids.length);
-			},
-			downvoters: function(next) {
-				user.getMultipleUserFields(results.downvoteUids, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], next);
-			},
-			downvoteCount: function(next) {
-				next(null, results.downvoteUids.length);
-			}
-		}, callback);
-	});
-};
-
 SocketAdmin.takeHeapSnapshot = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	require('heapdump').writeSnapshot(callback);
 };
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 3794b2db3e..46abd5b71e 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -69,6 +69,55 @@ SocketPosts.reply = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
+SocketPosts.getVoters = function(socket, data, callback) {
+	var pid = data.pid,
+		cid = data.cid,
+		uid = socket.uid;
+
+	async.parallel([
+		function(next) {
+			user.isAdministrator(uid, next);
+		},
+		function(next) {
+			user.isModerator(uid, cid, next);
+		}
+	], function(err, tests) {
+		if (tests[0] || tests[1]) {
+			getVoters(pid, callback);
+		}
+	})
+	
+};
+
+function getVoters(pid, callback) {
+	async.parallel({
+		upvoteUids: function(next) {
+			db.getSetMembers('pid:' + pid + ':upvote', next);
+		},
+		downvoteUids: function(next) {
+			db.getSetMembers('pid:' + pid + ':downvote', next);
+		}
+	}, function(err, results) {
+		if (err) {
+			return callback(err);
+		}
+		async.parallel({
+			upvoters: function(next) {
+				user.getMultipleUserFields(results.upvoteUids, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], next);
+			},
+			upvoteCount: function(next) {
+				next(null, results.upvoteUids.length);
+			},
+			downvoters: function(next) {
+				user.getMultipleUserFields(results.downvoteUids, ['username', 'userslug', 'picture'], next);
+			},
+			downvoteCount: function(next) {
+				next(null, results.downvoteUids.length);
+			}
+		}, callback);
+	});
+}
+
 SocketPosts.upvote = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	favouriteCommand(socket, 'upvote', 'voted', 'notifications:upvoted_your_post_in', data, callback);
 };