diff --git a/src/privileges/categories.js b/src/privileges/categories.js
index d0a78e5438..96404af6f7 100644
--- a/src/privileges/categories.js
+++ b/src/privileges/categories.js
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 			labels: function(next) {
 				async.parallel({
 					users: async.apply(plugins.fireHook, 'filter:privileges.list_human',
-						['Find category', 'Access & Read', 'Create Topics', 'Reply to Topics', 'Moderator'].map(function(name) {
+						['Find category', 'Access & Read', 'Create Topics', 'Reply to Topics', 'Moderate'].map(function(name) {
 							return {
 								name: name
 							};
 						})
 					),
 					groups: async.apply(plugins.fireHook, 'filter:privileges.groups.list_human',
-						['Find category', 'Access & Read', 'Create Topics', 'Reply to Topics'].map(function(name) {
+						['Find category', 'Access & Read', 'Create Topics', 'Reply to Topics', 'Moderate'].map(function(name) {
 							return {
 								name: name
 							};
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 				var privileges;
 				async.waterfall([
 					async.apply(plugins.fireHook, 'filter:privileges.groups.list', [
-						'groups:find', 'groups:read', 'groups:topics:create', 'groups:topics:reply'
+						'groups:find', 'groups:read', 'groups:topics:create', 'groups:topics:reply', 'groups:moderate'
 					]),
 					function(privs, next) {
 						privileges = privs;
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 2b9c411ab8..86e0d904be 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -415,15 +415,25 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 			});
 
 			var groupNames = uniqueCids.map(function(cid) {
-				return 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods';
-			});
+					return 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods';	// At some point we should *probably* change this to "moderate" as well
+				}),
+				groupListNames = uniqueCids.map(function(cid) {
+					return 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:groups:moderate';
+				});
 
-			groups.isMemberOfGroups(uid, groupNames, function(err, isMembers) {
+			async.parallel({
+				user: async.apply(groups.isMemberOfGroups, uid, groupNames),
+				group: async.apply(groups.isMemberOfGroupsList, uid, groupListNames)
+			}, function(err, checks) {
 				if (err) {
 					return callback(err);
 				}
 
-				var map = {};
+				var isMembers = checks.user.map(function(isMember, idx) {
+						return isMember || checks.group[idx]
+					}),
+					map = {};
+
 				uniqueCids.forEach(function(cid, index) {
 					map[cid] = isMembers[index];
 				});
@@ -434,9 +444,23 @@ var	async = require('async'),
 			});
 		} else {
 			if (Array.isArray(uid)) {
-				groups.isMembers(uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods', filterIsModerator);
+				async.parallel([
+					async.apply(groups.isMembers, uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods'),
+					async.apply(groups.isMembers, uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:groups:moderate')
+				], function(err, checks) {
+					var isModerator = checks[0].map(function(isMember, idx) {
+							return isMember || checks[1][idx]
+						});
+					filterIsModerator(null, isModerator);
+				});
 			} else {
-				groups.isMember(uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods', filterIsModerator);
+				async.parallel([
+					async.apply(groups.isMember, uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods'),
+					async.apply(groups.isMember, uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:groups:moderate')
+				], function(err, checks) {
+					var isModerator = checks[0] || checks[1];
+					filterIsModerator(null, isModerator);
+				});
 			}
 		}
 	};