diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
index 1046529442..1e120cc0d0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function (userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 				isGlobalModerator: function (next) {
 					user.isGlobalModerator(callerUID, next);
 				},
+				isModerator: function (next) {
+					user.isModeratorOfAnyCategory(callerUID, next);
+				},
 				isFollowing: function (next) {
 					user.isFollowing(callerUID, uid, next);
 				},
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function (userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 			var userSettings = results.userSettings;
 			var isAdmin = results.isAdmin;
 			var isGlobalModerator = results.isGlobalModerator;
+			var isModerator = results.isModerator;
 			var isSelf = parseInt(callerUID, 10) === parseInt(userData.uid, 10);
 
 			userData.joindateISO = utils.toISOString(userData.joindate);
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function (userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 				userData.ips = results.ips;
 			}
 
-			if (!isAdmin && !isGlobalModerator) {
+			if (!isAdmin && !isGlobalModerator && !isModerator) {
 				userData.moderationNote = undefined;
 			}
 
@@ -96,7 +100,9 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = function (userslug, callerUID, callback) {
 			userData.theirid = userData.uid;
 			userData.isAdmin = isAdmin;
 			userData.isGlobalModerator = isGlobalModerator;
+			userData.isModerator = isModerator;
 			userData.isAdminOrGlobalModerator = isAdmin || isGlobalModerator;
+			userData.isAdminOrGlobalModeratorOrModerator = isAdmin || isGlobalModerator || isModerator;
 			userData.canBan = isAdmin || isGlobalModerator;
 			userData.canChangePassword = isAdmin || (isSelf && parseInt(meta.config['password:disableEdit'], 10) !== 1);
 			userData.isSelf = isSelf;
diff --git a/src/middleware/user.js b/src/middleware/user.js
index a9dc90eb94..02e440914e 100644
--- a/src/middleware/user.js
+++ b/src/middleware/user.js
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 				}
 
 				user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(req.uid, next);
+			},
+			function(allowed, next) {
+				if (allowed) {
+					return next(null, allowed);
+				}
+
+				// For the account/info page only, allow plain moderators through
+				if (/user\/.+\/info$/.test(req.path)) {
+					user.isModeratorOfAnyCategory(req.uid, next);
+				} else {
+					next(null, false);
+				}
 			}
 		], function (err, allowed) {
 			if (err || allowed) {
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index 166db2dffd..4d5f752b5d 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -328,8 +328,15 @@ SocketUser.setModerationNote = function (socket, data, callback) {
 		function (next) {
 			user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(socket.uid, next);
 		},
-		function (isAdminOrGlobalMod, next) {
-			if (!isAdminOrGlobalMod) {
+		function (allowed, next) {
+			if (allowed) {
+				return next(null, allowed);
+			}
+
+			user.isModeratorOfAnyCategory(socket.uid, next);
+		},
+		function (allowed, next) {
+			if (!allowed) {
 				return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 			}
 			if (data.note) {