diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
index 764ec7cd0a..c3e58d3db9 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 	PostTools.init = function(tid) {
 		topicName = ajaxify.data.title;
 
+		renderMenu();
+
 		addPostHandlers(tid);
 
 		share.addShareHandlers(topicName);
@@ -19,6 +21,30 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 		PostTools.updatePostCount(ajaxify.data.postcount);
 	};
 
+	function renderMenu() {
+		$('[component="topic"]').on('show.bs.dropdown', '.moderator-tools', function() {
+			var $this = $(this);
+			var dropdownMenu = $this.find('.dropdown-menu');
+			if (dropdownMenu.html()) {
+				return;
+			}
+			var postEl = $this.parents('[data-pid]');
+			var pid = postEl.attr('data-pid');
+			var index = parseInt(postEl.attr('data-index'), 10);
+			socket.emit('posts.loadPostTools', {pid: pid, cid: ajaxify.data.cid}, function(err, data) {
+				if (err) {
+					return app.alertError(err);
+				}
+				data.posts.display_move_tools = data.posts.display_move_tools && index !== 0;
+				templates.parse('partials/topic/post-menu-list', data, function(html) {
+					translator.translate(html, function(html) {
+						dropdownMenu.html(html);
+					});
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
 	PostTools.toggle = function(pid, isDeleted) {
 		var postEl = components.get('post', 'pid', pid);
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js b/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
index e5e04b8f5a..fc4491ea44 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
@@ -6,10 +6,44 @@ var posts = require('../../posts');
 var events = require('../../events');
 var websockets = require('../index');
 var socketTopics = require('../topics');
+var privileges = require('../../privileges');
+var favourites = require('../../favourites');
 
 
 module.exports = function(SocketPosts) {
 
+	SocketPosts.loadPostTools = function(socket, data, callback) {
+		if (!socket.uid) {
+			return;
+		}
+		if (!data) {
+			return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'))
+		}
+
+		async.parallel({
+			posts: function(next) {
+				posts.getPostFields(data.pid, ['deleted', 'reputation', 'uid'], next);
+			},
+			isAdminOrMod: function(next) {
+				privileges.categories.isAdminOrMod(data.cid, socket.uid, next);
+			},
+			favourited: function(next) {
+				favourites.getFavouritesByPostIDs([data.pid], socket.uid, next);
+			}
+		}, function(err, results) {
+			if (err) {
+				return callback(err);
+			}
+			results.posts.tools = []; // TODO: add filter for this
+			results.posts.deleted = parseInt(results.posts.deleted, 10) === 1;
+			results.posts.favourited = results.favourited[0];
+			results.posts.selfPost = socket.uid === parseInt(results.posts.uid, 10);
+			results.posts.display_moderator_tools = results.isAdminOrMod || results.posts.selfPost;
+			results.posts.display_move_tools = results.isAdminOrMod;
+			callback(null, results);
+		});
+	};
+
 	SocketPosts.delete = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		doPostAction('delete', 'event:post_deleted', socket, data, callback);
 	};