diff --git a/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js b/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js
index 12b5cf7aee..57cd6210f8 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/admin/categories.js
@@ -361,50 +361,22 @@ define(['uploader'], function(uploader) {
 
 	Categories.refreshPrivilegeList = function (cid) {
 		var	modalEl = $('#category-permissions-modal'),
-			readMembers = modalEl.find('#category-permissions-read'),
-			writeMembers = modalEl.find('#category-permissions-write'),
-			moderatorsEl = modalEl.find('#category-permissions-mods');
+			memberList = $('.members');
 
 		socket.emit('admin.categories.getPrivilegeSettings', cid, function(err, privilegeList) {
-			var	readLength = privilegeList['+r'].length,
-				writeLength = privilegeList['+w'].length,
-				modLength = privilegeList.mods.length,
+			var	membersLength = privilegeList.length,
 				liEl, x, userObj;
 
-			readMembers.html('');
-			if (readLength > 0) {
-				for(x = 0; x < readLength; x++) {
-					userObj = privilegeList['+r'][x];
+			memberList.html('');
+			if (membersLength > 0) {
+				for(x = 0; x < membersLength; x++) {
+					userObj = privilegeList[x];
 					liEl = $('<li/>').attr('data-uid', userObj.uid).html('<img src="' + userObj.picture + '" title="' + userObj.username + '" />');
-					readMembers.append(liEl);
+					memberList.append(liEl);
 				}
 			} else {
-				liEl = $('<li/>').addClass('empty').html('All users can read and see this category');
-				readMembers.append(liEl);
-			}
-
-			writeMembers.html('');
-			if (writeLength > 0) {
-				for(x=0;x<writeLength;x++) {
-					userObj = privilegeList['+w'][x];
-					liEl = $('<li />').attr('data-uid', userObj.uid).html('<img src="' + userObj.picture + '" title="' + userObj.username + '" />');
-					writeMembers.append(liEl);
-				}
-			} else {
-				liEl = $('<li />').addClass('empty').html('All users can write to this category');
-				writeMembers.append(liEl);
-			}
-
-			moderatorsEl.html('');
-			if (modLength > 0) {
-				for(x = 0;x < modLength; x++) {
-					userObj = privilegeList.mods[x];
-					liEl = $('<li />').attr('data-uid', userObj.uid).html('<img src="' + userObj.picture + '" title="' + userObj.username + '" />');
-					moderatorsEl.append(liEl);
-				}
-			} else {
-				liEl = $('<li />').addClass('empty').html('No moderators');
-				moderatorsEl.append(liEl);
+				liEl = $('<li/>').addClass('empty').html('All users can read and post, and reply to topics in this category');
+				memberList.append(liEl);
 			}
 		});
 	};
diff --git a/src/postTools.js b/src/postTools.js
index 27af4631bd..7e56daf332 100644
--- a/src/postTools.js
+++ b/src/postTools.js
@@ -61,10 +61,12 @@ var winston = require('winston'),
 			}
 
 			callback(null, {
-				read: results.topicPrivs.read,
-				editable: results.topicPrivs.editable || results.isOwner || results.hasEnoughRep,
-				view_deleted: results.topicPrivs.view_deleted || results.isOwner || results.hasEnoughRep,
-				move: results.topicPrivs.admin || results.topicPrivs.moderator
+				meta: {
+					read: results.topicPrivs.meta.read,
+					editable: results.topicPrivs.meta.editable || results.isOwner || results.hasEnoughRep,
+					view_deleted: results.topicPrivs.meta.view_deleted || results.isOwner || results.hasEnoughRep,
+					move: results.topicPrivs.admin || results.topicPrivs.mods
+				}
 			});
 		});
 	};
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin/categories.js b/src/socket.io/admin/categories.js
index fce33b81b0..dba2efca97 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin/categories.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin/categories.js
@@ -69,50 +69,31 @@ Categories.setPrivilege = function(socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 Categories.getPrivilegeSettings = function(socket, cid, callback) {
-	async.parallel({
-		"+r": function(next) {
-			groups.get('cid:' + cid + ':privileges:+r', { expand: true }, function(err, groupObj) {
-				if (!err) {
-					next.apply(this, arguments);
-				} else {
-					next(null, {
-						members: []
-					});
-				}
-			});
-		},
-		"+w": function(next) {
-			groups.get('cid:' + cid + ':privileges:+w', { expand: true }, function(err, groupObj) {
-				if (!err) {
-					next.apply(this, arguments);
-				} else {
-					next(null, {
-						members: []
-					});
-				}
-			});
-		},
-		"mods": function(next) {
-			groups.get('cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods', { expand: true }, function(err, groupObj) {
-				if (!err) {
-					next.apply(this, arguments);
-				} else {
-					next(null, {
-						members: []
-					});
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	}, function(err, data) {
-		if(err) {
-			return callback(err);
-		}
+	var privileges = ['read', 'topics:create', 'topics:reply', 'mods'];
+
+	async.reduce(privileges, [], function(members, privilege, next) {
+		groups.get('cid:' + cid + ':privileges:' + privilege, { expand: true }, function(err, groupObj) {
+			if (!err) {
+				members = members.concat(groupObj.members);
+			}
 
-		callback(null, {
-			"+r": data['+r'].members,
-			"+w": data['+w'].members,
-			"mods": data.mods.members
+			next(null, members);
 		});
+	}, function(err, members) {
+		// Remove duplicates
+		var	present = [],
+			x = members.length,
+			uid;
+		while(x--) {
+			uid = parseInt(members[x].uid, 10);
+			if (present.indexOf(uid) !== -1) {
+				members.splice(x, 1);
+			} else {
+				present.push(uid);
+			}
+		}
+
+		callback(err, members);
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 30d7f018c1..15d8a6b216 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ SocketPosts.getRawPost = function(socket, pid, callback) {
 			postTools.privileges(pid, socket.uid, next);
 		},
 		function(privileges, next) {
-			if (!privileges || !privileges.read) {
+			if (!privileges || !privileges.meta.read) {
 				return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 			}
 			posts.getPostFields(pid, ['content', 'deleted'], next);
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 5f626b3d4a..fb885db5d8 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 		async.filter(tids, function(tid, next) {
 			threadTools.privileges(tid, uid, function(err, privileges) {
-				next(!err && privileges.read);
+				next(!err && privileges.meta.read);
 			});
 		}, function(tids) {
 			Topics.getTopicsByTids(tids, uid, function(err, topicData) {
diff --git a/src/topics/unread.js b/src/topics/unread.js
index b6d7460d12..375d921921 100644
--- a/src/topics/unread.js
+++ b/src/topics/unread.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 
 					async.filter(newtids, function(tid, next) {
 						threadTools.privileges(tid, uid, function(err, privileges) {
-							next(!err && privileges.read);
+							next(!err && privileges.meta.read);
 						});
 					}, function(newtids) {
 						unreadTids.push.apply(unreadTids, newtids);