diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/privileges.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/privileges.json
index ca4ad9fc36..faabb1a7b4 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/privileges.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/privileges.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	"view-groups": "View Groups",
 	"allow-local-login": "Local Login",
 	"allow-group-creation": "Group Create",
-
+	"view-users-info": "View Users Info",
 	"find-category": "Find Category",
 	"access-category": "Access Category",
 	"access-topics": "Access Topics",
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js b/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
index 0bfad61b81..d470445264 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/chats.js
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ chatsController.get = async function (req, res, next) {
 	room.title = room.roomName || room.usernames || '[[pages:chats]]';
 	room.uid = uid;
 	room.userslug = req.params.userslug;
+
+	room.canViewInfo = await privileges.global.can('view:users:info', uid);
+
 	res.render('chats', room);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
index 3975a5c914..466f190b92 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = async function (userslug, callerUID) {
 	const isAdmin = results.isAdmin;
 	const isGlobalModerator = results.isGlobalModerator;
 	const isModerator = results.isModerator;
+	const canViewInfo = results.canViewInfo;
 	const isSelf = parseInt(callerUID, 10) === parseInt(userData.uid, 10);
 
 	userData.age = Math.max(0, userData.birthday ? Math.floor((new Date().getTime() - new Date(userData.birthday).getTime()) / 31536000000) : 0);
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = async function (userslug, callerUID) {
 		userData.fullname = '';
 	}
 
-	if (isAdmin || isSelf || ((isGlobalModerator || isModerator) && !results.isTargetAdmin)) {
+	if (isAdmin || isSelf || (canViewInfo && !results.isTargetAdmin)) {
 		userData.ips = results.ips;
 	}
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = async function (userslug, callerUID) {
 		moderator: isModerator,
 		globalMod: isGlobalModerator,
 		admin: isAdmin,
+		canViewInfo: canViewInfo,
 	});
 
 	userData.sso = results.sso.associations;
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ async function getAllData(uid, callerUID) {
 		canEdit: privileges.users.canEdit(callerUID, uid),
 		canBanUser: privileges.users.canBanUser(callerUID, uid),
 		isBlocked: user.blocks.is(uid, callerUID),
+		canViewInfo: privileges.global.can('view:users:info', callerUID),
 	});
 }
 
@@ -140,9 +143,10 @@ async function getProfileMenu(uid, callerUID) {
 		visibility: {
 			self: false,
 			other: false,
-			moderator: true,
-			globalMod: true,
+			moderator: false,
+			globalMod: false,
 			admin: true,
+			canViewInfo: true,
 		},
 	}, {
 		id: 'sessions',
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ async function getProfileMenu(uid, callerUID) {
 			moderator: false,
 			globalMod: false,
 			admin: false,
+			canViewInfo: false,
 		},
 	}];
 
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ async function getProfileMenu(uid, callerUID) {
 				moderator: false,
 				globalMod: false,
 				admin: false,
+				canViewInfo: false,
 			},
 		});
 	}
@@ -202,6 +208,7 @@ function filterLinks(links, states) {
 			moderator: true,
 			globalMod: true,
 			admin: true,
+			canViewInfo: true,
 			...link.visibility };
 
 		var permit = Object.keys(states).some(function (state) {
diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index 64f354521f..29a4e2bba1 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ function giveGlobalPrivileges(next) {
 			privileges.global.give(defaultPrivileges, 'registered-users', next);
 		},
 		function (next) {
-			privileges.global.give(defaultPrivileges.concat(['ban', 'upload:post:file']), 'Global Moderators', next);
+			privileges.global.give(defaultPrivileges.concat(['ban', 'upload:post:file', 'view:users:info']), 'Global Moderators', next);
 		},
 		function (next) {
 			privileges.global.give(['view:users', 'view:tags', 'view:groups'], 'guests', next);
diff --git a/src/middleware/user.js b/src/middleware/user.js
index 07e65cec4b..141c574d5e 100644
--- a/src/middleware/user.js
+++ b/src/middleware/user.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 
 				// For the account/info page only, allow plain moderators through
 				if (/user\/.+\/info$/.test(req.path)) {
-					user.isModeratorOfAnyCategory(req.uid, next);
+					privileges.global.can('view:users:info', req.uid, next);
 				} else {
 					next(null, false);
 				}
diff --git a/src/privileges/global.js b/src/privileges/global.js
index 1c8e8c18e7..807159d135 100644
--- a/src/privileges/global.js
+++ b/src/privileges/global.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 		{ name: '[[admin/manage/privileges:view-groups]]' },
 		{ name: '[[admin/manage/privileges:allow-local-login]]' },
 		{ name: '[[admin/manage/privileges:allow-group-creation]]' },
+		{ name: '[[admin/manage/privileges:view-users-info]]' },
 	];
 
 	privileges.global.userPrivilegeList = [
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 		'view:groups',
 		'local:login',
 		'group:create',
+		'view:users:info',
 	];
 
 	privileges.global.groupPrivilegeList = privileges.global.userPrivilegeList.map(privilege => 'groups:' + privilege);
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 			'view:users': privData['view:users'] || isAdministrator,
 			'view:tags': privData['view:tags'] || isAdministrator,
 			'view:groups': privData['view:groups'] || isAdministrator,
+			'view:users:info': privData['view:users:info'] || isAdministrator,
 		});
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/modules.js b/src/socket.io/modules.js
index 8a76eb74d8..38814e49a1 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/modules.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/modules.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ SocketModules.chats.getMessages = async function (socket, data) {
 };
 
 SocketModules.chats.getIP = async function (socket, mid) {
-	const allowed = await user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(socket.uid);
+	const allowed = await privileges.global.can('view:users:info', socket.uid);
 	if (!allowed) {
 		throw new Error('[[error:no-privilege]]');
 	}
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js b/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
index 3aa10116d9..7723320d5a 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts/tools.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 			tools: plugins.fireHook('filter:post.tools', { pid: data.pid, uid: socket.uid, tools: [] }),
 			postSharing: social.getActivePostSharing(),
 			history: posts.diffs.exists(data.pid),
+			canViewInfo: privileges.global.can('view:users:info', socket.uid),
 		});
 
 		const postData = results.posts;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 		postData.display_history = results.history;
 		postData.toolsVisible = postData.tools.length || postData.display_moderator_tools;
 
-		if (!results.isAdmin && !results.isGlobalMod && !results.isModerator) {
+		if (!results.isAdmin && !results.canViewInfo) {
 			postData.ip = undefined;
 		}
 		return results;
diff --git a/src/upgrades/1.12.3/give_mod_info_privilege.js b/src/upgrades/1.12.3/give_mod_info_privilege.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d8fe32e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/upgrades/1.12.3/give_mod_info_privilege.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var async = require('async');
+var db = require('../../database');
+var privileges = require('../../privileges');
+var groups = require('../../groups');
+
+module.exports = {
+	name: 'give mod info privilege',
+	timestamp: Date.UTC(2019, 9, 8),
+	method: function (callback) {
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.getSortedSetRevRange('categories:cid', 0, -1, next);
+			},
+			function (cids, next) {
+				async.eachSeries(cids, function (cid, next) {
+					async.waterfall([
+						function (next) {
+							givePrivsToModerators(cid, '', next);
+						},
+						function (next) {
+							givePrivsToModerators(cid, 'groups:', next);
+						},
+					], next);
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function (next) {
+				privileges.global.give(['view:users:info'], 'Global Moderators', next);
+			},
+		], callback);
+		function givePrivsToModerators(cid, groupPrefix, callback) {
+			async.waterfall([
+				function (next) {
+					db.getSortedSetRevRange('group:cid:' + cid + ':privileges:' + groupPrefix + 'moderate:members', 0, -1, next);
+				},
+				function (members, next) {
+					async.eachSeries(members, function (member, next) {
+						groups.join(['cid:0:privileges:view:users:info'], member, next);
+					}, next);
+				},
+			], callback);
+		}
+	},
+};
diff --git a/test/categories.js b/test/categories.js
index 26f6c4157d..a0d3f778d2 100644
--- a/test/categories.js
+++ b/test/categories.js
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ describe('Categories', function () {
 					'search:content': false,
 					'search:users': false,
 					'search:tags': false,
+					'view:users:info': false,
 					'upload:post:image': false,
 					'upload:post:file': false,
 					signature: false,
@@ -816,6 +817,7 @@ describe('Categories', function () {
 					'groups:search:users': true,
 					'groups:search:tags': true,
 					'groups:view:users': true,
+					'groups:view:users:info': false,
 					'groups:view:tags': true,
 					'groups:view:groups': true,
 					'groups:upload:post:image': true,