diff --git a/modules/forums/client/controllers/forums-view.client.controller.js b/modules/forums/client/controllers/forums-view.client.controller.js
index a66220ce..e4d80ea4 100644
--- a/modules/forums/client/controllers/forums-view.client.controller.js
+++ b/modules/forums/client/controllers/forums-view.client.controller.js
@@ -44,5 +44,40 @@
       });
 
     };
+
+    /**
+     * isModerator
+     * @param f
+     * @returns {boolean}
+     */
+    vm.isModerator = function (f) {
+      var isM = false;
+
+      if (f) {
+        angular.forEach(f.moderators, function (m) {
+          if (m._id === vm.user._id) {
+            isM = true;
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      return isM;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * canEditTopic
+     * @param f
+     * @returns {boolean}
+     */
+    vm.canEdit = function (f) {
+      if (f) {
+        if (vm.isModerator(f) || vm.user.isOper) {
+          return true;
+        } else {
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
   }
 }());
diff --git a/modules/forums/client/views/topic.client.view.html b/modules/forums/client/views/topic.client.view.html
index e077f144..c49c93e8 100644
--- a/modules/forums/client/views/topic.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/forums/client/views/topic.client.view.html
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="box-post-btn">
                             <a class="btn btn-success btn-width-100"
-                               ng-if="!vm.topic.readOnly"
+                               ng-if="!vm.topic.readOnly || vm.canEdit(vm.topic)"
                                href="#" ng-click="vm.beginPostReply();">{{'FORUMS.BTN_POST_NEW_TOPIC' | translate}}</a>
 
-                            <h5 class="text-danger text-uppercase" translate="FORUMS.READ_ONLY_REPLY" ng-if="vm.topic.readOnly"></h5>
+                            <h5 class="text-danger text-uppercase" translate="FORUMS.READ_ONLY_REPLY" ng-if="vm.topic.readOnly && !vm.canEdit(vm.topic)"></h5>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/modules/forums/client/views/view.client.view.html b/modules/forums/client/views/view.client.view.html
index 46260767..4348e0e2 100644
--- a/modules/forums/client/views/view.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/forums/client/views/view.client.view.html
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="box-post-btn">
                             <a class="btn btn-success btn-width-100"
-                               ng-if="!vm.forum.readOnly"
+                               ng-if="!vm.forum.readOnly || vm.canEdit(vm.forum)"
                                ui-sref="forums.post({forumId: vm.forum._id})">{{'FORUMS.BTN_POST_NEW_TOPIC' | translate}}</a>
-                            <h5 class="text-danger text-uppercase" translate="FORUMS.READ_ONLY_POST" ng-if="vm.forum.readOnly"></h5>
+                            <h5 class="text-danger text-uppercase" translate="FORUMS.READ_ONLY_POST" ng-if="vm.forum.readOnly && !vm.canEdit(vm.forum)"></h5>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>