diff --git a/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/accounts-test.js b/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/accounts-test.js
index 2708bd2cd..d7477c133 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/accounts-test.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/accounts-test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { getDomain, acctFull, isStaff } from '../accounts';
+import {
+  getDomain,
+  acctFull,
+  isStaff,
+  isAdmin,
+  isModerator,
+} from '../accounts';
 import { fromJS } from 'immutable';
 
 describe('getDomain', () => {
@@ -62,3 +68,49 @@ describe('isStaff', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('isAdmin', () => {
+  describe('with empty user', () => {
+    const account = fromJS({});
+    it('returns false', () => {
+      expect(isAdmin(account)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with Pleroma admin', () => {
+    const admin = fromJS({ pleroma: { is_admin: true } });
+    it('returns true', () => {
+      expect(isAdmin(admin)).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with Pleroma moderator', () => {
+    const mod = fromJS({ pleroma: { is_moderator: true } });
+    it('returns false', () => {
+      expect(isAdmin(mod)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('isModerator', () => {
+  describe('with empty user', () => {
+    const account = fromJS({});
+    it('returns false', () => {
+      expect(isModerator(account)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with Pleroma admin', () => {
+    const admin = fromJS({ pleroma: { is_admin: true } });
+    it('returns false', () => {
+      expect(isModerator(admin)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with Pleroma moderator', () => {
+    const mod = fromJS({ pleroma: { is_moderator: true } });
+    it('returns true', () => {
+      expect(isModerator(mod)).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/utils/accounts.js b/app/gabsocial/utils/accounts.js
index 0c5a1f5e7..adc029981 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/utils/accounts.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/utils/accounts.js
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@ export const acctFull = account => {
   return [user, domain].join('@');
 };
 
-export const isStaff = (account = ImmutableMap()) => {
-  return ['is_admin', 'is_moderator'].some(key => (
-    account.getIn(['pleroma', key]) === true
-  ));
-};
+export const isStaff = (account = ImmutableMap()) => (
+  [isAdmin, isModerator].some(f => f(account) === true)
+);
+
+export const isAdmin = account => (
+  account.getIn(['pleroma', 'is_admin']) === true
+);
+
+export const isModerator = account => (
+  account.getIn(['pleroma', 'is_moderator']) === true
+);