diff --git a/assets/voxygen/element/ui/chat/icons/mod_badge.png b/assets/voxygen/element/ui/chat/icons/mod_badge.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7498881d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/voxygen/element/ui/chat/icons/mod_badge.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:a9ee20a866d4b3a47fbd6ae2a9469797eeb65d1c3adca29c8c1b88c7de19865d
+size 394
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/chat.ftl b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/chat.ftl
index 36e860132c..a97baf64df 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/chat.ftl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/hud/chat.ftl
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ hud-chat-default_death_msg = [{ $name }] died
 ## Utils
 hud-chat-all = All
 hud-chat-you = You
-hud-chat-mod = Mod
 hud-chat-chat_tab_hover_tooltip = Right click for settings
 hud-loot-pickup-msg = {$actor} picked up { $amount ->
    [one] { $item }
diff --git a/voxygen/i18n-helpers/src/lib.rs b/voxygen/i18n-helpers/src/lib.rs
index 9caa7a0ca5..181a0c2e3e 100644
--- a/voxygen/i18n-helpers/src/lib.rs
+++ b/voxygen/i18n-helpers/src/lib.rs
@@ -213,15 +213,16 @@ pub fn localize_chat_message(
 
 fn insert_alias(you: bool, info: PlayerInfo, localisation: &Localization) -> String {
     const YOU: &str = "hud-chat-you";
-    const MOD: &str = "hud-chat-mod";
+    // Leave space for a mod badge icon.
+    const MOD_SPACING: &str = "      ";
     match (info.is_moderator, you) {
         (false, false) => info.player_alias,
         (false, true) => localisation.get_msg(YOU).to_string(),
-        (true, false) => format!("{} - {}", &localisation.get_msg(MOD), info.player_alias),
+        (true, false) => format!("{}{}", MOD_SPACING, info.player_alias),
         (true, true) => format!(
-            "{} - {}",
-            &localisation.get_msg(MOD),
-            &localisation.get_msg(YOU)
+            "{}{}",
+            MOD_SPACING,
+            &localisation.get_msg(YOU),
         ),
     }
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs
index 39b340e22e..c7a18b3363 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/chat.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ widget_ids! {
         chat_arrow,
         chat_icon_align,
         chat_icons[],
+        chat_badges[],
 
         chat_tab_align,
         chat_tab_all,
@@ -440,7 +441,17 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Chat<'a> {
                     true
                 }
             })
+            .map(|m| {
+                let is_moderator = m.chat_type.uid().and_then(|uid| self.client.lookup_msg_context(&m).player_alias.get(&uid).map(|i| i.is_moderator)).unwrap_or(false);
+                (is_moderator, m)
+            })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let n_badges = messages.iter().filter(|t| t.0).count();
+        if state.ids.chat_badges.len() < n_badges {
+            state.update(|s| {
+                s.ids.chat_badges.resize(n_badges, &mut ui.widget_id_generator())
+            })
+        }
         Rectangle::fill_with([CHAT_ICON_WIDTH, CHAT_BOX_HEIGHT], color::TRANSPARENT)
             .top_left_with_margins_on(state.ids.message_box_bg, 0.0, 0.0)
             .crop_kids()
@@ -451,10 +462,11 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Chat<'a> {
             .scroll_kids_vertically()
             .set(state.ids.message_box, ui);
 
+        let mut badge_id = 0;
         while let Some(item) = items.next(ui) {
             // This would be easier if conrod used the v-metrics from rusttype.
             if item.i < messages.len() {
-                let message = &messages[item.i];
+                let (is_moderator, message) = &messages[item.i];
                 let (color, icon) = render_chat_line(&message.chat_type, self.imgs);
                 // For each ChatType needing localization get/set matching pre-formatted
                 // localized string. This string will be formatted with the data
@@ -473,6 +485,18 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Chat<'a> {
                     _ => 0.0,
                 };
                 item.set(text.h(y), ui);
+
+                // If the user is a moderator display a moderator icon with their alias.
+                if *is_moderator {
+                    Image::new(self.imgs.chat_moderator_badge)
+                    .w_h(CHAT_ICON_WIDTH, CHAT_ICON_HEIGHT)
+                    .top_left_with_margins_on(item.widget_id, 2.0, 7.0)
+                    .parent(state.ids.message_box_bg)
+                    .set(state.ids.chat_badges[badge_id], ui);
+
+                    badge_id += 1;
+                }
+
                 let icon_id = state.ids.chat_icons[item.i];
                 Image::new(icon)
                     .w_h(CHAT_ICON_WIDTH, CHAT_ICON_HEIGHT)
diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/img_ids.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/img_ids.rs
index 80a02f5168..cac95e08c1 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/img_ids.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/img_ids.rs
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ image_ids! {
         chat_tell: "voxygen.element.ui.chat.icons.tell",
         chat_world: "voxygen.element.ui.chat.icons.world",
 
+        chat_moderator_badge: "voxygen.element.ui.chat.icons.mod_badge",
+
         // Buffs
         buff_plus_0: "voxygen.element.de_buffs.buff_plus_0",
         buff_saturation_0: "voxygen.element.de_buffs.buff_saturation_0",