diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SQLCipherOpenHelper.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SQLCipherOpenHelper.java
index daa7de9d42..5c54f7d13b 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SQLCipherOpenHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/helpers/SQLCipherOpenHelper.java
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public class SQLCipherOpenHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
     db.execSQL(LokiAPIDatabase.getCreateGroupChatAuthTokenTableCommand());
     db.execSQL(LokiAPIDatabase.getCreateLastMessageServerIDTableCommand());
     db.execSQL(LokiAPIDatabase.getCreateLastDeletionServerIDTableCommand());
+    db.execSQL(LokiAPIDatabase.getCreateModerationPermissionTableCommand());
     db.execSQL(LokiPreKeyBundleDatabase.getCreateTableCommand());
     db.execSQL(LokiPreKeyRecordDatabase.getCreateTableCommand());
     db.execSQL(LokiMessageDatabase.getCreateTableCommand());
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiAPIDatabase.kt b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiAPIDatabase.kt
index 1d5a6a151c..6213f9adc3 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiAPIDatabase.kt
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiAPIDatabase.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ class LokiAPIDatabase(context: Context, helper: SQLCipherOpenHelper) : Database(
         private val lastDeletionServerIDCacheIndex = "loki_api_last_deletion_server_id_cache_index"
         private val lastDeletionServerID = "last_deletion_server_id"
         @JvmStatic val createLastDeletionServerIDTableCommand = "CREATE TABLE $lastDeletionServerIDCache ($lastDeletionServerIDCacheIndex STRING PRIMARY KEY, $lastDeletionServerID INTEGER DEFAULT 0);"
+        // Moderation permission cache
+        private val moderationPermissionCache = "loki_api_moderation_permission_cache"
+        private val moderationPermissionCacheIndex = "loki_api_moderation_permission_cache_index"
+        private val isModerator = "is_moderator"
+        @JvmStatic val createModerationPermissionTableCommand = "CREATE TABLE $moderationPermissionCache ($moderationPermissionCacheIndex STRING PRIMARY KEY, $isModerator INTEGER DEFAULT 0);"
     }
 
     override fun getSwarmCache(hexEncodedPublicKey: String): Set<LokiAPITarget>? {
@@ -139,6 +144,21 @@ class LokiAPIDatabase(context: Context, helper: SQLCipherOpenHelper) : Database(
         val row = wrap(mapOf( lastDeletionServerIDCacheIndex to index, lastDeletionServerID to newValue.toString() ))
         database.insertOrUpdate(lastDeletionServerIDCache, row, "$lastDeletionServerIDCacheIndex = ?", wrap(index))
     }
+
+    fun isModerator(group: Long, server: String): Boolean {
+        val database = databaseHelper.readableDatabase
+        val index = "$server.$group"
+        return database.get(moderationPermissionCache, "$moderationPermissionCacheIndex = ?", wrap(index)) { cursor ->
+            cursor.getInt(isModerator)
+        } == 1
+    }
+
+    fun setIsModerator(group: Long, server: String, newValue: Boolean) {
+        val database = databaseHelper.writableDatabase
+        val index = "$server.$group"
+        val row = wrap(mapOf( moderationPermissionCacheIndex to index, isModerator to (if (newValue) 1 else 0).toString() ))
+        database.insertOrUpdate(moderationPermissionCache, row, "$moderationPermissionCacheIndex = ?", wrap(index))
+    }
 }
 
 // region Convenience
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiGroupChatPoller.kt b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiGroupChatPoller.kt
index 01d77adc52..3e12e669d3 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiGroupChatPoller.kt
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/loki/LokiGroupChatPoller.kt
@@ -44,21 +44,32 @@ class LokiGroupChatPoller(private val context: Context, private val group: LokiG
         }
     }
 
+    private val pollForModerationPermissionTask = object : Runnable {
+
+        override fun run() {
+            pollForModerationPermission()
+            handler.postDelayed(this, pollForModerationPermissionInterval)
+        }
+    }
+
     companion object {
         private val pollForNewMessagesInterval: Long = 4 * 1000
         private val pollForDeletedMessagesInterval: Long = 20 * 1000
+        private val pollForModerationPermissionInterval: Long = 10 * 60 * 1000
     }
 
     fun startIfNeeded() {
         if (hasStarted) return
         pollForNewMessagesTask.run()
         pollForDeletedMessagesTask.run()
+        pollForModerationPermissionTask.run()
         hasStarted = true
     }
 
     fun stop() {
         handler.removeCallbacks(pollForNewMessagesTask)
         handler.removeCallbacks(pollForDeletedMessagesTask)
+        handler.removeCallbacks(pollForModerationPermissionTask)
         hasStarted = false
     }
 
@@ -91,4 +102,11 @@ class LokiGroupChatPoller(private val context: Context, private val group: LokiG
             Log.d("Loki", "Failed to get deleted messages for group chat with ID: ${group.serverID} on server: ${group.server}.")
         }
     }
+
+    private fun pollForModerationPermission() {
+        api.userHasModerationPermission(group.serverID, group.server).success { isModerator ->
+            val lokiAPIDatabase = DatabaseFactory.getLokiAPIDatabase(context)
+            lokiAPIDatabase.setIsModerator(group.serverID, group.server, isModerator)
+        }
+    }
 }
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