diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
index accc35f..acbb10e 100755
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/users_controller.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Api::V1::UsersController < Api::V1::BaseController
       time_zone: @user.time_zone,
       avatar: @user.profile.avatar.url,
       admin: @user.admin?,
+      moderator: @user.gather_moderator?,
       steam: @user.steamid.nil? ? nil : {
         id: @user.steamid,
         url: @steam.nil? ? nil : @steam.base_url,
diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 734ea38..367185d 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
   CHAMPIONS = 7
   PREDICTORS = 8
   STAFF = 10
+  GATHER_MODERATORS = 14
 
   attr_protected :id, :updated_at, :created_at, :founder_id
   validates_length_of :name, :maximum => 20
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 13d0407..1d28615 100755
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     groups.exists? :id => Group::CASTERS
   end
 
+  def gather_moderator?
+    groups.exists? id: Group::GATHER_MODERATORS
+  end
+
   def verified?
     #		created_at < DateTime.now.ago(VERIFICATION_TIME)
     true
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
index c2a7059..7bf091e 100755
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe Api::V1::UsersController do
       expect(json["country"]).to eq(@user.country)
       expect(json["time_zone"]).to eq(@user.time_zone)
       expect(json["admin"]).to eq(@user.admin?)
+      expect(json["moderator"]).to eq(@user.gather_moderator?)
       expect(json).to have_key("steam")
       expect(json["steam"]).to have_key("id")
       expect(json["steam"]).to have_key("url")
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ describe Api::V1::UsersController do
       expect(json["steam"]).to be_nil
     end
 
+    it "returns gather moderator status" do
+      group = create :group, :gather_moderator
+      create :grouper, user: @user, group: group
+      get :show, id: @user.id
+      expect(json["moderator"]).to eq(true)
+    end
+
     it "returns 404 if user does not exist" do
       expect {
         get :show, id: -1
diff --git a/spec/factories/group.rb b/spec/factories/group.rb
index bf72ae2..68cec21 100644
--- a/spec/factories/group.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/group.rb
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   	name "Donors"
   	id Group::DONORS
   end
+
+  trait :gather_moderator do
+    name "Gather Moderator"
+    id Group::GATHER_MODERATORS
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 49f261c..0258344 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -48,4 +48,16 @@ describe User do
       expect(user.banned? Ban::TYPE_MUTE).to be_truthy
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#gather_moderator?" do
+    let!(:group) { create :group, :gather_moderator }
+
+    it "returns true if gather moderator" do
+      create :grouper, group: group, user: user
+      expect(user.gather_moderator?).to eq(true)
+    end
+    it "returns false if not gather moderator" do
+      expect(user.gather_moderator?).to eq(false)
+    end
+  end
 end