diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/management/commands/seed_permissions_roles.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/management/commands/seed_permissions_roles.py
index f303abf930..3faa846033 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/management/commands/seed_permissions_roles.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/management/commands/seed_permissions_roles.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         course_id = args[0]
         administrator_role = Role.objects.get_or_create(name="Administrator", course_id=course_id)[0]
         moderator_role = Role.objects.get_or_create(name="Moderator", course_id=course_id)[0]
+        community_ta_role = Role.objects.get_or_create(name="Community TA", course_id=course_id)[0]
         student_role = Role.objects.get_or_create(name="Student", course_id=course_id)[0]
 
         for per in ["vote", "update_thread", "follow_thread", "unfollow_thread",
@@ -30,4 +31,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
         moderator_role.inherit_permissions(student_role)
 
+        # For now, Community TA == Moderator, except for the styling.
+        community_ta_role.inherit_permissions(moderator_role)
+
         administrator_role.inherit_permissions(moderator_role)
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/utils.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/utils.coffee
index 769aaa0bb1..e860d3d8e4 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/utils.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/utils.coffee
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class @DiscussionUtil
     staff = _.union(@roleIds['Staff'], @roleIds['Moderator'], @roleIds['Administrator'])
     _.include(staff, parseInt(user_id))
 
+  @isTA: (user_id) ->
+    ta = _.union(@roleIds['Community TA'])
+    _.include(ta, parseInt(user_id))
+
   @bulkUpdateContentInfo: (infos) ->
     for id, info of infos
       Content.getContent(id).updateInfo(info)
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/response_comment_show_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/response_comment_show_view.coffee
index 7ae8f779c5..e6c8064978 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/response_comment_show_view.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/response_comment_show_view.coffee
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ if Backbone?
     markAsStaff: ->
       if DiscussionUtil.isStaff(@model.get("user_id"))
         @$el.find("a.profile-link").after('<span class="staff-label">staff</span>')
+      else if DiscussionUtil.isTA(@model.get("user_id"))
+        @$el.find("a.profile-link").after('<span class="community-ta-label">Community&nbsp;&nbsp;TA</span>')
diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_show_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_show_view.coffee
index 6da57c845d..32683fe6f6 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_show_view.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/thread_response_show_view.coffee
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ if Backbone?
       if DiscussionUtil.isStaff(@model.get("user_id"))
         @$el.addClass("staff")
         @$el.prepend('<div class="staff-banner">staff</div>')
+      else if DiscussionUtil.isTA(@model.get("user_id"))
+        @$el.addClass("community-ta")
+        @$el.prepend('<div class="community-ta-banner">Community TA</div>')
 
     toggleVote: (event) ->
       event.preventDefault()
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 459e49577c..809c968fe6 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -1376,6 +1376,11 @@ body.discussion {
         border-color: #009fe2;
       }
 
+      &.community-ta{
+        padding-top: 38px;
+        border-color: #449944;
+      }
+
       .staff-banner {
         position: absolute;
         top: 0;
@@ -1392,6 +1397,23 @@ body.discussion {
         text-transform: uppercase;
       }
 
+      .community-ta-banner{
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 14px;
+        padding: 1px 5px;
+        @include box-sizing(border-box);
+        border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
+        background: #449944;
+        font-size: 9px;
+        font-weight: 700;
+        color: #fff;
+        text-transform: uppercase;
+      }
+
+
       &.loading {
         height: 0;
         margin: 0;
@@ -1556,11 +1578,11 @@ body.discussion {
     }
   }
 
-  .moderator-label {
+  .community-ta-label{
     margin-left: 2px;
     padding: 0 4px;
     border-radius: 2px;
-    background: #55dc9e;
+    background: #449944;
     font-size: 9px;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-style: normal;