diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py b/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py
index 6cbf334afc..982d47efaa 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xmodule_modifiers.py
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ def grade_histogram(module_id):
     return grades
 
 
-def add_histogram(get_html, module):
+def add_histogram(get_html, module, user):
     """
     Updates the supplied module with a new get_html function that wraps
     the output of the old get_html function with additional information
     for admin users only, including a histogram of student answers and the
     definition of the xmodule
 
-    Does nothing if module is a SequenceModule
+    Does nothing if module is a SequenceModule or a VerticalModule.
     """
     @wraps(get_html)
     def _get_html():
@@ -104,8 +104,12 @@ def add_histogram(get_html, module):
 
         staff_context = {'definition': module.definition.get('data'),
                          'metadata': json.dumps(module.metadata, indent=4),
-                         'element_id': module.location.html_id(),
+                         'location': module.location,
+                         'xqa_key': module.metadata.get('xqa_key',''),
+                         'category': str(module.__class__.__name__),
+                         'element_id': module.location.html_id().replace('-','_'),
                          'edit_link': edit_link,
+                         'user': user,
                          'histogram': json.dumps(histogram),
                          'render_histogram': render_histogram,
                          'module_content': get_html()}
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py
index 2cd51b9e6e..1c183e03c7 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/x_module.py
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ class XModuleDescriptor(Plugin, HTMLSnippet):
     # A list of metadata that this module can inherit from its parent module
     inheritable_metadata = (
         'graded', 'start', 'due', 'graceperiod', 'showanswer', 'rerandomize',
-
+        # TODO (ichuang): used for Fall 2012 xqa server access
+        'xqa_key',
         # TODO: This is used by the XMLModuleStore to provide for locations for
         # static files, and will need to be removed when that code is removed
         'data_dir'
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
index 968c42adcb..399d5d3f91 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class XmlDescriptor(XModuleDescriptor):
     metadata_attributes = ('format', 'graceperiod', 'showanswer', 'rerandomize',
         'start', 'due', 'graded', 'display_name', 'url_name', 'hide_from_toc',
         'ispublic', 	# if True, then course is listed for all users; see
+        'xqa_key',	# for xqaa server access
         # VS[compat] Remove once unused.
         'name', 'slug')
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
index 4910488af2..3ea1abe068 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def get_module(user, request, location, student_module_cache, position=None):
 
     if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('DISPLAY_HISTOGRAMS_TO_STAFF'):
         if has_staff_access_to_course(user, module.location.course):
-            module.get_html = add_histogram(module.get_html, module)
+            module.get_html = add_histogram(module.get_html, module, user)
 
     return module
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/staff_problem_info.html b/lms/templates/staff_problem_info.html
index a8aaae0cb9..436af6842f 100644
--- a/lms/templates/staff_problem_info.html
+++ b/lms/templates/staff_problem_info.html
@@ -1,15 +1,121 @@
 ${module_content}
 %if edit_link:
-<div><a href="${edit_link}">Edit</a></div>
+<div><a href="${edit_link}">Edit</a> / <a href="#${element_id}_xqa-modal" onclick="getlog_${element_id}()" id="${element_id}_xqa_log">QA</a></div>
 % endif
-<div><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="javascript:$('#${element_id}_debug').slideToggle()">Staff Debug Info</a></div>
+<div><a href="#${element_id}_debug" id="${element_id}_trig">Staff Debug Info</a></div>
 
-<span style="display:none" id="${element_id}_debug">
-<div class="staff_info">
+<section id="${element_id}_xqa-modal" class="modal xqa-modal" style="width:80%; left:20%; height:80%; overflow:auto" >
+  <div class="inner-wrapper">
+    <header>
+      <h2>edX Content Quality Assessment</h2>
+    </header>
+
+    <form id="${element_id}_xqa_form" class="xqa_form">
+      <label>Comment</label>
+      <input id="${element_id}_xqa_entry" type="text" placeholder="comment">
+      <label>Tag</label>
+      <span style="color:black;vertical-align: -10pt">Optional tag (eg "done" or "broken"):&nbsp;       </span>
+      <input id="${element_id}_xqa_tag" type="text" placeholder="tag" style="width:80px;display:inline">
+      <div class="submit">
+        <button name="submit" type="submit">Add comment</button>
+      </div>
+      <hr>
+      <div id="${element_id}_xqa_log_data"></div>
+    </form>
+
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<section class="modal staff-modal" id="${element_id}_debug" style="width:80%; left:20%; height:80%; overflow:auto;" >
+  <div class="inner-wrapper" style="color:black">
+    <header>
+      <h2>Staff Debug</h2>
+    </header>
+    <div class="staff_info">
+location = ${location | h}
+github = <a href="${edit_link}">${edit_link | h}</a>
 definition = <pre>${definition | h}</pre>
 metadata = ${metadata | h}
-</div>
-%if render_histogram:
-<div id="histogram_${element_id}" class="histogram" data-histogram="${histogram}"></div>
-%endif
-</span>
+category = ${category | h}
+    </div>
+    %if render_histogram:
+    <div id="histogram_${element_id}" class="histogram" data-histogram="${histogram}"></div>
+    %endif
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+<div id="${element_id}_setup"></div>
+
+## leanModal needs to be included here otherwise this breaks when in a <vertical>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="/static/js/vendor/jquery.leanModal.min.js"></script>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+function setup_debug_${element_id}(){
+    $('#${element_id}_trig').leanModal(); 
+    $('#${element_id}_xqa_log').leanModal();		
+    $('#${element_id}_xqa_form').submit(sendlog_${element_id});
+}
+ 
+setup_debug_${element_id}();
+
+function sendlog_${element_id}(){
+
+    var xqaLog = {authkey: '${xqa_key}',
+           location: '${location}',
+           %if edit_link:
+           giturl: '${edit_link}',
+           %endif
+           category : '${category}',
+           username : '${user.username}',
+           return : 'query',
+           format : 'html',
+           email : '${user.email}',
+           tag:$('#${element_id}_xqa_tag').val(),
+           entry: $('#${element_id}_xqa_entry').val()};
+ 
+    $.ajax({
+        url: 'http://zion.ike.net:9001/log',
+        type: 'GET',
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        data: JSON.stringify(xqaLog),
+        crossDomain: true,
+        dataType: 'jsonp',
+        timeout : 1000,
+        success: function(result) {
+            $('#${element_id}_xqa_log_data').html(result);
+        },
+        error: function() {
+            alert('Error: cannot connect to XQA server');
+            console.log('error!');
+        }
+    });
+    return false;
+};
+ 
+function getlog_${element_id}(){
+
+var xqaQuery = {authkey: '${xqa_key}',
+           location: '${location}',
+           format: 'html'};
+ 
+$.ajax({
+        url: 'http://zion.ike.net:9001/query',
+        type: 'GET',
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        data: JSON.stringify(xqaQuery),
+        crossDomain: true,
+        dataType: 'jsonp',
+        timeout : 1000,
+        success: function(result) {
+            $('#${element_id}_xqa_log_data').html(result);
+        },
+        error: function() {
+            alert('Error: cannot connect to XQA server');
+        }
+    });
+
+
+};
+</script>
+