diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
index 5c761730..80e9bc38 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/comment/Comment.jsx
@@ -10,12 +10,10 @@ import { Button, useToggle } from '@edx/paragon';
 import HTMLLoader from '../../../components/HTMLLoader';
 import { ContentActions } from '../../../data/constants';
 import { AlertBanner, DeleteConfirmation, EndorsedAlertBanner } from '../../common';
-import {
-  selectBlackoutDate, selectIsCourseAdmin,
-  selectIsCourseStaff, selectUserHasModerationPrivileges, selectUserIsGroupTa, selectUserIsStaff,
-} from '../../data/selectors';
+import { useUserPrivilage } from '../../data/hooks';
+import { selectBlackoutDate } from '../../data/selectors';
 import { fetchThread } from '../../posts/data/thunks';
-import { handleAddPostForRoles, inBlackoutDateRange } from '../../utils';
+import { inBlackoutDateRange } from '../../utils';
 import CommentIcons from '../comment-icons/CommentIcons';
 import { selectCommentCurrentPage, selectCommentHasMorePages, selectCommentResponses } from '../data/selectors';
 import { editComment, fetchCommentResponses, removeComment } from '../data/thunks';
@@ -42,14 +40,7 @@ function Comment({
   const hasMorePages = useSelector(selectCommentHasMorePages(comment.id));
   const currentPage = useSelector(selectCommentCurrentPage(comment.id));
   const blackoutDateRange = useSelector(selectBlackoutDate);
-  const isUserAdmin = useSelector(selectUserIsStaff);
-  const userHasModerationPrivilages = useSelector(selectUserHasModerationPrivileges);
-  const isUserGroupTA = useSelector(selectUserIsGroupTa);
-  const isCourseAdmin = useSelector(selectIsCourseAdmin);
-  const isCourseStaff = useSelector(selectIsCourseStaff);
-
-  const hasPrivilege = handleAddPostForRoles(isUserAdmin, userHasModerationPrivilages,
-    isUserGroupTA, isCourseAdmin, isCourseStaff);
+  const hasPrivilege = useUserPrivilage();
 
   const handleAddComment = () => {
     if ((!(inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRange)))) {
diff --git a/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx b/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
index 45f7bd5a..24af7131 100644
--- a/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/comments/comment/ResponseEditor.jsx
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { Button } from '@edx/paragon';
 
 import { DiscussionContext } from '../../common/context';
-import {
-  selectBlackoutDate, selectIsCourseAdmin,
-  selectIsCourseStaff, selectUserHasModerationPrivileges, selectUserIsGroupTa, selectUserIsStaff,
-} from '../../data/selectors';
-import { handleAddPostForRoles, inBlackoutDateRange } from '../../utils';
+import { useUserPrivilage } from '../../data/hooks';
+import { selectBlackoutDate } from '../../data/selectors';
+import { inBlackoutDateRange } from '../../utils';
 import messages from '../messages';
 import CommentEditor from './CommentEditor';
 
@@ -24,19 +22,12 @@ function ResponseEditor({
   const { inContext } = useContext(DiscussionContext);
   const [addingResponse, setAddingResponse] = useState(false);
   const blackoutDateRange = useSelector(selectBlackoutDate);
-  const isUserAdmin = useSelector(selectUserIsStaff);
-  const userHasModerationPrivilages = useSelector(selectUserHasModerationPrivileges);
-  const isUserGroupTA = useSelector(selectUserIsGroupTa);
-  const isCourseAdmin = useSelector(selectIsCourseAdmin);
-  const isCourseStaff = useSelector(selectIsCourseStaff);
+  const hasPrivilege = useUserPrivilage();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setAddingResponse(false);
   }, [postId]);
 
-  const hasPrivilege = handleAddPostForRoles(isUserAdmin, userHasModerationPrivilages,
-    isUserGroupTA, isCourseAdmin, isCourseStaff);
-
   const handleAddResponse = () => {
     if ((!(inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRange)))) {
       return true;
diff --git a/src/discussions/data/hooks.js b/src/discussions/data/hooks.js
index bd64332e..37870356 100644
--- a/src/discussions/data/hooks.js
+++ b/src/discussions/data/hooks.js
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@ import { DiscussionContext } from '../common/context';
 import { clearRedirect } from '../posts/data';
 import { selectTopics } from '../topics/data/selectors';
 import { fetchCourseTopics } from '../topics/data/thunks';
-import { discussionsPath } from '../utils';
+import { discussionsPath, handleAddPostForRoles } from '../utils';
 import {
-  selectAreThreadsFiltered, selectLearnersTabEnabled,
+  selectAreThreadsFiltered,
+  selectIsCourseAdmin,
+  selectIsCourseStaff,
+  selectLearnersTabEnabled,
   selectModerationSettings,
   selectPostThreadCount,
   selectUserHasModerationPrivileges,
   selectUserIsGroupTa,
+  selectUserIsStaff,
 } from './selectors';
 import { fetchCourseConfig } from './thunks';
 
@@ -174,3 +178,16 @@ export const useCurrentDiscussionTopic = () => {
   }
   return null;
 };
+
+export const useUserPrivilage = () => {
+  const isUserAdmin = useSelector(selectUserIsStaff);
+  const userHasModerationPrivilages = useSelector(selectUserHasModerationPrivileges);
+  const isUserGroupTA = useSelector(selectUserIsGroupTa);
+  const isCourseAdmin = useSelector(selectIsCourseAdmin);
+  const isCourseStaff = useSelector(selectIsCourseStaff);
+
+  return (
+    handleAddPostForRoles(isUserAdmin, userHasModerationPrivilages,
+      isUserGroupTA, isCourseAdmin, isCourseStaff)
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx b/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx
index 887d34ac..51ec2799 100644
--- a/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx
+++ b/src/discussions/posts/post-actions-bar/PostActionsBar.jsx
@@ -12,13 +12,9 @@ import { Close } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
 
 import Search from '../../../components/Search';
 import { RequestStatus } from '../../../data/constants';
-import {
-  selectBlackoutDate, selectconfigLoadingStatus,
-  selectIsCourseAdmin, selectIsCourseStaff,
-  selectUserHasModerationPrivileges, selectUserIsGroupTa,
-  selectUserIsStaff,
-} from '../../data/selectors';
-import { handleAddPostForRoles, inBlackoutDateRange, postMessageToParent } from '../../utils';
+import { useUserPrivilage } from '../../data/hooks';
+import { selectBlackoutDate, selectconfigLoadingStatus } from '../../data/selectors';
+import { inBlackoutDateRange, postMessageToParent } from '../../utils';
 import { showPostEditor } from '../data';
 import messages from './messages';
 
@@ -31,19 +27,12 @@ function PostActionsBar({
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const loadingStatus = useSelector(selectconfigLoadingStatus);
   const blackoutDateRange = useSelector(selectBlackoutDate);
-  const isUserAdmin = useSelector(selectUserIsStaff);
-  const userHasModerationPrivilages = useSelector(selectUserHasModerationPrivileges);
-  const isUserGroupTA = useSelector(selectUserIsGroupTa);
-  const isCourseAdmin = useSelector(selectIsCourseAdmin);
-  const isCourseStaff = useSelector(selectIsCourseStaff);
+  const hasPrivilege = useUserPrivilage();
 
   const handleCloseInContext = () => {
     postMessageToParent('learning.events.sidebar.close');
   };
 
-  const hasPrivilege = handleAddPostForRoles(isUserAdmin, userHasModerationPrivilages,
-    isUserGroupTA, isCourseAdmin, isCourseStaff);
-
   const handleAddPost = () => {
     if (loadingStatus === RequestStatus.SUCCESSFUL && (!(inBlackoutDateRange(blackoutDateRange)))) {
       return true;