diff --git a/app/Providers/ForumServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/ForumServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..139f66b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Providers/ForumServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Providers;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+use TeamTeaTime\Forum\Models\Post;
+
+class ForumServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * Register services.
+     */
+    public function register(): void
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap services.
+     */
+    public function boot(): void
+    {
+        // Add global scope to eager load author with role for all post queries
+        Post::addGlobalScope('withAuthorRole', function (Builder $builder) {
+            $builder->with(['author.role']);
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bootstrap/providers.php b/bootstrap/providers.php
index 37cec7766..beb282252 100644
--- a/bootstrap/providers.php
+++ b/bootstrap/providers.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 return [
     App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
+    App\Providers\ForumServiceProvider::class,
     App\Providers\HorizonServiceProvider::class,
     App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider::class,
     App\Providers\TelescopeServiceProvider::class,
diff --git a/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/list.blade.php b/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/list.blade.php
index a6908e5c1..499082f54 100644
--- a/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/list.blade.php
+++ b/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/list.blade.php
@@ -16,13 +16,33 @@
         @endif
 
         <div>
-            <span class="text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">{{ $post->authorName }}</span>
-            <span class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-                @include ('forum::partials.timestamp', ['carbon' => $post->created_at])
-                @if ($post->hasBeenUpdated())
-                    ({{ trans('forum::general.last_updated') }} @include ('forum::partials.timestamp', ['carbon' => $post->updated_at]))
-                @endif
-            </span>
+            <div>
+                <span class="text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 font-semibold">{{ $post->authorName }}</span>
+                <span class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                    @include ('forum::partials.timestamp', ['carbon' => $post->created_at])
+                    @if ($post->hasBeenUpdated())
+                        ({{ trans('forum::general.last_updated') }} @include ('forum::partials.timestamp', ['carbon' => $post->updated_at]))
+                    @endif
+                </span>
+            </div>
+            @if ($post->author && $post->author->role)
+                <div class="mt-1">
+                    @php
+                        $roleName = $post->author->role->name;
+                        $roleColors = [
+                            'Admin' => 'bg-red-500 dark:bg-red-600 text-white',
+                            'Moderator' => 'bg-green-500 dark:bg-green-600 text-white',
+                            'Friend' => 'bg-purple-500 dark:bg-purple-600 text-white',
+                            'User' => 'bg-blue-500 dark:bg-blue-600 text-white',
+                            'Disabled' => 'bg-gray-500 dark:bg-gray-600 text-white',
+                        ];
+                        $roleClass = $roleColors[$roleName] ?? 'bg-gray-400 dark:bg-gray-500 text-white';
+                    @endphp
+                    <span class="inline-block text-xs font-medium px-2 py-1 rounded {{ $roleClass }}">
+                        {{ $roleName }}
+                    </span>
+                </div>
+            @endif
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="p-6 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
diff --git a/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/quote.blade.php b/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/quote.blade.php
index 823710f11..7abb36b53 100644
--- a/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/quote.blade.php
+++ b/resources/forum/blade-tailwind/views/post/partials/quote.blade.php
@@ -5,7 +5,28 @@
                 <a href="{{ Forum::route('thread.show', $post) }}" class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition-colors">#{{ $post->sequence }}</a>
             </span>
             <div>
-                <strong class="text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">{{ $post->authorName }}</strong> <span class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">{{ $post->posted }}</span>
+                <div>
+                    <strong class="text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">{{ $post->authorName }}</strong>
+                    <span class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">{{ $post->posted }}</span>
+                </div>
+                @if ($post->author && $post->author->role)
+                    <div class="mt-1">
+                        @php
+                            $roleName = $post->author->role->name;
+                            $roleColors = [
+                                'Admin' => 'bg-red-500 dark:bg-red-600 text-white',
+                                'Moderator' => 'bg-green-500 dark:bg-green-600 text-white',
+                                'Friend' => 'bg-purple-500 dark:bg-purple-600 text-white',
+                                'User' => 'bg-blue-500 dark:bg-blue-600 text-white',
+                                'Disabled' => 'bg-gray-500 dark:bg-gray-600 text-white',
+                            ];
+                            $roleClass = $roleColors[$roleName] ?? 'bg-gray-400 dark:bg-gray-500 text-white';
+                        @endphp
+                        <span class="inline-block text-xs font-medium px-2 py-1 rounded {{ $roleClass }}">
+                            {{ $roleName }}
+                        </span>
+                    </div>
+                @endif
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">