diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js.coffee
index b842c3ffc..22f7653b7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/votes.js.coffee
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ App.Votes =
   initialize: ->
     App.Votes.hoverize "div.votes"
     App.Votes.hoverize "div.supports"
+    App.Votes.hoverize "div.debate-questions"
     false
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss
index cf2f40f6d..c178cc36a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/legislation_process.scss
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@
   }
   
   .debate-questions {
+    position: relative;
     list-style: none;
     
     .control {
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/questions/_participation_not_allowed.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/questions/_participation_not_allowed.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b330f7fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/legislation/questions/_participation_not_allowed.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<% if user_signed_in? && current_user.organization? %>
+  <div class="participation-not-allowed" style='display:none' aria-hidden="false">
+    <p>
+      <%= t("legislation.questions.participation.organizations") %>
+    </p>
+  </div>
+<% elsif user_signed_in? && current_user.unverified? %>
+  <div class="participation-not-allowed" style='display:none' aria-hidden="false">
+    <p>
+      <%= t("legislation.questions.participation.verified_only",
+          verify_account: link_to(t("legislation.questions.participation.verify_account"), verification_path )).html_safe %>
+    </p>
+  </div>
+<% elsif !user_signed_in? %>
+  <div class="participation-not-allowed" style='display:none' aria-hidden="false">
+    <%= t("legislation.questions.participation.unauthenticated",
+      signin: link_to(t("legislation.questions.participation.signin"), new_user_session_path),
+      signup: link_to(t("legislation.questions.participation.signup"), new_user_registration_path)).html_safe %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/questions/show.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/questions/show.html.erb
index 41e8f9f96..be8e90445 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/questions/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/questions/show.html.erb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
       <h3 class="quiz-question"><%= @question.title %></h3>
       <div class="debate-questions" id="legislation-answer-form">
         <%= render 'answer_form', process: @process, question: @question, answer: @answer %>
+        <%= render 'participation_not_allowed' %>
       </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 0ae22a2d6..2b7c70334 100755
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ en:
         share_facebook: Share on Facebook
         share_gplus: Share on Google+
         title: Collaborative legislation process
+      participation:
+        organizations: Organisations are not permitted to participate in the debate
+        signin: Sign in
+        signup: Sign up
+        unauthenticated: You must %{signin} or %{signup} to participate.
+        verified_only: Only verified users can participate, %{verify_account}.
+        verify_account: verify your account
   locale: English
   notifications:
     index:
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index 6d1101961..102d7db1b 100755
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ es:
         share_facebook: Compartir en Facebook
         share_gplus: Compartir en Google+
         title: Proceso de legislación colaborativa
+      participation:
+        organizations: Las organizaciones no pueden participar en el debate
+        signin: iniciar sesión
+        signup: registrarte
+        unauthenticated: Necesitas %{signin} o %{signup} para participar en el debate.
+        verified_only: Solo los usuarios verificados pueden participar en el debate, %{verify_account}.
+        verify_account: verifica tu cuenta
   locale: Español
   notifications:
     index: