diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 205a6bf5f..5b9c225f0 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   def moderator?
     @is_moderator ||= Moderator.where(user_id: id).exists?
   end
+
+  def official?
+    official_level && official_level > 0
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 10191576b..2f247d3dc 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -107,4 +107,17 @@ describe User do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "official?" do
+    it "is false when the user is not an official" do
+      expect(subject.official_level).to eq(0)
+      expect(subject.official?).to be false
+    end
+
+    it "is true when the user is an official" do
+      subject.official_level = 3
+      subject.save
+      expect(subject.official?).to be true
+    end
+  end
+
 end