diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 7240c8929..4bb09c4a0 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     update official_position: nil, official_level: 0
   end
 
+  def has_official_email?
+    domain = Setting['email_domain_for_officials']
+    !email.blank? && ( (email.end_with? "@#{domain}") || (email.end_with? ".#{domain}") )
+  end
+
+  def display_official_position_badge?
+    return true if official_level > 1
+    official_position_badge? && official_level == 1
+  end
+
   def block
     debates_ids = Debate.where(author_id: id).pluck(:id)
     comments_ids = Comment.where(user_id: id).pluck(:id)
@@ -197,11 +207,6 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     !erased?
   end
 
-  def has_official_email?
-    domain = Setting['email_domain_for_officials']
-    !email.blank? && ( (email.end_with? "@#{domain}") || (email.end_with? ".#{domain}") )
-  end
-
   def locale
     self[:locale] ||= I18n.default_locale.to_s
   end
diff --git a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
index 0e88614c5..7b5ff4b7d 100644
--- a/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/comments/_comment.html.erb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                 <span class="user-name"><%= t("comments.comment.user_deleted") %></span>
               <% else %>
                 <span class="user-name"><%= link_to comment.user.name, user_path(comment.user) %></span>
-                <% if comment.user.official? %>
+                <% if comment.user.display_official_position_badge? %>
                   &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;
                   <span class="label round level-<%= comment.user.official_level %>">
                     <%= comment.user.official_position %>
diff --git a/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb b/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb
index c9807041b..09d7d79c0 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                 <span class="author">
                   <%= debate.author.name %>
                 </span>
-                <% if debate.author.official? %>
+                <% if debate.author.display_official_position_badge? %>
                   <span class="bullet">&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;</span>
                   <span class="label round level-<%= debate.author.official_level %>">
                     <%= debate.author.official_position %>
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/_proposal.html.erb b/app/views/proposals/_proposal.html.erb
index e1e5d36a0..70c2b9c89 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/_proposal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/proposals/_proposal.html.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 <span class="author">
                   <%= proposal.author.name %>
                 </span>
-                <% if proposal.author.official? %>
+                <% if proposal.author.display_official_position_badge? %>
                   <span class="bullet">&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;</span>
                   <span class="label round level-<%= proposal.author.official_level %>">
                     <%= proposal.author.official_position %>
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/summary.html.erb b/app/views/proposals/summary.html.erb
index 05ed7dac9..38c56c963 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/summary.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/proposals/summary.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                           <span class="author"><%= t("proposals.show.author_deleted") %></span>
                         <% else %>
                           <span class="author"><%= proposal.author.name %></span>
-                          <% if proposal.author.official? %>
+                          <% if proposal.author.display_official_position_badge? %>
                             <span class="label round level-<%= proposal.author.official_level %>">
                               <%= proposal.author.official_position %>
                             </span>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.erb
index 1a0315341..d61317321 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     </span>
   <% end %>
 
-  <% if resource.author.official? %>
+  <% if resource.author.display_official_position_badge? %>
     &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;
     <span class="label round level-<%= resource.author.official_level %>">
       <%= resource.author.official_position %>
diff --git a/app/views/spending_proposals/_spending_proposal.html.erb b/app/views/spending_proposals/_spending_proposal.html.erb
index af59def70..2854353bb 100644
--- a/app/views/spending_proposals/_spending_proposal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/spending_proposals/_spending_proposal.html.erb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                 <span class="author">
                   <%= spending_proposal.author.name %>
                 </span>
-                <% if spending_proposal.author.official? %>
+                <% if spending_proposal.author.display_official_position_badge? %>
                   <span class="bullet">&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;</span>
                   <span class="label round level-<%= spending_proposal.author.official_level %>">
                     <%= spending_proposal.author.official_position %>
diff --git a/spec/features/official_positions_spec.rb b/spec/features/official_positions_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01f78370a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/official_positions_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+feature 'Official positions' do
+
+  context "Badge" do
+
+    background do
+      @user1 = create(:user, official_level: 1, official_position: "Employee", official_position_badge: true)
+      @user2 = create(:user, official_level: 0, official_position: "")
+    end
+
+    scenario "Comments" do
+      proposal = create(:proposal)
+      comment1 = create(:comment, commentable: proposal, user: @user1)
+      comment2 = create(:comment, commentable: proposal, user: @user2)
+
+      visit proposal_path(proposal)
+
+      expect_badge_for("comment", comment1)
+      expect_no_badge_for("comment", comment2)
+    end
+
+    context "Debates" do
+
+      background do
+        @debate1 = create(:debate, author: @user1)
+        @debate2 = create(:debate, author: @user2)
+      end
+
+      scenario "Index" do
+        visit debates_path
+
+        expect_badge_for("debate", @debate1)
+        expect_no_badge_for("debate", @debate2)
+      end
+
+      scenario "Show" do
+        visit debate_path(@debate1)
+        expect_badge_for("debate", @debate1)
+
+        visit debate_path(@debate2)
+        expect_no_badge_for("debate", @debate2)
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "Proposals" do
+
+      background do
+        @proposal1 = create(:proposal, author: @user1)
+        @proposal2 = create(:proposal, author: @user2)
+
+        featured_proposals = 3.times { create(:proposal) }
+      end
+
+      scenario "Index" do
+        visit proposals_path
+
+        expect_badge_for("proposal", @proposal1)
+        expect_no_badge_for("proposal", @proposal2)
+      end
+
+      scenario "Show" do
+        visit proposal_path(@proposal1)
+        expect_badge_for("proposal", @proposal1)
+
+        visit proposal_path(@proposal2)
+        expect_no_badge_for("proposal", @proposal2)
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "Spending proposals" do
+
+      background do
+        @spending_proposal1 = create(:spending_proposal, author: @user1)
+        @spending_proposal2 = create(:spending_proposal, author: @user2)
+      end
+
+      scenario "Index" do
+        visit spending_proposals_path
+
+        expect_badge_for("spending_proposal", @spending_proposal1)
+        expect_no_badge_for("spending_proposal", @spending_proposal2)
+      end
+
+      scenario "Show" do
+        visit spending_proposal_path(@spending_proposal1)
+        expect_badge_for("spending_proposal", @spending_proposal1)
+
+        visit spending_proposal_path(@spending_proposal2)
+        expect_no_badge_for("spending_proposal", @spending_proposal2)
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 41455eb1d..c56e7a115 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -289,6 +289,42 @@ describe User do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "official_position_badge" do
+
+    describe "Users of level 1" do
+
+      it "displays the badge if set in preferences" do
+        user = create(:user, official_level: 1, official_position_badge: true)
+
+        expect(user.display_official_position_badge?).to eq true
+      end
+
+      it "does not display the badge if set in preferences" do
+        user = create(:user, official_level: 1, official_position_badge: false)
+
+        expect(user.display_official_position_badge?).to eq false
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    describe "Users higher than level 1" do
+
+      it "displays the badge regardless of preferences" do
+        user1 = create(:user, official_level: 2, official_position_badge: false)
+        user2 = create(:user, official_level: 3, official_position_badge: false)
+        user3 = create(:user, official_level: 4, official_position_badge: false)
+        user4 = create(:user, official_level: 5, official_position_badge: false)
+
+        expect(user1.display_official_position_badge?).to eq true
+        expect(user2.display_official_position_badge?).to eq true
+        expect(user3.display_official_position_badge?).to eq true
+        expect(user4.display_official_position_badge?).to eq true
+      end
+
+    end
+
+  end
+
   describe "self.search" do
     it "find users by email" do
       user1 = create(:user, email: "larry@madrid.es")
diff --git a/spec/support/common_actions.rb b/spec/support/common_actions.rb
index 80bdde907..ca5c7b64a 100644
--- a/spec/support/common_actions.rb
+++ b/spec/support/common_actions.rb
@@ -231,4 +231,18 @@ module CommonActions
     DirectMessage.last
   end
 
+  def expect_badge_for(resource_name, resource)
+    within("##{resource_name}_#{resource.id}") do
+      expect(page).to have_css ".label.round"
+      expect(page).to have_content "Employee"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def expect_no_badge_for(resource_name, resource)
+    within("##{resource_name}_#{resource.id}") do
+      expect(page).to_not have_css ".label.round"
+      expect(page).to_not have_content "Employee"
+    end
+  end
+
 end