diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/sweetalert.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/sweetalert.css
index 923b009c7..76f159d7f 100755
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/sweetalert.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/sweetalert.css
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ body.stop-scrolling {
 
 .sweet-alert {
   background-color: white;
+  font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
   width: 478px;
   padding: 17px;
   border-radius: 5px;
diff --git a/app/models/invite.rb b/app/models/invite.rb
index b3c8a5457..0937ddf4f 100644
--- a/app/models/invite.rb
+++ b/app/models/invite.rb
@@ -73,19 +73,35 @@ class Invite < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def self.invite_by_email(email, invited_by, topic=nil, group_ids=nil, custom_message=nil)
-    create_invite_by_email(email, invited_by, topic, group_ids, true, custom_message)
+    create_invite_by_email(email, invited_by, {
+      topic: topic,
+      group_ids: group_ids,
+      custom_message: custom_message,
+      send_email: true
+    })
   end
 
   # generate invite link
   def self.generate_invite_link(email, invited_by, topic=nil, group_ids=nil)
-    invite = create_invite_by_email(email, invited_by, topic, group_ids, false)
+    invite = create_invite_by_email(email, invited_by, {
+      topic: topic,
+      group_ids: group_ids,
+      send_email: false
+    })
     return "#{Discourse.base_url}/invites/#{invite.invite_key}" if invite
   end
 
   # Create an invite for a user, supplying an optional topic
   #
   # Return the previously existing invite if already exists. Returns nil if the invite can't be created.
-  def self.create_invite_by_email(email, invited_by, topic=nil, group_ids=nil, send_email=true, custom_message=nil)
+  def self.create_invite_by_email(email, invited_by, opts=nil)
+    opts ||= {}
+
+    topic = opts[:topic]
+    group_ids = opts[:group_ids]
+    send_email = opts[:send_email] || true
+    custom_message = opts[:custom_message]
+
     lower_email = Email.downcase(email)
     user = User.find_by(email: lower_email)
 
@@ -105,7 +121,9 @@ class Invite < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     if !invite
-      invite = Invite.create!(invited_by: invited_by, email: lower_email)
+      create_args = { invited_by: invited_by, email: lower_email }
+      create_args[:moderator] = true if opts[:moderator]
+      invite = Invite.create!(create_args)
     end
 
     if topic && !invite.topic_invites.pluck(:topic_id).include?(topic.id)
diff --git a/app/models/invite_redeemer.rb b/app/models/invite_redeemer.rb
index e799caf45..05e5e31c3 100644
--- a/app/models/invite_redeemer.rb
+++ b/app/models/invite_redeemer.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ InviteRedeemer = Struct.new(:invite, :username, :name) do
     available_name = name || available_username
 
     user = User.new(email: invite.email, username: available_username, name: available_name, active: true, trust_level: SiteSetting.default_invitee_trust_level)
+
+    user.moderator = true if invite.moderator? && invite.invited_by.staff?
     user.save!
 
     user
diff --git a/db/migrate/20160920165833_add_moderator_to_invites.rb b/db/migrate/20160920165833_add_moderator_to_invites.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1476ac0e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20160920165833_add_moderator_to_invites.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddModeratorToInvites < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :invites, :moderator, :boolean, default: false, null: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/wizard/builder.rb b/lib/wizard/builder.rb
index 5ed314c26..a9e12e920 100644
--- a/lib/wizard/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/wizard/builder.rb
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ class Wizard
           users = JSON.parse(updater.fields[:invite_list])
 
           users.each do |u|
-            Invite.create_invite_by_email(u['email'], @wizard.user)
+            args = {}
+            args[:moderator] = true if u['role'] == 'moderator'
+            Invite.create_invite_by_email(u['email'], @wizard.user, args)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/components/step_updater_spec.rb b/spec/components/step_updater_spec.rb
index 648d10803..66dc33bdc 100644
--- a/spec/components/step_updater_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/step_updater_spec.rb
@@ -203,8 +203,13 @@ describe Wizard::StepUpdater do
       expect(updater).to be_success
       expect(wizard.completed_steps?('invites')).to eq(true)
 
-      expect(Invite.where(email: 'regular@example.com')).to be_present
-      expect(Invite.where(email: 'moderator@example.com')).to be_present
+      reg_invite = Invite.where(email: 'regular@example.com').first
+      expect(reg_invite).to be_present
+      expect(reg_invite.moderator?).to eq(false)
+
+      mod_invite = Invite.where(email: 'moderator@example.com').first
+      expect(mod_invite).to be_present
+      expect(mod_invite.moderator?).to eq(true)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/invite_spec.rb b/spec/models/invite_spec.rb
index 61a6e6846..17702be6b 100644
--- a/spec/models/invite_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/invite_spec.rb
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe Invite do
       end
 
       it 'does not enqueue an email if the user has already set password' do
-        user = Fabricate(:user, email: invite.email, password_hash: "7af7805c9ee3697ed1a83d5e3cb5a3a431d140933a87fdcdc5a42aeef9337f81")
+        Fabricate(:user, email: invite.email, password_hash: "7af7805c9ee3697ed1a83d5e3cb5a3a431d140933a87fdcdc5a42aeef9337f81")
         Jobs.expects(:enqueue).with(:invite_password_instructions_email, has_key(:username)).never
         invite.redeem
       end
@@ -234,6 +234,25 @@ describe Invite do
 
     end
 
+    context "as a moderator" do
+      it "will give the user a moderator flag" do
+        invite.invited_by = Fabricate(:admin)
+        invite.moderator = true
+        invite.save
+
+        user = invite.redeem
+        expect(user).to be_moderator
+      end
+
+      it "will not give the user a moderator flag if the inviter is not staff" do
+        invite.moderator = true
+        invite.save
+
+        user = invite.redeem
+        expect(user).not_to be_moderator
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when inviting to groups" do
       it "add the user to the correct groups" do
         group = Fabricate(:group)
@@ -465,13 +484,13 @@ describe Invite do
     let(:user) { Fabricate(:user, email: invite.email) }
 
     it 'redeems the invite from email' do
-      result = Invite.redeem_from_email(user.email)
+      Invite.redeem_from_email(user.email)
       invite.reload
       expect(invite).to be_redeemed
     end
 
     it 'does not redeem the invite if email does not match' do
-      result = Invite.redeem_from_email('test24@example.com')
+      Invite.redeem_from_email('test24@example.com')
       invite.reload
       expect(invite).not_to be_redeemed
     end
@@ -484,13 +503,13 @@ describe Invite do
     let(:user) { Fabricate(:user, email: invite.email) }
 
     it 'redeems the invite from token' do
-      result = Invite.redeem_from_token(invite.invite_key, user.email)
+      Invite.redeem_from_token(invite.invite_key, user.email)
       invite.reload
       expect(invite).to be_redeemed
     end
 
     it 'does not redeem the invite if token does not match' do
-      result = Invite.redeem_from_token("bae0071f995bb4b6f756e80b383778b5", user.email)
+      Invite.redeem_from_token("bae0071f995bb4b6f756e80b383778b5", user.email)
       invite.reload
       expect(invite).not_to be_redeemed
     end