diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
index e2dad93698..658f99223e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomSettings.js
@@ -704,8 +704,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         { Object.keys(userLevels).map(function(user, i) {
                             return (
                                 <li className="mx_RoomSettings_userLevel" key={user}>
-                                    { _t("%(user)s is a", {user: user}) }
-                                    <PowerSelector value={userLevels[user]} disabled={true} />
+                                    { _t("%(user)s is a %(userRole)s", {
+                                        user: user,
+                                        userRole: <PowerSelector value={userLevels[user]} disabled={true} />,
+                                    }) }
                                 </li>
                             );
                         }) }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 5ef919179d..064062f5e7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
     "To ban users, you must be a": "To ban users, you must be a",
     "To remove other users' messages, you must be a": "To remove other users' messages, you must be a",
     "Privileged Users": "Privileged Users",
-    "%(user)s is a": "%(user)s is a",
+    "%(user)s is a %(userRole)s": "%(user)s is a %(userRole)s",
     "No users have specific privileges in this room": "No users have specific privileges in this room",
     "Banned users": "Banned users",
     "This room is not accessible by remote Matrix servers": "This room is not accessible by remote Matrix servers",