diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index aed1421..0319c5a 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from .models import Avatars, Users
 from .auth import digest
 from .routes.users import is_logged_in, get_active_user
 from .constants import (
-    PermissionLevel,
+    PermissionLevel, permission_level_string,
     InfoboxKind, InfoboxIcons, InfoboxHTMLClass
     )
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -120,4 +120,8 @@ def create_app():
 
         return plural
 
+    @app.template_filter("permission_string")
+    def permission_string(term):
+        return permission_level_string(term)
+
     return app
diff --git a/app/constants.py b/app/constants.py
index 891f873..b9efcce 100644
--- a/app/constants.py
+++ b/app/constants.py
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ class PermissionLevel(Enum):
     SYSTEM = 3
     ADMIN = 4
 
+PermissionLevelString = {
+    PermissionLevel.GUEST: 'Guest',
+    PermissionLevel.USER: 'User',
+    PermissionLevel.MODERATOR: 'Moderator',
+    PermissionLevel.SYSTEM: 'System',
+    PermissionLevel.ADMIN: 'Administrator',
+}
+
+def permission_level_string(perm):
+    return PermissionLevelString[PermissionLevel(int(perm))]
+
 class InfoboxKind(IntEnum):
     INFO = 0
     LOCK = 1
diff --git a/app/templates/users/user.html b/app/templates/users/user.html
index 97b3d40..8135c56 100644
--- a/app/templates/users/user.html
+++ b/app/templates/users/user.html
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   <div class="user-page-stats">
     {% with stats = target_user.get_post_stats() %}
       <ul class="user-stats-list">
-        <li>Permission: {{ target_user.permission }}</li>
+        <li>Permission: {{ target_user.permission | permission_string }}</li>
         <li>Posts created: {{ stats.post_count }}</li>
         <li>Threads started: {{ stats.thread_count }}</li>
         {% if stats.latest_thread_title %}