diff --git a/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py b/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
index 58c6ea3cf20..a659eaf2911 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
+++ b/addons/website_forum/models/forum.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class Forum(models.Model):
     karma_dofollow = fields.Integer(string='Nofollow links', help='If the author has not enough karma, a nofollow attribute is added to links', default=500)
     karma_editor = fields.Integer(string='Editor Features: image and links',
                                   default=30, oldname='karma_editor_link_files')
+    karma_user_bio = fields.Integer(string='Display detailed user biography', default=750)
 
     @api.one
     @api.constrains('allow_question', 'allow_discussion', 'allow_link', 'default_post_type')
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ class Post(models.Model):
     can_comment = fields.Boolean('Can Comment', compute='_get_post_karma_rights')
     can_comment_convert = fields.Boolean('Can Convert to Comment', compute='_get_post_karma_rights')
     can_view = fields.Boolean('Can View', compute='_get_post_karma_rights')
+    can_display_biography = fields.Boolean('Can userbiography of the author be viewed', compute='_get_post_karma_rights')
 
     @api.multi
     def _get_post_karma_rights(self):
@@ -344,6 +346,7 @@ class Post(models.Model):
             post.can_comment = is_admin or user.karma >= post.karma_comment
             post.can_comment_convert = is_admin or user.karma >= post.karma_comment_convert
             post.can_view = is_admin or user.karma >= post.karma_close or post_sudo.create_uid.karma > 0
+            post.can_display_biography = is_admin or post_sudo.create_uid.karma >= post.forum_id.karma_user_bio
 
     @api.one
     @api.constrains('post_type', 'forum_id')
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.css b/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.css
index 2e1a4ebaa38..3a6deee2560 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.css
+++ b/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.css
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@
   height: auto !important;
 }
 
-img.img-avatar {
+img.o_forum_avatar {
   max-height: 40px;
   margin-right: 10px;
 }
 
+img.o_forum_avatar_big {
+  max-width: 75px;
+  margin-right: 10px; }
+
 .oe_grey {
   background-color: #eeeeee;
 }
@@ -143,3 +147,27 @@ button.btn-link.text-muted {
   color: #999;
 }
 
+.o_forum_user_bio_expand {
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 200;
+  display: none; }
+
+.o_forum_tooltip_heading {
+  padding: 0px;
+  margin: 0px;
+  font-size: 18px; }
+
+.o_forum_user_bio {
+  color: black;
+  width: 318px;
+  min-height: 100px;
+  cursor: auto;
+  border: 1px solid darkgray;
+  background-color: whitesmoke;
+  line-height: 13px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  word-wrap: break-word; }
+  .o_forum_user_bio .o_forum_tooltip_line {
+    min-height: 13px; }
+  .o_forum_user_bio .o_forum_tooltip_header {
+    min-height: 75px; }
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.sass b/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.sass
index 4cfa6e97c74..3e2fa55557f 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.sass
+++ b/addons/website_forum/static/src/css/website_forum.sass
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@
     max-width: 600px
     height: auto !important
 
-img.img-avatar
+img.o_forum_avatar
   max-height: 40px
   margin-right: 10px
 
+img.o_forum_avatar_big
+  max-width: 75px
+  margin-right: 10px
+
 .oe_grey
   background-color: #eeeeee
 
@@ -112,3 +116,28 @@ a.no-decoration
 
 button.btn-link.text-muted
   color: #999
+
+.o_forum_user_bio_expand
+  position: absolute
+  z-index: 200
+  display: none
+
+.o_forum_tooltip_heading
+  padding: 0px
+  margin: 0px
+  font-size: 18px
+
+.o_forum_user_bio
+  color: black
+  width: 318px
+  min-height: 100px
+  cursor: auto
+  border: 1px solid darkgray
+  background-color: whitesmoke
+  line-height: 13px
+  font-size: 11px
+  word-wrap: break-word
+  .o_forum_tooltip_line
+    min-height: 13px
+  .o_forum_tooltip_header
+    min-height: 75px
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js
index e3cb3d38d20..a0be5e8cef9 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js
+++ b/addons/website_forum/static/src/js/website_forum.js
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ if(!$('.website_forum').length) {
         }
     });
 
+    // Extended user biography toogle
+    $('.o_forum_user_info').hover(
+        function () {
+           $(this).parent().find('.o_forum_user_bio_expand').delay(500).toggle('fast');
+        },
+        function () {
+            $(this).parent().find('.o_forum_user_bio_expand').clearQueue();
+        }
+    );
+
+    $('.o_forum_user_bio_expand').hover(
+        function () {},
+        function () {
+            $(this).fadeOut('fast');
+        }
+    );
+
     $('.vote_up,.vote_down').not('.karma_required').on('click', function (ev) {
         ev.preventDefault();
         var $link = $(ev.currentTarget);
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/ir_qweb.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/ir_qweb.xml
index 04188b54234..5b236210efa 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/ir_qweb.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/ir_qweb.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
     <xpath expr="//div[@itemprop='address']" position="after">
         <div>
              <div t-if="'karma' in fields" class='css_editable_mode_hidden'>
+                <div t-if="options.get('UserBio')">
+                    <span t-field="object.company_id.name" class="o_forum_tooltip_line"/><br/>
+                        <a t-att-href="object.company_id.website" t-if="object.company_id.website">
+                            <span t-field="object.company_id.website" class="o_forum_tooltip_line"/>
+                        </a>
+                </div>
                 <b><t t-esc="object.karma"/></b>
                 <div t-if="options.get('badges')" style="display: inline-block">
                     <t t-raw="separator"/>
@@ -16,7 +22,18 @@
                     <t t-esc="object.bronze_badge"/>
                 </div>
                 <t t-raw="0"/>
+                <div t-if="options.get('UserBio')">
+                    <div class="o_forum_tooltip_line" t-if="object.partner_id.country_id or object.partner_id.city">
+                        <span t-field="object.partner_id.city"/><span t-if="object.partner_id.city and object.partner_id.country_id">, </span><span t-field="object.partner_id.country_id"/>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             </div>
+            <span t-if="options.get('website_description') and 'partner_id' in fields">
+                <t t-if="object.partner_id.website_description">
+                    <span t-field="object.partner_id.website_description"/>
+                </t>
+            </span>
+
         </div>
     </xpath>
 </template>
diff --git a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
index 44919b4e886..ecb3765b2fe 100644
--- a/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
+++ b/addons/website_forum/views/website_forum.xml
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@
                 </tr><tr>
                     <td class="faq-rep-item"><strong t-field="forum.karma_editor"/></td>
                     <td>insert text link, upload files</td>
+                </tr><tr>
+                    <td class="faq-rep-item"><strong t-field="forum.karma_user_bio"/></td>
+                    <td>your biography can be seen as tooltip</td>
                 </tr><tr>
                     <td class="faq-rep-item"><strong t-field="forum.karma_comment_unlink_own"/></td>
                     <td>delete own comment</td>
@@ -811,7 +814,12 @@
         </div>
         <div class="question-block">
             <div class="pull-right author-box">
-                <img class="pull-left img img-rounded img-avatar" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{answer.create_uid.id}/avatar"/>
+                <div class="o_forum_user_bio_expand" t-if="answer.can_display_biography">
+                    <t t-call="website_forum.forum_user_tooltip"/>
+                </div>
+                <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/user/#{ answer.create_uid.id }" class="o_forum_user_info">
+                    <img class="pull-left img img-rounded o_forum_avatar" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{answer.create_uid.id}/avatar"/>
+                </a>
                 <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/user/#{ answer.create_uid.id }"
                     t-field="answer.create_uid"
                     t-field-options='{"widget": "contact", "country_image": true, "fields": ["name", "country_id"]}'
@@ -884,6 +892,24 @@
     </div>
 </template>
 
+<!-- Template for user tooltip  -->
+<template id="forum_user_tooltip">
+    <div class="o_forum_user_bio text-left panel panel-body">
+        <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/user/#{ answer.create_uid.id }">
+            <img class="pull-left img img-rounded o_forum_avatar_big" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{answer.create_uid.id}/avatar"/>
+        </a>
+        <div class="o_forum_tooltip_header">
+            <h4 class="o_forum_tooltip_heading"><a t-attf-href="/forum/#{ slug(forum) }/user/#{ answer.create_uid.id }"
+                t-field="answer.create_uid"
+                t-field-options='{"widget": "contact", "country_image": true, "fields": ["name", "country_id"]}'
+                style="display: inline-block;"/>
+            </h4>
+            <span t-field="answer.create_uid" t-field-options='{"widget": "contact", "UserBio": true, "badges": true, "fields": ["karma"]}'/>
+        </div>
+        <div t-field="answer.create_uid" t-field-options='{"widget": "contact", "website_description": true, "fields": ["partner_id"]}'/>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
 <!-- Utility template: Post a Comment -->
 <template id="post_comment">
     <div class="row clearfix">
@@ -1012,7 +1038,7 @@
         </h4>
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col-sm-3 mt16" t-foreach="users" t-as="user">
-                <img class="pull-left img img-circle img-avatar" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{user.id}/avatar"/>
+                <img class="pull-left img img-circle o_forum_avatar" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{user.id}/avatar"/>
                 <div>
                     <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{slug(forum)}/user/#{user.id}" t-field="user.name"/>
                 </div>
@@ -1025,7 +1051,7 @@
     <t t-call="website_forum.header">
         <div t-foreach="users" t-as="row_users" class="row mt16">
             <div t-foreach="row_users" t-as="user" class="col-sm-4">
-                <img class="pull-left img img-circle img-avatar" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{user.id}/avatar"/>
+                <img class="pull-left img img-circle o_forum_avatar" t-attf-src="/forum/user/#{user.id}/avatar"/>
                 <div>
                     <a t-attf-href="/forum/#{slug(forum)}/user/#{user.id}" t-field="user.name"/>
                     <t t-if="user.country_id">