diff --git a/packages/common/src/core/types/IHubCardViewModel.ts b/packages/common/src/core/types/IHubCardViewModel.ts
index 7bd235ab44b..1245373da4b 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/core/types/IHubCardViewModel.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/core/types/IHubCardViewModel.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,19 @@ export interface IHubCardViewModel {
 export interface IBadgeConfig {
   i18nKey?: string;
   label?: string;
+  /**
+   * whether the label or translated i18nKey
+   * should actually render or just be used
+   * for a11y purposes. By default, the label
+   * IS rendered
+   */
+  hideLabel?: boolean;
   icon?: string;
   color: string;
+  tooltip?: {
+    i18nKey?: string;
+    label?: string;
+  };
 }
 
 // structure defining the additional info for a hub card
@@ -40,6 +51,11 @@ export interface ICardActionLink {
   href?: string;
   i18nKey?: string;
   label?: string;
+  /**
+   * whether the label or translated i18nKey
+   * should actually render or just be used
+   * for a11y purposes
+   */
   showLabel?: boolean;
   icon?: string;
   buttonStyle?: "outline" | "outline-fill" | "solid" | "transparent";
diff --git a/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts b/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts
index 2a05e58c364..d86bfd6abab 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/search/_internal/portalSearchGroupMembers.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async function searchGroupMembers(
   // over the includes and requestOptions
   const fn = (member: IGroupMember) => {
     return memberToSearchResult(
-      member,
+      { ...member, isGroupOwner: resp.owner.username === member.username },
       searchOptions.include,
       searchOptions.requestOptions
     );
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ interface IGroupMember {
  * @returns
  */
 async function memberToSearchResult(
-  member: IGroupMember,
+  member: IGroupMember & { isGroupOwner: boolean },
   include: string[] = [],
   requestOptions?: IHubRequestOptions
 ): Promise<IHubSearchResult> {
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ async function memberToSearchResult(
     thumbnail: null,
     created: null,
     modified: null,
+    isGroupOwner: member.isGroupOwner,
   };
 
   const fsGetUser = failSafe(getUser, user);
diff --git a/packages/common/src/users/HubUsers.ts b/packages/common/src/users/HubUsers.ts
index 51f46d67ad6..d941da796ef 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/users/HubUsers.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/users/HubUsers.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ export async function enrichUserSearchResult(
     access: user.access as AccessLevel,
     id: user.username,
     type: "User",
+    /**
+     * We need to return a valid IHubSearchResult, so we store
+     * IUser information where it makes the most sense - e.g.
+     * we store the user's full name under the "name" property,
+     * and since users don't have an owner, we fill that property
+     * with the user's username
+     */
     name: user.fullName,
     owner: user.username,
     // A private user will not have a description prop at all
@@ -42,9 +49,10 @@ export async function enrichUserSearchResult(
       thumbnail: null,
     },
   };
-  // Group Memberships need this prop
+  // Group Memberships need these additional properties
   if (user.memberType) {
     result.memberType = user.memberType;
+    result.isGroupOwner = user.isGroupOwner;
   }
 
   // Informal Enrichments - basically adding type-specific props
diff --git a/packages/common/src/users/view.ts b/packages/common/src/users/view.ts
index 3b2aebc89c2..df32e72cc31 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/users/view.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/users/view.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { IHubSearchResult } from "..";
 import { ResultToCardModelFn } from "../core";
 import {
+  IBadgeConfig,
   IConvertToCardModelOpts,
   IHubCardViewModel,
 } from "../core/types/IHubCardViewModel";
@@ -44,9 +45,45 @@ export const userResultToCardModel: ResultToCardModelFn = (
  * @param locale internationalization locale
  */
 const getSharedUserCardModel = (user: IHubSearchResult): IHubCardViewModel => {
+  const badges = [] as IBadgeConfig[];
+  const memberType = user.memberType;
+
+  /**
+   * for group members, we want to configure
+   * member type badges to render in the user
+   * card
+   */
+  if (memberType) {
+    if (user.isGroupOwner) {
+      badges.push({
+        icon: "user-key",
+        color: "gray",
+        i18nKey: "badges.members.owner",
+        hideLabel: true,
+        tooltip: { i18nKey: "badges.members.owner" },
+      });
+    } else if (memberType === "admin") {
+      badges.push({
+        icon: "user-up",
+        color: "gray",
+        i18nKey: "badges.members.admin",
+        hideLabel: true,
+        tooltip: { i18nKey: "badges.members.admin" },
+      });
+    } else {
+      badges.push({
+        icon: "user",
+        color: "gray",
+        i18nKey: "badges.members.member",
+        hideLabel: true,
+        tooltip: { i18nKey: "badges.members.member" },
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   return {
     access: user.access,
-    badges: [],
+    badges,
     family: user.family,
     id: user.id,
     source: user.name ? `@${user.id}` : undefined,
diff --git a/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts b/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts
index 6e9764d042e..cdc72a0d81c 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/users/view.test.ts
@@ -58,5 +58,56 @@ describe("user view module:", () => {
       expect(result.title).toBe(`@${USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT.owner}`);
       expect(result.source).toBeFalsy();
     });
+    describe("membership badges", () => {
+      it("adds an owner badge if the user is the group owner", () => {
+        const GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT = cloneObject(USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT);
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.isGroupOwner = true;
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.memberType = "admin";
+
+        const result = userResultToCardModel(GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT);
+
+        expect(result.badges).toEqual([
+          {
+            icon: "user-key",
+            color: "gray",
+            i18nKey: "badges.members.owner",
+            hideLabel: true,
+            tooltip: { i18nKey: "badges.members.owner" },
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+      it("adds an amin badge if the user is a group admin", () => {
+        const GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT = cloneObject(USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT);
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.memberType = "admin";
+
+        const result = userResultToCardModel(GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT);
+
+        expect(result.badges).toEqual([
+          {
+            icon: "user-up",
+            color: "gray",
+            i18nKey: "badges.members.admin",
+            hideLabel: true,
+            tooltip: { i18nKey: "badges.members.admin" },
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+      it("adds a member badge if the user is a group member", () => {
+        const GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT = cloneObject(USER_HUB_SEARCH_RESULT);
+        GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT.memberType = "member";
+
+        const result = userResultToCardModel(GROUP_MEMBER_RESULT);
+
+        expect(result.badges).toEqual([
+          {
+            icon: "user",
+            color: "gray",
+            i18nKey: "badges.members.member",
+            hideLabel: true,
+            tooltip: { i18nKey: "badges.members.member" },
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });