diff --git a/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
index 4123c464ef..636ef0cedb 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/challengesCtrl.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ habitrpg.controller("ChallengesCtrl", ['$rootScope','$scope', 'User', 'Challenge
         leader: User.user._id,
         group: null,
         timestamp: +(new Date),
-        members: []
+        members: [],
+        official: false
       });
     };
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/challenges.js b/src/controllers/challenges.js
index 0746af3ae3..c4df7535f4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/challenges.js
+++ b/src/controllers/challenges.js
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ api.list = function(req, res) {
             {group: 'habitrpg'} // public group
           ]
         })
-        .select('name leader description group members prize')
+        .select('name leader description group members prize official')
         .populate('group', '_id name')
         .populate('leader', 'profile.name')
-        .sort('-timestamp')
+        .sort('-official -timestamp')
         .exec(cb);
     }
   ], function(err, challenges){
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ api.create = function(req, res){
   waterfall = waterfall.concat([
     function(cb) { // if we're dealing with prize above, arguemnts will be `group, numRows, cb` - else `cb`
       req.body.leader = user._id;
+      req.body.official = user.contributor.admin && req.body.official;
       var chal = new Challenge(req.body); // FIXME sanitize
       chal.members.push(user._id);
       chal.save(cb)
diff --git a/src/models/challenge.js b/src/models/challenge.js
index 4cf757860e..ce9dc19d84 100644
--- a/src/models/challenge.js
+++ b/src/models/challenge.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var ChallengeSchema = new Schema({
   name: String,
   shortName: String,
   description: String,
+  official: {type: Boolean,'default':false},
   habits:   [TaskSchemas.HabitSchema],
   dailys:   [TaskSchemas.DailySchema],
   todos:    [TaskSchemas.TodoSchema],
diff --git a/test/api.mocha.coffee b/test/api.mocha.coffee
index d7a28f10a0..e7d6d2d6de 100644
--- a/test/api.mocha.coffee
+++ b/test/api.mocha.coffee
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ describe 'API', ->
             todos: [{type:'todo', text:'Challenge Todo', notes:'Challenge Notes'}]
             rewards: []
             habits: []
+            official: true
           })
           .end (res) ->
             expectCode res, 200
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ describe 'API', ->
               expect(_user.dailys[_user.dailys.length-1].text).to.be('Challenge Daily')
               updateTodo = _user.todos[_user.todos.length-1]
               expect(updateTodo.text).to.be('Challenge Todo')
+              expect(challenge.official).to.be false
               done()
 
         it 'User updates challenge notes', (done) ->
@@ -198,6 +200,26 @@ describe 'API', ->
               expect(res.body.todos[res.body.todos.length-1].notes).to.be('User overriden notes')
               done()
 
+        it 'Admin creates a challenge', (done) ->
+          User.findByIdAndUpdate _id, {$set:{'contributor.admin':true}}, (err,_user) ->
+            expect(err).to.not.be.ok
+
+            async.parallel [
+              (cb)->
+                request.post("#{baseURL}/challenges")
+                .send({group:group._id, dailys: [], todos: [], rewards: [], habits: [], official: false}).end (res) ->
+                  expect(res.body.official).to.be false
+                  cb()
+              (cb)->
+                request.post("#{baseURL}/challenges")
+                .send({group:group._id, dailys: [], todos: [], rewards: [], habits: [], official: true}).end (res) ->
+                  expect(res.body.official).to.be true
+                  cb()
+            ], done
+
+
+
+
     ############
     #  Batch Update
     ############
diff --git a/views/options/social/challenges.jade b/views/options/social/challenges.jade
index a1713870ff..923f5045a5 100644
--- a/views/options/social/challenges.jade
+++ b/views/options/social/challenges.jade
@@ -108,12 +108,19 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.social.challenges.html')
               span(ng-show='newChallenge.group=="habitrpg"').
                 &nbsp;Minimum 1 Gem for <strong>public challenges</strong> (helps prevent spam, it really does).
 
+            .option-medium(ng-if='user.contributor.admin')
+              label.checkbox
+                input(type='checkbox', ng-model='newChallenge.official')
+                | Official HabitRPG Challenge
+
         habitrpg-tasks(main=false, obj='newChallenge')
 
       // Challenges list
       .accordion-group(ng-repeat='challenge in challenges|filter:filterChallenges')
         .accordion-heading
           ul.pull-right.challenge-accordion-header-specs
+            li(ng-if='challenge.official')
+              span.label.label-success Official HabitRPG Challenge
             li {{challenge.group.name}}
             li
               | by&nbsp;