# Add 'stop impersonating' link to user avatar dropdown when impersonating **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Tags:** completed, impersonate\ **Created:** [March 17, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-stop-impersonating-link-to-user-avatar-dropdown-when-impersonating/13806 "2014-03-17T16:35:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 44
**Author:** ![hellekin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hellekin/32/51636_2.png) [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-stop-impersonating-link-to-user-avatar-dropdown-when-impersonating/13806/44 "2025-08-29T22:35:13Z")
Oh thank you for this! Once this is stable, you can imagine `impersonation_enabled_groups` and go the other way around: participate as a normal member, and only go to admin whenever you need it… aka [sudo mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/become-admin/340308)… It could make ways to change persona on-demand… For example, the [Discourse Staff Alias](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-staff-alias/156202) limits pseudo-impersonation to a single team alias, but expanding impersonation, one could be able to change persona according to various criteria… E.g., a `@well-being.team` member could post as a group alias to deflect personal grudges, an author could post as `@narrator` or `@characterN` to write an interactive story, a teacher could impersonate a pupil to understand her perspective… all according to customizable groups. 😊 An important feature I guess would be that impersonation sessions are properly logged and known to the impersonated user. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-stop-impersonating-link-to-user-avatar-dropdown-when-impersonating/13806)._