function bbp_get_reply_author_role( $args = array() ) {

		// Parse arguments against default values
		$r = bbp_parse_args( $args, array(
			'reply_id' => 0,
			'class'    => false,
			'before'   => '<div class="bbp-author-role">',
			'after'    => '</div>'
		), 'get_reply_author_role' );

		$reply_id    = bbp_get_reply_id( $r['reply_id'] );
		$role        = bbp_get_user_display_role( bbp_get_reply_author_id( $reply_id ) );

		// Backwards compatibilty with old 'class' argument
		if ( ! empty( $r['class'] ) ) {
			$author_role = sprintf( '%1$s<div class="%2$s">%3$s</div>%4$s', $r['before'], esc_attr( $r['class'] ), esc_html( $role ), $r['after'] );

		// Simpler before & after arguments
		// https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2557
		} else {
			$author_role = $r['before'] . $role . $r['after'];
		}

		// Filter & return
		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_reply_author_role', $author_role, $r, $args );
	}