function bbp_get_topic_author_role( $args = array() ) {

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

		$topic_id = bbp_get_topic_id( $r['topic_id'] );
		$role     = bbp_get_user_display_role( bbp_get_topic_author_id( $topic_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'], $r['class'], $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_topic_author_role', $author_role, $r );
	}