diff --git a/Source/DiscussionResponsesViewController.swift b/Source/DiscussionResponsesViewController.swift
index ba37a83473..9e769e819a 100644
--- a/Source/DiscussionResponsesViewController.swift
+++ b/Source/DiscussionResponsesViewController.swift
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ extension AuthorLabelProtocol {
         attributedStrings.append(byAuthor)
         
         if let authorLabel = label {
-            attributedStrings.append(textStyle.attributedStringWithText(authorLabel))
+            attributedStrings.append(textStyle.attributedStringWithText(Strings.parenthesis(text: authorLabel)))
         }
         
         return NSAttributedString.joinInNaturalLayout(attributedStrings)
diff --git a/Source/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/Source/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index e958b82e00..b31ec11855 100644
--- a/Source/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/Source/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -536,6 +536,8 @@
 "POST_VISIBILITY"="This post is visible only to {cohort}.";
 /* Text that indicates the visibility of the post to everyone */
 "POST_VISIBILITY_EVERYONE" = "This post is visible to everyone.";
+/*Add parenthesis around text*/
+"PARENTHESIS" = "({text})";
 /* Alert dialog title shown when network request takes too long to complete */
 "TIMEOUT_ALERT_TITLE"="Time Out";
 /* Alert dialog content shown when network request takes too long to complete */