diff --git a/common/envs/constants.ts b/common/envs/constants.ts
index ba460d58..0502322a 100644
--- a/common/envs/constants.ts
+++ b/common/envs/constants.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ export function isWhitelisted(email?: string) {
 }
 
 // TODO: Before open sourcing, we should turn these into env vars
-export function isAdmin(email: string) {
+export function isAdmin(email?: string) {
+  if (!email) {
+    return false
+  }
   return ENV_CONFIG.adminEmails.includes(email)
 }
 
diff --git a/common/envs/prod.ts b/common/envs/prod.ts
index b3b552eb..6bf781b7 100644
--- a/common/envs/prod.ts
+++ b/common/envs/prod.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const PROD_CONFIG: EnvConfig = {
     'iansphilips@gmail.com', // Ian
     'd4vidchee@gmail.com', // D4vid
     'federicoruizcassarino@gmail.com', // Fede
+    'ingawei@gmail.com', //Inga
   ],
   visibility: 'PUBLIC',
 
diff --git a/firestore.rules b/firestore.rules
index 6f2ea90a..08214b10 100644
--- a/firestore.rules
+++ b/firestore.rules
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ service cloud.firestore {
         'manticmarkets@gmail.com',
         'iansphilips@gmail.com',
         'd4vidchee@gmail.com',
-        'federicoruizcassarino@gmail.com'
+        'federicoruizcassarino@gmail.com',
+        'ingawei@gmail.com'
       ]
     }
 
diff --git a/functions/src/resolve-market.ts b/functions/src/resolve-market.ts
index b867b609..44293898 100644
--- a/functions/src/resolve-market.ts
+++ b/functions/src/resolve-market.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   groupPayoutsByUser,
   Payout,
 } from '../../common/payouts'
-import { isManifoldId } from '../../common/envs/constants'
+import { isAdmin, isManifoldId } from '../../common/envs/constants'
 import { removeUndefinedProps } from '../../common/util/object'
 import { LiquidityProvision } from '../../common/liquidity-provision'
 import { APIError, newEndpoint, validate } from './api'
@@ -76,13 +76,18 @@ export const resolvemarket = newEndpoint(opts, async (req, auth) => {
     throw new APIError(404, 'No contract exists with the provided ID')
   const contract = contractSnap.data() as Contract
   const { creatorId, closeTime } = contract
+  const firebaseUser = await admin.auth().getUser(auth.uid)
 
   const { value, resolutions, probabilityInt, outcome } = getResolutionParams(
     contract,
     req.body
   )
 
-  if (creatorId !== auth.uid && !isManifoldId(auth.uid))
+  if (
+    creatorId !== auth.uid &&
+    !isManifoldId(auth.uid) &&
+    !isAdmin(firebaseUser.email)
+  )
     throw new APIError(403, 'User is not creator of contract')
 
   if (contract.resolution) throw new APIError(400, 'Contract already resolved')
diff --git a/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx b/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx
index 0a4ac1e1..4594ea35 100644
--- a/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { ResolveConfirmationButton } from '../confirmation-button'
 import { removeUndefinedProps } from 'common/util/object'
 
 export function AnswerResolvePanel(props: {
+  isAdmin: boolean
+  isCreator: boolean
   contract: FreeResponseContract | MultipleChoiceContract
   resolveOption: 'CHOOSE' | 'CHOOSE_MULTIPLE' | 'CANCEL' | undefined
   setResolveOption: (
@@ -18,7 +20,14 @@ export function AnswerResolvePanel(props: {
   ) => void
   chosenAnswers: { [answerId: string]: number }
 }) {
-  const { contract, resolveOption, setResolveOption, chosenAnswers } = props
+  const {
+    contract,
+    resolveOption,
+    setResolveOption,
+    chosenAnswers,
+    isAdmin,
+    isCreator,
+  } = props
   const answers = Object.keys(chosenAnswers)
 
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false)
@@ -76,7 +85,14 @@ export function AnswerResolvePanel(props: {
 
   return (
     <Col className="gap-4 rounded">
-      <div>Resolve your market</div>
+      <Row className="justify-between">
+        <div>Resolve your market</div>
+        {isAdmin && !isCreator && (
+          <span className="rounded bg-red-200 p-1 text-xs text-red-600">
+            ADMIN
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </Row>
       <Col className="gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-center">
         <ChooseCancelSelector
           className="sm:!flex-row sm:items-center"
diff --git a/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx b/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx
index 444c5701..41b7f0f9 100644
--- a/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/answers/answers-panel.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import { Linkify } from 'web/components/linkify'
 import { BuyButton } from 'web/components/yes-no-selector'
 import { UserLink } from 'web/components/user-link'
 import { Button } from 'web/components/button'
+import { useAdmin } from 'web/hooks/use-admin'
+import { needsAdminToResolve } from 'web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug]'
 
 export function AnswersPanel(props: {
   contract: FreeResponseContract | MultipleChoiceContract
 }) {
+  const isAdmin = useAdmin()
   const { contract } = props
   const { creatorId, resolution, resolutions, totalBets, outcomeType } =
     contract
@@ -154,17 +157,20 @@ export function AnswersPanel(props: {
           <CreateAnswerPanel contract={contract} />
         )}
 
-      {user?.id === creatorId && !resolution && (
-        <>
-          <Spacer h={2} />
-          <AnswerResolvePanel
-            contract={contract}
-            resolveOption={resolveOption}
-            setResolveOption={setResolveOption}
-            chosenAnswers={chosenAnswers}
-          />
-        </>
-      )}
+      {(user?.id === creatorId || (isAdmin && needsAdminToResolve(contract))) &&
+        !resolution && (
+          <>
+            <Spacer h={2} />
+            <AnswerResolvePanel
+              isAdmin={isAdmin}
+              isCreator={user?.id === creatorId}
+              contract={contract}
+              resolveOption={resolveOption}
+              setResolveOption={setResolveOption}
+              chosenAnswers={chosenAnswers}
+            />
+          </>
+        )}
     </Col>
   )
 }
diff --git a/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx b/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx
index dce36ab9..70fbf01f 100644
--- a/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ import { BucketInput } from './bucket-input'
 import { getPseudoProbability } from 'common/pseudo-numeric'
 
 export function NumericResolutionPanel(props: {
+  isAdmin: boolean
+  isCreator: boolean
   creator: User
   contract: NumericContract | PseudoNumericContract
   className?: string
 }) {
-  const { contract, className } = props
+  const { contract, className, isAdmin, isCreator } = props
   const { min, max, outcomeType } = contract
 
   const [outcomeMode, setOutcomeMode] = useState<
@@ -78,10 +80,20 @@ export function NumericResolutionPanel(props: {
       : 'btn-disabled'
 
   return (
-    <Col className={clsx('rounded-md bg-white px-8 py-6', className)}>
-      <div className="mb-6 whitespace-nowrap text-2xl">Resolve market</div>
+    <Col
+      className={clsx(
+        'relative w-full rounded-md bg-white px-8 py-6',
+        className
+      )}
+    >
+      {isAdmin && !isCreator && (
+        <span className="absolute right-4 top-4 rounded bg-red-200 p-1 text-xs text-red-600">
+          ADMIN
+        </span>
+      )}
+      <div className="whitespace-nowrap text-2xl">Resolve market</div>
 
-      <div className="mb-3 text-sm text-gray-500">Outcome</div>
+      <div className="my-3 text-sm text-gray-500">Outcome</div>
 
       <Spacer h={4} />
 
diff --git a/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx b/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx
index 5a7b993e..6f36331e 100644
--- a/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ import { getProbability } from 'common/calculate'
 import { BinaryContract, resolution } from 'common/contract'
 
 export function ResolutionPanel(props: {
+  isAdmin: boolean
+  isCreator: boolean
   creator: User
   contract: BinaryContract
   className?: string
 }) {
-  const { contract, className } = props
+  const { contract, className, isAdmin, isCreator } = props
 
   // const earnedFees =
   //   contract.mechanism === 'dpm-2'
@@ -66,7 +68,12 @@ export function ResolutionPanel(props: {
       : 'btn-disabled'
 
   return (
-    <Col className={clsx('rounded-md bg-white px-8 py-6', className)}>
+    <Col className={clsx('relative rounded-md bg-white px-8 py-6', className)}>
+      {isAdmin && !isCreator && (
+        <span className="absolute right-4 top-4 rounded bg-red-200 p-1 text-xs text-red-600">
+          ADMIN
+        </span>
+      )}
       <div className="mb-6 whitespace-nowrap text-2xl">Resolve market</div>
 
       <div className="mb-3 text-sm text-gray-500">Outcome</div>
diff --git a/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx b/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
index de0c7807..2c011c90 100644
--- a/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
+++ b/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import {
 import { ContractsGrid } from 'web/components/contract/contracts-grid'
 import { Title } from 'web/components/title'
 import { usePrefetch } from 'web/hooks/use-prefetch'
+import { useAdmin } from 'web/hooks/use-admin'
+import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 
 export const getStaticProps = fromPropz(getStaticPropz)
 export async function getStaticPropz(props: {
@@ -110,19 +112,28 @@ export default function ContractPage(props: {
   )
 }
 
+// requires an admin to resolve a week after market closes
+export function needsAdminToResolve(contract: Contract) {
+  return !contract.isResolved && dayjs().diff(contract.closeTime, 'day') > 7
+}
+
 export function ContractPageSidebar(props: {
   user: User | null | undefined
   contract: Contract
 }) {
   const { contract, user } = props
   const { creatorId, isResolved, outcomeType } = contract
-
   const isCreator = user?.id === creatorId
   const isBinary = outcomeType === 'BINARY'
   const isPseudoNumeric = outcomeType === 'PSEUDO_NUMERIC'
   const isNumeric = outcomeType === 'NUMERIC'
   const allowTrade = tradingAllowed(contract)
-  const allowResolve = !isResolved && isCreator && !!user
+  const isAdmin = useAdmin()
+  const allowResolve =
+    !isResolved &&
+    (isCreator || (needsAdminToResolve(contract) && isAdmin)) &&
+    !!user
+
   const hasSidePanel =
     (isBinary || isNumeric || isPseudoNumeric) && (allowTrade || allowResolve)
 
@@ -139,9 +150,19 @@ export function ContractPageSidebar(props: {
         ))}
       {allowResolve &&
         (isNumeric || isPseudoNumeric ? (
-          <NumericResolutionPanel creator={user} contract={contract} />
+          <NumericResolutionPanel
+            isAdmin={isAdmin}
+            creator={user}
+            isCreator={isCreator}
+            contract={contract}
+          />
         ) : (
-          <ResolutionPanel creator={user} contract={contract} />
+          <ResolutionPanel
+            isAdmin={isAdmin}
+            creator={user}
+            isCreator={isCreator}
+            contract={contract}
+          />
         ))}
     </Col>
   ) : null
@@ -154,10 +175,8 @@ export function ContractPageContent(
   }
 ) {
   const { backToHome, comments, user } = props
-
   const contract = useContractWithPreload(props.contract) ?? props.contract
   usePrefetch(user?.id)
-
   useTracking(
     'view market',
     {