diff --git a/app/views/moderations/actions_panel.html.erb b/app/views/moderations/actions_panel.html.erb
index e785d708d..3f7fce89d 100644
--- a/app/views/moderations/actions_panel.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/moderations/actions_panel.html.erb
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@
       <span></span>
       <%= crayons_icon_tag(:checkmark, class: "vomit-checkmark", title: t("views.moderations.actions.checkmark")) %>
     </button>
+    <% if current_user.any_admin? && @moderatable.published %>
+      <% @recent_featured_count = Article.where(featured: true).where("published_at > ?", 1.day.ago).size %>
+      <button
+        class="c-btn c-btn--primary w-100"
+        id="feature-article-btn"
+        data-article-featured="<%= @moderatable.featured %>"
+        data-article-id="<%= @moderatable.id %>"
+        data-article-author="<%= @moderatable.username %>"
+        data-article-slug="<%= @moderatable.slug %>">
+        <%= @moderatable.featured ? t("views.moderations.actions.unfeature") : t("views.moderations.actions.feature") %>
+      </button>
+      <div class="additional-subtext-section py-4 pt-2">
+        <%= t("views.moderations.actions.featured_past_day", count: @recent_featured_count) %>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
     <a href="<%= URL.url %>/community-moderation#using-the-quick-reactions-to-moderate-content" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
       <span class="additional-subtext-section py-3">
         <%= t("views.moderations.actions.how") %>
@@ -177,22 +192,6 @@
       </button>
 
       <div id="admin-action-options" class="admin-action-options dropdown-options hidden">
-        <% @recent_featured_count = Article.where(featured: true).where("published_at > ?", 1.day.ago).size %>
-        <div class="article-admin-action mt-2">
-          <button
-            class="c-btn c-btn--primary w-100 <%= "crayons-btn--destructive" if @moderatable.featured %>"
-            id="feature-article-btn"
-            data-article-featured="<%= @moderatable.featured %>"
-            data-article-id="<%= @moderatable.id %>"
-            data-article-author="<%= @moderatable.username %>"
-            data-article-slug="<%= @moderatable.slug %>">
-            <%= @moderatable.featured ? t("views.moderations.actions.unfeature") : t("views.moderations.actions.feature") %>
-          </button>
-          <div class="block additional-subtext-section py-4 pt-2">
-            <%= t("views.moderations.actions.featured_past_day", count: @recent_featured_count) %>
-          </div>
-
-        </div>
         <div class="article-admin-action">
           <button
             class="c-btn c-btn--primary c-btn--destructive w-100"
diff --git a/cypress/integration/seededFlows/articleFlows/postModerationTools.spec.js b/cypress/integration/seededFlows/articleFlows/postModerationTools.spec.js
index f75f2e02e..371a66ddd 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/seededFlows/articleFlows/postModerationTools.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/seededFlows/articleFlows/postModerationTools.spec.js
@@ -3,27 +3,11 @@ describe('Moderation Tools for Posts', () => {
     cy.testSetup();
   });
 
-  it('should load moderation tools on a post for a trusted user', () => {
-    cy.fixture('users/trustedUser.json').as('user');
-    cy.get('@user').then((user) => {
-      cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/').then(() => {
-        cy.findAllByRole('link', { name: 'Test article' })
-          .first()
-          .click({ force: true });
-        cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).should('exist');
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
   it('should not load moderation tools for a post when the logged on user is not a trusted user', () => {
     cy.fixture('users/articleEditorV1User.json').as('user');
 
     cy.get('@user').then((user) => {
-      cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/').then(() => {
-        cy.findAllByRole('link', { name: 'Test article' })
-          .first()
-          .click({ force: true });
-
+      cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/admin_mcadmin/test-article-slug').then(() => {
         cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).should('not.exist');
       });
     });
@@ -32,18 +16,14 @@ describe('Moderation Tools for Posts', () => {
   it('should not load moderation tools for a post when not logged in', () => {
     cy.fixture('users/articleEditorV1User.json').as('user');
 
-    cy.visit('/').then(() => {
-      cy.findAllByRole('link', { name: 'Test article' })
-        .first()
-        .click({ force: true });
-
+    cy.visit('/admin_mcadmin/test-article-slug').then(() => {
       cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).should('not.exist');
     });
   });
 
   it('should not alter tags from a post if a reason is not specified', () => {
-    cy.fixture('users/adminUser.json').as('user');
-    cy.get('@user').then((user) => {
+    cy.fixture('users/adminUser.json').as('adminUser');
+    cy.get('@adminUser').then((user) => {
       cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/admin_mcadmin/tag-test-article').then(() => {
         cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).click();
 
@@ -65,4 +45,64 @@ describe('Moderation Tools for Posts', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  it('should show Feature Post button on an unfeatured post for an admin user', () => {
+    cy.fixture('users/adminUser.json').as('adminUser');
+    cy.get('@adminUser').then((user) => {
+      cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/admin_mcadmin/unfeatured-article-slug').then(
+        () => {
+          cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).click();
+
+          cy.getIframeBody('[title="Moderation panel actions"]').within(() => {
+            cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Feature Post' }).should('exist');
+          });
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should show Unfeature Post button on a featured post for an admin user', () => {
+    cy.fixture('users/adminUser.json').as('adminUser');
+    cy.get('@adminUser').then((user) => {
+      cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/admin_mcadmin/test-article-slug').then(() => {
+        cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).click();
+
+        cy.getIframeBody('[title="Moderation panel actions"]').within(() => {
+          cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Unfeature Post' }).should('exist');
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  context('as trusted user', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.fixture('users/trustedUser.json').as('trustedUser');
+    });
+
+    it('should load moderation tools on a post for a trusted user', () => {
+      cy.get('@trustedUser').then((user) => {
+        cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/admin_mcadmin/test-article-slug').then(() => {
+          cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).should('exist');
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not show Feature Post button on a post for a trusted user', () => {
+      cy.get('@trustedUser').then((user) => {
+        cy.loginAndVisit(user, '/admin_mcadmin/unfeatured-article-slug').then(
+          () => {
+            cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Moderation' }).click();
+
+            cy.getIframeBody('[title="Moderation panel actions"]').within(
+              () => {
+                cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Feature Post' }).should(
+                  'not.exist',
+                );
+              },
+            );
+          },
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/support/seeds/seeds_e2e.rb b/spec/support/seeds/seeds_e2e.rb
index 164506533..f395b35b8 100644
--- a/spec/support/seeds/seeds_e2e.rb
+++ b/spec/support/seeds/seeds_e2e.rb
@@ -556,6 +556,26 @@ end
 
 ##############################################################################
 
+seeder.create_if_doesnt_exist(Article, "slug", "unfeatured-article-slug") do
+  markdown = <<~MARKDOWN
+    ---
+    title:  Unfeatured article
+    published: true
+    ---
+    #{Faker::Hipster.paragraph(sentence_count: 2)}
+    #{Faker::Markdown.random}
+    #{Faker::Hipster.paragraph(sentence_count: 2)}
+  MARKDOWN
+  Article.create!(
+    body_markdown: markdown,
+    featured: false,
+    user_id: admin_user.id,
+    slug: "unfeatured-article-slug",
+  )
+end
+
+##############################################################################
+
 seeder.create_if_doesnt_exist(Article, "slug", "test-article-with-hidden-comments-slug") do
   markdown = <<~MARKDOWN
     ---