diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/moderators.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/moderators.scss
index 132dd6bdf..48f9a4c59 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/moderators.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/moderators.scss
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@
 
 .mod-container {
   padding: 30px 0px;
+  h2 {
+    a {
+      @include themeable(color, theme-color, $black);
+    }
+    margin-bottom: -12px;  
+  } 
   p {
     width: 98%;
     max-width: 720px;
@@ -332,6 +338,15 @@
     border: solid 2px;
     margin: 5px auto 15px;
   }
+  .approval-button {
+    font-size: 20px;
+    border: 0px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    &.approval-removal {
+      background: $red;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .mod-link {
diff --git a/app/controllers/article_approvals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/article_approvals_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fc61e931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/article_approvals_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class ArticleApprovalsController < ApplicationController
+  def create
+    @article = Article.find(params[:id])
+    unless current_user.any_admin?
+      authorize(User, :moderation_routes?)
+      @article.decorate.cached_tag_list_array.each do |tag|
+        authorize(Tag.find_by(name: tag), :update?)
+      end
+    end
+    @article.update(approved: params[:approved])
+    redirect_to "#{URI.parse(@article.path).path}/mod"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb b/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb
index 289e2853c..968a77aac 100644
--- a/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/moderations/mod.html.erb
@@ -7,8 +7,24 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <div class="container mod-container" style="text-align: center">
-  <h2>Moderate: <a href="<%= @moderatable.path %>" rel="nofollow"><%= @moderatable.title %></a></h2>
-  <h2>Author: <a href="<%= @moderatable.user.path %>"><%= @moderatable.user.username %></a></h2>
+  <h2><a href="<%= @moderatable.path %>" rel="nofollow"><%= @moderatable.title %></a></h2>
+  <h3><a href="<%= @moderatable.user.path %>">@<%= @moderatable.user.username %></a></h3>
+  <% if @moderatable.class.name == "Article" &&
+       (Tag.where(requires_approval: true).pluck(:name) & @moderatable.decorate.cached_tag_list_array).any? && 
+       (current_user.any_admin? || @tag_moderator_tags.any? { |tag| @moderatable.tag_list.include?(tag.name) })
+  %>
+    <%= form_tag "/article_approvals", method: "post" do %>
+      <%= hidden_field_tag(:id, @moderatable.id) %>
+      <% if @moderatable.approved %>
+        <%= hidden_field_tag(:approved, false) %>
+        <button class="cta approval-button approval-removal">Remove approval</button>
+      <% else %>
+        <%= hidden_field_tag(:approved, true) %>
+        <button class="cta approval-button">Mark as approved</button>
+      <% end %>
+    <% end %>
+    <hr />
+  <% end %>
 
   <button class="reaction-button <%= Reaction.cached_any_reactions_for?(@moderatable, current_user, "thumbsdown") ? "reacted" : "" %>"
           data-reactable-id="<%= @moderatable.id %>"
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ab008a198..abe3c6250 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   resource :pro_membership, path: :pro, only: %i[show create update]
   resources :user_blocks, param: :blocked_id, only: %i[show create destroy]
   resources :podcasts, only: %i[new create]
+  resources :article_approvals, only: %i[create]
   resolve("ProMembership") { [:pro_membership] } # see https://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html#using-resolve
   namespace :followings, defaults: { format: :json } do
     get :users
diff --git a/spec/requests/article_approvals_spec.rb b/spec/requests/article_approvals_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d522b7c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/article_approvals_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "ArticleApprovals", type: :request do
+  describe "POST article_approvals" do
+    let(:tag)            { create(:tag) }
+    let(:user)           { create(:user) }
+    let(:article)        { create(:article, tags: tag.name) }
+
+    context "when user is not tag mod" do
+      before do
+        sign_in user
+      end
+
+      it "does not allow update" do
+        expect { post "/article_approvals", params: { approved: true, id: article.id } }.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when user is a tag mod" do
+      before do
+        user.add_role(:tag_moderator, tag)
+        user.add_role(:trusted)
+        sign_in user
+      end
+
+      it "does allow update" do
+        post "/article_approvals", params: { approved: true, id: article.id }
+        expect(article.reload.approved).to eq(true)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when user is admin" do
+      before do
+        user.add_role(:admin)
+        sign_in user
+      end
+
+      it "does allow update" do
+        post "/article_approvals", params: { approved: true, id: article.id }
+        expect(article.reload.approved).to eq(true)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end