diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/postqueue.js b/src/controllers/admin/postqueue.js
index 749b4c0a2a..29c56b9f80 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/postqueue.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/postqueue.js
@@ -14,31 +14,51 @@ var postQueueController = module.exports;
 postQueueController.get = function (req, res, next) {
 	var page = parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1;
 	var postsPerPage = 20;
-	var pageCount = 0;
-
-	var start = (page - 1) * postsPerPage;
-	var stop = start + postsPerPage - 1;
-
-	var postData;
-
+	var results;
 	async.waterfall([
 		function (next) {
 			async.parallel({
-				count: function (next) {
-					db.sortedSetCard('post:queue', next);
-				},
 				ids: function (next) {
-					db.getSortedSetRange('post:queue', start, stop, next);
+					db.getSortedSetRange('post:queue', 0, -1, next);
+				},
+				isAdminOrGlobalMod: function (next) {
+					user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(req.uid, next);
+				},
+				moderatedCids: function (next) {
+					user.getModeratedCids(req.uid, next);
 				},
 			}, next);
 		},
-		function (results, next) {
-			pageCount = Math.ceil(results.count / postsPerPage);
+		function (_results, next) {
+			results = _results;
+			getQueuedPosts(results.ids, next);
+		},
+		function (postData) {
+			postData = postData.filter(function (postData) {
+				return postData && (results.isAdminOrGlobalMod || results.moderatedCids.includes(String(postData.category.cid)));
+			});
 
-			var keys = results.ids.map(function (id) {
-				return 'post:queue:' + id;
+			var pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(postData.length / postsPerPage));
+			var start = (page - 1) * postsPerPage;
+			var stop = start + postsPerPage - 1;
+			postData = postData.slice(start, stop + 1);
+
+			res.render('admin/manage/post-queue', {
+				title: '[[pages:post-queue]]',
+				posts: postData,
+				pagination: pagination.create(page, pageCount),
 			});
+		},
+	], next);
+};
 
+function getQueuedPosts(ids, callback) {
+	var keys = ids.map(function (id) {
+		return 'post:queue:' + id;
+	});
+	var postData;
+	async.waterfall([
+		function (next) {
 			db.getObjects(keys, next);
 		},
 		function (data, next) {
@@ -80,12 +100,5 @@ postQueueController.get = function (req, res, next) {
 				], next);
 			}, next);
 		},
-		function (postData) {
-			res.render('admin/manage/post-queue', {
-				title: '[[pages:post-queue]]',
-				posts: postData,
-				pagination: pagination.create(page, pageCount),
-			});
-		},
-	], next);
-};
+	], callback);
+}
diff --git a/src/controllers/globalmods.js b/src/controllers/globalmods.js
index 19a5bd02ee..1cae97a4e2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/globalmods.js
+++ b/src/controllers/globalmods.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var async = require('async');
 
 var user = require('../user');
 var adminBlacklistController = require('./admin/blacklist');
-var adminPostQueueController = require('./admin/postqueue');
 
 var globalModsController = module.exports;
 
@@ -21,17 +20,3 @@ globalModsController.ipBlacklist = function (req, res, next) {
 		},
 	], next);
 };
-
-globalModsController.postQueue = function (req, res, next) {
-	async.waterfall([
-		function (next) {
-			user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(req.uid, next);
-		},
-		function (isAdminOrGlobalMod, next) {
-			if (!isAdminOrGlobalMod) {
-				return next();
-			}
-			adminPostQueueController.get(req, res, next);
-		},
-	], next);
-};
diff --git a/src/controllers/mods.js b/src/controllers/mods.js
index f350e1c880..a7cb252c2c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/mods.js
+++ b/src/controllers/mods.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var categories = require('../categories');
 var flags = require('../flags');
 var analytics = require('../analytics');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
+var adminPostQueueController = require('./admin/postqueue');
 
 var modsController = module.exports;
 modsController.flags = {};
@@ -136,3 +137,18 @@ modsController.flags.detail = function (req, res, next) {
 		}));
 	});
 };
+
+modsController.postQueue = function (req, res, next) {
+	async.waterfall([
+		function (next) {
+			user.isPrivileged(req.uid, next);
+		},
+		function (isPrivileged, next) {
+			if (!isPrivileged) {
+				return next();
+			}
+			adminPostQueueController.get(req, res, next);
+		},
+	], next);
+};
+
diff --git a/src/posts/queue.js b/src/posts/queue.js
index 5419a28d98..553fbb764e 100644
--- a/src/posts/queue.js
+++ b/src/posts/queue.js
@@ -128,18 +128,12 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 	Posts.submitFromQueue = function (id, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
-				db.getObject('post:queue:' + id, next);
+				getParsedObject(id, next);
 			},
 			function (data, next) {
 				if (!data) {
 					return callback();
 				}
-				try {
-					data.data = JSON.parse(data.data);
-				} catch (err) {
-					return next(err);
-				}
-
 				if (data.type === 'topic') {
 					createTopic(data.data, next);
 				} else if (data.type === 'reply') {
@@ -152,6 +146,25 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 		], callback);
 	};
 
+	function getParsedObject(id, callback) {
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.getObject('post:queue:' + id, next);
+			},
+			function (data, next) {
+				if (!data) {
+					return callback();
+				}
+				try {
+					data.data = JSON.parse(data.data);
+				} catch (err) {
+					return next(err);
+				}
+				next(null, data);
+			},
+		], callback);
+	}
+
 	function createTopic(data, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
@@ -184,23 +197,52 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 	Posts.editQueuedContent = function (uid, id, content, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
-				user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(uid, next);
+				Posts.canEditQueue(uid, id, next);
 			},
-			function (isAdminOrGlobalMod, next) {
-				if (!isAdminOrGlobalMod) {
+			function (canEditQueue, next) {
+				if (!canEditQueue) {
 					return callback(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 				}
-				db.getObject('post:queue:' + id, next);
+				getParsedObject(id, next);
 			},
 			function (data, next) {
-				try {
-					data.data = JSON.parse(data.data);
-				} catch (err) {
-					return next(err);
+				if (!data) {
+					return callback();
 				}
 				data.data.content = content;
 				db.setObjectField('post:queue:' + id, 'data', JSON.stringify(data.data), next);
 			},
 		], callback);
 	};
+
+	Posts.canEditQueue = function (uid, id, callback) {
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				async.parallel({
+					isAdminOrGlobalMod: function (next) {
+						user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(uid, next);
+					},
+					data: function (next) {
+						getParsedObject(id, next);
+					},
+				}, next);
+			},
+			function (results, next) {
+				if (results.isAdminOrGlobalMod) {
+					return callback(null, true);
+				}
+				if (!results.data) {
+					return callback(null, false);
+				}
+				if (results.data.type === 'topic') {
+					next(null, results.data.data.cid);
+				} else if (results.data.type === 'reply') {
+					topics.getTopicField(results.data.data.tid, 'cid', next);
+				}
+			},
+			function (cid, next) {
+				user.isModerator(uid, cid, next);
+			},
+		], callback);
+	};
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/index.js b/src/routes/index.js
index aabfa51a78..06121c60d6 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/index.js
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ function mainRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 function modRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/flags', middleware, [], controllers.mods.flags.list);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/flags/:flagId', middleware, [], controllers.mods.flags.detail);
+	setupPageRoute(app, '/post-queue', middleware, [], controllers.mods.postQueue);
 }
 
 function globalModRoutes(app, middleware, controllers) {
-	setupPageRoute(app, '/post-queue', middleware, [], controllers.globalMods.postQueue);
 	setupPageRoute(app, '/ip-blacklist', middleware, [], controllers.globalMods.ipBlacklist);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 3cad4b6db0..39dd1fe64e 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ SocketPosts.accept = function (socket, data, callback) {
 SocketPosts.reject = function (socket, data, callback) {
 	acceptOrReject(posts.removeFromQueue, socket, data, callback);
 };
+
 SocketPosts.editQueuedContent = function (socket, data, callback) {
 	if (!data || !data.id || !data.content) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
@@ -185,10 +186,10 @@ SocketPosts.editQueuedContent = function (socket, data, callback) {
 function acceptOrReject(method, socket, data, callback) {
 	async.waterfall([
 		function (next) {
-			user.isAdminOrGlobalMod(socket.uid, next);
+			posts.canEditQueue(socket.uid, data.id, next);
 		},
-		function (isAdminOrGlobalMod, next) {
-			if (!isAdminOrGlobalMod) {
+		function (canEditQueue, next) {
+			if (!canEditQueue) {
 				return callback(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 			}
 
diff --git a/test/posts.js b/test/posts.js
index a517270e26..3643454148 100644
--- a/test/posts.js
+++ b/test/posts.js
@@ -831,7 +831,21 @@ describe('Post\'s', function () {
 			});
 		});
 
-		it('should accept queued posts submit', function (done) {
+		it('should prevent regular users from approving posts', function (done) {
+			socketPosts.accept({ uid: uid }, { id: queueId }, function (err) {
+				assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:no-privileges]]');
+				done();
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('should prevent regular users from approving non existing posts', function (done) {
+			socketPosts.accept({ uid: uid }, { id: 123123 }, function (err) {
+				assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:no-privileges]]');
+				done();
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('should accept queued posts and submit', function (done) {
 			var ids;
 			async.waterfall([
 				function (next) {
@@ -846,12 +860,5 @@ describe('Post\'s', function () {
 				},
 			], done);
 		});
-
-		it('should prevent regular users from approving posts', function (done) {
-			socketPosts.accept({ uid: uid }, { id: 1 }, function (err) {
-				assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:no-privileges]]');
-				done();
-			});
-		});
 	});
 });