diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js b/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js
index 0fb0e3cb5..080f234c1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/helmet.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const getNotifTotals = state => {
   const notifications = state.getIn(['notifications', 'unread'], 0);
   const chats = state.get('chats').reduce((acc, curr) => acc + Math.min(curr.get('unread', 0), 1), 0);
   const reports = state.getIn(['admin', 'open_report_count'], 0);
-  return notifications + chats + reports;
+  const approvals = state.getIn(['admin', 'awaitingApproval']).count();
+  return notifications + chats + reports + approvals;
 };
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/admin_nav.js b/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/admin_nav.js
index 06aa236f5..a89c9ada0 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/admin_nav.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/admin/components/admin_nav.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class AdminNav extends React.PureComponent {
               <IconWithCounter icon='gavel' count={reportsCount} fixedWidth />
               <FormattedMessage id='admin_nav.reports' defaultMessage='Reports' />
             </a>
-            {instance.get('approval_required') && (
+            {instance.get('approval_required') || approvalCount > 0 && (
               <NavLink className='promo-panel-item' to='/admin/approval'>
                 <IconWithCounter icon='user' count={approvalCount} fixedWidth />
                 <FormattedMessage id='admin_nav.awaiting_approval' defaultMessage='Awaiting Approval' />