diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index cac56aca2..b46f92dbf 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require "tmpdir"
 class Upload < ActiveRecord::Base
   class Error < Exception ; end
 
-  attr_accessor :file, :image_width, :image_height, :file_ext, :md5, :file_size
+  attr_accessor :file, :image_width, :image_height, :file_ext, :md5, :file_size, :as_pending
   belongs_to :uploader, :class_name => "User"
   belongs_to :post
   before_validation :initialize_uploader, :on => :create
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Upload < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   module ConversionMethods
-    def process! force=false
+    def process!(force = false)
       return if !force && status =~ /processing|completed|error/
 
       CurrentUser.scoped(uploader, uploader_ip_addr) do
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Upload < ActiveRecord::Base
         p.uploader_ip_addr = uploader_ip_addr
         p.parent_id = parent_id
 
-        unless uploader.is_contributor?
+        if !uploader.is_contributor? || upload_as_pending?
           p.is_pending = true
         end
       end
@@ -424,4 +424,8 @@ class Upload < ActiveRecord::Base
   def presenter
     @presenter ||= UploadPresenter.new(self)
   end
+
+  def upload_as_pending?
+    as_pending == "1"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb b/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
index bb9e8082b..00ca3fbb0 100644
--- a/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/uploads/new.html.erb
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@
         <%= button_tag "Copyrights", :id => "related-copyrights-button", :type => "button" %>
       </div>
 
+      <% if CurrentUser.is_contributor? %>
+        <div class="input">
+          <label for="upload_as_pending">
+            <%= f.check_box :as_pending %>
+            Upload as pending
+          </label>
+        </div>
+      <% end %>
+
       <div class="input">
         <%= submit_tag "Submit", :class => "large" %>
       </div>