diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
index eef6b3b92..02c87ef4d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
       Danbooru.Post.update(post_id, {"post[is_rating_locked]": "1"});
     } else if (s === 'lock-note') {
       Danbooru.Post.update(post_id, {"post[is_note_locked]": "1"});
+    } else if (s === 'approve') {
+      Danbooru.Post.approve(post_id);
     } else if (s === "apply-tag-script") {
       var tag_script = Danbooru.Cookie.get("tag-script");
       Danbooru.TagScript.run(post_id, tag_script);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
index bb81a72bb..ec0d11d97 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
@@ -308,16 +308,33 @@
       complete: function() {
         Danbooru.Post.notice_update("dec");
       },
-      success: function(data, status, xhr) {
+      success: function(data) {
         Danbooru.Post.update_data(data);
-
       },
-      error: function(data, status, xhr) {
+      error: function(data) {
         Danbooru.notice("Error: " + data.reason);
         $("#post_" + data.id).effect("shake", {"distance": 20}, "fast");
       }
     });
   }
+  
+  Danbooru.Post.approve = function(post_id) {
+    $.ajax({
+      type: "POST",
+      url: "/moderator/post/approval.json",
+      data: {"post_id": post_id},
+      dataType: "json",
+      success: function(data) {
+        if (!data.success) {
+          Danbooru.error("Error: " + data.reason);
+        } else {
+          var $post = $("#post_" + post_id);
+          $post.data("flags", $post.data("flags").replace(/pending/, ""));
+          $post.removeClass("post-status-pending");
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
 
   Danbooru.Post.place_jlist_ads = function() {
     var jlist = $("#jlist-rss-ads-for-show");
diff --git a/app/views/moderator/post/approvals/create.json.erb b/app/views/moderator/post/approvals/create.json.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8de51cd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/moderator/post/approvals/create.json.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"success": <%= @post.errors.empty? %>, "reason": <%= raw @post.errors.full_messages.join("; ").to_json %>}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb b/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb
index ce2bfb157..4576b4771 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
         <option value="vote-down">Vote down</option>
         <option value="lock-rating">Lock rating</option>
         <option value="lock-note">Lock notes</option>
+        <% if CurrentUser.is_janitor? %>
+          <option value="approve">Approve</option>
+        <% end %>
         <option value="edit-tag-script">Edit tag script</option>
         <option value="apply-tag-script">Apply tag script</option>
       </select>