diff --git a/app/serializers/topic_view_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/topic_view_serializer.rb
index b300b368026..0d717fa2b5a 100644
--- a/app/serializers/topic_view_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/topic_view_serializer.rb
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class TopicViewSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
   alias_method :include_is_shared_draft?, :include_destination_category_id?
 
   def include_pending_posts?
-    scope.authenticated? && object.queued_posts_enabled
+    scope.authenticated? && object.queued_posts_enabled?
   end
 
   def queued_posts_count
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class TopicViewSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
   end
 
   def include_queued_posts_count?
-    scope.is_staff? && object.queued_posts_enabled
+    scope.is_staff? && object.queued_posts_enabled?
   end
 
   def show_read_indicator
diff --git a/lib/topic_view.rb b/lib/topic_view.rb
index d5014768ef0..4c8d4ac2331 100644
--- a/lib/topic_view.rb
+++ b/lib/topic_view.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class TopicView
     :personal_message,
     :can_review_topic
   )
+  alias queued_posts_enabled? queued_posts_enabled
 
   attr_accessor(
     :draft,
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ class TopicView
     :post_number
   )
 
+  delegate :category, to: :topic, allow_nil: true, private: true
+  delegate :require_reply_approval?, to: :category, prefix: true, allow_nil: true, private: true
+
   def self.print_chunk_size
     1000
   end
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ class TopicView
     @draft_sequence = DraftSequence.current(@user, @draft_key)
 
     @can_review_topic = @guardian.can_review_topic?(@topic)
-    @queued_posts_enabled = NewPostManager.queue_enabled?
+    @queued_posts_enabled = NewPostManager.queue_enabled? || category_require_reply_approval?
     @personal_message = @topic.private_message?
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
index 2a209e47fa6..d29a9f213be 100644
--- a/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/topic_view_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 require 'topic_view'
 
-describe TopicView do
+RSpec.describe TopicView do
   fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
   fab!(:moderator) { Fabricate(:moderator) }
   fab!(:admin) { Fabricate(:admin) }
@@ -991,4 +991,38 @@ describe TopicView do
       expect(topic_view.filtered_post_ids).to eq([post_2.id, post.id])
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#queued_posts_enabled?" do
+    subject(:topic_view) { described_class.new(topic, user) }
+
+    let(:topic) { Fabricate.build(:topic) }
+    let(:user) { Fabricate.build(:user, id: 1) }
+    let(:category) { topic.category }
+
+    before do
+      NewPostManager.stubs(:queue_enabled?).returns(queue_enabled)
+    end
+
+    context "when queue is enabled globally" do
+      let(:queue_enabled) { true }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_queued_posts_enabled }
+    end
+
+    context "when queue is not enabled globally" do
+      let(:queue_enabled) { false }
+
+      context "when category is moderated" do
+        before do
+          category.custom_fields[Category::REQUIRE_REPLY_APPROVAL] = true
+        end
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_queued_posts_enabled }
+      end
+
+      context "when category is not moderated" do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_queued_posts_enabled }
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end