diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
index 2dae1ef00..f37c79b4f 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ export const fetchFlaggedQueue = () => {
     dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_REQUEST});
 
     return coralApi('/queue/comments/flagged')
+      .then(comments => {
+        comments.forEach(comment => comment.flagged = true);
+        return comments;
+      })
       .then(addUsersCommentsActions.bind(this, dispatch));
   };
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
index 55a2e705e..d46a9b35d 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default ({onTabClick, ...props}) => (
       <div className={`mdl-tabs__panel ${styles.listContainer}`} id='flagged'>
         <CommentList
           suspectWords={props.settings.settings.wordlist.suspect}
-          isActive={props.activeTab === 'rejected'}
+          isActive={props.activeTab === 'flagged'}
           singleView={props.singleView}
           commentIds={props.flaggedIds}
           comments={props.comments.byId}
diff --git a/routes/api/comments/index.js b/routes/api/comments/index.js
index f37b507f9..1db6f36ff 100644
--- a/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ router.post('/', wordlist.filter('body'), (req, res, next) => {
         if (charCountEnable && body.length > charCount) {
           return 'rejected';
         }
-        return moderation === 'pre' ? 'premod' : '';
+        return moderation === 'pre' ? 'premod' : null;
       });
   }
 
diff --git a/routes/api/queue/index.js b/routes/api/queue/index.js
index ff9e31d76..34902557c 100644
--- a/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ router.get('/comments/flagged', authorization.needed('admin'), (req, res, next)
     .then(ids => assetIDWrap(Comment.find({
       id: {$in: ids}
     })))
+    .then(gatherActionsAndUsers)
     .then(([comments, users, actions]) => {
       res.json({comments, users, actions});
     })
diff --git a/tests/models/comment.js b/tests/models/comment.js
index 91f51ccb8..20590dc3d 100644
--- a/tests/models/comment.js
+++ b/tests/models/comment.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'accepted'
     }],
+    status: 'accepted',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '123',
     id: '2'
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'rejected'
     }],
+    status: 'rejected',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '456',
     id: '4'
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'premod'
     }],
+    status: 'premod',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '456',
     id: '5'
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
     status_history: [{
       type: 'premod'
     }],
+    status: 'premod',
     parent_id: '',
     author_id: '456',
     id: '6'
@@ -184,20 +188,12 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
   describe('#moderationQueue()', () => {
 
     it('should find an array of new comments to moderate when pre-moderation', () => {
-      return Comment.moderationQueue('pre').then((result) => {
+      return Comment.moderationQueue('premod').then((result) => {
         expect(result).to.not.be.null;
         expect(result).to.have.lengthOf(2);
       });
     });
 
-    it('should find an array of new comments to moderate when post-moderation', () => {
-      return Comment.moderationQueue('post').then((result) => {
-        expect(result).to.not.be.null;
-        expect(result).to.have.lengthOf(1);
-        expect(result[0]).to.have.property('body', 'comment 30');
-      });
-    });
-
   });
 
   describe('#removeAction', () => {
@@ -227,6 +223,7 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
         .then(() => Comment.findById(comment_id))
         .then((c) => {
           expect(c).to.have.property('status');
+          expect(c.status).to.equal('rejected');
           expect(c.status_history).to.have.length(1);
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('type', 'rejected');
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('assigned_by', '123');
@@ -238,6 +235,8 @@ describe('models.Comment', () => {
         .then(() => Comment.findById(comments[1].id))
         .then((c) => {
           expect(c).to.have.property('status_history');
+          expect(c).to.have.property('status');
+          expect(c.status).to.equal('rejected');
           expect(c.status_history).to.have.length(2);
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('type', 'accepted');
           expect(c.status_history[0]).to.have.property('assigned_by', null);
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
index 360daa5dc..65b52e246 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ describe('/api/v1/comments', () => {
       body: 'comment 20',
       asset_id: 'asset',
       author_id: '456',
+      status: 'rejected',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'rejected'
       }]
     }, {
       body: 'comment 30',
       asset_id: '456',
+      status: 'accepted',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'accepted'
       }]
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js b/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
index 378899967..6a7507618 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
     body: 'comment 10',
     asset_id: 'asset',
     author_id: '123',
+    status: 'rejected',
     status_history: [{
       type: 'rejected'
     }]
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
     body: 'comment 20',
     asset_id: 'asset',
     author_id: '456',
+    status: 'premod',
     status_history: [{
       type: 'premod'
     }]
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
     id: 'hij',
     body: 'comment 30',
     asset_id: '456',
+    status: 'accepted',
     status_history: [{
       type: 'accepted'
     }]
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
       .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
       .then((res) => {
         expect(res).to.have.status(200);
+        expect(res.body.comments).to.have.length(1);
         expect(res.body.comments[0]).to.have.property('body');
         expect(res.body.users[0]).to.have.property('displayName');
         expect(res.body.actions[0]).to.have.property('action_type');
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js b/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js
index 5d192e976..d9b59d6fe 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/stream/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       body: 'comment 10',
       author_id: '',
       parent_id: '',
+      status: 'accepted',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'accepted'
       }]
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       body: 'comment 20',
       author_id: '',
       parent_id: '',
+      status: null,
       status_history: []
     }, {
       id: 'uio',
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       asset_id: 'asset',
       author_id: '456',
       parent_id: '',
+      status: 'accepted',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'accepted'
       }]
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/stream', () => {
       id: 'hij',
       body: 'comment 40',
       asset_id: '456',
+      status: 'rejected',
       status_history: [{
         type: 'rejected'
       }]