diff --git a/models/user.js b/models/user.js
index f38726ca1..820260bee 100644
--- a/models/user.js
+++ b/models/user.js
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ UserService.setStatus = (id, status, comment_id) => {
     });
   }
 
-  if (status === 'active') {
+  if (status === 'active' || status === 'pending') {
     return UserModel.update({
       id: id
     }, {
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js b/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
index ce55836ab..8da6e0ab0 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
     action_type: 'like',
     item_id: 'hij',
     item_type: 'comment'
+  }, {
+    action_type: 'flag',
+    item_id: '123',
+    item_type: 'user'
   }];
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -67,10 +71,14 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
         comments[0].author_id = u[0].id;
         comments[1].author_id = u[1].id;
         comments[2].author_id = u[1].id;
+        actions[2].item_id = u[1].id;
 
-        return Comment.create(comments);
+        return Promise.all([
+          Comment.create(comments),
+          ...u.map((u) => User.setStatus(u.id, 'pending'))
+        ]);
       })
-      .then((c) => {
+      .then(([c]) => {
         actions[0].item_id = c[0].id;
         actions[1].item_id = c[1].id;
 
@@ -94,4 +102,17 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
         done();
       });
   });
+
+  it('should return all pending users and actions', function(done){
+    chai.request(app)
+      .get('/api/v1/queue/users/pending')
+      .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
+      .end(function(err, res){
+        expect(err).to.be.null;
+        expect(res).to.have.status(200);
+        expect(res.body.users[0]).to.have.property('displayName');
+        expect(res.body.actions[0]).to.have.property('action_type');
+        done();
+      });
+  });
 });