diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
index df68b72c4..3c1437de7 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/comments.js
@@ -14,30 +14,30 @@ export const fetchModerationQueueComments = () => {
     dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_REQUEST});
 
     return Promise.all([
-      coralApi('/queue/comments/pending'),
+      coralApi('/queue/comments/premod'),
       coralApi('/queue/users/pending'),
       coralApi('/queue/comments/rejected'),
       coralApi('/queue/comments/flagged')
     ])
-    .then(([pendingComments, pendingUsers, rejected, flagged]) => {
+    .then(([premodComments, pendingUsers, rejected, flagged]) => {
 
       /* Combine seperate calls into a single object */
       flagged.comments.forEach(comment => comment.flagged = true);
       return {
-        comments: [...pendingComments.comments, ...rejected.comments, ...flagged.comments],
-        users: [...pendingComments.users, ...pendingUsers.users, ...rejected.users, ...flagged.users],
-        actions: [...pendingComments.actions, ...pendingUsers.actions, ...rejected.actions, ...flagged.actions]
+        comments: [...premodComments.comments, ...rejected.comments, ...flagged.comments],
+        users: [...premodComments.users, ...pendingUsers.users, ...rejected.users, ...flagged.users],
+        actions: [...premodComments.actions, ...pendingUsers.actions, ...rejected.actions, ...flagged.actions]
       };
     })
     .then(addUsersCommentsActions.bind(this, dispatch));
   };
 };
 
-export const fetchPendingQueue = () => {
+export const fetchPremodQueue = () => {
   return dispatch => {
     dispatch({type: commentTypes.COMMENTS_MODERATION_QUEUE_FETCH_REQUEST});
 
-    return coralApi('/queue/comments/pending')
+    return coralApi('/queue/comments/premod')
       .then(addUsersCommentsActions.bind(this, dispatch));
   };
 };
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
index eef855df6..d1d1afd53 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   updateStatus,
   showBanUserDialog,
   hideBanUserDialog,
-  fetchPendingQueue,
+  fetchPremodQueue,
   fetchRejectedQueue,
   fetchFlaggedQueue,
   fetchModerationQueueComments,
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class ModerationContainer extends React.Component {
   onTabClick(activeTab) {
     this.setState({activeTab});
 
-    if (activeTab === 'pending') {
-      this.props.fetchPendingQueue();
+    if (activeTab === 'premod') {
+      this.props.fetchPremodQueue();
     } else if (activeTab === 'rejected') {
       this.props.fetchRejectedQueue();
     } else if (activeTab === 'flagged') {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ModerationContainer extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const {comments, actions} = this.props;
+    const {comments, actions, settings} = this.props;
     const premodIds = comments.ids.filter(id => comments.byId[id].status === 'PREMOD');
     const rejectedIds = comments.ids.filter(id => comments.byId[id].status === 'REJECTED');
     const flaggedIds = comments.ids.filter(id =>
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@ class ModerationContainer extends React.Component {
       );
     const userActionIds = actions.ids.filter(id => actions.byId[id].item_type === 'USERS');
 
+    // show the Pre-Mod tab if premod is enabled globally OR there are pre-mod comments in the db.
+    let enablePremodTab = (settings.settings && settings.settings.moderation === 'PRE') || premodIds.length;
+
     return (
       <ModerationQueue
+        enablePremodTab={enablePremodTab}
         onTabClick={this.onTabClick}
         onClose={this.onClose}
         premodIds={premodIds}
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
     fetchSettings: () => dispatch(fetchSettings()),
     fetchModerationQueueComments: () => dispatch(fetchModerationQueueComments()),
-    fetchPendingQueue: () => dispatch(fetchPendingQueue()),
+    fetchPremodQueue: () => dispatch(fetchPremodQueue()),
     fetchRejectedQueue: () => dispatch(fetchRejectedQueue()),
     fetchFlaggedQueue: () => dispatch(fetchFlaggedQueue()),
     showBanUserDialog: (userId, userName, commentId) => dispatch(showBanUserDialog(userId, userName, commentId)),
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
index 90cd0560c..09b02daed 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationQueue.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
 import styles from './ModerationQueue.css';
 
 import ModerationKeysModal from 'components/ModerationKeysModal';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import translations from '../../translations.json';
 
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
-export default (props) => (
+const ModerationQueue = (props) => (
   <div>
     <div className='mdl-tabs'>
       <div className={`mdl-tabs__tab-bar ${styles.tabBar}`}>
@@ -23,15 +23,18 @@ export default (props) => (
         >
           {lang.t('modqueue.all')}
         </a>
-        <a href='#pending'
-           onClick={(e) => {
-             e.preventDefault();
-             props.onTabClick('pending');
-           }}
-           className={`mdl-tabs__tab ${styles.tab} ${props.activeTab === 'pending' ? styles.active : ''}`}
-        >
-          {lang.t('modqueue.pending')}
-        </a>
+        {
+          props.enablePremodTab
+          ? <a href='#premod'
+             onClick={(e) => {
+               e.preventDefault();
+               props.onTabClick('premod');
+             }}
+             className={`mdl-tabs__tab ${styles.tab} ${props.activeTab === 'premod' ? styles.active : ''}`}>
+            {lang.t('modqueue.premod')}
+          </a>
+          : null
+        }
         <a href='#account'
           onClick={(e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
@@ -87,33 +90,38 @@ export default (props) => (
           </div>
         }
       </div>
-      <div className={`mdl-tabs__panel is-active ${styles.listContainer}`} id='pending'>
-        {
-          props.activeTab === 'pending' &&
-          <div>
-            <ModerationList
-              suspectWords={props.settings.settings.wordlist.suspect}
-              isActive={props.activeTab === 'pending'}
-              singleView={props.singleView}
-              commentIds={props.premodIds}
-              comments={props.comments.byId}
-              users={props.users.byId}
-              actions={props.actions.byId}
-              userStatusUpdate={props.userStatusUpdate}
-              suspendUser={props.suspendUser}
-              updateCommentStatus={props.updateStatus}
-              onClickShowBanDialog={props.showBanUserDialog}
-              modActions={['reject', 'approve', 'ban']}
-              loading={props.comments.loading}/>
-            <BanUserDialog
-              open={props.comments.showBanUserDialog}
-              handleClose={props.hideBanUserDialog}
-              onClickBanUser={props.userStatusUpdate}
-              user={props.comments.banUser}
-            />
-          </div>
-        }
-      </div>
+      {
+        props.enablePremodTab
+        ? <div className={`mdl-tabs__panel is-active ${styles.listContainer}`} id='premod'>
+          {
+            props.activeTab === 'premod' &&
+            <div>
+              <ModerationList
+                suspectWords={props.settings.settings.wordlist.suspect}
+                isActive={props.activeTab === 'premod'}
+                singleView={props.singleView}
+                commentIds={props.premodIds}
+                comments={props.comments.byId}
+                users={props.users.byId}
+                actions={props.actions.byId}
+                userStatusUpdate={props.userStatusUpdate}
+                suspendUser={props.suspendUser}
+                updateCommentStatus={props.updateStatus}
+                onClickShowBanDialog={props.showBanUserDialog}
+                modActions={['reject', 'approve', 'ban']}
+                loading={props.comments.loading}/>
+              <BanUserDialog
+                open={props.comments.showBanUserDialog}
+                handleClose={props.hideBanUserDialog}
+                onClickBanUser={props.userStatusUpdate}
+                user={props.comments.banUser}
+              />
+            </div>
+          }
+        </div>
+        : null
+      }
+
       <div className={`mdl-tabs__panel ${styles.listContainer}`} id='account'>
         {
           props.activeTab === 'account' &&
@@ -196,3 +204,9 @@ export default (props) => (
     </div>
   </div>
 );
+
+ModerationQueue.propTypes = {
+  enablePremodTab: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+};
+
+export default ModerationQueue;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
index 65411066a..a4256848e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     },
     "modqueue": {
       "all": "all",
-      "pending": "pending",
+      "premod": "pre-mod",
       "rejected": "rejected",
       "flagged": "flagged",
       "account": "account flags",
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       "loading": "Cargando resultados"
     },
     "modqueue": {
-      "pending": "pendiente",
+      "premod": "pre-mod",
       "rejected": "rechazado",
       "flagged": "marcado",
       "shortcuts": "Atajos de teclado",
diff --git a/routes/api/queue/index.js b/routes/api/queue/index.js
index a0756b4c3..2373b808f 100644
--- a/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function gatherActionsAndUsers (comments) {
 // depending on the settings. The :moderation overwrites this settings.
 // Pre-moderation:  New comments are shown in the moderator queues immediately.
 // Post-moderation: New comments do not appear in moderation queues unless they are flagged by other users.
-router.get('/comments/pending', authorization.needed('ADMIN'), (req, res, next) => {
+router.get('/comments/premod', authorization.needed('ADMIN'), (req, res, next) => {
 
   const {asset_id} = req.query;
 
diff --git a/test/routes/api/queue/index.js b/test/routes/api/queue/index.js
index 6b760dee4..ab60a9f20 100644
--- a/test/routes/api/queue/index.js
+++ b/test/routes/api/queue/index.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('/api/v1/queue', () => {
 
   it('should return all the pending comments, users and actions', () => {
     return chai.request(app)
-      .get('/api/v1/queue/comments/pending')
+      .get('/api/v1/queue/comments/premod')
       .set(passport.inject({roles: ['ADMIN']}))
       .then((res) => {
         expect(res).to.have.status(200);