diff --git a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
index 00fae0c47d..c373a5a8f7 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
 		<li>[Fix] Adjust build_url() to not prepend $phpbb_root_path if path returned from redirect() is an URL. This fixes redirect issues with some installations and bridges. (Bug #47535)</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Do not mark global announcements as read if all topics in a forum become read (Bug #15729).</li>
 		<li>[Fix] Fix general error while registration, through undefined variable $config in validate_referer (Bug #49035 - Patch by wjvriend)</li>
+		<li>[Change] submit_post() now accepts force_approved_state key passed to $data to indicate new posts being approved (true) or unapproved (false).</li>
 		<li>[Change] Change the data format of the default file ACM to be more secure from tampering and have better performance.</li>
 		<li>[Change] Add index on log_time to the log table to prevent slowdown on boards with many log entries. (Bug #44665 - Patch by bantu)</li>
 		<li>[Change] Template engine now permits to a limited extent variable includes.</li>
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
index 61741ceb81..0991035c32 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
@@ -1674,14 +1674,22 @@ function submit_post($mode, $subject, $username, $topic_type, &$poll, &$data, $u
 	}
 
 	// This variable indicates if the user is able to post or put into the queue - it is used later for all code decisions regarding approval
+	// The variable name should be $post_approved, because it indicates if the post is approved or not
 	$post_approval = 1;
 
 	// Check the permissions for post approval. Moderators are not affected.
 	if (!$auth->acl_get('f_noapprove', $data['forum_id']) && !$auth->acl_get('m_approve', $data['forum_id']))
 	{
+		// Post not approved, but in queue
 		$post_approval = 0;
 	}
 
+	// Mods are able to force approved/unapproved posts. True means the post is approved, false the post is unapproved
+	if ($data['force_approved_state'])
+	{
+		$post_approval = ($data['force_approved_state']) ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+
 	// Start the transaction here
 	$db->sql_transaction('begin');