diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site-map.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site-map.hbs
index 5efeea4c9..c4e4b4577 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site-map.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/site-map.hbs
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
       <li>{{#link-to 'users'}}{{i18n "directory.title"}}{{/link-to}}</li>
     {{/if}}
 
-    {{#if currentUser.staff}}
+    {{#if currentUser.show_queued_posts}}
       <li>
         {{#link-to 'queued-posts'}}
           {{i18n "queue.title"}}
           {{#if currentUser.post_queue_new_count}}
-          <span class='badge-notification flagged-posts'>{{currentUser.post_queue_new_count}}</span>
+            <span class='badge-notification flagged-posts'>{{currentUser.post_queue_new_count}}</span>
           {{/if}}
         {{/link-to}}
       </li>
diff --git a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
index 7784d3545..2a310295e 100644
--- a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require_dependency 'new_post_manager'
+
 class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
 
   attributes :name,
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
              :muted_category_ids,
              :dismissed_banner_key,
              :is_anonymous,
-             :post_queue_new_count
+             :post_queue_new_count,
+             :show_queued_posts
 
   def include_site_flagged_posts_count?
     object.staff?
@@ -116,4 +119,12 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
     object.staff?
   end
 
+  def show_queued_posts
+    true
+  end
+
+  def include_show_queued_posts?
+    object.staff? && NewPostManager.queue_enabled?
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/new_post_manager.rb b/lib/new_post_manager.rb
index a8c4554fd..cc3e7c01f 100644
--- a/lib/new_post_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/new_post_manager.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ class NewPostManager
     end
   end
 
+  def self.queue_enabled?
+    SiteSetting.approve_post_count > 0 ||
+    SiteSetting.approve_unless_trust_level.to_i > 0 ||
+    handlers.size > 1
+  end
+
   add_handler {|manager| default_handler(manager) }
 
   def initialize(user, args)
diff --git a/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb b/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb
index 5d0dfb747..ebc8ae5ec 100644
--- a/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe NewPostManager do
 
       it "doesn't return a result action" do
         result = NewPostManager.default_handler(manager)
+        expect(NewPostManager.queue_enabled?).to eq(false)
         expect(result).to eq(nil)
       end
     end
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ describe NewPostManager do
       end
       it "will return an enqueue result" do
         result = NewPostManager.default_handler(manager)
+        expect(NewPostManager.queue_enabled?).to eq(true)
         expect(result.action).to eq(:enqueued)
       end
     end
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ describe NewPostManager do
       end
       it "will return an enqueue result" do
         result = NewPostManager.default_handler(manager)
+        expect(NewPostManager.queue_enabled?).to eq(true)
         expect(result.action).to eq(:enqueued)
       end
     end
@@ -79,6 +82,10 @@ describe NewPostManager do
       NewPostManager.handlers.delete(@queue_handler)
     end
 
+    it "has a queue enabled" do
+      expect(NewPostManager.queue_enabled?).to eq(true)
+    end
+
     it "calls custom handlers" do
       manager = NewPostManager.new(topic.user, raw: 'this post increases counter', topic_id: topic.id)