diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index ab60927d016..caddf1ab807 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ en:
     approve_post_count: "The amount of posts from a new or basic user that must be approved"
     approve_unless_trust_level: "Posts for users below this trust level must be approved"
     approve_new_topics_unless_trust_level: "New topics for users below this trust level must be approved"
+    approve_unless_staged: "New topics and posts for staged users must be approved"
     notify_about_queued_posts_after: "If there are posts that have been waiting to be reviewed for more than this many hours, send a notification to all moderators. Set to 0 to disable these notifications."
     auto_close_messages_post_count: "Maximum number of posts allowed in a message before it is automatically closed (0 to disable)"
     auto_close_topics_post_count: "Maximum number of posts allowed in a topic before it is automatically closed (0 to disable)"
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 3c94c326eae..2521003002f 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ posting:
   approve_new_topics_unless_trust_level:
     default: 0
     enum: 'TrustLevelSetting'
+  approve_unless_staged:
+    default: false
   notify_about_queued_posts_after:
     default: 24
   auto_close_messages_post_count: 500
diff --git a/lib/new_post_manager.rb b/lib/new_post_manager.rb
index 8eb03d32b6e..b6965bc221e 100644
--- a/lib/new_post_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/new_post_manager.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class NewPostManager
   end
 
   def self.exempt_user?(user)
-    user.staff? || user.staged
+    user.staff?
   end
 
   def self.post_needs_approval?(manager)
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class NewPostManager
     (manager.args[:title].present? && user.trust_level < SiteSetting.approve_new_topics_unless_trust_level.to_i) ||
     is_fast_typer?(manager) ||
     matches_auto_silence_regex?(manager) ||
-    WordWatcher.new("#{manager.args[:title]} #{manager.args[:raw]}").requires_approval?
+    WordWatcher.new("#{manager.args[:title]} #{manager.args[:raw]}").requires_approval? ||
+    (SiteSetting.approve_unless_staged && user.staged)
   end
 
   def self.default_handler(manager)
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ class NewPostManager
     SiteSetting.approve_post_count > 0 ||
     SiteSetting.approve_unless_trust_level.to_i > 0 ||
     SiteSetting.approve_new_topics_unless_trust_level.to_i > 0 ||
+    SiteSetting.approve_unless_staged ||
     WordWatcher.words_for_action_exists?(:require_approval) ||
     handlers.size > 1
   end
diff --git a/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb b/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb
index 65aee5054f0..22218a67dc5 100644
--- a/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/new_post_manager_spec.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,18 @@ describe NewPostManager do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'with staged moderation setting enabled' do
+      before do
+        SiteSetting.approve_unless_staged = true
+        topic.user.staged = true
+      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
+
     context 'with a high trust level setting for new topics but post responds to existing topic' do
       before do
         SiteSetting.approve_new_topics_unless_trust_level = 4