diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
index c1377849a7f..414936be91e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/models/admin_user.js
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ Discourse.AdminUser.reopenClass({
       user.set('can_approve', false);
       return user.set('selected', false);
     });
+
+    bootbox.alert(Em.String.i18n("admin.user.approve_bulk_success"));
+
     return Discourse.ajax("/admin/users/approve-bulk", {
       type: 'PUT',
       data: {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars
index ac283ddbeac..ab3d9c23ba5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/user.js.handlebars
@@ -59,11 +59,15 @@
 
     </div>
     <div class='controls'>
-      {{#if can_approve}}
-        <button class='btn' {{action approve target="content"}}>
-          <i class='icon icon-ok'></i>
-          {{i18n admin.user.approve}}
-        </button>
+      {{#if approved}}
+        {{i18n admin.user.approve_success}}
+      {{else}}
+        {{#if can_approve}}
+          <button class='btn' {{action approve target="content"}}>
+            <i class='icon icon-ok'></i>
+            {{i18n admin.user.approve}}
+          </button>
+        {{/if}}
       {{/if}}
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index cd91d85a2d0..cfca2cf8294 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1131,6 +1131,10 @@ en:
         flags_received_count: Flags Received
         approve: 'Approve'
         approved_by: "approved by"
+        approve_success: "User approved and email sent with activation
+          instructions."
+        approve_bulk_success: "Success! All selected users have been approved
+          and notified."
         time_read: "Read Time"
         delete: "Delete User"
         delete_forbidden: "This user can't be deleted because there are posts. Delete all this user's posts first."