diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-flags-index.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-flags-index.js.es6
index ae4a2e089d0..32b70b9d30b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-flags-index.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/routes/admin-flags-index.js.es6
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export default Discourse.Route.extend({
   redirect() {
-    this.replaceWith('adminFlags.postsActive');
+    let segment = this.siteSettings.flags_default_topics ? 'topics' : 'postsActive';
+    this.replaceWith(`adminFlags.${segment}`);
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.hbs
index e24c12d8ec3..d13ad994bca 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/flags.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {{#admin-nav}}
-  {{nav-item route='adminFlags.postsActive' label='admin.flags.active_posts'}}
-  {{nav-item route='adminFlags.topics' label='admin.flags.topics'}}
+  {{#if siteSettings.flags_default_topics}}
+    {{nav-item route='adminFlags.topics' label='admin.flags.topics'}}
+    {{nav-item route='adminFlags.postsActive' label='admin.flags.active_posts'}}
+  {{else}}
+    {{nav-item route='adminFlags.postsActive' label='admin.flags.active_posts'}}
+    {{nav-item route='adminFlags.topics' label='admin.flags.topics'}}
+  {{/if}}
+
   {{nav-item route='adminFlags.postsOld' label='admin.flags.old_posts' class='right'}}
 {{/admin-nav}}
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/hamburger-menu.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/hamburger-menu.js.es6
index b5835b3c198..2058a4b8820 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/hamburger-menu.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/hamburger-menu.js.es6
@@ -39,16 +39,21 @@ export default createWidget('hamburger-menu', {
   },
 
   adminLinks() {
-    const { currentUser } = this;
+    const { currentUser, siteSettings } = this;
+    let flagsPath = siteSettings.flags_default_topics ? 'topics' : 'active';
 
-    const links = [{ route: 'admin', className: 'admin-link', icon: 'wrench', label: 'admin_title' },
-                   { href: '/admin/flags/active',
-                     className: 'flagged-posts-link',
-                     icon: 'flag',
-                     label: 'flags_title',
-                     badgeClass: 'flagged-posts',
-                     badgeTitle: 'notifications.total_flagged',
-                     badgeCount: 'site_flagged_posts_count' }];
+    const links = [
+      { route: 'admin', className: 'admin-link', icon: 'wrench', label: 'admin_title' },
+      {
+        href: `/admin/flags/${flagsPath}`,
+        className: 'flagged-posts-link',
+        icon: 'flag',
+        label: 'flags_title',
+        badgeClass: 'flagged-posts',
+        badgeTitle: 'notifications.total_flagged',
+        badgeCount: 'site_flagged_posts_count'
+      }
+    ];
 
     if (currentUser.show_queued_posts) {
       links.push({ route: 'queued-posts',
diff --git a/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.html.erb b/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.html.erb
index 63e6573f3e8..940fc6c6e64 100644
--- a/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <p>
   <%= t 'flags_reminder.flags_were_submitted', count: @hours %>
-  <a href="<%= Discourse.base_url + '/admin/flags/active' %>"><%= t 'flags_reminder.please_review' %></a>
+  <a href="<%= Discourse.base_url + '/admin/flags' %>"><%= t 'flags_reminder.please_review' %></a>
 </p>
 
 <table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;">
diff --git a/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.text.erb b/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.text.erb
index c4564fddc02..ca10b097b4e 100644
--- a/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/pending_flags_mailer/notify.text.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%=t 'flags_reminder.flags_were_submitted', count: @hours %> <%=t 'flags_reminder.please_review' %>
 
-<%= Discourse.base_url + '/admin/flags/active' %>
+<%= Discourse.base_url + '/admin/flags' %>
 
 <% @posts.each do |post| %>
  - <%= post[:title] %>: <%=t 'flags_reminder.post_number' %> <%= post[:post_number] %> - <%= post[:reason_counts] %>
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index 0b3f9fb35ff..9190d273d70 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ en:
     auto_block_fast_typers_on_first_post: "Automatically block users that do not meet min_first_post_typing_time"
     auto_block_fast_typers_max_trust_level: "Maximum trust level to auto block fast typers"
     auto_block_first_post_regex: "Case insensitive regex that if passed will cause first post by user to be blocked and sent to approval queue. Example: raging|a[bc]a , will cause all posts containing raging or aba or aca to be blocked on first. Only applies to first post."
+    flags_default_topics: "Show flagged topics by default in the admin section"
 
     reply_by_email_enabled: "Enable replying to topics via email."
     reply_by_email_address: "Template for reply by email incoming email address, for example: %{reply_key}@reply.example.com or replies+%{reply_key}@example.com"
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 3e42c07db8c..e4e8c3adee4 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -997,6 +997,9 @@ spam:
   auto_block_fast_typers_on_first_post: true
   auto_block_fast_typers_max_trust_level: 0
   auto_block_first_post_regex: ""
+  flags_default_topics:
+    default: false
+    client: true
 
 rate_limits:
   unique_posts_mins: 5