diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Drivers/UserApprovePartDriver.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Drivers/UserApprovePartDriver.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d06249e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Drivers/UserApprovePartDriver.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.Drivers;
+using Orchard.Localization;
+using Orchard.Mvc;
+using Orchard.Users.Models;
+using Orchard.Users.ViewModels;
+
+namespace Orchard.Users.Drivers {
+    public class UserApprovePartDriver : ContentPartDriver<UserPart> {
+        private const string TemplateName = "Parts/User.Approve";
+        private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor;
+        private readonly IOrchardServices _orchardServices;
+
+        public UserApprovePartDriver(
+            IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor,
+            IOrchardServices orchardServices
+            ) {
+
+            _httpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor;
+            _orchardServices = orchardServices;
+
+            T = NullLocalizer.Instance;
+        }
+
+        public Localizer T { get; set; }
+
+        protected override DriverResult Editor(UserPart part, dynamic shapeHelper) {
+            var model = new UserEditViewModel { User = part };
+
+            return ContentShape("Parts_UserApprove_Edit",
+                                () => {
+                                    if (!_orchardServices.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageUsers, T("Not authorized to manage users"))) {
+                                        return null;
+                                    }
+                                    return shapeHelper.EditorTemplate(TemplateName: TemplateName, Model: model, Prefix: Prefix);
+                                 });
+        }
+
+        protected override DriverResult Editor(UserPart part, IUpdateModel updater, dynamic shapeHelper) {
+            var model = new UserEditViewModel { User = part };
+
+            return ContentShape("Parts_UserApprove_Edit",
+                              () => {
+                                  if (!_orchardServices.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageUsers, T("Not authorized to manage users"))) { 
+                                      return null;
+                                  }
+                                  return shapeHelper.EditorTemplate(TemplateName: TemplateName, Model: model, Prefix: Prefix);
+                              });
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Handlers/ApproveUserHandler.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Handlers/ApproveUserHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d6eb4c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Handlers/ApproveUserHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Orchard.ContentManagement.Handlers;
+using Orchard.Mvc;
+using Orchard.Users.Events;
+using Orchard.Users.Models;
+using Orchard.Users.Services;
+
+namespace Orchard.Users.Handlers {
+    public class ApproveUserHandler : ContentHandler {
+        private readonly IApproveUserService _approveUserService;
+        private readonly IHttpContextAccessor _httpContextAccessor;
+
+        public ApproveUserHandler(
+           IApproveUserService approveUserService,
+           IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor) {
+            _approveUserService = approveUserService;
+            _httpContextAccessor = httpContextAccessor;
+
+            OnPublished<UserPart>((context, part) => {
+                var httpContext = _httpContextAccessor.Current();
+                // verify user click correct button and 
+                // registration status is correct to approve/disable
+                if (httpContext.Request.Form["submit.Save"] == "submit.ApproveUser" &&
+                    part.RegistrationStatus == UserStatus.Pending) {
+                    _approveUserService.Approve(part);
+                }
+
+                if (httpContext.Request.Form["submit.Save"] == "submit.DisableUser" &&
+                    part.RegistrationStatus == UserStatus.Approved) {
+                    _approveUserService.Disable(part);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj
index 7e4a55dfe..4c7d003ae 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Constants\UserPasswordValidationResults.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\AccountController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\AdminController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Drivers\UserApprovePartDriver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Drivers\UserPartDriver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Drivers\UserPartPasswordDriver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\LoginUserEventHandler.cs" />
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Forms\SignInUserForm.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Forms\VerifyUserUnicityForm.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Forms\CreateUserForm.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Handlers\ApproveUserHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Handlers\SecuritySettingsPartHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Handlers\WorkflowUserEventHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\ModelStateDictionaryExtensions.cs" />
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\UserStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Permissions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Services\ApproveUserService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\AuthenticationRedirectionFilter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IUserService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\MembershipValidationService.cs" />
@@ -244,6 +247,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="Views\EditorTemplates\Parts\Users.SecuritySettings.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Views\EditorTemplates\Parts\User.Approve.cshtml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Placement.info b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Placement.info
index ef8077a94..96d11e639 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Placement.info
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Placement.info
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <Placement>
   <Match Path="~/Admin/Users/Edit/*">
     <Place Parts_User_EditPassword_Edit="Content:1"/>
+    <Place Parts_UserApprove_Edit="Sidebar:25"/> <!-- immediately following the contents module's Approve Now button -->
   </Match>
 </Placement>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Services/ApproveUserService.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Services/ApproveUserService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab857dd31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Services/ApproveUserService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using Orchard;
+using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+using Orchard.Localization;
+using Orchard.Users;
+using Orchard.Security;
+using Orchard.Users.Models;
+using Orchard.UI.Notify;
+using Orchard.Users.Events;
+
+namespace Orchard.Users.Services {
+    public interface IApproveUserService : IDependency {
+        void Approve(UserPart contentItem);
+        void Disable(UserPart contentItem);
+    }
+
+    public class ApproveUserService : IApproveUserService {
+
+        private readonly IUserEventHandler _userEventHandlers;
+        private readonly IOrchardServices _orchardServices;
+        
+        public ApproveUserService(
+           IUserEventHandler userEventHandlers,
+           IOrchardServices orchardServices) {
+
+            _userEventHandlers = userEventHandlers;
+            _orchardServices = orchardServices;
+
+            T = NullLocalizer.Instance;
+        }
+        public Localizer T { get; set; }
+
+
+        public void Approve(UserPart part) {
+            if (!_orchardServices.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageUsers, T("Not authorized to manage users"))) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (part == null) { 
+                return;
+            }
+
+            part.RegistrationStatus = UserStatus.Approved;
+            _orchardServices.Notifier.Information(T("User {0} approved", part.UserName));
+            _userEventHandlers.Approved(part);
+        }
+
+        public void Disable(UserPart part) {
+            if (!_orchardServices.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageUsers, T("Not authorized to manage users")))
+                return;
+
+            if (part == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            part.RegistrationStatus = UserStatus.Pending;
+            _orchardServices.Notifier.Information(T("User {0} disabled", part.UserName));
+            _userEventHandlers.Moderate(part);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts/User.Approve.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts/User.Approve.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e7d878cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts/User.Approve.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+@model  Orchard.Users.ViewModels.UserEditViewModel
+
+@using Orchard.Users.Models;
+@using Orchard.ContentManagement;
+@using Orchard.Core.Contents;
+@using Orchard.Utility.Extensions;
+
+<style type="text/css">
+    .approve-user {
+        float: left;
+        clear: none;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+    }
+
+    .approve-user legend {
+        display: none;
+    }
+
+    .approve-user button {
+        margin-left: 4px;
+    }
+</style>
+<fieldset class="approve-user">
+    <legend>@T("Approve User")</legend>
+    @if (Model.User != null) {
+        var user = Model.User.As<UserPart>();
+        if (user.RegistrationStatus == UserStatus.Pending) {
+            <button type="submit" name="submit.Save" value="submit.ApproveUser">@T("Approve")</button>
+        }
+        else {
+            <button type="submit" name="submit.Save" value="submit.DisableUser">@T("Disable")</button>
+        }
+    }
+</fieldset>
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