diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index e51fd2a2..bdf48c7a 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -1811,6 +1811,39 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.server.POSTbusy = False
             return
 
+        # person options screen, permission to post to newswire
+        # See htmlPersonOptions
+        if '&submitModNewsPosts=' in optionsConfirmParams:
+            adminNickname = getConfigParam(self.server.baseDir, 'admin')
+            if (chooserNickname != optionsNickname and
+                (chooserNickname == adminNickname or
+                 (isModerator(self.server.baseDir, chooserNickname) and
+                  not isModerator(self.server.baseDir, optionsNickname)))):
+                modPostsToNews = None
+                if 'modNewsPosts=' in optionsConfirmParams:
+                    modPostsToNews = \
+                        optionsConfirmParams.split('modNewsPosts=')[1]
+                    if '&' in modPostsToNews:
+                        modPostsToNews = modPostsToNews.split('&')[0]
+                accountDir = self.server.baseDir + '/accounts/' + \
+                    optionsNickname + '@' + optionsDomain
+                newswireModFilename = accountDir + '/.newswiremoderated'
+                if modPostsToNews != 'on':
+                    if os.path.isfile(newswireModFilename):
+                        os.remove(newswireModFilename)
+                else:
+                    if os.path.isdir(accountDir):
+                        modNewswireFile = open(newswireModFilename, "w+")
+                        if modNewswireFile:
+                            modNewswireFile.write('\n')
+                            modNewswireFile.close()
+            self._redirect_headers(usersPath + '/' +
+                                   self.server.defaultTimeline +
+                                   '?page='+str(pageNumber), cookie,
+                                   callingDomain)
+            self.server.POSTbusy = False
+            return
+
         # person options screen, block button
         # See htmlPersonOptions
         if '&submitBlock=' in optionsConfirmParams:
diff --git a/webapp_person_options.py b/webapp_person_options.py
index 05633e7f..4d845eb2 100644
--- a/webapp_person_options.py
+++ b/webapp_person_options.py
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ def htmlPersonOptions(defaultTimeline: str,
         optionsStr += checkboxStr
 
     # checkbox for permission to post to newswire
+    newswirePostsPermitted = False
     if optionsDomainFull == domainFull:
         adminNickname = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'admin')
         if (nickname == adminNickname or
@@ -200,8 +201,26 @@ def htmlPersonOptions(defaultTimeline: str,
                 translate['Submit'] + '</button><br>\n'
             if os.path.isfile(newswireBlockedFilename):
                 checkboxStr = checkboxStr.replace(' checked>', '>')
+            else:
+                newswirePostsPermitted = True
             optionsStr += checkboxStr
 
+    # whether blogs created by this account are moderated on the newswire
+    if newswirePostsPermitted:
+        moderatedFilename = \
+            baseDir + '/accounts/' + \
+            optionsNickname + '@' + optionsDomain + '/.newswiremoderated'
+        checkboxStr = \
+            '    <input type="checkbox" ' + \
+            'class="profilecheckbox" name="modNewsPosts" checked> ' + \
+            translate['News posts are moderated'] + \
+            '\n    <button type="submit" class="buttonsmall" ' + \
+            'name="submitModNewsPosts">' + \
+            translate['Submit'] + '</button><br>\n'
+        if not os.path.isfile(moderatedFilename):
+            checkboxStr = checkboxStr.replace(' checked>', '>')
+        optionsStr += checkboxStr
+
     optionsStr += optionsLinkStr
     backPath = '/'
     if nickname: