diff --git a/src/app.tsx b/src/app.tsx
index 5051a9d3..c07a6ed0 100644
--- a/src/app.tsx
+++ b/src/app.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useAccount, useAccountComment, useCommunity } from '@bitsocialnet/bitso
 import { initSnow, removeSnow } from './lib/snow';
 import { isAllView, isCatalogView, isModView, isSubscriptionsView } from './lib/utils/view-utils';
 import { preloadReplyModal, preloadThemeAssets } from './lib/utils/preload-utils';
+import { hasModQueueAccessRole } from './lib/utils/mod-access';
 import useReplyModalStore from './stores/use-reply-modal-store';
 import useCreateBoardModalStore from './stores/use-create-board-modal-store';
 import useSpecialThemeStore from './stores/use-special-theme-store';
@@ -60,8 +61,6 @@ const SettingsModal = lazy(() => import('./components/settings-modal'));
 preloadThemeAssets();
 preloadReplyModal();
 
-const hasModQueueAccessRole = (role?: string): boolean => role === 'admin' || role === 'owner' || role === 'moderator';
-
 const BoardLayout = () => {
   const params = useParams();
   const { accountCommentIndex, boardIdentifier, pageNumber } = params;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/__tests__/mod-access.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/__tests__/mod-access.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afd75312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/__tests__/mod-access.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { canAccessBoardModQueue, hasModQueueAccessRole } from '../mod-access';
+
+describe('hasModQueueAccessRole', () => {
+  it('accepts board moderation roles', () => {
+    expect(hasModQueueAccessRole('owner')).toBe(true);
+    expect(hasModQueueAccessRole('admin')).toBe(true);
+    expect(hasModQueueAccessRole('moderator')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects missing and unrelated roles', () => {
+    expect(hasModQueueAccessRole(undefined)).toBe(false);
+    expect(hasModQueueAccessRole('viewer')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('canAccessBoardModQueue', () => {
+  it('allows access to the global queue when at least one moderated board is cached', () => {
+    expect(
+      canAccessBoardModQueue({
+        accountCommunityAddresses: ['music-posting.eth'],
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects access to the global queue when no moderated boards are cached', () => {
+    expect(
+      canAccessBoardModQueue({
+        accountCommunityAddresses: [],
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('allows access when the current board role is moderator even without cached board membership', () => {
+    expect(
+      canAccessBoardModQueue({
+        boardAddress: '12D3KooWNFgjQWX2EUEs7pixdjkWSLh21EZ9NeYnV8iMaCyYhLGJ',
+        accountCommunityAddresses: [],
+        accountRole: 'moderator',
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects board-scoped access when only the cached moderated board matches by alias', () => {
+    expect(
+      canAccessBoardModQueue({
+        boardAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+        accountCommunityAddresses: ['music-posting.bso'],
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects access when neither the role nor moderated board list matches', () => {
+    expect(
+      canAccessBoardModQueue({
+        boardAddress: 'music-posting.eth',
+        accountCommunityAddresses: ['tech-posting.eth'],
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/mod-access.ts b/src/lib/utils/mod-access.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bbef23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/mod-access.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export const hasModQueueAccessRole = (role?: string): boolean => role === 'admin' || role === 'owner' || role === 'moderator';
+
+interface BoardModQueueAccessArgs {
+  boardAddress?: string;
+  accountCommunityAddresses: string[];
+  accountRole?: string;
+}
+
+export const canAccessBoardModQueue = ({ boardAddress, accountCommunityAddresses, accountRole }: BoardModQueueAccessArgs): boolean => {
+  if (hasModQueueAccessRole(accountRole)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (!boardAddress) {
+    return accountCommunityAddresses.length > 0;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
diff --git a/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx b/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx
index 66f0673d..f44fed6b 100644
--- a/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx
+++ b/src/views/mod-queue/mod-queue.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import React, { useMemo, useState, useEffect, useCallback, memo } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useParams, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { useFeed, Comment, usePublishCommentModeration, useEditedComment, useCommunity } from '@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks';
+import { useFeed, Comment, usePublishCommentModeration, useEditedComment, useCommunity, useAccount } from '@bitsocialnet/bitsocial-react-hooks';
 import { Virtuoso } from 'react-virtuoso';
 import styles from './mod-queue.module.css';
 import useModQueueStore from '../../stores/use-mod-queue-store';
 import LoadingEllipsis from '../../components/loading-ellipsis';
 import ErrorDisplay from '../../components/error-display/error-display';
 import { useFeedStateString } from '../../hooks/use-state-string';
-import { getSubplebbitAddress, getBoardPath, extractDirectoryFromTitle } from '../../lib/utils/route-utils';
+import { getSubplebbitAddress, getBoardPath, extractDirectoryFromTitle, areSameBoardAddress } from '../../lib/utils/route-utils';
 import { useDirectories, DirectoryCommunity } from '../../hooks/use-directories';
 import getShortAddress from '../../lib/get-short-address';
 import { BOARD_CODE_GROUPS } from '../../constants/board-codes';
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useAccountCommunityAddresses } from '../../hooks/use-account-community-
 import useIsMobile from '../../hooks/use-is-mobile';
 import { useCurrentTime } from '../../hooks/use-current-time';
 import { Post } from '../post/post';
+import { canAccessBoardModQueue, hasModQueueAccessRole } from '../../lib/utils/mod-access';
 import capitalize from 'lodash/capitalize';
 import lowerCase from 'lodash/lowerCase';
 import { PageFooterDesktop, PageFooterMobile, StyleOnlyFooterFirstRow } from '../../components/footer';
@@ -715,6 +716,8 @@ const ModQueueButtonContent = ({ feed, alertThresholdSeconds, boardIdentifier, i
 export const ModQueueButton = ({ boardIdentifier, isMobile }: ModQueueButtonProps) => {
   const { getAlertThresholdSeconds } = useModQueueStore();
 
+  const account = useAccount();
+  const accountAddress = account?.author?.address;
   const accountCommunityAddresses = useAccountCommunityAddresses();
 
   const directories = useDirectories();
@@ -725,6 +728,7 @@ export const ModQueueButton = ({ boardIdentifier, isMobile }: ModQueueButtonProp
     }
     return undefined;
   }, [boardIdentifier, directories]);
+  const community = useCommunity({ communityAddress: resolvedAddress });
 
   const communityAddresses = useMemo(() => {
     if (resolvedAddress) {
@@ -733,11 +737,25 @@ export const ModQueueButton = ({ boardIdentifier, isMobile }: ModQueueButtonProp
     return accountCommunityAddresses;
   }, [resolvedAddress, accountCommunityAddresses]);
 
-  // If specific board, check if user is mod using resolved address
-  const isModOfBoard = resolvedAddress ? accountCommunityAddresses.includes(resolvedAddress) : true;
+  const accountRole = accountAddress ? community?.roles?.[accountAddress]?.role : undefined;
+  const hasBoardAccessFromAccountCommunities = resolvedAddress
+    ? accountCommunityAddresses.some((address) => areSameBoardAddress(address, resolvedAddress))
+    : accountCommunityAddresses.length > 0;
+  const hasBoardAccess = canAccessBoardModQueue({
+    boardAddress: resolvedAddress,
+    accountCommunityAddresses,
+    accountRole,
+  });
+  const isBoardAccessLoading =
+    Boolean(resolvedAddress) &&
+    Boolean(accountAddress) &&
+    !hasModQueueAccessRole(accountRole) &&
+    !hasBoardAccessFromAccountCommunities &&
+    community?.state !== 'succeeded' &&
+    community?.state !== 'failed';
 
   // Only fetch if we have addresses to check and permissions
-  const shouldFetch = communityAddresses.length > 0 && isModOfBoard;
+  const shouldFetch = !isBoardAccessLoading && communityAddresses.length > 0 && hasBoardAccess;
 
   const feedAddresses = shouldFetch ? communityAddresses : [];
   const feedOptions = useMemo(