diff --git a/lib/philomena/users/ability.ex b/lib/philomena/users/ability.ex
index 74151e5d..b2a338d6 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/users/ability.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/users/ability.ex
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ defimpl Canada.Can, for: [Atom, Philomena.Users.User] do
   # Hide topics
   def can?(%User{role: "moderator"}, :show, %Topic{}), do: true
   def can?(%User{role: "moderator"}, :hide, %Topic{}), do: true
+  def can?(%User{role: "moderator"}, :create_post, %Topic{}), do: true
 
   # Edit tags
   def can?(%User{role: "moderator"}, :edit, %Tag{}), do: true