diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
index e43b2a0edd..132786818b 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ class mcp_queue
 						continue;
 					}
 
-					$post_data['disapprove_reason'] = '';
+					$post_data['disapprove_reason'] = $disapprove_reason;
 					if (isset($disapprove_reason_lang))
 					{
 						// Okay we need to get the reason from the posters language