diff --git a/components/profile-modal.html b/components/profile-modal.html
index ba70415b..2a4249a5 100644
--- a/components/profile-modal.html
+++ b/components/profile-modal.html
@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@
                   />
                 </svg>
                 Admin (Moderation)
+                <span
+                  id="profileNavAdminUnreadDot"
+                  class="profile-nav__unread-dot"
+                  aria-hidden="true"
+                ></span>
               </button>
               <button
                 id="profileMobileLockNowBtn"
@@ -1884,9 +1889,14 @@
                   data-admin-subtab="submissions"
                   aria-controls="adminSubmissionsSection"
                   aria-selected="false"
-                  class="btn-ghost focus-ring px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium hidden"
+                  class="admin-subtab-has-dot btn-ghost focus-ring px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium hidden"
                 >
                   Submissions
+                  <span
+                    id="adminSubtabSubmissionsDot"
+                    class="admin-subtab-dot"
+                    aria-hidden="true"
+                  ></span>
                 </button>
               </div>
 
diff --git a/css/tailwind.source.css b/css/tailwind.source.css
index 36437bb4..c63f0540 100644
--- a/css/tailwind.source.css
+++ b/css/tailwind.source.css
@@ -2764,6 +2764,8 @@
     position: relative;
     inline-size: var(--comment-avatar-size);
     block-size: var(--comment-avatar-size);
+    /* rounded so the admin ring (box-shadow) reads as a circle */
+    border-radius: var(--radius-full);
   }
 
   .comment-thread__avatar img {
@@ -3561,6 +3563,30 @@
     display: block;
   }
 
+  /* Pending-submissions dot on the Admin pane's "Submissions" subtab. The
+     subtabs sit in a horizontal row, so this dot rides the top-right corner
+     (not the left edge like the vertical nav dots). */
+  .admin-subtab-has-dot {
+    position: relative;
+  }
+
+  .admin-subtab-dot {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: calc(-1 * var(--space-3xs));
+    right: calc(-1 * var(--space-3xs));
+    width: var(--space-sm);
+    height: var(--space-sm);
+    border-radius: var(--radius-full);
+    border: var(--border-width-hairline) solid var(--surface-panel);
+    background-color: var(--status-danger);
+    display: none;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+
+  .admin-subtab-dot.is-visible {
+    display: block;
+  }
+
   .profile-modal__panes {
     display: flex;
     flex: 1 1 auto;
diff --git a/js/channelProfile.js b/js/channelProfile.js
index e5bb0f87..187277f7 100644
--- a/js/channelProfile.js
+++ b/js/channelProfile.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { subscriptions } from "./subscriptions.js";
 import { attachHealthBadges } from "./gridHealth.js";
 import { attachUrlHealthBadges } from "./urlHealthObserver.js";
 import { accessControl } from "./accessControl.js";
-import { applyAdminStar } from "./ui/adminBadge.js";
+import { applyAdminStar, applyAdminRing } from "./ui/adminBadge.js";
 import { getApplication } from "./applicationContext.js";
 import { escapeHTML } from "./utils/domUtils.js";
 import { formatShortNpub } from "./utils/formatters.js";
@@ -5161,6 +5161,9 @@ function applyChannelProfileMetadata({
 
   const blurPubkey = pubkey || currentChannelHex || "";
   applyAdminStar(document.getElementById("channelAvatarWrap"), blurPubkey);
+  // Ring the inner rounded avatar box (the wrap is a non-clipped positioning
+  // shell; the box-shadow ring belongs on the circular element itself).
+  applyAdminRing(avatarEl?.parentElement, blurPubkey);
   updateChannelModerationVisuals({
     bannerEl,
     avatarEl,
diff --git a/js/ui/adminBadge.js b/js/ui/adminBadge.js
index 2221e6e0..a5f5ab2a 100644
--- a/js/ui/adminBadge.js
+++ b/js/ui/adminBadge.js
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ export function applyAdminStar(
   return setAdminStar(container, isAdminActor(pubkeyOrNpub), { doc, label });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Toggle just the gold ring on a circular element (for surfaces that already
+ * place the star on a specific element and only need the ring added). The
+ * element should be circular (border-radius) for the ring to read right.
+ * @param {Element|null} el
+ * @param {string} pubkeyOrNpub
+ * @returns {boolean} whether the ring is applied
+ */
+export function applyAdminRing(el, pubkeyOrNpub) {
+  if (!el || !el.classList) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const isAdmin = isAdminActor(pubkeyOrNpub);
+  el.classList.toggle(ADMIN_RING_CLASS, isAdmin);
+  return isAdmin;
+}
+
 /**
  * Decorate a circular avatar element with BOTH the admin ring and the corner
  * star. `avatarEl` is the circular element (an <img> or a clip container). The
@@ -138,5 +155,6 @@ export default {
   ADMIN_WRAP_CLASS,
   isAdminActor,
   applyAdminStar,
+  applyAdminRing,
   decorateAdminAvatar,
 };
diff --git a/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js b/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js
index c3b05a67..ee0f2c52 100644
--- a/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js
+++ b/js/ui/applicationBootstrap.js
@@ -879,6 +879,16 @@ export default class ApplicationBootstrap {
       ) {
         app.profileController.setMessagesUnreadIndicator(app._dmUnread);
       }
+      // Pending-submissions dots on the Admin tab + Submissions subtab so an
+      // admin knows exactly where to look.
+      if (
+        app.profileController &&
+        typeof app.profileController.setSubmissionsUnreadIndicator === "function"
+      ) {
+        app.profileController.setSubmissionsUnreadIndicator(
+          app._submissionsPending,
+        );
+      }
     };
 
     app.refreshUnreadDmIndicator = async ({ reason = "" } = {}) => {
diff --git a/js/ui/components/video-modal/commentNodeFactory.js b/js/ui/components/video-modal/commentNodeFactory.js
index 600a9439..318dd75e 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/video-modal/commentNodeFactory.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/video-modal/commentNodeFactory.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { UI_FEEDBACK_DELAY_MS } from "../../../constants.js";
 import { formatAbsoluteTimestamp, formatTimeAgo } from "../../../utils/formatters.js";
 import { registerCommentAvatarFailure as registerCommentAvatarFailureUtil } from "./utils/commentAvatar.js";
-import { applyAdminStar } from "../../adminBadge.js";
+import { applyAdminStar, applyAdminRing } from "../../adminBadge.js";
 
 export class CommentNodeFactory {
   constructor({ document, window, logger, dispatch, DEFAULT_PROFILE_AVATAR }) {
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ export class CommentNodeFactory {
     const avatarLabel = this.document.createElement("span");
     avatarWrapper.appendChild(avatarLabel);
 
-    // Gold admin star for comments authored by a bitvid admin.
+    // Gold admin ring + star for comments authored by a bitvid admin.
     if (typeof event.pubkey === "string" && event.pubkey.trim()) {
-      applyAdminStar(avatarWrapper, event.pubkey.trim(), {
-        doc: this.document,
-      });
+      const authorKey = event.pubkey.trim();
+      applyAdminRing(avatarWrapper, authorKey);
+      applyAdminStar(avatarWrapper, authorKey, { doc: this.document });
     }
 
     const content = this.document.createElement("div");
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index 01be1cfe..00b7d8db 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -721,6 +721,12 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     this.navButtons.admin = document.getElementById("profileNavAdmin") || null;
     this.navButtons.safety = document.getElementById("profileNavSafety") || null;
 
+    // Pending-submissions dots: on the Admin nav tab and the Submissions subtab.
+    this.adminNavUnreadDot =
+      document.getElementById("profileNavAdminUnreadDot") || null;
+    this.adminSubmissionsDot =
+      document.getElementById("adminSubtabSubmissionsDot") || null;
+
     this.profileEditBtn = document.getElementById("profileEditBtn") || null;
     this.profileEditBackBtn = document.getElementById("profileEditBackBtn") || null;
 
@@ -1353,6 +1359,26 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     );
   }
 
+  // Pending-submissions dots for admins: on the Admin nav tab (gated on that tab
+  // being visible) and on the Submissions subtab button inside the admin pane.
+  setSubmissionsUnreadIndicator(visible) {
+    const show = Boolean(visible);
+    const adminButton = this.navButtons.admin;
+    const adminNavVisible =
+      adminButton instanceof HTMLElement &&
+      !adminButton.classList.contains("hidden") &&
+      !adminButton.hasAttribute("hidden");
+    if (this.adminNavUnreadDot instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      this.adminNavUnreadDot.classList.toggle(
+        "is-visible",
+        show && adminNavVisible,
+      );
+    }
+    if (this.adminSubmissionsDot instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      this.adminSubmissionsDot.classList.toggle("is-visible", show);
+    }
+  }
+