diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts b/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
index 2473b66c3..4ea2bf5ba 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/quote.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ async function verifyCaptcha(captcha: string): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function getQuotes(
-  _req: MonkeyTypes.Request
+  req: MonkeyTypes.Request
 ): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
-  const data = await NewQuotesDao.get();
+  const { uid } = req.ctx.decodedToken;
+  let { quoteMod } = await UserDAO.getUser(uid);
+  if (quoteMod === true) quoteMod = "all";
+  const data = await NewQuotesDao.get(quoteMod);
   return new MonkeyResponse("Quote submissions retrieved", data);
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/dao/new-quotes.js b/backend/dao/new-quotes.js
index d4e3a3ed2..bd9ad5bef 100644
--- a/backend/dao/new-quotes.js
+++ b/backend/dao/new-quotes.js
@@ -56,11 +56,17 @@ class NewQuotesDAO {
     return await db.collection("new-quotes").insertOne(quote);
   }
 
-  static async get() {
+  static async get(language) {
     if (!git) throw new MonkeyError(500, "Git not available.");
+    const where = {
+      approved: false,
+    };
+    if (language !== "all") {
+      where.language = language;
+    }
     return await db
       .collection("new-quotes")
-      .find({ approved: false })
+      .find(where)
       .sort({ timestamp: 1 })
       .limit(10)
       .toArray();