diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb b/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb
index 055d7a5c61..f966dbaa19 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/notify_mailing_list_subscribers.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ module Jobs
                      WHERE cu.category_id = ? AND cu.user_id = users.id AND cu.notification_level = ?
                   )', post.topic.category_id, CategoryUser.notification_levels[:muted])
 
+      if SiteSetting.must_approve_users
+        users = users.where(approved: true)
+      end
+
       DiscourseEvent.trigger(:notify_mailing_list_subscribers, users, post)
       users.find_each do |user|
         if Guardian.new(user).can_see?(post)
diff --git a/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb
index f6252b9120..57692656e9 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/notify_mailing_list_subscribers_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ describe Jobs::NotifyMailingListSubscribers do
   context "when mailing list mode is globally enabled" do
     before { SiteSetting.disable_mailing_list_mode = false }
 
+    context "when site requires approval and user is not approved" do
+      before do
+        SiteSetting.login_required = true
+        SiteSetting.must_approve_users = true
+      end
+      include_examples "no emails"
+    end
+
     context "with an invalid post_id" do
       before { post.update(deleted_at: Time.now) }
       include_examples "no emails"