diff --git a/app/models/reviewable_queued_post.rb b/app/models/reviewable_queued_post.rb
index 7132282fe5a..4e1cbd1507e 100644
--- a/app/models/reviewable_queued_post.rb
+++ b/app/models/reviewable_queued_post.rb
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class ReviewableQueuedPost < Reviewable
         skip_jobs: true,
         skip_events: true,
         skip_guardian: true,
+        reviewed_queued_post: true,
       )
     opts.merge!(guardian: Guardian.new(performed_by)) if performed_by.staff?
 
diff --git a/lib/post_creator.rb b/lib/post_creator.rb
index 5af9c148661..6d15e678444 100644
--- a/lib/post_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/post_creator.rb
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class PostCreator
       auto_close
     end
 
-    if !opts[:import_mode]
+    if !opts[:import_mode] && !opts[:reviewed_queued_post]
       handle_spam if (@spam || @post)
 
       ReviewablePost.queue_for_review_if_possible(@post, @user) if !@spam && @post && errors.blank?
diff --git a/spec/lib/post_creator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/post_creator_spec.rb
index 652b062ad18..48f2b2dfdb1 100644
--- a/spec/lib/post_creator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/post_creator_spec.rb
@@ -2167,4 +2167,28 @@ RSpec.describe PostCreator do
       expect { post_creator.create }.not_to change(ReviewablePost, :count)
     end
   end
+
+  context "when the review_every_post setting is enabled and category requires topic approval" do
+    fab!(:category)
+
+    before do
+      category.require_topic_approval = true
+      category.save!
+    end
+
+    before { SiteSetting.review_every_post = true }
+
+    it "creates single reviewable item" do
+      manager =
+        NewPostManager.new(
+          user,
+          title: "this is a new title",
+          raw: "this is a new post",
+          category: category.id,
+        )
+      reviewable = manager.perform.reviewable
+
+      expect { reviewable.perform(admin, :approve_post) }.not_to change(ReviewablePost, :count)
+    end
+  end
 end