diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js
index c9b3c18a2ea..a7cdb583228 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-nav-map.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export const ADMIN_NAV_MAP = [
         route: "adminUsers",
         label: "admin.community.sidebar_link.users",
         icon: "users",
+        moderator: true,
       },
       {
         name: "admin_user_fields",
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export const ADMIN_NAV_MAP = [
         route: "adminWatchedWords",
         label: "admin.community.sidebar_link.watched_words",
         icon: "eye",
+        moderator: true,
       },
       {
         name: "admin_legal",
@@ -247,24 +249,28 @@ export const ADMIN_NAV_MAP = [
         route: "adminLogs.screenedEmails",
         label: "admin.security.sidebar_link.screened_emails",
         icon: "envelope",
+        moderator: true,
       },
       {
         name: "admin_logs_screened_ip_addresses",
         route: "adminLogs.screenedIpAddresses",
         label: "admin.security.sidebar_link.screened_ips",
         icon: "globe",
+        moderator: true,
       },
       {
         name: "admin_logs_screened_urls",
         route: "adminLogs.screenedUrls",
         label: "admin.security.sidebar_link.screened_urls",
         icon: "globe",
+        moderator: true,
       },
       {
         name: "admin_logs_search_logs",
         route: "adminSearchLogs",
         label: "admin.security.sidebar_link.search_logs",
         icon: "search",
+        moderator: true,
       },
       {
         name: "admin_security",
@@ -287,6 +293,7 @@ export const ADMIN_NAV_MAP = [
         route: "adminLogs.staffActionLogs",
         label: "admin.security.sidebar_link.staff_action_logs",
         icon: "user-shield",
+        moderator: true,
       },
     ],
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-sidebar.js
index 148baa8dfcf..1af4038e18f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-sidebar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/sidebar/admin-sidebar.js
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export function useAdminNavConfig(navMap) {
           route: "admin.dashboard.general",
           label: "admin.dashboard.title",
           icon: "home",
+          moderator: true,
         },
         {
           name: "admin_all_site_settings",
@@ -314,7 +315,14 @@ export default class AdminSidebarPanel extends BaseCustomSidebarPanel {
       })
     );
 
-    const navConfig = useAdminNavConfig(navMap);
+    let navConfig = useAdminNavConfig(navMap);
+
+    if (!currentUser.admin && currentUser.moderator) {
+      navConfig.forEach((section) => {
+        section.links = section.links.filterBy("moderator");
+      });
+      navConfig = navConfig.filterBy("links.length");
+    }
 
     return navConfig.map((adminNavSectionData) => {
       return defineAdminSection(
diff --git a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
index a5785828777..977dd60bafa 100644
--- a/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/current_user_serializer.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class CurrentUserSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
   end
 
   def use_admin_sidebar
-    object.admin? && object.in_any_groups?(SiteSetting.admin_sidebar_enabled_groups_map)
+    object.staff? && object.in_any_groups?(SiteSetting.admin_sidebar_enabled_groups_map)
   end
 
   def include_user_admin_sidebar?
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index cde6b4efc12..1a7ad450f56 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -2375,7 +2375,7 @@ developer:
   admin_sidebar_enabled_groups:
     type: group_list
     list_type: compact
-    default: "1"
+    default: "1|2"
     allow_any: false
     refresh: true
   lazy_load_categories_groups:
diff --git a/spec/system/admin_sidebar_navigation_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin_sidebar_navigation_spec.rb
index a733f5079e2..95f63948199 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin_sidebar_navigation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin_sidebar_navigation_spec.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 
 describe "Admin Revamp | Sidebar Navigation", type: :system do
   fab!(:admin)
+  fab!(:moderator)
 
   let(:sidebar) { PageObjects::Components::NavigationMenu::Sidebar.new }
   let(:sidebar_dropdown) { PageObjects::Components::SidebarHeaderDropdown.new }
   let(:filter) { PageObjects::Components::Filter.new }
 
   before do
-    SiteSetting.admin_sidebar_enabled_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:admins]
+    SiteSetting.admin_sidebar_enabled_groups = [
+      Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:admins],
+      Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:moderators],
+    ]
     sign_in(admin)
   end
 
@@ -184,4 +188,25 @@ describe "Admin Revamp | Sidebar Navigation", type: :system do
     visit("/admin")
     expect(sidebar).to have_no_add_section_button
   end
+
+  it "displays limited links for moderator" do
+    sign_in(moderator)
+    visit("/admin")
+
+    sidebar.toggle_all_sections
+
+    links = page.all(".sidebar-section-link-content-text")
+    expect(links.map(&:text)).to eq(
+      [
+        "Dashboard",
+        "Users",
+        "Watched Words",
+        "Screened Emails",
+        "Screened IPs",
+        "Screened URLs",
+        "Search Logs",
+        "Staff Action Logs",
+      ],
+    )
+  end
 end