diff --git a/src/boot/routes.js b/src/boot/routes.js
index 515a08a96..9b00a8004 100644
--- a/src/boot/routes.js
+++ b/src/boot/routes.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export default (store) => {
     },
     {
       name: 'user-profile-admin-view',
-      path: '/admin/users/$:id',
+      path: '/users/$:id/admin_view',
       component: defineAsyncComponent(
         () => import('src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.vue'),
       ),
diff --git a/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js b/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
index 7ee049a7f..82d24e4e4 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
+++ b/src/components/moderation_tools/moderation_tools.js
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ const ENTRIES = [
   {
     separator: true,
   },
+  {
+    check: 'action:statuses',
+    label: 'user_card.admin_menu.show_statuses',
+  },
+  {
+    separator: true,
+  },
   {
     check: 'action:disable_mfa',
     label: 'user_card.admin_menu.disable_mfa',
@@ -217,6 +224,9 @@ const ModerationTools = {
                 case 'disable_mfa': {
                   return () => this.disableMFA()
                 }
+                case 'statuses': {
+                  return () => this.$router.push(`/users/\$${this.users[0].id}/admin_view`)
+                }
                 case 'require_password_change': {
                   return () => this.requirePasswordChange()
                 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.scss b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.scss
index dbbf8008d..35aa49ca9 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.scss
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.scss
@@ -26,18 +26,22 @@
   }
 
   &.-admin-view {
+    .godmode {
+      padding: 1em;
+    }
+
     .list-item {
       padding: 0;
       border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
 
-      .admin-actions {
-        background: var(--background);
-      }
-
       .Status{
         width: 100%
       }
     }
+
+    .footer {
+      background: var(--background);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.js b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.js
index 8a3a80a36..1ad849902 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.js
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { mapState } from 'pinia'
 
 import List from 'src/components/list/list.vue'
 import Status from 'src/components/status/status.vue'
+import Checkbox from 'src/components/checkbox/checkbox.vue'
 import UserCard from 'src/components/user_card/user_card.vue'
 
 import { useAdminSettingsStore } from 'src/stores/admin_settings.js'
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const UserProfileAdminView = {
   },
   created() {
     this.userId = this.$route.params.id
+    this.$store.dispatch('fetchUserIfMissing', this.userId)
     useInterfaceStore().setForeignProfileBackground(this.user?.background_image)
   },
   updated() {
@@ -55,7 +57,13 @@ const UserProfileAdminView = {
     UserCard,
     List,
     Status,
+    Checkbox,
   },
+  watch: {
+    godmode() {
+      this.$refs.list.reset()
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export default UserProfileAdminView
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.vue b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.vue
index f841e57c8..992ce3b4b 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile_admin_view.vue
@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@
       <UserCard
         :user-id="userId"
         :compact="true"
-        avatar-action="zoom"
         hide-bio
         hide-buttons
       />
+      <Checkbox class="godmode" v-model="godmode">
+        {{ $t('admin_dash.users.godmode') }}
+      </Checkbox>
     </div>
     <List
+      ref="list"
       :fetch-function="fetchStatuses"
       @select="onSelect"
       scrollable
     >
       <template #item="{item}">
-        <Status
-          :statusoid="item"
-        />
+        <Status :statusoid="item" />
       </template>
     </List>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index 2d8223e85..e7c03d673 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -1298,6 +1298,7 @@
     "users": {
       "title": "Users",
       "local_id": "Local ID",
+      "godmode": "Show direct messages",
       "labels": {
         "query": "Search",
         "name": "Name",
@@ -1798,6 +1799,7 @@
       "remove_suggested_account": "Remove from suggested",
       "approve_account": "Approve",
       "confirm_account": "Confirm",
+      "show_statuses": "Show all posts",
 
       "disable_mfa": "Disable MFA",