diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Controllers/AccountController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Controllers/AccountController.cs
index beb07096a..490b6695b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Controllers/AccountController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Controllers/AccountController.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Users.Controllers {
                         return RedirectToAction("ChallengeEmailSent");
                     }
 
+                    if (user.As<UserPart>().RegistrationStatus == UserStatus.Pending) {
+                        return RedirectToAction("RegistrationPending");
+                    }
+
                     _authenticationService.SignIn(user, false /* createPersistentCookie */);
                     return Redirect("~/");
                 }
@@ -174,6 +178,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Users.Controllers {
             }
         }
 
+        public ActionResult RegistrationPending() {
+            return View();
+        }
+
         public ActionResult ChangePasswordSuccess() {
             return View();
         }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj
index c08223b12..0e6484899 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Orchard.Users.csproj
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="Views\Account\RegistrationPending.cshtml" />
     <None Include="Views\EditorTemplates\Parts\User.Edit.cshtml" />
     <None Include="Views\EditorTemplates\Parts\User.Create.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/Account/RegistrationPending.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/Account/RegistrationPending.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb4755646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/Account/RegistrationPending.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@model dynamic
+<h1>@Html.TitleForPage(T("User Registration Pending").ToString()) </h1>
+<p>@T("Your user account has been created but has to be approved before it can be used.")</p>
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts/Users.RegistrationSettings.cshtml b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts/Users.RegistrationSettings.cshtml
index b34c9c324..c839341bf 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts/Users.RegistrationSettings.cshtml
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Users/Views/EditorTemplates/Parts/Users.RegistrationSettings.cshtml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </div>
     <div>
         @Html.EditorFor(m => m.UsersMustValidateEmail)
-        <label class="forcheckbox" for="@Html.FieldIdFor( m => m.UsersMustValidateEmail)">@T("Users must justify their email address")</label>
+        <label class="forcheckbox" for="@Html.FieldIdFor( m => m.UsersMustValidateEmail)">@T("Users must verify their email address")</label>
         @Html.ValidationMessage("UsersMustValidateEmail", "*")
     </div>
     <div>