diff --git a/files/assets/js/group_members_owner.js b/files/assets/js/group_members_owner.js
index 4e8ccdc39..6c8035150 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/group_members_owner.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/group_members_owner.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const members_tbody = document.getElementById('members_tbody')
+const myself_in_table = document.getElementById('myself-in-table')
 
 function approve_membership(t, group, uid) {
 	url = `/!${group}/${uid}/approve`
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ function approve_membership(t, group, uid) {
 			document.getElementById(`time-${uid}`).innerHTML = formatTime(new Date());
 			document.getElementById(`counter-${uid}`).innerHTML = parseInt(members_tbody.lastElementChild.firstElementChild.innerHTML) + 1
 
+			const myself_in_table_cloned = document.createElement('td')
+			myself_in_table_cloned.innerHTML = myself_in_table.innerHTML
+			document.getElementById(uid).append(myself_in_table_cloned)
+
 			members_tbody.append(document.getElementById(uid));
 			t.parentElement.remove()
 		}
diff --git a/files/classes/group_membership.py b/files/classes/group_membership.py
index e0adf493d..964505ba1 100644
--- a/files/classes/group_membership.py
+++ b/files/classes/group_membership.py
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ class GroupMembership(Base):
 	created_utc = Column(Integer)
 	approved_utc = Column(Integer)
 	is_mod = Column(Boolean, default=False)
+	approver_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"))
 
-	user = relationship("User", uselist=False)
+	user = relationship("User", primaryjoin="User.id==GroupMembership.user_id", uselist=False)
+	approver = relationship("User", primaryjoin="User.id==GroupMembership.approver_id", uselist=False)
 
 	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 		if "created_utc" not in kwargs: kwargs["created_utc"] = int(time.time())
diff --git a/files/routes/groups.py b/files/routes/groups.py
index 35260ff18..a0ba3411a 100644
--- a/files/routes/groups.py
+++ b/files/routes/groups.py
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ def group_approve(v, group_name, user_id):
 
 	if not application.approved_utc:
 		application.approved_utc = time.time()
+		application.approver_id = v.id
 		g.db.add(application)
 		if v.id != application.user_id:
 			send_repeatable_notification(application.user_id, f"@{v.username} has approved your application to !{group}")
diff --git a/files/templates/group_memberships.html b/files/templates/group_memberships.html
index b6e628685..519c9b877 100644
--- a/files/templates/group_memberships.html
+++ b/files/templates/group_memberships.html
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 {% extends "default.html" %}
 {% block pagetitle %}!{{group}}{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
+	{% if v.mods_group(group) %}
+		<div id="myself-in-table" class="d-none">
+			{% with user=v %}
+				{% include "user_in_table.html" %}
+			{% endwith %}
+		</div>
+	{% endif %}
+
 	<div class="mx-2">
 		{% if v.id != group.owner_id %}
 			<button id="leave-{{group}}" type="button" class="mt-4 btn btn-danger btn-block {% if v.id not in group.membership_user_ids %}d-none{% endif %}" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="postToastSwitch(this,'/!{{group}}/leave','leave-{{group}}','apply-{{group}}','d-none')">
@@ -56,6 +64,7 @@
 
 							{% if name == 'members' %}
 								<th>Approved on</th>
+								<th>Approved by</th>
 							{% else %}
 								<th>Applied on</th>
 							{% endif %}
@@ -105,6 +114,11 @@
 
 								{% if name == 'members' %}
 									<td id="time-{{membership.user_id}}" data-time="{{membership.approved_utc}}"></td>
+									<td>
+										{% with user=membership.approver %}
+											{% include "user_in_table.html" %}
+										{% endwith %}
+									</td>
 								{% else %}
 									<td id="time-{{membership.user_id}}" data-time="{{membership.created_utc}}"></td>
 								{% endif %}
diff --git a/migrations/20241016-add-group-approved-by.sql b/migrations/20241016-add-group-approved-by.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa1750fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20241016-add-group-approved-by.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+alter table group_memberships add column approver_id int;
+
+ALTER TABLE ONLY public.group_memberships
+    ADD CONSTRAINT group_memberships_approver_fkey FOREIGN KEY (approver_id) REFERENCES public.users(id);