diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 35eda9f9..67ee3571 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   around_action :switch_locale
   before_action :banned?
   before_action :find_active_announcements
+  before_action :set_has_new_reports
 
   # check if user wants to read
   def switch_locale(&)
@@ -48,6 +49,18 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     @active_announcements ||= Announcement.find_active
   end
 
+  def set_has_new_reports
+    return unless current_user&.mod?
+
+    @has_new_reports = if current_user.last_reports_visit.nil?
+                        true
+                       else
+                        Report.where(deleted: false)
+                              .where("created_at > ?", current_user.last_reports_visit)
+                              .count > 0
+                       end
+  end
+
   include ApplicationHelper
 
   protected