diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties
index 2c50bc6b8..812ae4383 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties
@@ -798,4 +798,10 @@ value.algorithm-cbc-192=CBC (192) - http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes192-cbc
 value.algorithm-cbc-128=CBC (128) - http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc
 value.algorithm-cbc-tripledes=CBC (TRIPLEDES) - http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc
 
-message.algorithms-unique=Each algorithm may only be used once.
\ No newline at end of file
+message.algorithms-unique=Each algorithm may only be used once.
+
+label.approve=Approve
+label.disapprove=Unapprove
+label.approval=Approval
+value.approved=Approved
+value.disapproved=Not Approved
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/src/app/admin/container/ApprovalActions.js b/ui/src/app/admin/container/ApprovalActions.js
index 13e1a605e..2d4119727 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/admin/container/ApprovalActions.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/admin/container/ApprovalActions.js
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { DeleteConfirmation } from '../../core/components/DeleteConfirmation';
-import { useMetadataActivator, useMetadataEntity } from '../../metadata/hooks/api';
+import { useMetadataApprover, useMetadataEntity } from '../../metadata/hooks/api';
 
 import { NotificationContext, createNotificationAction, NotificationTypes } from '../../notifications/hoc/Notifications';
 
-export function ApprovalActions ({type, children}) {
+export function ApprovalActions ({type = 'source', children}) {
 
     const { dispatch } = React.useContext(NotificationContext);
 
-    const { del, response } = useMetadataEntity(type, {
+    const { del, response } = useMetadataEntity('source', {
         cachePolicy: 'no-cache'
     });
 
-    const activator = useMetadataActivator(type);
+    const activator = useMetadataApprover('source');
 
     async function approveEntity(entity, enabled, cb = () => {}) {
-        await activator.patch(`/${type === 'source' ? entity.id : entity.resourceId}/${enabled ? 'approve' : 'unapprove'}`);
+        await activator.patch(`${type === 'source' ? entity.id : entity.resourceId}/${enabled ? 'approve' : 'unapprove'}`);
         if (activator?.response.ok) {
             dispatch(createNotificationAction(
-                `Metadata ${type} has been ${enabled ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'}.`
+                `Metadata ${type} has been ${enabled ? 'approved' : 'unapproved'}.`
             ));
             cb();
         } else {
diff --git a/ui/src/app/core/user/UserContext.js b/ui/src/app/core/user/UserContext.js
index ddd1897ef..2390c4d3a 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/core/user/UserContext.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/core/user/UserContext.js
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ function useCanEnable() {
     return isAdmin || isEnabler;
 }
 
+function useCanApprove() {
+    return true;
+}
+
+function useIsApprover() {
+    const user = useCurrentUser();
+    return user.canApprove;
+}
+
 function useUserGroup() {
     const user = useCurrentUser();
     return (user?.userGroups && user.userGroups.length > 0) ? user.userGroups[0] : null;
@@ -103,7 +112,9 @@ export {
     useCurrentUser,
     useIsAdmin,
     useIsAdminOrInGroup,
+    useIsApprover,
     useCanEnable,
+    useCanApprove,
     useCurrentUserLoading,
     useCurrentUserLoader,
     useUserGroupRegexValidator,
diff --git a/ui/src/app/dashboard/component/Scroller.js b/ui/src/app/dashboard/component/Scroller.js
index 10baf42cf..ee3626bae 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/dashboard/component/Scroller.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/dashboard/component/Scroller.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function Scroller ({ entities, children }) {
     React.useEffect(() => {
         let maxIndex = (page * PAGE_LIMIT) - 1,
             minIndex = 0;
-        const l = entities.filter((resolver, index) => (maxIndex >= index && index >= minIndex));
+        const l = entities?.filter((resolver, index) => (maxIndex >= index && index >= minIndex));
         setLimited(l);
     }, [entities, page])
 
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ export function Scroller ({ entities, children }) {
 
     return (
         <InfiniteScroll
-            dataLength={limited.length} //This is important field to render the next data
+            dataLength={limited?.length} //This is important field to render the next data
             next={() => loadNext()}
-            hasMore={entities.length > limited.length}
+            hasMore={entities?.length > limited?.length}
         >
             { children(limited) }
         </InfiniteScroll>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/ActionsTab.js b/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/ActionsTab.js
index a642ec001..9a3ace211 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/ActionsTab.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/ActionsTab.js
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { useParams } from 'react-router';
 import { MetadataActions } from '../../admin/container/MetadataActions';
 import UserActions from '../../admin/container/UserActions';
 import Spinner from '../../core/components/Spinner';
 
 import Translate from '../../i18n/components/translate';
 import SourceList from '../../metadata/domain/source/component/SourceList';
-
+import { ProtectRoute } from '../../core/components/ProtectRoute';
 import Nav from 'react-bootstrap/Nav';
 import { Switch, Route, useRouteMatch, Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import Badge from 'react-bootstrap/Badge';
 import { ApprovalActions } from '../../admin/container/ApprovalActions';
 
-export function ActionsTab({ sources, users, reloadSources, reloadUsers, reloadApprovals, loadingSources, loadingUsers, loadingApprovals }) {
+export function ActionsTab({ sources, users, approvals, reloadSources, reloadUsers, reloadApprovals, loadingSources, loadingUsers, loadingApprovals }) {
 
     const { path, url } = useRouteMatch();
 
@@ -33,54 +32,62 @@ export function ActionsTab({ sources, users, reloadSources, reloadUsers, reloadA
                             activeKey="/home"
                             onSelect={(selectedKey) => alert(`selected ${selectedKey}`)}
                             >
+                            {sources !== null && 
                             <Nav.Item>
-                                <NavLink className="nav-link" to={`${path}/enable`}>
+                                <NavLink className="nav-link" to={`${path}/enable`} id="enable-btn">
                                     <Translate value="label.enable-metadata-sources">Enable Metadata Sources</Translate>
                                     { sources.length ? <Badge pill bg="danger" className="ms-1">{sources.length}</Badge> : '' }
                                 </NavLink>
                             </Nav.Item>
+                            }
                             <Nav.Item>
-                                <NavLink className="nav-link" to={`${path}/useraccess`}>
-                                    <Translate value="label.user-access-request">User Access Request</Translate>
-                                    { users.length ? <Badge pill bg="danger" className="ms-1">{users.length}</Badge> : '' }
+                                <NavLink className="nav-link" to={`${path}/approve`}  id="approve-btn">
+                                    <Translate value="label.approve-metadata-sources">Approve Metadata Sources</Translate>
                                 </NavLink>
                             </Nav.Item>
+                            {users !== null &&
                             <Nav.Item>
-                                <NavLink className="nav-link" to={`${path}/approve`}>
-                                    <Translate value="label.approve-metadata-sources">Approve Metadata Sources</Translate>
+                                <NavLink className="nav-link" to={`${path}/useraccess`} id="user-access-btn">
+                                    <Translate value="label.user-access-request">User Access Request</Translate>
+                                    { users.length ? <Badge pill bg="danger" className="ms-1">{users.length}</Badge> : '' }
                                 </NavLink>
                             </Nav.Item>
+                            }
                         </Nav>
                         <hr />
                     </div>
                     <div className="px-3 pb-0">
                     <Switch>
                         <Route exact path={`${path}`}>
-                            <Redirect to={`${url}/enable`} />
+                            <Redirect to={`${url}/approve`} />
                         </Route>
-                        <Route path={`${path}/enable`}>
-                            <MetadataActions type="source">
-                                {(enable) =>
-                                    <SourceList entities={sources} onDelete={reloadSources} onEnable={(s, e) => enable(s, e, reloadSources)}>
-                                        {loadingSources && <div className="d-flex justify-content-center text-primary"><Spinner size="4x" /></div> }
-                                    </SourceList>
-                                }
-                            </MetadataActions>
-                        </Route>
-                        <Route path={`${path}/useraccess`} render={() =>
-                            <UserActions users={users} reloadUsers={reloadUsers}>
-                                {loadingUsers && <div className="d-flex justify-content-center text-primary"><Spinner size="4x" /></div> }
-                            </UserActions>
-                        } />
                         <Route path={`${path}/approve`} render={() =>
-                            <ApprovalActions users={users} reloadUsers={reloadApprovals}>
+                            <ApprovalActions entities={approvals} reloadUsers={reloadApprovals}>
                                 {(approve) =>
-                                    <SourceList entities={sources} onDelete={reloadSources} onApprove={(s, e) => approve(s, e, reloadApprovals)}>
+                                    <SourceList entities={approvals} onDelete={reloadSources} onApprove={(s, e) => approve(s, e, reloadApprovals)}>
                                         {loadingApprovals && <div className="d-flex justify-content-center text-primary"><Spinner size="4x" /></div> }
                                     </SourceList>
                                 }
                             </ApprovalActions>
                         } />
+                        <Route path={`${path}/enable`}>
+                            <ProtectRoute redirectTo="/dashboard">
+                                <MetadataActions type="source">
+                                    {(enable) =>
+                                        <SourceList entities={sources} onDelete={reloadSources} onEnable={(s, e) => enable(s, e, reloadSources)}>
+                                            {loadingSources && <div className="d-flex justify-content-center text-primary"><Spinner size="4x" /></div> }
+                                        </SourceList>
+                                    }
+                                </MetadataActions>
+                            </ProtectRoute>
+                        </Route>
+                        <Route path={`${path}/useraccess`} render={() =>
+                            <ProtectRoute redirectTo="/dashboard">
+                                <UserActions users={users} reloadUsers={reloadUsers}>
+                                    {loadingUsers && <div className="d-flex justify-content-center text-primary"><Spinner size="4x" /></div> }
+                                </UserActions>
+                            </ProtectRoute>
+                        } />
                     </Switch>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/Dashboard.js b/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/Dashboard.js
index a4ce21669..76e9c5cbe 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/Dashboard.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/dashboard/view/Dashboard.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { SourcesTab } from './SourcesTab';
 import { ProvidersTab } from './ProvidersTab';
 import { AdminTab } from './AdminTab';
 import { ActionsTab } from './ActionsTab';
-import { useCurrentUserLoading, useIsAdmin } from '../../core/user/UserContext';
+import { useCurrentUserLoading, useIsAdmin, useIsApprover } from '../../core/user/UserContext';
 import useFetch from 'use-http';
 import API_BASE_PATH from '../../App.constant';
 import { useNonAdminSources, useUnapprovedSources} from '../../metadata/hooks/api';
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ export function Dashboard () {
     const location = useLocation();
 
     const isAdmin = useIsAdmin();
+    const isApprover = useIsApprover();
 
     const loadingUser = useCurrentUserLoading();
 
     const [actions, setActions] = React.useState(0);
-    const [users, setUsers] = React.useState([]);
-    const [sources, setSources] = React.useState([]);
+    const [users, setUsers] = React.useState(null);
+    const [sources, setSources] = React.useState(null);
     const [approvals, setApprovals] = React.useState([]);
 
     const { get, response, loading } = useFetch(`${API_BASE_PATH}`, {
@@ -49,28 +50,30 @@ export function Dashboard () {
 
     async function loadSources() {
         const s = await sourceLoader.get();
-        if (response.ok) {
+        if (sourceLoader.response.ok) {
             setSources(s);
         }
     }
 
     async function loadApprovals() {
-        const s = await approvalLoader.get();
-        if (response.ok) {
-            setApprovals(s);
+        const a = await approvalLoader.get();
+        if (approvalLoader.response.ok) {
+            setApprovals(a);
         }
     }
 
     /*eslint-disable react-hooks/exhaustive-deps*/
     React.useEffect(() => {
-        loadSources();
-        loadUsers();
+        if (isAdmin) {
+            loadSources();
+            loadUsers();
+        }
         loadApprovals();
     }, [location]);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
-        setActions(users.length + sources.length + approvals.length);
-    }, [users, sources]);
+        setActions((users?.length || 0) + (sources?.length || 0) + approvals.length);
+    }, [users, sources, approvals]);
 
     return (
         <div className="container-fluid p-3" role="navigation">
@@ -97,14 +100,16 @@ export function Dashboard () {
                             <Translate value="label.admin">Admin</Translate>
                         </NavLink>
                     </Nav.Item>
-                    <Nav.Item>
-                        <NavLink className="nav-link d-flex align-items-center" to={`${path}/admin/actions`}>
-                            <Translate value="label.action-required">Action Required</Translate>
-                            <Badge pill bg="danger" className="ms-1">{actions}</Badge>
-                        </NavLink>
-                    </Nav.Item>
                 </>
                 }
+                {isApprover && 
+                <Nav.Item>
+                    <NavLink className="nav-link d-flex align-items-center" to={`${path}/admin/actions`}>
+                        <Translate value="label.action-required">Action Required</Translate>
+                        <Badge pill bg="danger" className="ms-1">{actions}</Badge>
+                    </NavLink>
+                </Nav.Item>
+                }
             </Nav>
             <Switch>
                 <Route exact path={`${path}`}>
@@ -112,24 +117,23 @@ export function Dashboard () {
                 </Route>
                 <Route path={`${path}/metadata/manager/resolvers`} component={SourcesTab} />
                 <Route path={`${path}/metadata/manager/providers`} component={ProvidersTab} />
+                <Route path={`${path}/admin/actions`} render={() =>
+                    <ActionsTab
+                        sources={sources}
+                        users={users}
+                        approvals={approvals}
+                        reloadSources={loadSources}
+                        reloadUsers={loadUsers}
+                        reloadApprovals={loadApprovals}
+                        loadingApprovals={approvalLoader.loading}
+                        loadingSources={sourceLoader.loading}
+                        loadingUsers={loading} />
+                } />
                 <Route path={`${path}/admin/management`} render={() =>
                     <ProtectRoute redirectTo="/dashboard">
                         <AdminTab />
                     </ProtectRoute>
                 } />
-                <Route path={`${path}/admin/actions`} render={() =>
-                    <ProtectRoute redirectTo="/dashboard">
-                        <ActionsTab
-                            sources={sources}
-                            users={users}
-                            reloadSources={loadSources}
-                            reloadUsers={loadUsers}
-                            reloadApprovals={loadApprovals}
-                            loadingApprovals={approvalLoader.loading}
-                            loadingSources={sourceLoader.loading}
-                            loadingUsers={loading} />
-                    </ProtectRoute>
-                } />
                 <Route exact path={`${path}/*`}>
                     <Redirect to={`${url}/metadata/manager/resolvers`} />
                 </Route>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/form/component/widgets/MultiSelectWidget.js b/ui/src/app/form/component/widgets/MultiSelectWidget.js
index 4184df094..0752fcaf2 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/form/component/widgets/MultiSelectWidget.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/form/component/widgets/MultiSelectWidget.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ const MultiSelectWidget = ({
             labelKey={ (option) => enumNames[enums.indexOf(option)] }
             onChange={ onChange }
             options={enums}
+            multiple
             placeholder="Choose approval groups..."
             selected={value}
         />
diff --git a/ui/src/app/metadata/domain/source/component/SourceList.js b/ui/src/app/metadata/domain/source/component/SourceList.js
index 8e8a10825..6ae64eba9 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/metadata/domain/source/component/SourceList.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/metadata/domain/source/component/SourceList.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { useTranslator } from '../../../../i18n/hooks';
 import { useCanEnable, useIsAdmin } from '../../../../core/user/UserContext';
 import { GroupsProvider } from '../../../../admin/hoc/GroupsProvider';
 
-export default function SourceList({ entities, onDelete, onEnable, onChangeGroup, children }) {
+export default function SourceList({ entities, onDelete, onEnable, onApprove, onChangeGroup, children }) {
 
     const translator = useTranslator();
     const isAdmin = useIsAdmin();
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function SourceList({ entities, onDelete, onEnable, onChangeGroup
 
     return (
         <React.Fragment>
-            <Scroller entities={entities}>
+            <Scroller entities={entities || []}>
             {(limited) =>
                 <div className="table-responsive mt-3 source-list">
                     <table className="table table-striped w-100 table-hover">
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default function SourceList({ entities, onDelete, onEnable, onChangeGroup
                                 <th className=""><Translate value="label.author">Author</Translate></th>
                                 <th className=""><Translate value="label.creation-date">Created Date</Translate></th>
                                 <th className="text-center"><Translate value="label.enabled">Enabled</Translate></th>
+                                {onApprove && <th className="text-center"><Translate value="label.approval">Approval</Translate></th>}
                                 {isAdmin && onChangeGroup && <th className=""><Translate value="label.group">Group</Translate></th> }
                                 {onDelete && isAdmin &&
                                 <th className="w-auto">
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ export default function SourceList({ entities, onDelete, onEnable, onChangeGroup
                                             <td className="align-middle"><FormattedDate date={source.createdDate} /></td>
                                             <td className="text-center align-middle">
                                                 <span className="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
-                                                {onEnable && canEnable ?
+                                                {onEnable && (canEnable || source.approved) ?
                                                     <Form.Check
                                                         type="switch"
                                                         id={`enable-switch-${source.id}`}
@@ -78,6 +79,21 @@ export default function SourceList({ entities, onDelete, onEnable, onChangeGroup
                                                 }
                                                 </span>
                                             </td>
+                                            {onApprove &&
+                                            <td className="text-center align-middle">
+                                                <span className="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
+                                                    <Form.Check
+                                                        type="switch"
+                                                        id={`approve-switch-${source.id}`}
+                                                        size="lg"
+                                                        aria-label={translator(source.approved ? 'label.disapprove' : 'label.approve')}
+                                                        onChange={({ target: { checked } }) => onApprove(source, checked)}
+                                                        checked={source.approved}
+                                                    >
+                                                    </Form.Check>
+                                                </span>
+                                            </td>
+                                            }
                                             {isAdmin && onChangeGroup &&
                                                 <td className="align-middle">
                                                     <label htmlFor={`group-${source.serviceProviderName}`} className="sr-only"><Translate value="action.source-group">Group</Translate></label>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/metadata/hooks/api.js b/ui/src/app/metadata/hooks/api.js
index 04cb14563..4caa66092 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/metadata/hooks/api.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/metadata/hooks/api.js
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ export function useMetadataActivator(type, opts = {
     return useFetch(`${API_BASE_PATH}/activate/${type === 'source' ? 'entityDescriptor' : 'MetadataResolvers'}/`, opts);
 }
 
+export function useMetadataApprover(type, opts = {
+    cachePolicy: 'no-cache'
+}) {
+    return useFetch(`${API_BASE_PATH}/approve/${type === 'source' ? 'entityDescriptor' : 'MetadataResolvers'}/`, opts);
+}
+
 export function useFilterActivator(providerId, opts = {
     cachePolicy: 'no-cache'
 }) {
diff --git a/ui/src/app/metadata/view/MetadataOptions.js b/ui/src/app/metadata/view/MetadataOptions.js
index 60a075f1f..f9fed4bf8 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/metadata/view/MetadataOptions.js
+++ b/ui/src/app/metadata/view/MetadataOptions.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function MetadataOptions ({reload}) {
                     model={metadata}
                     showGroup={type === 'source'}>
                     <div className="d-flex align-items-start btn-group">
-                        {enable && canEnable &&
+                        {enable && (canEnable || metadata.approved) &&
                         <Button variant={enabled ? 'outline-secondary' : 'outline-secondary' } size="sm" className=""
                                 onClick={() => enable(metadata, !enabled, reload)}>
                                      <span className=" me-1">