diff --git a/templates/instance/admin.rs.html b/templates/instance/admin.rs.html
index 7ff3750d..8261bb1a 100644
--- a/templates/instance/admin.rs.html
+++ b/templates/instance/admin.rs.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @use plume_models::instance::Instance;
 @use validator::ValidationErrors;
-@use crate::templates::base;
+@use crate::templates::{base, instance::admin_header};
 @use crate::template_utils::*;
 @use crate::routes::instance::InstanceSettingsForm;
 @use crate::routes::*;
@@ -8,14 +8,7 @@
 @(ctx: BaseContext, instance: Instance, form: InstanceSettingsForm, errors: ValidationErrors)
 
 @:base(ctx, i18n!(ctx.1, "Administration of {0}"; instance.name.clone()), {}, {}, {
-  <h1>@i18n!(ctx.1, "Administration")</h1>
-
-  @tabs(&[
-    (&uri!(instance::admin).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Configuration"), true),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_instances: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances"), false),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_users: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), false),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_email_blocklist: page=_).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Email blocklist"), false)
-  ])
+  @:admin_header(ctx, "Administration", 1)
 
   <form method="post" action="@uri!(instance::update_settings)">
     @(Input::new("name", i18n!(ctx.1, "Name"))
diff --git a/templates/instance/admin_header.rs.html b/templates/instance/admin_header.rs.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21e0d070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/instance/admin_header.rs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@use crate::template_utils::*;
+@use crate::routes::*;
+
+@(ctx: BaseContext, title: &str, selectedTab: u8)
+
+@if ctx.2.clone().map(|u| u.is_admin()).unwrap_or(false) {
+    <h1>@i18n!(ctx.1, title)</h1>
+
+    @tabs(&[
+        (&uri!(instance::admin).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Configuration"), if selectedTab == 1 {true} else {false}),
+        (&uri!(instance::admin_instances: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances"), if selectedTab == 2 {true} else {false}),
+        (&uri!(instance::admin_users: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), if selectedTab == 3 {true} else {false}),
+        (&uri!(instance::admin_email_blocklist: page=_).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Email blocklist"), if selectedTab == 4 {true} else {false})
+    ])
+} else {
+    <h1>@i18n!(ctx.1, "Moderation")</h1>
+
+    @tabs(&[
+        (&uri!(instance::admin_instances: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances"), if selectedTab == 1 {true} else {false}),
+        (&uri!(instance::admin_users: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), if selectedTab == 2 {true} else {false}),
+        (&uri!(instance::admin_email_blocklist: page=_).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Email blocklist"), if selectedTab == 3 {true} else {false})
+    ])
+}
diff --git a/templates/instance/admin_mod.rs.html b/templates/instance/admin_mod.rs.html
index e215d7e1..fc1cb0a9 100644
--- a/templates/instance/admin_mod.rs.html
+++ b/templates/instance/admin_mod.rs.html
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-@use crate::templates::base;
+@use crate::templates::{base, instance::admin_header};
 @use crate::template_utils::*;
-@use crate::routes::*;
 
 @(ctx: BaseContext)
 
 @:base(ctx, i18n!(ctx.1, "Moderation"), {}, {}, {
-  <h1>@i18n!(ctx.1, "Moderation")</h1>
-
-  @tabs(&[
-    (&uri!(instance::admin).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Home"), true),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_instances: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances"), false),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_users: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), false),
-  ])
+  @:admin_header(ctx, "Moderation", 0)
 })
diff --git a/templates/instance/emailblocklist.rs.html b/templates/instance/emailblocklist.rs.html
index fe9729fc..32c7ea6e 100644
--- a/templates/instance/emailblocklist.rs.html
+++ b/templates/instance/emailblocklist.rs.html
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 @use plume_models::blocklisted_emails::BlocklistedEmail;
-@use crate::templates::base;
+@use crate::templates::{base, instance::admin_header};
 @use crate::template_utils::*;
 @use crate::routes::*;
 
 @(ctx:BaseContext, emails: Vec<BlocklistedEmail>, page:i32, n_pages:i32)
-    @:base(ctx, i18n!(ctx.1, "Blocklisted Emails"), {}, {}, {
-    <h1>@i18n!(ctx.1,"Blocklisted Emails")</h1>
-    @tabs(&[
-        (&uri!(instance::admin).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Configuration"), false),
-        (&uri!(instance::admin_instances: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances"), false),
-        (&uri!(instance::admin_users: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), false),
-        (&uri!(instance::admin_email_blocklist:page=_).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Email blocklist"), true),
-    ])
+@:base(ctx, i18n!(ctx.1, "Blocklisted Emails"), {}, {}, {
+    @:admin_header(ctx, "Blocklisted Emails", (if ctx.2.clone().map(|u| u.is_admin()).unwrap() {4} else {3}))
     <form method="post" action="@uri!(instance::add_email_blocklist)">
         @(Input::new("email_address", i18n!(ctx.1, "Email address"))
         .details(i18n!(ctx.1, "The email address you wish to block. In order to block domains, you can use globbing syntax, for example '*@example.com' blocks all addresses from example.com"))
diff --git a/templates/instance/list.rs.html b/templates/instance/list.rs.html
index 619689f7..af545e2c 100644
--- a/templates/instance/list.rs.html
+++ b/templates/instance/list.rs.html
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 @use plume_models::instance::Instance;
-@use crate::templates::base;
+@use crate::templates::{base, instance::admin_header};
 @use crate::template_utils::*;
 @use crate::routes::*;
 
 @(ctx: BaseContext, instance: Instance, instances: Vec<Instance>, page: i32, n_pages: i32)
 
 @:base(ctx, i18n!(ctx.1, "Administration of {0}"; instance.name), {}, {}, {
-    <h1>@i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances")</h1>
-
-    @tabs(&[
-    (&uri!(instance::admin).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Configuration"), false),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_instances: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances"), true),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_users: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), false),
-    (&uri!(instance::admin_email_blocklist:page=_).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Email blocklist"), false),
-    ])
+    @:admin_header(ctx, "Instances", (if ctx.2.clone().map(|u| u.is_admin()).unwrap() {2} else {1}))
 
     <div class="list">
         @for instance in instances {
diff --git a/templates/instance/users.rs.html b/templates/instance/users.rs.html
index 1499fb52..7de2e4cb 100644
--- a/templates/instance/users.rs.html
+++ b/templates/instance/users.rs.html
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 @use plume_models::users::User;
-@use crate::templates::base;
+@use crate::templates::{base, instance::admin_header};
 @use crate::template_utils::*;
 @use crate::routes::*;
 
 @(ctx: BaseContext, users: Vec<User>, user: Option<&str>, page: i32, n_pages: i32)
 
 @:base(ctx, i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), {}, {}, {
-    <h1>@i18n!(ctx.1, "Users")</h1>
-
-    @tabs(&[
-        (&uri!(instance::admin).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Configuration"), false),
-        (&uri!(instance::admin_instances: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Instances"), false),
-        (&uri!(instance::admin_users: page = _).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Users"), true),
-        (&uri!(instance::admin_email_blocklist: page=_).to_string(), i18n!(ctx.1, "Email blocklist"), false)
-    ])
+    @:admin_header(ctx, "Users", (if ctx.2.clone().map(|u| u.is_admin()).unwrap() {3} else {2}))
 
     <form method="get" action="@uri!(instance::admin_search_users: page = _, user = user.unwrap_or_default())">
         <header>