diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0139_report_status.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0139_report_status.py
index fc9386335..c85a43b8f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0139_report_status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0139_report_status.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def set_report_statuses(apps, schema_editor):
         report.status = report.statuses.first()
         report.save()
 
+
 def set_reverse(apps, schema_editor):
     """copy over status fields"""
     db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
@@ -21,17 +22,24 @@ def set_reverse(apps, schema_editor):
     for report in reports:
         report.statuses.set(report.status)
 
+
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ('bookwyrm', '0138_automod'),
+        ("bookwyrm", "0138_automod"),
     ]
 
     operations = [
         migrations.AddField(
-            model_name='report',
-            name='status',
-            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT, related_name='reports', to='bookwyrm.status'),
+            model_name="report",
+            name="status",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                related_name="reports",
+                to="bookwyrm.status",
+            ),
         ),
         migrations.RunPython(set_report_statuses, reverse_code=set_reverse),
     ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0140_remove_report_statuses.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0140_remove_report_statuses.py
index 94303ce9b..57651c3bf 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0140_remove_report_statuses.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0140_remove_report_statuses.py
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ from django.db import migrations
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ('bookwyrm', '0139_report_status'),
+        ("bookwyrm", "0139_report_status"),
     ]
 
     operations = [
         migrations.RemoveField(
-            model_name='report',
-            name='statuses',
+            model_name="report",
+            name="statuses",
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0141_alter_report_status.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0141_alter_report_status.py
index e0a7e58ee..58102dd50 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/migrations/0141_alter_report_status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0141_alter_report_status.py
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@ import django.db.models.deletion
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ('bookwyrm', '0140_remove_report_statuses'),
+        ("bookwyrm", "0140_remove_report_statuses"),
     ]
 
     operations = [
         migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name='report',
-            name='status',
-            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT, to='bookwyrm.status'),
+            model_name="report",
+            name="status",
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                to="bookwyrm.status",
+            ),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
index d948d4190..8508c3959 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/antispam.py
@@ -57,8 +57,26 @@ def automod_task():
     if not AutoMod.objects.exists():
         return
     reporter = AutoMod.objects.first().created_by
-    automod_users(reporter)
-    automod_statuses(reporter)
+    reports = automod_users(reporter) + automod_statuses(reporter)
+    if reports:
+        admins = User.objects.filter(
+            models.Q(user_permissions__name__in=["moderate_user", "moderate_post"])
+            | models.Q(is_superuser=True)
+        ).all()
+        notification_model = apps.get_model(
+            "bookwyrm", "Notification", require_ready=True
+        )
+        for admin in admins:
+            notification_model.objects.bulk_create(
+                [
+                    notification_model(
+                        user=admin,
+                        related_report=r,
+                        notification_type="REPORT",
+                    )
+                    for r in reports
+                ]
+            )
 
 
 def automod_users(reporter):
@@ -76,7 +94,7 @@ def automod_users(reporter):
 
     report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report", require_ready=True)
 
-    report_model.objects.bulk_create(
+    return report_model.objects.bulk_create(
         [
             report_model(
                 reporter=reporter,
@@ -103,7 +121,7 @@ def automod_statuses(reporter):
     )
 
     report_model = apps.get_model("bookwyrm", "Report", require_ready=True)
-    report_model.objects.bulk_create(
+    return report_model.objects.bulk_create(
         [
             report_model(
                 reporter=reporter,