diff --git a/src/components/moderation/SubmissionChangesDisplay.tsx b/src/components/moderation/SubmissionChangesDisplay.tsx
index d137e955..6e41e2e0 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/SubmissionChangesDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/SubmissionChangesDisplay.tsx
@@ -210,9 +210,51 @@ export function SubmissionChangesDisplay({
       </div>
 
       {changes.action === 'create' && (
-        <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          Creating new {item.item_type}
-        </div>
+        <>
+          {/* Show if moderator edited the creation */}
+          {item.original_data && Object.keys(item.original_data).length > 0 ? (
+            <>
+              <div className="rounded-md bg-blue-50 dark:bg-blue-950 border border-blue-200 dark:border-blue-800 p-3 mb-2">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300 mb-2">
+                  <Edit className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  Moderator Edits Applied
+                </div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400">
+                  This creation was modified by a moderator before review. Changed fields are highlighted below.
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {changes.fieldChanges.length > 0 && (
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                  <h4 className="text-sm font-medium">Creation Data (with moderator edits highlighted)</h4>
+                  <div className="grid gap-2">
+                    {changes.fieldChanges.map((change, idx) => {
+                      // Highlight fields that were modified (not just added)
+                      const wasEditedByModerator = change.changeType === 'modified' && 
+                        item.original_data && 
+                        item.original_data[change.field] !== undefined;
+                      
+                      return (
+                        <div key={idx} className={wasEditedByModerator ? 'border-l-4 border-blue-500 pl-3 bg-blue-50/50 dark:bg-blue-950/30 rounded' : ''}>
+                          <FieldDiff change={change} />
+                          {wasEditedByModerator && (
+                            <div className="text-xs text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400 mt-1 font-medium">
+                              ✓ Modified by moderator
+                            </div>
+                          )}
+                        </div>
+                      );
+                    })}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              Creating new {item.item_type}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </>
       )}
 
       {changes.action === 'delete' && (
@@ -221,7 +263,7 @@ export function SubmissionChangesDisplay({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {(changes.action === 'create' || changes.action === 'edit') && changes.totalChanges > 0 && (
+      {changes.action === 'edit' && changes.totalChanges > 0 && (
         <>
           {changes.fieldChanges.length > 0 && (
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">