diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
index 8f909f13..49060726 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
@@ -383,6 +383,31 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef>((props, ref) => {
     }
   }, [activeEntityFilter, activeStatusFilter, user]);
 
+  const handleResetToPending = async (item: ModerationItem) => {
+    setActionLoading(item.id);
+    try {
+      const { resetRejectedItemsToPending } = await import('@/lib/submissionItemsService');
+      
+      await resetRejectedItemsToPending(item.id);
+
+      toast({
+        title: "Reset Complete",
+        description: "Submission and all items have been reset to pending status",
+      });
+
+      fetchItems(activeEntityFilter, activeStatusFilter);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('Error resetting submission:', error);
+      toast({
+        title: "Reset Failed",
+        description: error.message,
+        variant: "destructive",
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setActionLoading(null);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleRetryFailedItems = async (item: ModerationItem) => {
     setActionLoading(item.id);
     try {
@@ -1536,14 +1561,36 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef>((props, ref) => {
                 </>
               )}
 
-              {/* Retry button for partially approved items */}
+              {/* Reset button for rejected items */}
+              {item.status === 'rejected' && item.type === 'content_submission' && (
+                <div className="space-y-3 pt-4 border-t bg-red-50 dark:bg-red-950/20 -mx-4 px-4 py-3 rounded-b-lg">
+                  <div className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm text-red-800 dark:text-red-300">
+                    <AlertCircle className="w-5 h-5 mt-0.5 flex-shrink-0" />
+                    <div>
+                      <p className="font-medium">This submission was rejected</p>
+                      <p className="text-xs mt-1">You can reset it to pending to re-review and approve it.</p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <Button
+                    onClick={() => handleResetToPending(item)}
+                    disabled={actionLoading === item.id}
+                    variant="outline"
+                    className="w-full"
+                  >
+                    <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                    Reset to Pending
+                  </Button>
+                </div>
+              )}
+
+              {/* Retry/Reset buttons for partially approved items */}
               {item.status === 'partially_approved' && item.type === 'content_submission' && (
                 <div className="space-y-3 pt-4 border-t bg-yellow-50 dark:bg-yellow-950/20 -mx-4 px-4 py-3 rounded-b-lg">
                   <div className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm text-yellow-800 dark:text-yellow-300">
                     <AlertCircle className="w-5 h-5 mt-0.5 flex-shrink-0" />
                     <div>
                       <p className="font-medium">This submission was partially approved</p>
-                      <p className="text-xs mt-1">Some items failed to process. Click "Retry Failed Items" to process them again.</p>
+                      <p className="text-xs mt-1">Some items failed. You can retry them or reset everything to pending.</p>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                   <div className="flex gap-2">
@@ -1559,13 +1606,22 @@ export const ModerationQueue = forwardRef<ModerationQueueRef>((props, ref) => {
                       <ListTree className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
                       Review Items
                     </Button>
+                    <Button
+                      onClick={() => handleResetToPending(item)}
+                      disabled={actionLoading === item.id}
+                      variant="outline"
+                      className="flex-1"
+                    >
+                      <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                      Reset All
+                    </Button>
                     <Button
                       onClick={() => handleRetryFailedItems(item)}
                       disabled={actionLoading === item.id}
                       className="flex-1 bg-yellow-600 hover:bg-yellow-700"
                     >
                       <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
-                      Retry Failed Items
+                      Retry Failed
                     </Button>
                   </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/submissionItemsService.ts b/src/lib/submissionItemsService.ts
index eb0e489a..4e9dc6a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/submissionItemsService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/submissionItemsService.ts
@@ -733,6 +733,45 @@ function resolveDependencies(data: any, dependencyMap: Map<string, string>): any
   return resolved;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reset rejected items back to pending status
+ */
+export async function resetRejectedItemsToPending(
+  submissionId: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  // Reset rejected submission items to pending
+  const { error: itemsError } = await supabase
+    .from('submission_items')
+    .update({
+      status: 'pending',
+      rejection_reason: null,
+      updated_at: new Date().toISOString()
+    })
+    .eq('submission_id', submissionId)
+    .eq('status', 'rejected');
+
+  if (itemsError) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to reset items: ${itemsError.message}`);
+  }
+
+  // Reset parent submission to pending
+  const { error: submissionError } = await supabase
+    .from('content_submissions')
+    .update({
+      status: 'pending',
+      reviewed_at: null,
+      reviewer_id: null,
+      reviewer_notes: null,
+      updated_at: new Date().toISOString()
+    })
+    .eq('id', submissionId)
+    .in('status', ['rejected', 'partially_approved']);
+
+  if (submissionError) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to reset submission: ${submissionError.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Reject multiple items with optional cascade to dependents
  */