diff --git a/photologue/migrations/0005_add_can_resolve_censorship_permission.py b/photologue/migrations/0005_add_can_resolve_censorship_permission.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4393519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/photologue/migrations/0005_add_can_resolve_censorship_permission.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.13 on 2026-04-21 09:07
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('photologue', '0004_alter_photo_options_gallery_public_token'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='photo',
+            options={'get_latest_by': 'date_added', 'ordering': ['title'], 'permissions': [('can_resolve_censorship', 'Can resolve censorship (restore private photos)')], 'verbose_name': 'photo', 'verbose_name_plural': 'photos'},
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/photologue/models.py b/photologue/models.py
index 3ca67b5..a466c92 100644
--- a/photologue/models.py
+++ b/photologue/models.py
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ class Photo(ImageModel):
         get_latest_by = "date_added"
         verbose_name = _("photo")
         verbose_name_plural = _("photos")
+        permissions = [
+            ("can_resolve_censorship", "Can resolve censorship (restore private photos)"),
+        ]
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.title
diff --git a/photologue/static/lightgallery/plugins/admin/lg-admin.js b/photologue/static/lightgallery/plugins/admin/lg-admin.js
index a6748e1..5b198c9 100644
--- a/photologue/static/lightgallery/plugins/admin/lg-admin.js
+++ b/photologue/static/lightgallery/plugins/admin/lg-admin.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class lgAdmin {
         this.$LG = $LG;
         this.isStaff = document.querySelector('[name=is_staff]').value === "true";
         this.userId = document.querySelector('[name=user_id]').value;
+        this.canResolveCensorship = document.querySelector('[name=can_resolve_censorship]').value === "true";
         this.csrfToken = document.querySelector('[name=csrfmiddlewaretoken]').value;
         this.photoId = 0;
         return this;
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ class lgAdmin {
         this.core.$toolbar.append(`<a href="#" id="lg-report" title="Notify abuse" class="lg-icon lg-bi-icon">${reportIcon}</a>`);
         document.getElementById("lg-report").addEventListener('click', this.onReport.bind(this));
 
+        // Add button to restore a censored photo
+        const restoreIcon = "<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"bi\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M8 3a5 5 0 1 0 4.546 2.914.5.5 0 0 1 .908-.417A6 6 0 1 1 8 2v1z\"/><path d=\"M8 4.466V.534a.25.25 0 0 1 .41-.192l2.36 1.966c.12.1.12.284 0 .384L8.41 4.658A.25.25 0 0 1 8 4.466z\"/></svg>";
+        this.core.$toolbar.append(`<a href="#" id="lg-restore" title="Restore photo (remove censorship)" class="lg-icon lg-bi-icon">${restoreIcon}</a>`);
+        document.getElementById("lg-restore").style.display = 'none';
+        document.getElementById("lg-restore").addEventListener('click', this.onRestore.bind(this));
+
         this.core.LGel.on("lgAfterSlide.admin", this.onAfterSlide.bind(this));
     }
 
@@ -46,6 +53,31 @@ class lgAdmin {
         const ownerId = el ? el.dataset.ownerId : null;
         const canDelete = this.isStaff || (ownerId && ownerId === this.userId);
         document.getElementById("lg-delete").style.display = canDelete ? 'block' : 'none';
+        const isCensored = el ? el.dataset.isPublic === 'false' : false;
+        document.getElementById("lg-restore").style.display = (this.canResolveCensorship && isCensored) ? 'block' : 'none';
+    }
+
+    // Event called when user clicks the restore (uncensor) button
+    onRestore(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        if(confirm("Restore this photo and make it public again?")) {
+            const photoId = this.photoId;
+            let data = new FormData();
+            data.append('csrfmiddlewaretoken', this.csrfToken);
+            fetch(`/photo/${photoId}/uncensor/`, {
+                method: "POST",
+                body: data,
+                credentials: 'same-origin',
+            }).then(() => {
+                const el = document.querySelector(`[data-slide-name='${photoId}']`);
+                if (el) {
+                    el.dataset.isPublic = 'true';
+                    const img = el.querySelector('img');
+                    if (img) img.classList.remove('border-danger', 'border-5');
+                }
+                document.getElementById("lg-restore").style.display = 'none';
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     // Navigate away from a photo that was just deleted/hidden.
diff --git a/photologue/templates/photologue/gallery_detail.html b/photologue/templates/photologue/gallery_detail.html
index 9771b23..a8b9d18 100644
--- a/photologue/templates/photologue/gallery_detail.html
+++ b/photologue/templates/photologue/gallery_detail.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 {% csrf_token %}
 <input type="hidden" name="is_staff" value="{{ request.user.is_staff|yesno:'true,false' }}">
 <input type="hidden" name="user_id" value="{{ request.user.id }}">
+<input type="hidden" name="can_resolve_censorship" value="{{ can_resolve_censorship|yesno:'true,false' }}">
 <script src="{% static 'lightgallery/lightgallery.min.js' %}"></script>
 <script src="{% static 'lightgallery/plugins/admin/lg-admin.js' %}"></script>
 <script src="{% static 'lightgallery/plugins/hash/lg-hash.min.js' %}"></script>
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
     {% endif %}
     <div class="card-body row" id="lightgallery">
         {% for photo in photos %}
-        <a class="col-6 col-md-3 mb-2 text-center" href="{{ photo.get_absolute_url }}" data-src="{{ photo.get_display_url}}" data-download-url="{{ photo.image.url }}" data-slide-name="{{ photo.id }}" data-owner-id="{{ photo.owner.id }}">
+        <a class="col-6 col-md-3 mb-2 text-center" href="{{ photo.get_absolute_url }}" data-src="{{ photo.get_display_url}}" data-download-url="{{ photo.image.url }}" data-slide-name="{{ photo.id }}" data-owner-id="{{ photo.owner.id }}" data-is-public="{{ photo.is_public|yesno:'true,false' }}">
             <img src="{{ photo.get_thumbnail_url }}" loading="lazy" class="img-thumbnail p-0{% if not photo.is_public %} border-danger border-5{% endif %}" alt="{{ photo.title }}{% if photo.date_taken %} - {{ photo.date_taken|date }} {{ photo.date_taken|time }}{% endif %}{% if photo.owner.get_full_name %} - {{ photo.owner.get_full_name }}{% else %} - {{ photo.owner.username }}{% endif %}{% if photo.license %} - {{ photo.license }}{% endif %}{% if not photo.is_public %} - !PRIVATE!{% endif %}">
         </a>
         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/photologue/urls.py b/photologue/urls.py
index 003109c..28a25a7 100644
--- a/photologue/urls.py
+++ b/photologue/urls.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from .views import (
     PhotoDeleteView,
     PhotoDetailView,
     PhotoReportView,
+    PhotoUncensorView,
     TagDetail,
 )
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("photo/<int:pk>/", PhotoDetailView.as_view(), name="pl-photo"),
     path("photo/<int:pk>/delete/", PhotoDeleteView.as_view(), name="pl-photo-delete"),
     path("photo/<int:pk>/report/", PhotoReportView.as_view(), name="pl-photo-report"),
+    path("photo/<int:pk>/uncensor/", PhotoUncensorView.as_view(), name="pl-photo-uncensor"),
     path("upload/", GalleryUpload.as_view(), name="pl-gallery-upload"),
     path("share/<uuid:token>/", GalleryPublicView.as_view(), name="pl-gallery-public"),
     path("gallery/<slug:slug>/token/", GalleryTokenView.as_view(), name="pl-gallery-token"),
diff --git a/photologue/views.py b/photologue/views.py
index ba7eeea..22074fc 100644
--- a/photologue/views.py
+++ b/photologue/views.py
@@ -121,6 +121,17 @@ class PhotoReportView(DetailView):
         return redirect(url)
 
 
+class PhotoUncensorView(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
+    def post(self, request, pk):
+        if not request.user.has_perm("photologue.can_resolve_censorship"):
+            from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+            raise PermissionDenied
+        photo = get_object_or_404(Photo, pk=pk)
+        photo.is_public = True
+        photo.save()
+        return JsonResponse({"ok": True})
+
+
 class TagDetail(LoginRequiredMixin, DetailView):
     model = Tag
 
@@ -146,8 +157,11 @@ class GalleryDetailView(LoginRequiredMixin, DetailView):
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
 
+        can_resolve = self.request.user.has_perm("photologue.can_resolve_censorship")
+        context["can_resolve_censorship"] = can_resolve
+
         # Non-staff members only see public photos + prefetch all owners informations (Optimisation)
-        if self.request.user.is_staff:
+        if self.request.user.is_staff or can_resolve:
             context["photos"] = self.object.photos.all().select_related("owner")
         else:
             context["photos"] = self.object.photos.filter(