diff --git a/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/ScooldConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/ScooldConfig.java
index c4aaee5e..de6ebeb5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/ScooldConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/ScooldConfig.java
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 import static com.erudika.scoold.ScooldServer.SIGNINLINK;
 import static com.erudika.scoold.ScooldServer.SIGNOUTLINK;
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigObject;
+import jakarta.inject.Named;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import jakarta.inject.Named;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -1882,6 +1882,16 @@ public int answerApprovedRewardVoter() {
 		return getConfigInt("answer_approve_reward_voter", 3);
 	}
 
+	@Documented(position = 1741,
+			identifier = "answer_create_reward_author",
+			value = "5",
+			type = Integer.class,
+			category = "Reputation and Rewards",
+			description = "Reputation points given to author who added an answer to a question (awarded once per question).")
+	public int answerCreatedRewardAuthor() {
+		return getConfigInt("answer_create_reward_author", 5);
+	}
+
 	@Documented(position = 1750,
 			identifier = "post_votedown_penalty_author",
 			value = "3",
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/controllers/QuestionController.java b/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/controllers/QuestionController.java
index 4a620fcc..dd84f974 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/controllers/QuestionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/controllers/QuestionController.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.erudika.para.core.Address;
 import com.erudika.para.core.ParaObject;
 import com.erudika.para.core.User;
+import com.erudika.para.core.utils.Config;
 import com.erudika.para.core.utils.Pager;
 import com.erudika.para.core.utils.Para;
 import com.erudika.para.core.utils.ParaObjectUtils;
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ public String reply(@PathVariable String id, @PathVariable(required = false) Str
 				answer.setCreatorid(authUser.getId());
 				answer.setParentid(showPost.getId());
 				answer.setSpace(showPost.getSpace());
+				addRepOnReplyOnce(showPost, authUser, false);
 				answer.create();
 
 				showPost.setAnswercount(showPost.getAnswercount() + 1);
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ public String modApprove(@PathVariable String id, HttpServletRequest req) {
 				//utils.sendNewPostNotifications(showPost, req);
 			} else if (showPost instanceof UnapprovedReply) {
 				showPost.setType(Utils.type(Reply.class));
+				addRepOnReplyOnce(pc.read(showPost.getParentid()), (Profile) pc.read(showPost.getCreatorid()), true);
 				pc.create(showPost);
 			}
 			utils.deleteReportsAfterModAction(showPost);
@@ -515,6 +518,13 @@ public List<Reply> getAllAnswers(Profile authUser, Post showPost, Pager itemcoun
 		}
 		answers.addAll(showPost.getAnswers(itemcount));
 		itemcount.setCount(itemcount.getCount() + p.getCount());
+		if (utils.postsNeedApproval(req) && authUser != null && !utils.isMod(authUser)) {
+			List<UnapprovedReply> uanswerslist = pc.findQuery(Utils.type(UnapprovedReply.class),
+					Config._PARENTID + ":\"" + showPost.getId() + "\" AND " +
+							Config._CREATORID + ":\"" + authUser.getId() + "\"");
+			itemcount.setCount(itemcount.getCount() + uanswerslist.size());
+			answers.addAll(uanswerslist);
+		}
 		return answers;
 	}
 
@@ -631,4 +641,13 @@ private void triggerQuestionViewEvent(Post question, HttpServletRequest req) {
 			utils.triggerHookEvent("question.view", payload);
 		}
 	}
+
+	private void addRepOnReplyOnce(Post parentPost, Profile author, boolean isModAction) {
+		if ((!CONF.postsNeedApproval() || isModAction) && CONF.answerCreatedRewardAuthor() > 0 &&
+				!parentPost.getCreatorid().equals(author.getId()) && pc.getCount(Utils.type(Reply.class),
+						Map.of(Config._PARENTID, parentPost.getId(), Config._CREATORID, author.getId())) == 0) {
+			author.addRep(CONF.answerCreatedRewardAuthor());
+			pc.update(author);
+		}
+	}
 }