diff --git a/api/v1/views.py b/api/v1/views.py
index db0d8754..4a854b78 100644
--- a/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/api/v1/views.py
@@ -349,3 +349,4 @@ class AuthorRequestViewSet(ExtendedModelViewSet):
     queryset = AuthorRequest.objects.all()
     serializer_class = AuthorRequestSerializer
     permission_classes = (IsAdmin,)
+    filter_fields = ('status',)