diff --git a/includes/Free/Simple_Login.php b/includes/Free/Simple_Login.php
index bb4270886..a5034ed21 100644
--- a/includes/Free/Simple_Login.php
+++ b/includes/Free/Simple_Login.php
@@ -473,6 +473,16 @@ public function process_login() {
 
                     return;
                 }
+
+                $wpuf_user_status = get_user_meta( $user->ID, 'wpuf_user_status', true );
+
+                if ( 'approved' !== $wpuf_user_status ) {
+                    $message = __( 'You can\'t login until an administrator manually approve your account.', 'wp-user-frontend' );
+
+                    $this->login_errors[] = $message;
+
+                    return;
+                }
             } else {
                 $creds['user_login'] = $log;
             }