diff --git a/post.go b/post.go
index b42fdcc..f2a6ff9 100644
--- a/post.go
+++ b/post.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
 	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/extension"
@@ -242,3 +243,19 @@ func (post *Post) Webmentions() []Webmention {
 
 	return webmentions
 }
+
+func (post *Post) ApprovedWebmentions() []Webmention {
+	webmentions := post.Webmentions()
+	approved := []Webmention{}
+	for _, webmention := range webmentions {
+		if webmention.ApprovalStatus == "approved" {
+			approved = append(approved, webmention)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// sort by retrieved date
+	sort.Slice(approved, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return approved[i].RetrievedAt.After(approved[j].RetrievedAt)
+	})
+	return approved
+}
diff --git a/post_test.go b/post_test.go
index 62e0f86..5eafb59 100644
--- a/post_test.go
+++ b/post_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestCanGetPostTitle(t *testing.T) {
@@ -259,3 +260,46 @@ func TestAddWebmentionAddsParsedTitle(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Got: %v", string(fileContent))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestApprovedWebmentions(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := getTestRepo()
+	user, _ := repo.CreateUser("testuser")
+	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost")
+	webmention := owl.Webmention{
+		Source:         "http://example.com/source",
+		ApprovalStatus: "approved",
+		RetrievedAt:    time.Now(),
+	}
+	post.PersistWebmention(webmention)
+	webmention = owl.Webmention{
+		Source:         "http://example.com/source2",
+		ApprovalStatus: "",
+		RetrievedAt:    time.Now().Add(time.Hour * -1),
+	}
+	post.PersistWebmention(webmention)
+	webmention = owl.Webmention{
+		Source:         "http://example.com/source3",
+		ApprovalStatus: "approved",
+		RetrievedAt:    time.Now().Add(time.Hour * -2),
+	}
+	post.PersistWebmention(webmention)
+	webmention = owl.Webmention{
+		Source:         "http://example.com/source4",
+		ApprovalStatus: "rejected",
+		RetrievedAt:    time.Now().Add(time.Hour * -3),
+	}
+	post.PersistWebmention(webmention)
+
+	webmentions := post.ApprovedWebmentions()
+	if len(webmentions) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 2 webmentions, got %d", len(webmentions))
+	}
+
+	if webmentions[0].Source != "http://example.com/source" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected source: %s, got %s", "http://example.com/source", webmentions[0].Source)
+	}
+	if webmentions[1].Source != "http://example.com/source3" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected source: %s, got %s", "http://example.com/source3", webmentions[1].Source)
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/webmention.go b/webmention.go
index ba9ff82..fccd815 100644
--- a/webmention.go
+++ b/webmention.go
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/html"
 )
 
 type Webmention struct {
-	Source   string `yaml:"source"`
-	Title    string `yaml:"title"`
-	Approved bool   `yaml:"approved"`
+	Source         string    `yaml:"source"`
+	Title          string    `yaml:"title"`
+	ApprovalStatus string    `yaml:"approval_status"`
+	RetrievedAt    time.Time `yaml:"retrieved_at"`
 }
 
 type HttpRetriever interface {