diff --git a/mediagoblin/admin/__init__.py b/mediagoblin/admin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..719b56e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediagoblin/admin/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# GNU MediaGoblin -- federated, autonomous media hosting
+# Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 MediaGoblin contributors.  See AUTHORS.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
diff --git a/mediagoblin/admin/routing.py b/mediagoblin/admin/routing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea768c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediagoblin/admin/routing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# GNU MediaGoblin -- federated, autonomous media hosting
+# Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 MediaGoblin contributors.  See AUTHORS.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from routes.route import Route
+
+admin_routes = [
+        Route('mediagoblin.admin.panel', '/panel',
+            controller='mediagoblin.admin.views:admin_processing_panel')]
diff --git a/mediagoblin/admin/views.py b/mediagoblin/admin/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6a3eac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediagoblin/admin/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# GNU MediaGoblin -- federated, autonomous media hosting
+# Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 MediaGoblin contributors.  See AUTHORS.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from mediagoblin.tools.response import render_to_response, render_404
+from mediagoblin.db.util import DESCENDING
+from mediagoblin.decorators import require_active_login
+
+
+@require_active_login
+def admin_processing_panel(request):
+    '''
+    Show the global processing panel for this instance
+    '''
+    if not request.user.is_admin:
+        return render_404(request)
+
+    processing_entries = request.db.MediaEntry.find(
+        {'state': u'processing'}).sort('created', DESCENDING)
+
+    # Get media entries which have failed to process
+    failed_entries = request.db.MediaEntry.find(
+        {'state': u'failed'}).sort('created', DESCENDING)
+
+    processed_entries = request.db.MediaEntry.find(
+            {'state': u'processed'}).sort('created', DESCENDING).limit(10)
+
+    # Render to response
+    return render_to_response(
+        request,
+        'mediagoblin/admin/panel.html',
+        {'processing_entries': processing_entries,
+         'failed_entries': failed_entries,
+         'processed_entries': processed_entries})
diff --git a/mediagoblin/routing.py b/mediagoblin/routing.py
index 2ca18cc7..adbe6253 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/routing.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/routing.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from mediagoblin.edit.routing import edit_routes
 from mediagoblin.listings.routing import tag_routes
 from mediagoblin.webfinger.routing import webfinger_well_known_routes, \
     webfinger_routes
+from mediagoblin.admin.routing import admin_routes
 
 
 def get_mapper():
@@ -40,5 +41,6 @@ def get_mapper():
     mapping.extend(tag_routes, '/tag')
     mapping.extend(webfinger_well_known_routes, '/.well-known')
     mapping.extend(webfinger_routes, '/api/webfinger')
+    mapping.extend(admin_routes, '/a')
 
     return mapping
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/admin/panel.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/admin/panel.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0da3c18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/admin/panel.html
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+{#
+# GNU MediaGoblin -- federated, autonomous media hosting
+# Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 MediaGoblin contributors.  See AUTHORS.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#}
+{% extends "mediagoblin/base.html" %}
+
+{% block mediagoblin_content %}
+
+<h1>{% trans %}Media processing panel{% endtrans %}</h1>
+
+<p>
+  {% trans %}Here you can track the state of media being processed on this instance.{% endtrans %}
+</p>
+    
+<h2>{% trans %}Media in-processing{% endtrans %}</h2>
+
+{% if processing_entries.count() %}
+  <table class="media_panel processing">
+    <tr>
+      <th>ID</th>
+      <th>User</th>
+      <th>Title</th>
+      <th>When submitted</th>
+      <th>Transcoding progress</th>
+    </tr>
+    {% for media_entry in processing_entries %}
+      <tr>
+        <td>{{ media_entry._id }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.get_uploader.username }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.title }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.created.strftime("%m-%d-%Y %I:%M %p") }}</td>
+        {% if media_entry.transcoding_progress %}
+          <td>{{ media_entry.transcoding_progress }}%</td>
+        {% else %}
+        <td>Unknown</td>
+        {% endif %}
+      </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </table>
+{% else %}
+  <p><em>{% trans %}No media in-processing{% endtrans %}</em></p>
+{% endif %}  
+
+<h2>{% trans %}These uploads failed to process:{% endtrans %}</h2>
+{% if failed_entries.count() %}
+
+  <table class="media_panel failed">
+    <tr>
+      <th>ID</th>
+      <th>User</th>
+      <th>Title</th>
+      <th>When submitted</th>
+      <th>Reason for failure</th>
+      <th>Failure metadata</th>
+    </tr>
+    {% for media_entry in failed_entries %}
+      <tr>
+        <td>{{ media_entry._id }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.get_uploader.username }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.title }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.created.strftime("%m-%d-%Y %I:%M %p") }}</td>
+        {% if media_entry.get_fail_exception() %}
+        <td>{{ media_entry.get_fail_exception().general_message }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.fail_metadata }}</td>
+        {% else %}
+        <td>&nbsp;</td>
+        <td>&nbsp;</td>
+        {% endif %}
+      </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </table>
+{% else %}
+  <p><em>{% trans %}No failed entries!{% endtrans %}</em></p>
+{% endif %}
+<h2>{% trans %}Last 10 successful uploads{% endtrans %}</h2>
+{% if processed_entries.count() %}
+
+  <table class="media_panel processed">
+    <tr>
+        <th>ID</th>
+        <th>User</th>
+        <th>Title</th>
+        <th>Submitted</th>
+    </tr>
+    {% for media_entry in processed_entries %}
+      <tr>
+        <td>{{ media_entry._id }}</td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.get_uploader.username }}</td>
+        <td><a href="{{ media_entry.url_for_self(request.urlgen) }}">{{ media_entry.title }}</a></td>
+        <td>{{ media_entry.created.strftime("%m-%d-%Y %I:%M %p") }}</td>
+      </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </table>
+{% else %}
+  <p><em>{% trans %}No processed entries, yet!{% endtrans %}</em></p>
+{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/processing_panel.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/processing_panel.html
index ac2fd44c..ecbfb409 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/processing_panel.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/processing_panel.html
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
   <p><em>{% trans %}No media in-processing{% endtrans %}</em></p>
 {% endif %}  
 
+<h2>{% trans %}These uploads failed to process:{% endtrans %}</h2>
 {% if failed_entries.count() %}
-  <h2>{% trans %}These uploads failed to process:{% endtrans %}</h2>
 
   <table class="media_panel failed">
     <tr>
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
 {% else %}
   <p><em>{% trans %}No failed entries!{% endtrans %}</em></p>
 {% endif %}
+
+<h2>{% trans %}Your last 10 successful uploads{% endtrans %}</h2>
 {% if processed_entries.count() %}
-  <h2>{% trans %}Your last 10 successful uploads{% endtrans %}</h2>
 
   <table class="media_panel processed">
     <tr>