diff --git a/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py b/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py
--- a/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py
+++ b/swh/web/add_forge_now/views.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     AddForgeNowRequestPublicSerializer,
     AddForgeNowRequestSerializer,
 )
-from swh.web.auth.utils import ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION
+from swh.web.common.utils import has_add_forge_now_permission
 
 
 def add_forge_request_list_datatables(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     paginator = Paginator(add_forge_requests, per_page)
     page = paginator.page(page_num)
 
-    if request.user.has_perm(ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION):
+    if has_add_forge_now_permission(request.user):
         requests = AddForgeNowRequestSerializer(page.object_list, many=True).data
     else:
         requests = AddForgeNowRequestPublicSerializer(page.object_list, many=True).data
diff --git a/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py b/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py
--- a/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py
+++ b/swh/web/admin/add_forge_now.py
@@ -8,17 +8,13 @@
 from django.shortcuts import render
 
 from swh.web.admin.adminurls import admin_route
-from swh.web.auth.utils import ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION
-
-
-def _can_access_moderation(user):
-    return user.is_staff or user.has_perm(ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION)
+from swh.web.common.utils import has_add_forge_now_permission
 
 
 @admin_route(
     r"add-forge/requests/", view_name="add-forge-now-requests-moderation",
 )
-@user_passes_test(_can_access_moderation, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
+@user_passes_test(has_add_forge_now_permission, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
 def add_forge_now_requests_moderation_dashboard(request):
     """Moderation dashboard to allow listing current requests.
 
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@
     r"add-forge/request/(?P<request_id>(\d)+)/",
     view_name="add-forge-now-request-dashboard",
 )
-@user_passes_test(_can_access_moderation, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
+@user_passes_test(has_add_forge_now_permission, login_url=settings.LOGIN_URL)
 def add_forge_now_request_dashboard(request, request_id):
     """Moderation dashboard to allow listing current requests.
 
diff --git a/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py b/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
--- a/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
+++ b/swh/web/api/views/add_forge_now.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from swh.web.api.apiurls import api_route
 from swh.web.auth.utils import ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION
 from swh.web.common.exc import BadInputExc
-from swh.web.common.utils import reverse
+from swh.web.common.utils import has_add_forge_now_permission, reverse
 
 
 def _block_while_testing():
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
             "You must be authenticated to update a new add-forge request"
         )
 
-    if not request.user.has_perm(ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION):
+    if not has_add_forge_now_permission(request.user):
         return HttpResponseForbidden("You are not a moderator")
 
     add_forge_request = (
diff --git a/swh/web/common/utils.py b/swh/web/common/utils.py
--- a/swh/web/common/utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/utils.py
@@ -521,3 +521,13 @@
         if elt is not None:
             return elt.attrib["url"]
     return None
+
+
+def has_add_forge_now_permission(user) -> bool:
+    """Is a user considered an add-forge-now moderator?
+
+    Returns
+        True if a user is staff or has add forge now moderator permission
+
+    """
+    return user.is_staff or user.has_perm(ADD_FORGE_MODERATOR_PERMISSION)