diff --git a/contracts/terminus/TerminusFacet.sol b/contracts/terminus/TerminusFacet.sol
index dc819e8..9c1247c 100644
--- a/contracts/terminus/TerminusFacet.sol
+++ b/contracts/terminus/TerminusFacet.sol
@@ -49,12 +49,15 @@ contract TerminusFacet is ERC1155WithTerminusStorage {
         address[] memory toAddresses,
         uint256[] memory amounts
     ) public {
-        address operator = _msgSender();
-        LibTerminus.enforcePoolIsController(id, operator);
         require(
             toAddresses.length == amounts.length,
             "TerminusFacet: _poolMintBatch -- toAddresses and amounts length mismatch"
         );
+        address operator = _msgSender();
+        require(
+            isApprovedForPool(id, operator),
+            "TerminusFacet: poolMintBatch -- caller is neither owner nor approved"
+        );
 
         LibTerminus.TerminusStorage storage ts = LibTerminus.terminusStorage();
 
@@ -250,7 +253,10 @@ contract TerminusFacet is ERC1155WithTerminusStorage {
         uint256 amount,
         bytes memory data
     ) external {
-        LibTerminus.enforcePoolIsController(poolID, msg.sender);
+        require(
+            isApprovedForPool(poolID, msg.sender),
+            "TerminusFacet: mint -- caller is neither owner nor approved"
+        );
         _mint(to, poolID, amount, data);
     }
 
@@ -261,7 +267,10 @@ contract TerminusFacet is ERC1155WithTerminusStorage {
         bytes memory data
     ) external {
         for (uint256 i = 0; i < poolIDs.length; i++) {
-            LibTerminus.enforcePoolIsController(poolIDs[i], _msgSender());
+            require(
+                isApprovedForPool(poolIDs[i], msg.sender),
+                "TerminusFacet: mintBatch -- caller is neither owner nor approved"
+            );
         }
         _mintBatch(to, poolIDs, amounts, data);
     }
diff --git a/dao/test_terminus.py b/dao/test_terminus.py
index 62e3e67..3a67125 100644
--- a/dao/test_terminus.py
+++ b/dao/test_terminus.py
@@ -273,6 +273,64 @@ def test_mint_batch(self):
         supply = self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id)
         self.assertEqual(supply, 1)
 
+    def test_mint_batch_with_approval(self):
+        pool_id = self.diamond_terminus.total_pools()
+
+        self.assertFalse(
+            self.diamond_terminus.is_approved_for_pool(pool_id, accounts[3])
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(
+            self.diamond_terminus.is_approved_for_pool(pool_id - 1, accounts[3])
+        )
+        balances_before = [
+            self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(accounts[2].address, pool_id),
+            self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(accounts[2].address, pool_id - 1),
+        ]
+        supply_before = [
+            self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id),
+            self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id - 1),
+        ]
+        self.diamond_terminus.approve_for_pool(
+            pool_id, accounts[3], {"from": accounts[1]}
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+            self.diamond_terminus.mint_batch(
+                accounts[2].address,
+                pool_i_ds=[pool_id, pool_id - 1],
+                amounts=[1, 1],
+                data=b"",
+                transaction_config={"from": accounts[3]},
+            )
+
+        self.diamond_terminus.approve_for_pool(
+            pool_id - 1, accounts[3], {"from": accounts[1]}
+        )
+
+        self.diamond_terminus.mint_batch(
+            accounts[2].address,
+            pool_i_ds=[pool_id, pool_id - 1],
+            amounts=[1, 1],
+            data=b"",
+            transaction_config={"from": accounts[3]},
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(accounts[2].address, pool_id),
+            balances_before[0] + 1,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(accounts[2].address, pool_id - 1),
+            balances_before[1] + 1,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id), supply_before[0] + 1
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id - 1),
+            supply_before[1] + 1,
+        )
+
     def test_mint_batch_fails_if_it_exceeds_capacity(self):
         pool_id = self.diamond_terminus.total_pools()
         with self.assertRaises(Exception):
@@ -350,6 +408,64 @@ def test_pool_mint_batch_as_unauthorized_third_party(self):
             final_balance = self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(account.address, pool_id)
             self.assertEqual(final_balance, initial_balances[i])
 
+    def test_pool_mint_with_pool_approval(self):
+        self.diamond_terminus.create_pool_v1(10, False, False, {"from": accounts[1]})
+        pool_id = self.diamond_terminus.total_pools()
+
+        self.assertFalse(
+            self.diamond_terminus.is_approved_for_pool(pool_id, accounts[2].address)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+            self.diamond_terminus.mint(
+                accounts[2].address, pool_id, 1, b"", {"from": accounts[2]}
+            )
+
+        self.diamond_terminus.approve_for_pool(
+            pool_id, accounts[2].address, {"from": accounts[1]}
+        )
+        supply_0 = self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id)
+        balance_0 = self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(accounts[2].address, pool_id)
+        self.diamond_terminus.mint(
+            accounts[2].address, pool_id, 1, b"", {"from": accounts[1]}
+        )
+        balance_1 = self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(accounts[2].address, pool_id)
+        supply_1 = self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(balance_1, balance_0 + 1)
+        self.assertEqual(supply_0 + 1, supply_1)
+
+    def test_pool_mint_batch_with_approval(self):
+        pool_id = self.diamond_terminus.total_pools()
+        target_accounts = [account.address for account in accounts[:5]]
+        target_amounts = [1 for _ in accounts[:5]]
+        num_accounts = len(accounts[:5])
+        initial_pool_supply = self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id)
+        initial_balances: List[int] = []
+        for account in accounts[:5]:
+            initial_balances.append(
+                self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(account.address, pool_id)
+            )
+
+        self.assertFalse(
+            self.diamond_terminus.is_approved_for_pool(pool_id, accounts[2].address)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+            self.diamond_terminus.pool_mint_batch(
+                pool_id, target_accounts, target_amounts, {"from": accounts[2]}
+            )
+        self.diamond_terminus.approve_for_pool(
+            pool_id, accounts[2].address, {"from": accounts[1]}
+        )
+        self.diamond_terminus.pool_mint_batch(
+            pool_id, target_accounts, target_amounts, {"from": accounts[2]}
+        )
+
+        final_pool_supply = self.diamond_terminus.terminus_pool_supply(pool_id)
+        self.assertEqual(final_pool_supply, initial_pool_supply + num_accounts)
+        for i, account in enumerate(accounts[:5]):
+            final_balance = self.diamond_terminus.balance_of(account.address, pool_id)
+            self.assertEqual(final_balance, initial_balances[i] + 1)
+
     def test_transfer(self):
         pool_id = self.diamond_terminus.total_pools()
         self.diamond_terminus.mint(accounts[2], pool_id, 1, b"", {"from": accounts[1]})
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f02f7db..0f2de67 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="moonstream-dao",
-    version="0.0.6",
+    version="0.0.7",
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=["eth-brownie", "tqdm"],
     extras_require={