diff --git a/admin/admin_user_ban.php b/admin/admin_user_ban.php
index af4c31b81..eb69da229 100644
--- a/admin/admin_user_ban.php
+++ b/admin/admin_user_ban.php
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ if ($submit) {
         }
 
         if (!getBanInfo((int)$this_userdata['user_id'])) {
-            $sql = 'INSERT INTO ' . BB_BANLIST . ' (ban_userid) VALUES (' . $this_userdata['user_id'] . ')';
+            $ban_reason = '';
+            if (!empty($_POST['ban_reason'])) {
+                $ban_reason = trim($_POST['ban_reason']);
+            }
+            $sql = 'INSERT INTO ' . BB_BANLIST . ' (ban_userid, ban_reason) VALUES (' . $this_userdata['user_id'] . ', "' . DB()->escape($ban_reason) . '")';
             if (!DB()->sql_query($sql)) {
                 bb_die('Could not insert ban_userid info into database');
             }
diff --git a/library/includes/ucp/viewprofile.php b/library/includes/ucp/viewprofile.php
index 7dbc44541..7f97dc118 100644
--- a/library/includes/ucp/viewprofile.php
+++ b/library/includes/ucp/viewprofile.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if ($bb_cfg['ratio_null_enabled'] && $btu = get_bt_userdata($profiledata['user_i
 if ($banInfo = getBanInfo((int)$profiledata['user_id'])) {
     $template->assign_block_vars('ban', [
         'IS_BANNED' => true,
-        'BAN_REASON' => $banInfo['ban_reason']
+        'BAN_REASON' => IS_ADMIN ? $banInfo['ban_reason'] : '',
     ]);
 }
 
diff --git a/styles/templates/admin/admin_user_ban.tpl b/styles/templates/admin/admin_user_ban.tpl
index 65b6e9284..0483c0613 100644
--- a/styles/templates/admin/admin_user_ban.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/admin/admin_user_ban.tpl
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 		<td class="row1">{L_USERNAME}:</td>
 		<td class="row2"><input type="text" class="post" name="username" maxlength="50" size="20" /> <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="edit" />{S_HIDDEN_FIELDS} <input type="submit" name="usersubmit" value="{L_FIND_USERNAME}" class="liteoption" onClick="window.open('{U_SEARCH_USER}', '_bbsearch', 'HEIGHT=250,resizable=yes,WIDTH=400');return false;" /></td>
 	</tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td class="row1">{L_REASON}:</td>
+        <td class="row2"><input type="text" class="post" name="ban_reason" maxlength="255" size="80" /></td>
+    </tr>
 	<tr>
 		<th colspan="2">{L_UNBAN_USERNAME}</th>
 	</tr>
diff --git a/styles/templates/default/usercp_viewprofile.tpl b/styles/templates/default/usercp_viewprofile.tpl
index d4a11e354..162fa42d4 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/usercp_viewprofile.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/usercp_viewprofile.tpl
@@ -229,6 +229,16 @@ ajax.callback.group_membership = function(data) {
 			{RANK_IMAGE}
 		<!-- ENDIF -->
 		</p>
+        <!-- BEGIN ban -->
+        <hr/>
+        <!-- IF ban.IS_BANNED -->
+        <b title="{L_BANNED_USERS}" class="warnColor2">{L_BANNED}</b>
+        <!-- ENDIF -->
+        <!-- IF ban.BAN_REASON -->
+        <div class="mrg_4">{L_REASON}: {ban.BAN_REASON}</div>
+        <!-- ENDIF -->
+        <hr/>
+        <!-- END ban -->
         <!-- IF BIRTHDAY_ICON --><div class="mrg_8">{BIRTHDAY_ICON}</div><!-- ENDIF -->
 		<h4 class="cat border bw_TB">{L_CONTACT}&nbsp;{USERNAME}</span></h4>
 
@@ -300,9 +310,6 @@ ajax.callback.group_membership = function(data) {
                 <th>{L_USERNAME}:</th>
                 <td id="username">
                     <span class="editable bold">{USERNAME}</span>
-                    <!-- BEGIN ban -->
-                    <!-- IF ban.IS_BANNED -->(<b title="{L_BANNED_USERS}" style="color: red;">{L_BANNED}</b>)<!-- ENDIF -->
-                    <!-- END ban -->
                 </td>
             </tr>
 			<!-- IF SHOW_ROLE -->
diff --git a/viewtopic.php b/viewtopic.php
index 0ed14fd11..529b25d4a 100644
--- a/viewtopic.php
+++ b/viewtopic.php
@@ -738,10 +738,7 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < $total_posts; $i++) {
 
     // Ban information
     if ($banInfo = getBanInfo((int)$poster_id)) {
-        $template->assign_block_vars('postrow.ban', [
-            'IS_BANNED' => true,
-            'BAN_REASON' => $banInfo['ban_reason']
-        ]);
+        $template->assign_block_vars('postrow.ban', ['IS_BANNED' => true]);
     }
 
     if (isset($postrow[$i]['post_attachment']) && $is_auth['auth_download'] && function_exists('display_post_attachments')) {