diff --git a/server/src/cmd.rs b/server/src/cmd.rs
index df4be11d9c..634e8a5f0b 100644
--- a/server/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/server/src/cmd.rs
@@ -1860,13 +1860,29 @@ fn handle_ban(
     server: &mut Server,
     client: EcsEntity,
     _target: EcsEntity,
-    _args: String,
-    _action: &ChatCommand,
+    args: String,
+    action: &ChatCommand,
 ) {
-    server.notify_client(
-        client,
-        ChatType::CommandInfo.server_msg("This command is not yet implemented")
-    )
+    if let (Some(target_alias), reason_opt) = scan_fmt_some!(&args, &action.arg_fmt(), String, String) {
+        let reason = reason_opt.unwrap_or(String::new());
+
+        server.settings_mut().edit(|s| {
+           s.banlist.push((target_alias.clone(), reason.clone()))
+        });
+
+        server.notify_client(
+            client,
+            ChatType::CommandInfo.server_msg(
+                format!("Added {} to the banlist with reason: {}",
+                        target_alias,
+                        reason))
+        );
+    } else {
+        server.notify_client(
+            client,
+            ChatType::CommandError.server_msg(action.help_string())
+        );
+    }
 }
 
 fn handle_unban(
diff --git a/server/src/settings.rs b/server/src/settings.rs
index 7a8b8ad02f..b52e73eada 100644
--- a/server/src/settings.rs
+++ b/server/src/settings.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct ServerSettings {
     pub start_time: f64,
     pub admins: Vec<String>,
     pub whitelist: Vec<String>,
-    pub banlist: Vec<String>,
+    pub banlist: Vec<(String, String)>,
     /// When set to None, loads the default map file (if available); otherwise,
     /// uses the value of the file options to decide how to proceed.
     pub map_file: Option<FileOpts>,