diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
index da4102174..b9d7a7e05 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/post_mode_menu.js
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@
       Danbooru.Post.update(post_id, {"post[is_note_locked]": "1"});
     } else if (s === 'approve') {
       Danbooru.Post.approve(post_id);
+    } else if (s === 'ban') {
+      Danbooru.Post.ban(post_id);
     } else if (s === "tag-script") {
       var current_script_id = Danbooru.Cookie.get("current_tag_script_id");
       var tag_script = Danbooru.Cookie.get("tag-script-" + current_script_id);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
index 9ed865e17..f1e82a144 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/posts.js
@@ -502,7 +502,22 @@
       error: function(data) {
         Danbooru.Post.notice_update("dec");
         Danbooru.error('There was an error updating <a href="/posts/' + post_id + '">post #' + post_id + '</a>');
-        $("#post_" + post_id).effect("shake", {distance: 5, times: 1}, 100);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  Danbooru.Post.ban = function(post_id) {
+    $.ajax({
+      type: "POST",
+      url: "/moderator/post/posts/" + post_id + "/ban.js",
+      data: {
+        commit: "Ban"
+      },
+      success: function(data) {
+        $("#post_" + post_id).remove();
+      },
+      error: function(data) {
+        Danbooru.error('There was an error updating <a href="/posts/' + post_id + '">post #' + post_id + '</a>');
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/post_mode_menu.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/post_mode_menu.css.scss
index 0524b1e6a..091009f68 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/post_mode_menu.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/post_mode_menu.css.scss
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ body.mode-translation {
   background-color: #5CD;
 }
 
+body.mode-ban {
+  background-color: #F33;
+}
+
 #page, #top, #page-footer {
   background-color: white;
 }
diff --git a/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb
index 83b3584d0..fad60517b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/moderator/post/posts_controller.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ module Moderator
         if params[:commit] == "Ban"
           @post.ban!
         end
-        redirect_to(post_path(@post), :notice => "Post was banned")
+
+        respond_to do |fmt|
+          fmt.html do
+            redirect_to(post_path(@post), :notice => "Post was banned")
+          end
+
+          fmt.js
+        end
       end
 
       def unban
diff --git a/app/views/moderator/post/posts/ban.js.erb b/app/views/moderator/post/posts/ban.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb b/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb
index 9d241e74f..692b7542c 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/partials/index/_mode_menu.html.erb
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
         <% if CurrentUser.can_approve_posts? %>
           <option value="approve">Approve</option>
         <% end %>
+        <% if CurrentUser.is_admin? %>
+          <option value="ban">Ban</option>
+        <% end %>
       </select>
     </form>
     <input id="tag-script-field" placeholder="Enter tag script" style="display: none; margin-top: 0.5em;"></input>