diff --git a/app/logical/tag_relationship_retirement_service.rb b/app/logical/tag_relationship_retirement_service.rb
index 0092acd1a..7b4d65133 100644
--- a/app/logical/tag_relationship_retirement_service.rb
+++ b/app/logical/tag_relationship_retirement_service.rb
@@ -40,13 +40,20 @@ module TagRelationshipRetirementService
   end
 
   def inactive_relationships
-    (inactive_aliases + TagAlias.active.empty + TagImplication.active.empty).uniq
+    (inactive_aliases + inactive_implications).uniq
+  end
+
+  def inactive_implications
+    TagImplication.active.empty.where.not(consequent_name: "banned_artist")
   end
 
   def inactive_aliases
     aliases = TagAlias.general.or(TagAlias.artist).active.where("tag_aliases.created_at < ?", THRESHOLD.ago)
-    aliases.select do |tag_alias|
+    aliases = aliases.select do |tag_alias|
       !tag_alias.consequent_tag.posts.exists?(["created_at > ?", THRESHOLD.ago])
     end
+
+    aliases += TagAlias.active.empty
+    aliases
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/tag.rb b/app/models/tag.rb
index 423aba1f7..087fc2c7a 100644
--- a/app/models/tag.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag.rb
@@ -356,6 +356,14 @@ class Tag < ApplicationRecord
     cosplay_tags.grep(/\A(.+)_\(cosplay\)\Z/) { "#{TagAlias.to_aliased([$1]).first}_(cosplay)" } + other_tags
   end
 
+  def implied_tags
+    TagImplication.tags_implied_by([name])
+  end
+
+  def implies?(tag_name)
+    implied_tags.exists?(name: tag_name)
+  end
+
   def posts
     Post.system_tag_match(name)
   end
diff --git a/test/jobs/retire_tag_relationships_job_test.rb b/test/jobs/retire_tag_relationships_job_test.rb
index c9b5ab490..78be3a4a8 100644
--- a/test/jobs/retire_tag_relationships_job_test.rb
+++ b/test/jobs/retire_tag_relationships_job_test.rb
@@ -101,5 +101,16 @@ class RetireTagRelationshipsJobTest < ActiveJob::TestCase
       assert_equal(true, ta3.reload.is_retired?)
       assert_equal(true, ta4.reload.is_retired?)
     end
+
+    should "not retire empty banned_artist implications" do
+      bkub = create(:tag, name: "bkub", post_count: 0, category: Tag.categories.artist)
+      banned_artist = create(:tag, name: "banned_artist", post_count: 0, category: Tag.categories.artist)
+      ti = create(:tag_implication, antecedent_name: "bkub", consequent_name: "banned_artist")
+
+      RetireTagRelationshipsJob.perform_now
+
+      assert_equal(false, ti.reload.is_retired?)
+      assert_equal(true, bkub.implies?("banned_artist"))
+    end
   end
 end