diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index ddf3771f9..30a82c3dc 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_save :normalize_name
   after_save :create_version
   after_save :save_url_string
+  after_save :commit_ban
   validates_uniqueness_of :name
   belongs_to :creator, :class_name => "User"
   has_many :members, :class_name => "Artist", :foreign_key => "group_name", :primary_key => "name"
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_one :wiki_page, :foreign_key => "title", :primary_key => "name"
   has_one :tag_alias, :foreign_key => "antecedent_name", :primary_key => "name"
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :wiki_page
-  attr_accessible :name, :url_string, :other_names, :group_name, :wiki_page_attributes, :notes
+  attr_accessible :name, :url_string, :other_names, :group_name, :wiki_page_attributes, :notes, :is_banned, :is_active
   scope :url_match, lambda {|string| where(["id in (?)", Artist.find_all_by_url(string).map(&:id)])}
   scope :other_names_match, lambda {|string| where(["other_names_index @@ to_tsquery('danbooru', ?)", Artist.normalize_name(string)])}
   scope :name_equals, lambda {|string| where("name = ?", string)}
@@ -158,6 +159,34 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
   
+  module BanMethods
+    def commit_ban
+      if is_banned? && is_banned_changed?
+        ban!
+      end
+      
+      true
+    end
+    
+    def ban!
+      Post.transaction do
+        Post.tag_match(name).each do |post|
+          begin
+            post.flag!("Artist requested removal")
+          rescue PostFlag::Error
+            # swallow
+          end
+          post.delete!
+        end
+        
+        tag_implication = TagImplication.create(:antecedent_name => name, :consequent_name => "banned_artist")
+        tag_implication.delay.process!
+        update_column(:is_active, false)
+        update_column(:is_banned, true)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
   include UrlMethods
   include NameMethods
   include GroupMethods
@@ -165,13 +194,19 @@ class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
   extend FactoryMethods
   include NoteMethods
   include TagMethods
+  include BanMethods
   
-  def ban!
-    
+  def status
+    if is_banned?
+      "Banned"
+    elsif is_active?
+      "Active"
+    else
+      "Deleted"
+    end
   end
   
   def initialize_creator
     self.creator_id = CurrentUser.user.id
   end
 end
-
diff --git a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
index 908d3f168..709986215 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <%= f.input :other_names, :hint => "Separate with commas", :as => :text %>
   <%= f.input :group_name %>
   <%= f.input :url_string, :label => "URLs", :as => :text, :size => "10x5" %>
+  <%= f.input :is_active %>
+  <%= f.input :is_banned %>
   <%= f.input :notes, :as => :text %>
   <%= f.button :submit %>
 <% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/artists/index.html.erb b/app/views/artists/index.html.erb
index 003ef1a7d..52d730aad 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/index.html.erb
@@ -20,17 +20,7 @@
               <% end %>
             </td>
             <td><%= artist.other_names %></td>
-            <td>
-              <% if artist.is_active? %>
-                Active
-              <% else %>
-                Deleted
-              <% end %>
-              
-              <% if artist.is_banned? %>
-                Banned
-              <% end %>
-            </td>
+            <td><%= artist.status %></td>
           <% end %>
         <% end %>
       </tbody>
diff --git a/app/views/artists/show.html.erb b/app/views/artists/show.html.erb
index 545956818..f9b182c5b 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/show.html.erb
@@ -13,15 +13,7 @@
         <tbody>
           <tr>
             <th width="15%">Status</th>
-            <td width="85%">
-              <% if @artist.is_banned? %>
-                Banned
-              <% elsif @artist.is_active? %>
-                Active
-              <% else %>
-                Inactive
-              <% end %>
-            </td>
+            <td width="85%"><%= @artist.status %></td>
           </tr>
           <% if @artist.has_tag_alias? %>
             <tr>
diff --git a/test/unit/artist_test.rb b/test/unit/artist_test.rb
index d2d15fe38..2baf3738c 100644
--- a/test/unit/artist_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/artist_test.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ class ArtistTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       CurrentUser.ip_addr = nil
     end
     
+    context "that has been banned" do
+      setup do
+        @post = Factory.create(:post, :tag_string => "aaa")
+        @artist = Factory.create(:artist, :name => "aaa")
+        @artist.reload
+        @artist.update_attributes(:is_banned => true)
+        @post.reload
+      end
+      
+      should "delete the post" do
+        assert(@post.is_deleted?)
+      end
+      
+      should "create a new tag implication" do
+        assert_equal(1, TagImplication.where(:antecedent_name => "aaa", :consequent_name => "banned_artist").count)
+      end
+    end
+    
     should "create a new wiki page to store any note information" do
       artist = nil
       assert_difference("WikiPage.count") do