diff --git a/packages/chat/package.json b/packages/chat/package.json
index 241d19d..8fce2fe 100644
--- a/packages/chat/package.json
+++ b/packages/chat/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "@latus/core": "^1.0.0",
     "@latus/db": "^1.0.0",
     "@latus/governor": "^1.0.0",
+    "@latus/redis": "^1.0.0",
     "@latus/socket": "^1.0.0",
     "@reddichat/core": "^1.0.0",
     "@reddichat/state": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/chat/src/client/index.js b/packages/chat/src/client/index.js
index f29fc25..3870cbb 100644
--- a/packages/chat/src/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/chat/src/client/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Activity from '../packets/activity';
 import Join from '../packets/join';
 import Leave from '../packets/leave';
 import Message from '../packets/message';
+import MessageSiteBan from '../packets/message-site-ban';
 
 import chat from './state';
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export default {
       Join: Join(latus),
       Leave: Leave(latus),
       Message: Message(latus),
+      MessageSiteBan: MessageSiteBan(latus),
     }),
     // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
     '@reddichat/state/effects': (latus) => require('./effects').default(latus),
diff --git a/packages/chat/src/index.js b/packages/chat/src/index.js
index 9a94082..0da52c8 100644
--- a/packages/chat/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/chat/src/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Activity from './packets/activity.server';
 import Join from './packets/join.server';
 import Leave from './packets/leave.server';
 import Message from './packets/message.server';
+import MessageSiteBan from './packets/message-site-ban.server';
 
 import ensureCanonical from './ensure-canonical';
 import defaultState, {channelsToHydrate} from './state';
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export default {
       Join: Join(latus),
       Leave: Leave(latus),
       Message: Message(latus),
+      MessageSiteBan: MessageSiteBan(latus),
     }),
     '@latus/socket/connect': async (socket, latus) => {
       const {req} = socket;
diff --git a/packages/chat/src/packets/message-site-ban.js b/packages/chat/src/packets/message-site-ban.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ada7be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/chat/src/packets/message-site-ban.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {Packet, ValidationError} from '@latus/socket/packets';
+import {validate} from 'uuid';
+
+export default () => class MessageSiteBan extends Packet {
+
+  static get data() {
+    return 'string';
+  }
+
+  static async validate({data: uuid}, {req}) {
+    const {user} = req;
+    if (!user || !user.isAdmin) {
+      throw new ValidationError({code: 400, reason: 'unauthorized'});
+    }
+    if (!validate(uuid)) {
+      throw new ValidationError({code: 400, reason: 'malformed'});
+    }
+  }
+
+};
diff --git a/packages/chat/src/packets/message-site-ban.server.js b/packages/chat/src/packets/message-site-ban.server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4363700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/chat/src/packets/message-site-ban.server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {promisify} from 'util';
+
+import {ModelMap} from '@latus/db';
+import {createClient, keys} from '@latus/redis';
+
+import MessageSiteBan from './message-site-ban';
+
+export default (latus) => class MessageSiteBanServer extends MessageSiteBan() {
+
+  static async respond({data: uuid}, socket) {
+    const {Ban} = ModelMap(latus);
+    const redisClient = createClient(latus);
+    const mget = promisify(redisClient.mget.bind(redisClient));
+    const messageKeys = await keys(redisClient, `*:messages:${uuid}`);
+    const messages = 0 === messageKeys.length
+      ? []
+      : (await mget(messageKeys))
+        .map((reply) => JSON.parse(reply));
+    const promises = messages.map(async ({ip, owner, socket: socketId}) => {
+      await Ban.create({
+        ip,
+        ...(owner ? {userId: owner} : {}),
+      });
+      socket.to(socketId).send(['Refresh']);
+    });
+    return Promise.all(promises);
+  }
+
+};
diff --git a/packages/chat/yarn.lock b/packages/chat/yarn.lock
index 240b96b..c8095dc 100644
--- a/packages/chat/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/chat/yarn.lock
@@ -990,15 +990,15 @@
 
 "@latus/redis@^1.0.0":
   version "1.0.0"
-  resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/@latus%2fredis/-/redis-1.0.0.tgz#b54c176a02481f8f43ea383d2df665c1aa365885"
-  integrity sha512-HSQPI57K7RZMGfehsMSRvvAY+paJ4gxeRNpcQhMhLmWH8ShartGSR7/vPEJjpdvGcSgucYb97KM913oAgDDG5g==
+  resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/@latus%2fredis/-/redis-1.0.0.tgz#c029ffeac5e349f00cdb9a4f7a62e096164fbca5"
+  integrity sha512-0c9Ap1GO3WhGGPpOYsPzgoCyGMmlu0GFk+4vfSZ+L414FyY4RvjgcWXQjATVPfOHBPG2Vm+zKxHyyZt0no6E4w==
   dependencies:
     connect-redis "^5.0.0"
     debug "4.3.1"
     express-session "^1.17.1"
     mkdirp "^1.0.4"
     redis "^3.0.2"
-    socket.io-redis "^6.0.1"
+    socket.io-redis "5.3.0"
 
 "@latus/socket@^1.0.0":
   version "1.0.0"
@@ -3116,6 +3116,11 @@ dottie@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/dottie/-/dottie-2.0.2.tgz#cc91c0726ce3a054ebf11c55fbc92a7f266dd154"
   integrity sha512-fmrwR04lsniq/uSr8yikThDTrM7epXHBAAjH9TbeH3rEA8tdCO7mRzB9hdmdGyJCxF8KERo9CITcm3kGuoyMhg==
 
+double-ended-queue@^2.1.0-0:
+  version "2.1.0-0"
+  resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/double-ended-queue/-/double-ended-queue-2.1.0-0.tgz#103d3527fd31528f40188130c841efdd78264e5c"
+  integrity sha1-ED01J/0xUo9AGIEwyEHv3XgmTlw=
+
 duplexify@^3.4.2, duplexify@^3.6.0:
   version "3.7.1"
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/duplexify/-/duplexify-3.7.1.tgz#2a4df5317f6ccfd91f86d6fd25d8d8a103b88309"
@@ -5875,6 +5880,11 @@ normalize-url@1.9.1:
     query-string "^4.1.0"
     sort-keys "^1.0.0"
 
+notepack.io@~2.1.2:
+  version "2.1.3"
+  resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/notepack.io/-/notepack.io-2.1.3.tgz#cc904045c751b1a27b2dcfd838d81d0bf3ced923"
+  integrity sha512-AgSt+cP5XMooho1Ppn8NB3FFaVWefV+qZoZncYTUSch2GAEwlYLcIIbT5YVkMlFeNHnfwOvc4HDlbvrB5BRxXA==
+
 notepack.io@~2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/notepack.io/-/notepack.io-2.2.0.tgz#d7ea71d1cb90094f88c6f3c8d84277c2d0cd101c"
@@ -6916,7 +6926,7 @@ redent@^1.0.0:
     indent-string "^2.1.0"
     strip-indent "^1.0.1"
 
-redis-commands@^1.5.0:
+redis-commands@^1.2.0, redis-commands@^1.5.0:
   version "1.6.0"
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/redis-commands/-/redis-commands-1.6.0.tgz#36d4ca42ae9ed29815cdb30ad9f97982eba1ce23"
   integrity sha512-2jnZ0IkjZxvguITjFTrGiLyzQZcTvaw8DAaCXxZq/dsHXz7KfMQ3OUJy7Tz9vnRtZRVz6VRCPDvruvU8Ts44wQ==
@@ -6926,6 +6936,11 @@ redis-errors@^1.0.0, redis-errors@^1.2.0:
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/redis-errors/-/redis-errors-1.2.0.tgz#eb62d2adb15e4eaf4610c04afe1529384250abad"
   integrity sha1-62LSrbFeTq9GEMBK/hUpOEJQq60=
 
+redis-parser@^2.6.0:
+  version "2.6.0"
+  resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/redis-parser/-/redis-parser-2.6.0.tgz#52ed09dacac108f1a631c07e9b69941e7a19504b"
+  integrity sha1-Uu0J2srBCPGmMcB+m2mUHnoZUEs=
+
 redis-parser@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/redis-parser/-/redis-parser-3.0.0.tgz#b66d828cdcafe6b4b8a428a7def4c6bcac31c8b4"
@@ -6943,6 +6958,15 @@ redis@^3.0.0, redis@^3.0.2:
     redis-errors "^1.2.0"
     redis-parser "^3.0.0"
 
+redis@~2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/redis/-/redis-2.8.0.tgz#202288e3f58c49f6079d97af7a10e1303ae14b02"
+  integrity sha512-M1OkonEQwtRmZv4tEWF2VgpG0JWJ8Fv1PhlgT5+B+uNq2cA3Rt1Yt/ryoR+vQNOQcIEgdCdfH0jr3bDpihAw1A==
+  dependencies:
+    double-ended-queue "^2.1.0-0"
+    redis-commands "^1.2.0"
+    redis-parser "^2.6.0"
+
 redux-thunk@^2.3.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/redux-thunk/-/redux-thunk-2.3.0.tgz#51c2c19a185ed5187aaa9a2d08b666d0d6467622"
@@ -7580,6 +7604,17 @@ socket.io-parser@~3.4.0:
     debug "~4.1.0"
     isarray "2.0.1"
 
+socket.io-redis@5.3.0:
+  version "5.3.0"
+  resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/socket.io-redis/-/socket.io-redis-5.3.0.tgz#d01716d2813c25b76918cd704e1cf540b2f3985a"
+  integrity sha512-w2EqyGdw3oXzd1MY4sVIg2rYVooDI5sSwel8DOt38sTgaJuuXQSC847x38FvLSn2Rt6MAcdLhiNw/FqjzeC4RQ==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "~4.1.0"
+    notepack.io "~2.1.2"
+    redis "~2.8.0"
+    socket.io-adapter "~1.1.0"
+    uid2 "0.0.3"
+
 socket.io-redis@^6.0.1:
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://npm.i12e.cha0s.io/socket.io-redis/-/socket.io-redis-6.0.1.tgz#0d6c82bd6e0dcbb0d70dcbc57f0c3269e6e53594"