diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index cfc404698e..c3608bcadc 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relayClient.reqCommand.nwc.NWCPaymentF
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.uploads.FileHeader
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.EventProcessor
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.concord.cord02Community.ConcordCommunityListEntry
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.concord.cord04Roles.ConcordPermissions
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.experimental.bounties.BountyAddValueEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.experimental.edits.TextNoteModificationEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.experimental.interactiveStories.InteractiveStoryBaseEvent
@@ -400,7 +401,29 @@ class Account(
      * [concordChannelList] and consulted by the giftwrap decrypt path so a Concord
      * plane wrap routes here instead of being dropped as an undecryptable DM.
      */
-    val concordSessions = ConcordSessionManager(concordChannelList.liveCommunities, signer.pubKey, scope, cache::consumeConcordRumor)
+    val concordSessions = ConcordSessionManager(concordChannelList.liveCommunities, signer.pubKey, scope, ::consumeConcordRumorGated)
+
+    /**
+     * Sink for decrypted Concord rumors: drops a message whose author is banned in
+     * the community's current fold before it ever becomes a Note, then delegates to
+     * the cache. Bans that arrive *after* a message are handled by removing the
+     * author's existing notes on re-fold (see `refreshConcordChannelIndex`); this
+     * gate stops *new* posts from a banned author from appearing at all.
+     */
+    private fun consumeConcordRumorGated(
+        communityId: String,
+        channelIdHex: String,
+        rumor: Event,
+    ) {
+        val authority =
+            concordSessions
+                .sessionFor(communityId)
+                ?.state
+                ?.value
+                ?.authority
+        if (authority?.isBanned(rumor.pubKey) == true) return
+        cache.consumeConcordRumor(communityId, channelIdHex, rumor)
+    }
 
     val publicChatListDecryptionCache = PublicChatListDecryptionCache(signer)
     val publicChatList = PublicChatListState(signer, cache, publicChatListDecryptionCache, scope, settings)
@@ -1671,6 +1694,29 @@ class Account(
         return true
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If [note] is a Concord channel message whose author this account is allowed to
+     * ban — the actor is the owner or holds the BAN permission, and the target is
+     * neither the owner nor the actor — returns `(communityId, memberHex)`. Null
+     * otherwise, so the UI shows the Ban action only when it would actually take
+     * effect on fold.
+     */
+    fun concordBanTarget(note: Note): Pair<String, HexKey>? {
+        val channel = note.inGatherers?.firstNotNullOfOrNull { it as? ConcordChannel } ?: return null
+        val author = note.author?.pubkeyHex ?: note.event?.pubKey ?: return null
+        if (author == signer.pubKey) return null
+        val communityId = channel.channelId.communityId
+        val authority =
+            concordSessions
+                .sessionFor(communityId)
+                ?.state
+                ?.value
+                ?.authority ?: return null
+        if (authority.isOwner(author)) return null
+        val canBan = authority.isOwner(signer.pubKey) || authority.effectivePermissions(signer.pubKey).has(ConcordPermissions.BAN)
+        return if (canBan) communityId to author else null
+    }
+
     /** Add [member] to the community banlist. */
     suspend fun banConcordMember(
         communityId: String,
@@ -3785,7 +3831,27 @@ class Account(
         return limit > 0 && note.event?.hasMoreHashtagsThan(limit) == true
     }
 
+    /**
+     * True if [note] is a Concord channel message whose author is banned in that
+     * community's current fold. Bans are per-community (not global mutes), so they
+     * are enforced here at read time — the same "filter, don't delete" approach the
+     * rest of the app uses. A ban that arrives after a message is applied on the
+     * next feed pass.
+     */
+    private fun isConcordBanned(note: Note): Boolean {
+        val channel = note.inGatherers?.firstNotNullOfOrNull { it as? ConcordChannel } ?: return false
+        val author = note.author?.pubkeyHex ?: note.event?.pubKey ?: return false
+        val authority =
+            concordSessions
+                .sessionFor(channel.channelId.communityId)
+                ?.state
+                ?.value
+                ?.authority ?: return false
+        return authority.isBanned(author)
+    }
+
     override fun isAcceptable(note: Note): Boolean {
+        if (isConcordBanned(note)) return false
         val mutedThreads = hiddenUsers.flow.value.mutedThreads
         if (mutedThreads.isNotEmpty() && mutedThreads.contains(resolveThreadRoot(note))) return false
         return note.author?.let { isAcceptable(it) } ?: true &&
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteQuickActionMenu.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteQuickActionMenu.kt
index 7d4d6ce281..e1782a14ec 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteQuickActionMenu.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/NoteQuickActionMenu.kt
@@ -274,6 +274,30 @@ fun CardBody(
     val isOwnNote = accountViewModel.isLoggedUser(note.author)
     val isFollowingUser = !isOwnNote && accountViewModel.isFollowing(note.author)
 
+    // Concord moderation: only present when this account may actually ban the author.
+    val canConcordBan = remember(note) { accountViewModel.account.concordBanTarget(note) != null }
+    val showConcordBanDialog = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+
+    if (showConcordBanDialog.value) {
+        QuickActionAlertDialogOneButton(
+            title = stringRes(R.string.concord_ban_user_title),
+            textContent = stringRes(R.string.concord_ban_user_body),
+            buttonIcon = MaterialSymbols.Gavel,
+            buttonText = stringRes(R.string.concord_ban_user),
+            buttonColors =
+                ButtonDefaults.buttonColors(
+                    containerColor = LightRedColor,
+                    contentColor = Color.White,
+                ),
+            onClickDoOnce = {
+                accountViewModel.banConcordMember(note)
+                showConcordBanDialog.value = false
+                onDismiss()
+            },
+            onDismiss = { showConcordBanDialog.value = false },
+        )
+    }
+
     Column(modifier = Modifier.width(IntrinsicSize.Min)) {
         Row(modifier = Modifier.height(IntrinsicSize.Min)) {
             NoteQuickActionItem(
@@ -449,6 +473,17 @@ fun CardBody(
                     showReportDialog.value = true
                 }
             }
+
+            if (canConcordBan) {
+                VerticalDivider(color = primaryLight)
+
+                NoteQuickActionItem(
+                    MaterialSymbols.Gavel,
+                    stringRes(R.string.concord_ban_user),
+                ) {
+                    showConcordBanDialog.value = true
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
index 0672eacf9a..f0c46aee14 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
@@ -568,6 +568,12 @@ class AccountViewModel(
         reactToOrDelete(note, reaction)
     }
 
+    /** Ban the author of a Concord channel message (no-op unless this account may ban them). */
+    fun banConcordMember(note: Note) {
+        val (communityId, member) = account.concordBanTarget(note) ?: return
+        launchSigner { account.banConcordMember(communityId, member) }
+    }
+
     @Immutable
     data class NoteComposeReportState(
         val isPostHidden: Boolean = false,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/datasource/ConcordChannelSubscription.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/datasource/ConcordChannelSubscription.kt
index 50bb7394e8..1491b5befc 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/datasource/ConcordChannelSubscription.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/datasource/ConcordChannelSubscription.kt
@@ -82,9 +82,14 @@ private fun refreshConcordChannelIndex(account: Account) {
         val communityId = session.entry.id
         val relays = relaysByCommunity[communityId] ?: emptySet()
         for (channelIdHex in state.channels.keys) {
-            LocalCache
-                .getOrCreateConcordChannel(ConcordChannelId(communityId, channelIdHex))
-                .updateFrom(state, relays, myPubKey)
+            val channel = LocalCache.getOrCreateConcordChannel(ConcordChannelId(communityId, channelIdHex))
+            channel.updateFrom(state, relays, myPubKey)
+            // A member banned since these notes loaded: drop their messages now (the
+            // ingest gate stops future ones). removeNote invalidates the feed, so the
+            // ban is reflected live rather than only on the next feed pass.
+            channel.notes
+                .filter { _, note -> note.event?.pubKey?.let { state.authority.isBanned(it) } == true }
+                .forEach { channel.removeNote(it) }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f755e1d923..cc0c3f6504 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@
     <string name="concord_create_action">Create</string>
     <string name="concord_invite_action">Invite people</string>
     <string name="concord_invite_title">Invite link</string>
+    <string name="concord_ban_user">Ban</string>
+    <string name="concord_ban_user_title">Ban from this community?</string>
+    <string name="concord_ban_user_body">This member will be added to the community banlist. Their messages will be hidden and their future posts dropped by every member. You can unban them later.</string>
     <string name="chats_history_proto_nip17">encrypted</string>
     <string name="chats_history_proto_nip04">legacy</string>
     <string name="chats_reply_searching_history">Looking for the original message…</string>