diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index daf8fb2427..8327fe3af3 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ var socket,
 						});
 					});
 
+					socket.on('event:banned', function() {
+						app.alert({
+							title: 'Banned',
+							message: 'You are banned you will be logged out!',
+							type: 'warning',
+							timeout: 1000
+						});
+
+						setTimeout(app.logout, 1000);
+					});
+
 					app.enter_room('global');
 				}
 			},
@@ -121,6 +132,14 @@ var socket,
 		});
 	}
 
+	app.logout = function() {
+		$.post(RELATIVE_PATH + '/logout', {
+			_csrf: $('#csrf_token').val()
+		}, function() {
+			window.location = RELATIVE_PATH + '/';
+		});
+	}
+
 	// takes a string like 1000 and returns 1,000
 	app.addCommas = function (text) {
 		return text.replace(/(\d)(?=(\d\d\d)+(?!\d))/g, "$1,");
diff --git a/public/src/forum/footer.js b/public/src/forum/footer.js
index 4c05432027..45cc71312c 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/footer.js
@@ -67,15 +67,7 @@
 				if (data['username'])
 					userLabel.find('span').html(data['username']);
 
-				$('#logout-link').on('click', function() {
-					var	csrf_token = $('#csrf_token').val();
-
-					$.post(RELATIVE_PATH + '/logout', {
-						_csrf: csrf_token
-					}, function() {
-						window.location = RELATIVE_PATH + '/';
-					});
-				});
+				$('#logout-link').on('click', app.logout);
 			}
 		} else {
 			$('#search-button').hide();
diff --git a/public/templates/topic.tpl b/public/templates/topic.tpl
index d5c3309234..fd59734c00 100644
--- a/public/templates/topic.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/topic.tpl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 								<button class="btn btn-sm btn-default quote" type="button" title="[[topic:quote]]"><i class="icon-quote-left"></i></button>
 								<button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary btn post_reply" type="button">[[topic:reply]] <i class="icon-reply"></i></button>
 							</div>
-						
+
 
 							<div class="btn-group pull-right post-tools">
 								<button class="btn btn-sm btn-default edit {main_posts.display_moderator_tools}" type="button" title="[[topic:edit]]"><i class="icon-pencil"></i></button>
@@ -105,10 +105,14 @@
 				<meta itemprop="datePublished" content="{posts.relativeTime}">
 				<meta itemprop="dateModified" content="{posts.relativeEditTime}">
 				<div class="col-md-1 profile-image-block hidden-xs hidden-sm">
+
 					<a href="/user/{posts.userslug}">
 						<img src="{posts.picture}" align="left" class="img-thumbnail" itemprop="image" />
+						<span class="label label-danger {posts.show_banned}">[[topic:banned]]</span>
 					</a>
-					<span class="label label-danger {posts.show_banned}">[[topic:banned]]</span>
+
+
+
 				</div>
 				<div class="col-md-11">
 					<div class="post-block">
diff --git a/src/admin/user.js b/src/admin/user.js
index df12b04937..befd9566a5 100644
--- a/src/admin/user.js
+++ b/src/admin/user.js
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ var RDB = require('../redis'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	UserAdmin.banUser = function(uid, theirid, socket) {
+	UserAdmin.banUser = function(uid, theirid, socket, callback) {
 		user.isAdministrator(uid, function(amIAdmin) {
 			user.isAdministrator(theirid, function(areTheyAdmin) {
 				if (amIAdmin && !areTheyAdmin) {
 					user.ban(theirid, function(err, result) {
-
+						callback(true);
 						socket.emit('event:alert', {
 							title: 'User Banned',
 							message: 'This user is banned!',
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index b5ce71bd35..559f52a98f 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -843,7 +843,16 @@ module.exports.init = function(io) {
 
 		socket.on('api:admin.user.banUser', function(theirid) {
 			if (uid && uid > 0) {
-				admin.user.banUser(uid, theirid, socket);
+				admin.user.banUser(uid, theirid, socket, function(isBanned) {
+					if(isBanned) {
+						if(userSockets[theirid]) {
+							for(var i=0; i<userSockets[theirid].length; ++i) {
+								userSockets[theirid][i].emit('event:banned');
+							}
+						}
+						module.exports.logoutUser(theirid);
+					}
+				});
 			}
 		});