diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/error.json b/public/language/en-GB/error.json
index 7473b8bc62..5c30bae07c 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/error.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/error.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 	"user-banned": "User banned",
 	"user-banned-reason": "Sorry, this account has been banned (Reason: %1)",
+	"user-banned-reason-until": "Sorry, this account has been banned until %1 (Reason: %2)",
 	"user-too-new": "Sorry, you are required to wait %1 second(s) before making your first post",
 	"blacklisted-ip": "Sorry, your IP address has been banned from this community. If you feel this is in error, please contact an administrator.",
 	"ban-expiry-missing": "Please provide an end date for this ban",
diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 61e5deac50..75a68c9da5 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 
 (function () {
 	var showWelcomeMessage = !!utils.params().loggedin;
-	var showBannedMessage = !!utils.params().banned && app.user && app.user.uid === 0;
 
 	templates.setGlobal('config', config);
 
@@ -266,11 +265,6 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 				title: '[[global:welcome_back]] ' + app.user.username + '!',
 				message: '[[global:you_have_successfully_logged_in]]',
 			},
-			banned: {
-				format: 'modal',
-				title: '[[error:user-banned]]',
-				message: '[[error:user-banned-reason, ' + utils.params().banned + ']]',
-			},
 		};
 
 		function showAlert(type) {
@@ -303,13 +297,6 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 				showAlert('login');
 			});
 		}
-
-		if (showBannedMessage) {
-			showBannedMessage = false;
-			$(document).ready(function () {
-				showAlert('banned');
-			});
-		}
 	};
 
 	app.openChat = function (roomId, uid) {
diff --git a/public/src/sockets.js b/public/src/sockets.js
index 6b22ce9ac9..6b11f49e4f 100644
--- a/public/src/sockets.js
+++ b/public/src/sockets.js
@@ -121,7 +121,16 @@ app.isConnected = false;
 		app.isConnected = false;
 	}
 
-	function onEventBanned() {
-		window.location.href = config.relative_path + '/';
+	function onEventBanned(data) {
+		var message = data.until ? '[[error:user-banned-reason-until, ' + $.timeago(data.until) + ', ' + data.reason + ']]' : '[[error:user-banned-reason, ' + data.reason + ']]';
+
+		bootbox.alert({
+			title: '[[error:user-banned]]',
+			message: message,
+			closeButton: false,
+			callback: function () {
+				window.location.href = config.relative_path + '/';
+			},
+		});
 	}
 }());
diff --git a/src/middleware/header.js b/src/middleware/header.js
index af1a2e0285..f620195a25 100644
--- a/src/middleware/header.js
+++ b/src/middleware/header.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 			function (results, next) {
 				if (results.banned) {
 					req.logout();
-					return res.redirect('/?banned=' + (results.banReason || 'no-reason'));
+					return res.redirect('/');
 				}
 
 				results.user.isAdmin = results.isAdmin;
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user/ban.js b/src/socket.io/user/ban.js
index 8d31a2b341..99ef11d96f 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user/ban.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user/ban.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var websockets = require('../index');
 var events = require('../../events');
 var privileges = require('../../privileges');
 var plugins = require('../../plugins');
+var translator = require('../../translator');
 
 module.exports = function (SocketUser) {
 	SocketUser.banUsers = function (socket, data, callback) {
@@ -99,7 +100,20 @@ module.exports = function (SocketUser) {
 				user.ban(uid, until, reason, next);
 			},
 			function (next) {
-				websockets.in('uid_' + uid).emit('event:banned');
+				console.log(reason);
+				if (!reason) {
+					return translator.translate('[[user:info.banned-no-reason]]', function (translated) {
+						next(false, translated);
+					});
+				}
+
+				next(false, reason);
+			},
+			function (_reason, next) {
+				websockets.in('uid_' + uid).emit('event:banned', {
+					until: until,
+					reason: _reason,
+				});
 				next();
 			},
 		], callback);