diff --git a/lib/react/init.jsx b/lib/react/init.jsx
index 2d91a20..5e611ff 100644
--- a/lib/react/init.jsx
+++ b/lib/react/init.jsx
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ var showAuthenticationNotice = () => {
 	$("#auth-required").show();
 };
 
+var showGatherBanNotice = () => {
+	$("#gather-banned").show();
+};
+
 var renderPage = (socket) => {
 	initialiseVisibilityMonitoring(socket);
 	React.render(<UserMenu />, document.getElementById('side-menu'));
@@ -66,6 +70,9 @@ var initialiseComponents = () => {
 			if (error === "Authentication Failed") {
 				removeAuthWidget();
 				showAuthenticationNotice();
+			} else if (error === "Gather Banned") {
+				removeAuthWidget();
+				showGatherBanNotice();
 			}
 		})
 };
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index 1c05edc..af35260 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -1124,6 +1124,10 @@ var showAuthenticationNotice = function showAuthenticationNotice() {
 	$("#auth-required").show();
 };
 
+var showGatherBanNotice = function showGatherBanNotice() {
+	$("#gather-banned").show();
+};
+
 var renderPage = function renderPage(socket) {
 	initialiseVisibilityMonitoring(socket);
 	React.render(React.createElement(UserMenu, null), document.getElementById('side-menu'));
@@ -1152,6 +1156,9 @@ var initialiseComponents = function initialiseComponents() {
 		if (error === "Authentication Failed") {
 			removeAuthWidget();
 			showAuthenticationNotice();
+		} else if (error === "Gather Banned") {
+			removeAuthWidget();
+			showGatherBanNotice();
 		}
 	});
 };
diff --git a/views/index.hbs b/views/index.hbs
index 9072107..e4c8846 100644
--- a/views/index.hbs
+++ b/views/index.hbs
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
+			<div class="row" id="gather-banned" style="display:none;">
+				<div class="col-lg-6 col-lg-offset-3">
+					<div class="jumbotron jumbo-auth text-center">
+						<div>
+							<img src="/images/ensl_logo.png" alt="ENSL Logo" />
+						</div>
+						<h3>You're currently barred from joining gathers</h3>
+						<h3><small>Either wait for the ban to expire or talk to an admin to get it lifted</small></h3>
+						<br />
+					  <p><a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="{{ redirect + "/bans" }}" role="button">See the ban list</a></p>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
 			<div class="row" id="auth-required" style="display:none;">
 				<div class="col-lg-6 col-lg-offset-3">
 					<div class="jumbotron jumbo-auth text-center">