diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 7516df2e..2054d166 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2725,7 +2725,10 @@ static void Command_Ban(void)
 		else
 		{
 			if (server) // only the server is allowed to do this right now
+			{
 				Ban_Add(COM_Argv(2));
+				D_SaveBan(); // save the ban list
+			}
 
 			if (COM_Argc() == 2)
 			{
@@ -2756,6 +2759,42 @@ static void Command_Ban(void)
 
 }
 
+static void Command_BanIP(void)
+{
+	if (COM_Argc() < 2)
+	{
+		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("banip <ip> <reason>: ban an ip address\n"));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (server) // Only the server can use this, otherwise does nothing.
+	{
+		const char *address = (COM_Argv(1));
+		const char *reason;
+
+		if (COM_Argc() == 2)
+			reason = NULL;
+		else
+			reason = COM_Argv(2);
+
+
+		if (I_SetBanAddress && I_SetBanAddress(address, NULL))
+		{
+			if (reason)
+				CONS_Printf("Banned IP address %s for: %s\n", address, reason);
+			else
+				CONS_Printf("Banned IP address %s\n", address);
+
+			Ban_Add(reason);
+			D_SaveBan();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void Command_Kick(void)
 {
 	if (COM_Argc() < 2)
@@ -3062,6 +3101,7 @@ void D_ClientServerInit(void)
 	COM_AddCommand("getplayernum", Command_GetPlayerNum);
 	COM_AddCommand("kick", Command_Kick);
 	COM_AddCommand("ban", Command_Ban);
+	COM_AddCommand("banip", Command_BanIP);
 	COM_AddCommand("clearbans", Command_ClearBans);
 	COM_AddCommand("showbanlist", Command_ShowBan);
 	COM_AddCommand("reloadbans", Command_ReloadBan);
diff --git a/src/win32/win_sys.c b/src/win32/win_sys.c
index fa9d6d64..47250334 100644
--- a/src/win32/win_sys.c
+++ b/src/win32/win_sys.c
@@ -639,9 +639,6 @@ void I_Error(const char *error, ...)
 	if (!errorcount)
 	{
 		M_SaveConfig(NULL); // save game config, cvars..
-#ifndef NONET
-		D_SaveBan(); // save the ban list
-#endif
 		G_SaveGameData();
 	}