diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/AdminMenu/AdminMenuWindow.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/AdminMenu/AdminMenuWindow.cs
index 266cf46f01..bff971a090 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/AdminMenu/AdminMenuWindow.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/AdminMenu/AdminMenuWindow.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface.AdminMenu
         private readonly List<CommandButton> _adminButtons = new()
         {
             new KickCommandButton(),
+            new BanCommandButton(),
             new DirectCommandButton("Admin Ghost", "aghost"),
             new TeleportCommandButton(),
             new DirectCommandButton("Permissions Panel", "permissions"),
@@ -552,6 +553,42 @@ namespace Content.Client.UserInterface.AdminMenu
             }
         }
 
+        private class BanCommandButton : UICommandButton
+        {
+            public override string Name => "Ban";
+            public override string RequiredCommand => "ban";
+
+            private readonly CommandUIDropDown _playerDropDown = new()
+            {
+                Name = "Player",
+                GetData = () => IoCManager.Resolve<IPlayerManager>().Sessions.ToList<object>(),
+                GetDisplayName = (obj) => $"{((IPlayerSession) obj).Name} ({((IPlayerSession) obj).AttachedEntity?.Name})",
+                GetValueFromData = (obj) => ((IPlayerSession) obj).Name,
+            };
+
+            private readonly CommandUILineEdit _reason = new()
+            {
+                Name = "Reason"
+            };
+
+            private readonly CommandUILineEdit _minutes = new()
+            {
+                Name = "Minutes"
+            };
+
+            public override List<CommandUIControl> UI => new()
+            {
+                _playerDropDown,
+                _reason,
+                _minutes
+            };
+
+            public override void Submit()
+            {
+                IoCManager.Resolve<IClientConsoleHost>().ExecuteCommand($"ban \"{_playerDropDown.GetValue()}\" \"{CommandParsing.Escape(_reason.GetValue())}\" \"{_minutes.GetValue()}");
+            }
+        }
+
         private class TeleportCommandButton : UICommandButton
         {
             public override string Name => "Teleport";
diff --git a/Content.Server/Administration/Commands/BanCommand.cs b/Content.Server/Administration/Commands/BanCommand.cs
index c5b45f060b..f23b4ada45 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Administration/Commands/BanCommand.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Administration/Commands/BanCommand.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Text;
 using Content.Server.Database;
 using Content.Shared.Administration;
 using Robust.Server.Player;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration.Commands
     {
         public string Command => "ban";
         public string Description => "Bans somebody";
-        public string Help => "Usage: <name or user ID> <reason> <duration in minutes, or 0 for permanent ban>";
+        public string Help => $"Usage: {Command} <name or user ID> <reason> <duration in minutes, or 0 for permanent ban>";
 
         public async void Execute(IConsoleShell shell, string argStr, string[] args)
         {
@@ -23,9 +24,33 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration.Commands
             var plyMgr = IoCManager.Resolve<IPlayerManager>();
             var dbMan = IoCManager.Resolve<IServerDbManager>();
 
-            var target = args[0];
-            var reason = args[1];
-            var duration = int.Parse(args[2]);
+            string target;
+            string reason;
+            uint minutes;
+
+            switch (args.Length)
+            {
+                case 2:
+                    target = args[0];
+                    reason = args[1];
+                    minutes = 0;
+                    break;
+                case 3:
+                    target = args[0];
+                    reason = args[1];
+
+                    if (!uint.TryParse(args[2], out minutes))
+                    {
+                        shell.WriteLine($"{args[2]} is not a valid amount of minutes.\n{Help}");
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    shell.WriteLine($"Invalid amount of arguments.{Help}");
+                    return;
+            }
+
             NetUserId targetUid;
 
             if (plyMgr.TryGetSessionByUsername(target, out var targetSession))
@@ -42,14 +67,28 @@ namespace Content.Server.Administration.Commands
                 return;
             }
 
-            DateTimeOffset? expires = null;
-            if (duration > 0)
+            if (player != null && player.UserId == targetUid)
             {
-                expires = DateTimeOffset.Now + TimeSpan.FromMinutes(duration);
+                shell.WriteLine("You can't ban yourself!");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            DateTimeOffset? expires = null;
+            if (minutes > 0)
+            {
+                expires = DateTimeOffset.Now + TimeSpan.FromMinutes(minutes);
             }
 
             await dbMan.AddServerBanAsync(new ServerBanDef(null, targetUid, null, DateTimeOffset.Now, expires, reason, player?.UserId, null));
 
+            var response = new StringBuilder($"Banned {targetUid} with reason \"{reason}\"");
+
+            response.Append(expires == null ?
+                " permanently."
+                : $" until {expires.ToString()}");
+
+            shell.WriteLine(response.ToString());
+
             if (plyMgr.TryGetSessionById(targetUid, out var targetPlayer))
             {
                 targetPlayer.ConnectedClient.Disconnect("You've been banned. Tough shit.");