diff --git a/src/api/client_server/membership.rs b/src/api/client_server/membership.rs
index 1081a6fd..ba3fdae7 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/membership.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/membership.rs
@@ -201,6 +201,17 @@ pub async fn invite_user_route(
         ));
     }
 
+    if services().rooms.metadata.is_banned(&body.room_id)? && !services().users.is_admin(sender_user)? {
+        info!(
+            "Local user {} who is not an admin attempted to send an invite for banned room {}.",
+            &sender_user, &body.room_id
+        );
+        return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+            ErrorKind::Forbidden,
+            "This room is banned on this homeserver.",
+        ));
+    }
+
     if let invite_user::v3::InvitationRecipient::UserId { user_id } = &body.recipient {
         invite_helper(
             sender_user,
@@ -1285,6 +1296,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn invite_helper(
     reason: Option<String>,
     is_direct: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    if !services().users.is_admin(user_id)? && services().globals.block_non_admin_invites() {
+        info!(
+            "User {sender_user} is not an admin and attempted to send an invite to room {room_id}"
+        );
+        return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+            ErrorKind::Forbidden,
+            "Invites are not allowed on this server.",
+        ));
+    }
+
     if user_id.server_name() != services().globals.server_name() {
         let (pdu, pdu_json, invite_room_state) = {
             let mutex_state = Arc::clone(
diff --git a/src/api/server_server.rs b/src/api/server_server.rs
index 7c1480d1..69c62562 100644
--- a/src/api/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/api/server_server.rs
@@ -1852,6 +1852,7 @@ pub async fn create_invite_route(
             "This server does not allow room invites.",
         ));
     }
+
     services()
         .rooms
         .event_handler
@@ -1921,6 +1922,17 @@ pub async fn create_invite_route(
     )
     .map_err(|_| Error::BadRequest(ErrorKind::InvalidParam, "state_key is not a user id."))?;
 
+    if services().rooms.metadata.is_banned(&body.room_id)? && !services().users.is_admin(&invited_user)? {
+        info!(
+            "Received remote invite from server {} for room {} and for user {invited_user}, but room is banned by us.",
+            &sender_servername, &body.room_id
+        );
+        return Err(Error::BadRequest(
+            ErrorKind::Forbidden,
+            "This room is banned on this homeserver.",
+        ));
+    }
+
     let mut invite_state = body.invite_room_state.clone();
 
     let mut event: JsonObject = serde_json::from_str(body.event.get())
diff --git a/src/service/admin/mod.rs b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
index d69603c7..1cb08bb2 100644
--- a/src/service/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ enum RoomCommand {
 #[cfg_attr(test, derive(Debug))]
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum RoomModeration {
-    /// - Bans a room from local users joining and evicts all our local users from the room.
+    /// - Bans a room from local users joining and evicts all our local users from the room. Also blocks any invites (local and remote) for the banned room.
     ///
     /// Server admins (users in the conduwuit admin room) will not be evicted and server admins can still join the room.
     /// To evict admins too, use --force (also ignores errors)