diff --git a/webclient/recents/recents.html b/webclient/recents/recents.html
index db3b0fb32f..9978e08b13 100644
--- a/webclient/recents/recents.html
+++ b/webclient/recents/recents.html
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
                     <div ng-hide="room.membership === 'invite'" ng-switch="room.lastMsg.type" >
                          <div ng-switch-when="m.room.member">
                             {{ room.lastMsg.user_id }}
-                            {{ {"join": "joined", "leave": "left", "invite": "invited"}[room.lastMsg.content.membership] }}
-                            {{ room.lastMsg.content.membership === "invite" ? (room.lastMsg.state_key || '') : '' }}
+                            {{ {"join": "joined", "leave": "left", "invite": "invited", "ban": "banned"}[msg.content.membership] }}
+                            {{ (msg.content.membership === "invite" || msg.content.membership === "ban") ? (msg.state_key || '') : '' }}
                         </div>
 
                         <div ng-switch-when="m.room.message">
diff --git a/webclient/room/room-controller.js b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
index fcd24c2749..48ddda62cc 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'mFileInput'])
     var updateMemberList = function(chunk) {
         if (chunk.room_id != $scope.room_id) return;
 
+        // Ignore banned people
+        if ("ban" === chunk.membership) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // set target_user_id to keep things clear
         var target_user_id = chunk.state_key;
 
diff --git a/webclient/room/room.html b/webclient/room/room.html
index e672b1d7e2..05e87387a5 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room.html
+++ b/webclient/room/room.html
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@
                     <div class="bubble">
                         <span ng-show='msg.type === "m.room.member"'>
                             {{ members[msg.user_id].displayname || msg.user_id }}
-                            {{ {"join": "joined", "leave": "left", "invite": "invited"}[msg.content.membership] }}
-                            {{ msg.content.membership === "invite" ? (msg.state_key || '') : '' }}
+                            {{ {"join": "joined", "leave": "left", "invite": "invited", "ban": "banned"}[msg.content.membership] }}
+                            {{ (msg.content.membership === "invite" || msg.content.membership === "ban") ? (msg.state_key || '') : '' }}
+
                         </span>
                         <span ng-show='msg.content.msgtype === "m.emote"' ng-bind-html="'* ' + (members[msg.user_id].displayname || msg.user_id) + ' ' + msg.content.body | linky:'_blank'"/>
                         <span ng-show='msg.content.msgtype === "m.text"' ng-bind-html="((msg.content.msgtype === 'm.text') ? msg.content.body : '') | linky:'_blank'"/>