diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index cb33b4dad..f05329f1e 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -2011,6 +2011,18 @@
       "Message shown when confirming user ban."
   },
 
+  "userBanned": {
+    "message": "User successfully banned",
+    "description":
+      "Toast on succesful user ban."
+  },
+
+  "userBanFailed": {
+    "message": "User ban failed!",
+    "description":
+      "Toast on unsuccesful user ban."
+  },
+
   "copyChatId": {
     "message": "Copy Chat ID"
   },
diff --git a/js/models/messages.js b/js/models/messages.js
index 89bb29d26..efac82d32 100644
--- a/js/models/messages.js
+++ b/js/models/messages.js
@@ -980,7 +980,18 @@
           const conversation = this.getConversation();
 
           const channelAPI = await conversation.getPublicSendData();
-          await channelAPI.banUser(source);
+          const success = await channelAPI.banUser(source);
+          
+          if (success) {
+            window.Whisper.events.trigger('showToast', {
+              message: i18n('userBanned'),
+            });
+          }
+          else{
+            window.Whisper.events.trigger('showToast', {
+              message: i18n('userBanFailed'),
+            });
+          }
         }
       });
     },
diff --git a/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js b/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js
index ac66db441..44d9ed6a1 100644
--- a/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js
+++ b/js/modules/loki_app_dot_net_api.js
@@ -547,14 +547,19 @@ class LokiPublicChannelAPI {
 
   async banUser(pubkey){
     const res = await this.serverRequest(
-      `loki/v1/moderation/blacklist/@${pubkey}`
+      `loki/v1/moderation/blacklist/@${pubkey}`, {
+        method: 'POST'
+      }
     );
 
     if (res.err || !res.response || !res.response.data) {
       if (res.err) {
         log.error(`Error ${res.err}`);
       }
+      return false;
     }
+
+    return true;
   }
 
   stop() {