diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 6a9b94365b..4be2e85917 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -850,9 +850,14 @@ def ban_user(user_id, v):
 	if user.admin_level >= v.admin_level: abort(403)
 
 	# check for number of days for suspension
-	days = int(request.values.get("days")) if request.values.get('days') else 0
-	reason = sanitize(request.values.get("reason", ""))
-	message = request.values.get("reason", "")
+	if 'form' in request.values:
+		days = int(request.form.get("days")) if request.form.get('days') else 0
+		reason = sanitize(request.form.get("reason", ""))
+		message = request.form.get("reason", "")
+	else:
+		days = int(request.values.get("days")) if request.values.get('days') else 0
+		reason = sanitize(request.values.get("reason", ""))
+		message = request.values.get("reason", "")
 
 	if not user: abort(400)
 
diff --git a/files/templates/ban_modal.html b/files/templates/ban_modal.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac5b2021f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/templates/ban_modal.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+<div class="modal fade" id="banModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="banModalTitle" aria-hidden="true">
+	<div class="modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered" role="document">
+		<div class="modal-content">
+			<div class="modal-header pt-3">
+				<h5 id="banModalTitle"></h5>
+				<button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
+					<span aria-hidden="true"><i class="far fa-times"></i></span>
+				</button>
+			</div>
+			<div class="modal-body" id="ban-modal-body">
+
+				<div class="mb-3">
+					<p class="h6 text-uppercase text-xs text-muted">for posting:</p>
+					<span id="ban-modal-link"></span>
+				</div>
+
+				<form id="banModalForm">
+
+					<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v.formkey}}" />
+
+					<label for="reason">Public ban reason (optional)</label>
+					<textarea name="reason" form="banModalForm" class="form-control" id="reason" aria-label="With textarea" placeholder="Enter reason"></textarea>
+
+					<label for="days" class="mt-3">Duration days</label>
+					<input type="number" name="days" id="days" class="form-control" placeholder="leave blank for permanent" />
+
+					<div class="custom-control custom-switch mt-3">
+						<input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="alts" name="alts">
+						<label class="custom-control-label" for="alts">Ban known alts</label>
+					</div>
+
+				</form>
+			</div>
+			<div class="modal-footer">
+				<button type="button" class="btn btn-link text-muted" data-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+				<button type="button" id="banUserButton" class="btn btn-danger" data-dismiss="modal"></button>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index e4cfe158e5..3d496b4ab0 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
 						{% if v and v.admin_level==6 and v.id != c.author_id %}
 							<li id="unban-{{c.id}}" class="list-inline-item d-none {% if c.author.is_suspended %}d-md-inline-block{% endif %}"><a class="text-success" id="unexile-comment-{{c.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast3('/unban_user/{{c.author_id}}','ban-{{c.id}}','unban-{{c.id}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash text-success fa-fw"></i>Unban user</a></li>
-							<li id="ban-{{c.id}}" class="list-inline-item d-none {% if not c.author.is_suspended %}d-md-inline-block{% endif %}"><a class="text-danger" id="exile-comment-{{c.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast3('/ban_user/{{c.author_id}}?reason={{c.shortlink}}&days=1','ban-{{c.id}}','unban-{{c.id}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash text-danger fa-fw"></i>Ban user</a></li>
+							<li id="ban-{{c.id}}" class="list-inline-item d-none {% if not c.author.is_suspended %}d-md-inline-block{% endif %}"><a class="text-danger" id="exile-comment-{{c.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#banModal" onclick="banModal('{{c.permalink|full_link}}', '{{ c.author.id }}', '{{c.author.username}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash text-danger fa-fw"></i>Ban user</a></li>
 						{% endif %}
 
 						{% if v and v.admin_level >=4 and c.oauth_app %}
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
 
 					{% if v and (c.post and v.admin_level == 6) %}
 						{% if c.author_id != v.id %}
-							<li id="ban2-{{c.id}}" class="{% if c.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-group-item"><a class="text-danger d-block" id="exile-comment2-{{c.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/ban_user/{{c.author_id}}?reason={{c.shortlink}}&days=1','ban2-{{c.id}}','unban2-{{c.id}}')" data-dismiss="modal"><i class="fas fa-user-minus fa-fw text-danger"></i>Ban user</a></li>
+							<li id="ban2-{{c.id}}" class="{% if c.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-group-item" data-dismiss="modal" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#banModal" onclick="banModal('{{c.permalink|full_link}}', '{{ c.author.id }}', '{{c.author.username}}')"><a class="text-danger" id="ban2-comment-{{c.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)"><i class="fas fa-user-slash text-danger fa-fw"></i>Ban user</a></li>
 							<li id="unban2-{{c.id}}" class="{% if not c.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-group-item"><a class="text-success d-block" id="unexile-comment2-{{c.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/unban_user/{{c.author_id}}','ban2-{{c.id}}','unban2-{{c.id}}')" data-dismiss="modal"><i class="fas fa-user-minus fa-fw text-success"></i>Unban user</a></li>
 						{% endif %}
 					{% endif %}	
diff --git a/files/templates/default.html b/files/templates/default.html
index 3e3b197963..15a8a66c7a 100644
--- a/files/templates/default.html
+++ b/files/templates/default.html
@@ -445,6 +445,31 @@
 
 		};
 
+		// ban modal
+
+		const banModal = function(link, id, name) {
+			document.getElementById("banModalTitle").innerHTML = `Ban @${name}`;
+			document.getElementById("ban-modal-link").innerHTML = `<a href="${link}">${link}</a>`;
+			document.getElementById("banUserButton").innerHTML = `Ban @${name}`;
+
+			document.getElementById("banUserButton").onclick = function() {
+				let fd = new FormData(document.getElementById("banModalForm"));
+				fd.append("formkey", formkey());
+
+				let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+				xhr.open("POST", `/ban_user/${id}?form`, true);
+				xhr.withCredentials = true;
+
+				xhr.onload = function(){
+					$('#toast-post-success').toast('dispose');
+					$('#toast-post-success').toast('show');
+					document.getElementById('toast-post-success-text').innerHTML = `@${name} banned`;
+				}
+
+				xhr.send(fd);
+			}
+		};
+
 		//reporting
 		// Report Comment
 
@@ -1336,6 +1361,22 @@
 	</div>
 </div>
 
+{% if v %}
+{% include "award_modal.html" %}
+{% include "flag_post_modal.html" %}
+{% include "flag_comment_modal.html" %}
+{% include "gif_modal.html" %}
+{% include "delete_comment_modal.html" %}
+{% include "delete_post_modal.html" %}
+
+{% if v.admin_level > 1 %}
+{% include "ban_modal.html" %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% endif %}
+
+{% include "expanded_image_modal.html" %}
+
 <script src="/assets/js/general26.js"></script>
 
 <!-- ClipboardJS -->
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 3812a1c692..1ac5ea5e8e 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 					{% endif %}
 
 					{% if v and v.admin_level == 6 and v.id!=p.author_id %}
-						<button id="ban2-{{p.id}}" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} nobackground btn btn-link btn-block btn-lg text-danger text-left" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/ban_user/{{p.author_id}}?reason={{p.shortlink}}&days=1','ban2-{{p.id}}','unban2-{{p.id}}')" data-dismiss="modal"><i class="fas fa-user-minus mr-3"></i>Ban user</a></button>
+						<button id="ban2-{{p.id}}" data-dismiss="modal" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#banModal" onclick="banModal('{{p.permalink|full_link}}', '{{ p.author.id }}', '{{p.author.username}}')" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} nobackground btn btn-link btn-block btn-lg text-danger text-left" href="javascript:void(0)"><i class="fas fa-user-minus mr-3"></i>Ban user</a></button>
 						<button id="unban2-{{p.id}}" class="{% if not p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} nobackground btn btn-link btn-block btn-lg text-success text-left" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/unban_user/{{p.author_id}}','ban2-{{p.id}}','unban2-{{p.id}}')" data-dismiss="modal"><i class="fas fa-user-minus mr-3"></i>Unban user</a></button>
 					{% endif %}
 				</ul>
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 							{% endif %}
 
 							{% if v.admin_level >=3 and v.id!=p.author_id %}
-								<li id="ban-{{p.id}}" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-inline-item"><a class="text-danger" id="exile2-user-{{p.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/ban_user/{{p.author_id}}?reason={{p.shortlink}}&days=1','ban-{{p.id}}','unban-{{p.id}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash"></i>Ban user</a></li>
+								<li id="ban-{{p.id}}" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-inline-item"><a class="text-danger" href="javascript:void(0)" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#banModal" onclick="banModal('{{p.permalink|full_link}}', '{{ p.author.id }}', '{{p.author.username}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash text-danger fa-fw"></i>Ban user</a></li>
 								<li id="unban-{{p.id}}" class="{% if not p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-inline-item"><a class="text-danger" id="unexile2-user-{{p.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/unban_user/{{p.author_id}}','ban-{{p.id}}','unban-{{p.id}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash"></i>Unban user</a></li>
 							{% endif %}
 						{% endif %}
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index 9c09dcb450..c5b0549b8e 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 							{% endif %}
 
 							{% if v.admin_level >=3 and v.id!=p.author_id %}
-								<li id="ban-{{p.id}}" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-inline-item"><a class="text-danger" id="exile2-user-{{p.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/ban_user/{{p.author_id}}?reason={{p.shortlink}}&days=1','ban-{{p.id}}','unban-{{p.id}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash"></i>Ban user</a></li>
+								<li id="ban-{{p.id}}" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-inline-item"><a class="text-danger" id="exile-comment-{{p.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#banModal" onclick="banModal('{{p.permalink|full_link}}', '{{ p.author.id }}', '{{p.author.username}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash text-danger fa-fw"></i>Ban user</a></li>
 								<li id="unban-{{p.id}}" class="{% if not p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} list-inline-item"><a class="text-danger" id="unexile2-user-{{p.id}}" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/unban_user/{{p.author_id}}','ban-{{p.id}}','unban-{{p.id}}')"><i class="fas fa-user-slash"></i>Unban user</a></li>
 							{% endif %}
 						{% endif %}
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 					{% endif %}
 
 					{% if v and v.admin_level == 6 and v.id!=p.author_id %}
-						<button id="ban2-{{p.id}}" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} nobackground btn btn-link btn-block btn-lg text-danger text-left" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/ban_user/{{p.author_id}}?reason={{p.shortlink}}&days=1','ban2-{{p.id}}','unban2-{{p.id}}')" data-dismiss="modal"><i class="fas fa-user-minus mr-3"></i>Ban user</a></button>
+						<button id="ban2-{{p.id}}" data-dismiss="modal" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#banModal" onclick="banModal('{{p.permalink|full_link}}', '{{ p.author.id }}', '{{p.author.username}}')" class="{% if p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} nobackground btn btn-link btn-block btn-lg text-danger text-left" href="javascript:void(0)"><i class="fas fa-user-minus mr-3"></i>Ban user</a></button>
 						<button id="unban2-{{p.id}}" class="{% if not p.author.is_suspended %}d-none{% endif %} nobackground btn btn-link btn-block btn-lg text-success text-left" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="post_toast2('/unban_user/{{p.author_id}}','ban2-{{p.id}}','unban2-{{p.id}}')" data-dismiss="modal"><i class="fas fa-user-minus mr-3"></i>Unban user</a></button>
 					{% endif %}