diff --git a/handlers/callbacks.go b/handlers/callbacks.go
index b7e2d8b..49466d2 100644
--- a/handlers/callbacks.go
+++ b/handlers/callbacks.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	api "github.com/OvyFlash/telegram-bot-api"
 )
 
-// HandleCallbackQuery processes inline button callbacks (approve/decline/leave).
+// HandleCallbackQuery processes inline button callbacks (approve/decline/ban/leave).
 func (bot *Bot) HandleCallbackQuery(query *api.CallbackQuery) {
 	action, args, err := parseCallbackData(query.Data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func (bot *Bot) HandleCallbackQuery(query *api.CallbackQuery) {
 		bot.handleApproveRequest(query, user, userString, adminUserString)
 	case "decline":
 		bot.handleDeclineRequest(query, user, userString, adminUserString)
+	case "ban":
+		bot.handleBanRequest(query, user, userString, adminUserString)
 	}
 
 	bot.DeletePendingUser(args)
@@ -98,6 +100,32 @@ func (bot *Bot) handleDeclineRequest(query *api.CallbackQuery, user *ExtendedCha
 	bot.API.Request(api.NewCallback(query.ID, "Join request declined."))
 }
 
+// handleBanRequest bans a user from the chat for 24 hours.
+func (bot *Bot) handleBanRequest(query *api.CallbackQuery, user *ExtendedChatJoinRequest, userString, adminUserString string) {
+	r := api.BanChatMemberConfig{
+		ChatMemberConfig: api.ChatMemberConfig{
+			ChatConfig: api.ChatConfig{ChatID: user.ChatJoinRequest.Chat.ID},
+			UserID:     user.ChatJoinRequest.From.ID,
+		},
+		UntilDate: time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour).Unix(),
+	}
+
+	if _, err := bot.API.Request(r); err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		bot.restoreMessage(query)
+		return
+	}
+
+	utils.EditMessage(bot.API, query.Message.Chat.ID, query.Message.MessageID,
+		fmt.Sprintf(AdminBannedMsg,
+			userString, user.From.ID, user.JoinReason, adminUserString,
+			time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"),
+		),
+	)
+
+	bot.API.Request(api.NewCallback(query.ID, "User banned."))
+}
+
 // HandleDeclineReason allows admins to provide a decline reason by replying to decline messages.
 func (bot *Bot) HandleDeclineReason(update *api.Update) {
 	repliedMsg := update.Message.ReplyToMessage
diff --git a/handlers/handlers.go b/handlers/handlers.go
index ef704a6..ddabeee 100644
--- a/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const (
 	AdminJoinRequestMsg = "New join #request from %s [<code>%d</code>]\n\n<b>Join reason</b>: %s"
 	AdminApprovedMsg    = "✅ Join #request approved for %s [<code>%d</code>]\n\n<b>Join reason</b>: %s\n<b>Approved by</b>: %s\n<b>Approved at</b>: %s"
 	AdminDeclinedMsg    = "❌ Join #request declined for %s [<code>%d</code>]\n\n<b>Join reason</b>: %s\n<b>Declined by</b>: %s\n<b>Declined at</b>: %s\n<b>Declined reason</b>: %s"
+	AdminBannedMsg      = "🚫 Join #request banned for %s [<code>%d</code>]\n\n<b>Join reason</b>: %s\n<b>Banned by</b>: %s\n<b>Banned at</b>: %s"
 	AdminFailedMsg      = "⚠️ Join #request failed for %s [<code>%d</code>]\n\n<b>Join reason</b>: %s\n<b>Failure reason</b>: %s"
 	defaultReason       = "(no reason provided, reply to this to set one, prepend with + to also send to user)"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 5ec3057..d425d87 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ func EscapeHTML(s string) string {
 func NewApprovalKeyboard(userID int64) api.InlineKeyboardMarkup {
 	approveBtn := api.NewInlineKeyboardButtonData("Approve", fmt.Sprintf("approve_%d", userID))
 	declineBtn := api.NewInlineKeyboardButtonData("Decline", fmt.Sprintf("decline_%d", userID))
-	return api.NewInlineKeyboardMarkup([]api.InlineKeyboardButton{approveBtn, declineBtn})
+	banBtn := api.NewInlineKeyboardButtonData("Ban", fmt.Sprintf("ban_%d", userID))
+	return api.NewInlineKeyboardMarkup(
+		[]api.InlineKeyboardButton{approveBtn, declineBtn},
+		[]api.InlineKeyboardButton{banBtn},
+	)
 }
 
 func GetInfoFromMsg(msg string) (userId int64, username, joinReason, declinedBy, declinedAt string) {