diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
index 7a4112f8b..057a3bde0 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/community.js
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ import {
   FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE,
   SORT_UPDATE,
   COMMENTERS_NEW_PAGE,
-  SET_ROLE
+  SET_ROLE,
+  SET_STATUS
 } from '../constants/community';
 
 import {base, getInit, handleResp} from '../helpers/response';
 
 export const fetchCommenters = (query = {}) => dispatch => {
   dispatch(requestFetchCommenters());
+  console.log('DEBUG ', query);
   fetch(`${base}/user?${qs.stringify(query)}`, getInit('GET'))
     .then(handleResp)
     .then(({result, page, count, limit, totalPages}) =>
@@ -47,3 +49,10 @@ export const setRole = (id, role) => dispatch => {
     return dispatch({type: SET_ROLE, id, role});
   });
 };
+
+export const setStatus = (id, status) => dispatch => {
+  return fetch(`${base}/user/${id}/status`, getInit('POST', {status}))
+  .then(() => {
+    return dispatch({type: SET_STATUS, id, status});
+  });
+};
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfac32bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/users.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Action disptacher related to users
+ */
+
+export const updateUserStatus = (status, id) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  dispatch({type: 'USER_STATUS_UPDATE', id, status});
+  dispatch({type: 'USER_UPDATE', user: getState().comments.get('byId').get(id)});
+};
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js
index 819de62b0..e965dc38b 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CommentList.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import Comment from 'components/Comment';
 const actions = {
   'reject': {status: 'rejected', icon: 'close', key: 'r'},
   'approve': {status: 'accepted', icon: 'done', key: 't'},
-  'flag': {status: 'flagged', icon: 'flag', filter: 'Untouched'}
+  'flag': {status: 'flagged', icon: 'flag', filter: 'Untouched'},
+  'ban': {status: 'banned', icon: ''}
 };
 
 // Renders a comment list and allow performing actions
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js
index 2ea77ea77..f1a547fc5 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/community.js
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export const FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE = 'FETCH_COMMENTERS_FAILURE';
 export const SORT_UPDATE = 'SORT_UPDATE';
 export const COMMENTERS_NEW_PAGE = 'COMMENTERS_NEW_PAGE';
 export const SET_ROLE = 'SET_ROLE';
+export const SET_STATUS = 'SET_STATUS';
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css
index 63148da7e..6543cbf51 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.css
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@
 .searchBox {
     /*border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);*/
     background: white;
+    width: 100px;
+}
+
+.statusBox {
+    width: 100px;
 }
 
 .email {
     display: block;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js
index d88a0a4a0..0a15721aa 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Community.js
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ const tableHeaders = [
 ];
 
 const Community = ({isFetching, commenters, ...props}) => {
+  console.log(commenters);
   const hasResults = !isFetching && !!commenters.length;
   return (
     <Grid>
-      <Cell col={4}>
+      <Cell col={3}>
         <form action="">
           <div className={`mdl-textfield ${styles.searchBox}`}>
             <label className="mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--icon" htmlFor="commenters-search">
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ const Community = ({isFetching, commenters, ...props}) => {
         </form>
       </Cell>
       <Cell col={8}>
-        { isFetching && <Loading /> }
-        { !hasResults && <NoResults /> }
+        { isFetching && <Loading/> }
+        { !hasResults && <NoResults/> }
         { hasResults &&
           <Table
             headers={tableHeaders}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js
index beda271eb..b26d73297 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Loading.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
+import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
+import translations from '../../translations.json';
+
 const Loading = () => (
-  <h1> Loading results </h1>
+  <h1> {lang.t('community.loading')} </h1>
 );
 
 export default Loading;
+
+const lang = new I18n(translations);
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js
index 9f22efa93..c142f7cce 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/NoResults.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
-import I18n from 'coral-framework/i18n/i18n';
+import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from '../../translations.json';
 
 const NoResults = () => (
   <div>
-    {lang.t('community.no-results')}</div>
+    {lang.t('community.no-results')}
+  </div>
 );
 
 export default NoResults;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js
index 89737e33e..5e6f86da7 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Community/Table.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {SelectField, Option} from 'react-mdl-selectfield';
 import styles from './Community.css';
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from '../../translations';
-import {setRole} from '../../actions/community';
+import {setRole, setStatus} from '../../actions/community';
 
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@ class Table extends Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props);
     this.onRoleChange = this.onRoleChange.bind(this);
+    this.onStatusChange = this.onStatusChange.bind(this);
   }
 
   onRoleChange (id, role) {
     this.props.dispatch(setRole(id, role));
   }
 
+  onStatusChange (id, status) {
+    this.props.dispatch(setStatus(id, status));
+  }
+
   render () {
     const {headers, commenters, onHeaderClickHandler} = this.props;
 
@@ -46,6 +51,15 @@ class Table extends Component {
               <td className="mdl-data-table__cell--non-numeric">
                 {row.created_at}
               </td>
+              <td className={`mdl-data-table__cell--non-numeric ${styles.statusBox}`}>
+                <SelectField label={'Select me'} value={row.status}
+                  label={lang.t('community.select-status')}
+                  onChange={status => this.onStatusChange(row.id, status)}>
+                  <Option value={''}>.</Option>
+                  <Option value={'active'}>{lang.t('community.active')}</Option>
+                  <Option value={'banned'}>{lang.t('community.banned')}</Option>
+                </SelectField>
+              </td>
               <td className="mdl-data-table__cell--non-numeric">
                 <SelectField label={'Select me'} value={row.roles[0] || ''}
                   label={lang.t('community.role')}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue.js
index 7a30b8487..6a3091639 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import ModerationKeysModal from 'components/ModerationKeysModal';
 import CommentList from 'components/CommentList';
 import {updateStatus} from 'actions/comments';
+import {updateUserStatus} from 'actions/users';
 import styles from './ModerationQueue.css';
 import key from 'keymaster';
 import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import translations from '../translations.json';
 /*
  * Renders the moderation queue as a tabbed layout with 3 moderation
  * queues filtered by status (Untouched, Rejected and Approved)
+ * Pending queue also includes the comments that are flagged in the post-moderation setting.
  */
 
 class ModerationQueue extends React.Component {
@@ -44,11 +46,16 @@ class ModerationQueue extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
-  // Dispatch the update status action
+  // Dispatch the update comment status action
   onCommentAction (status, id) {
     this.props.dispatch(updateStatus(status, id));
   }
 
+  // Dispatch the update user status action
+  onUserAction (status, id) {
+    this.props.dispatch(updateUserStatus(status, id));
+  }
+
   onTabClick (activeTab) {
     this.setState({activeTab});
   }
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ class ModerationQueue extends React.Component {
               })}
               comments={comments.get('byId')}
               onClickAction={(action, id) => this.onCommentAction(action, id)}
-              actions={['reject', 'approve']}
+              actions={['reject', 'approve', 'ban']}
               loading={comments.loading} />
           </div>
           <ModerationKeysModal open={modalOpen}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
index 9fe3955a1..f1e6fd680 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/translations.json
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
       "moderator": "Moderator",
       "role": "Select role...",
       "no-results": "No users found with that user name or email address.",
-      "status": "Status"
+      "status": "Status",
+      "select-status": "Select status...",
+      "active": "Active",
+      "banned": "Banned",
+      "loading": "Loading results"
     },
     "modqueue": {
       "pending": "pending",
@@ -53,9 +57,13 @@
       "newsroom_role": "Rol en la redacción",
       "admin": "Administrador",
       "moderator": "Moderador",
-      "role": "Select role...",
+      "role": "Seleccionar rol...",
       "no-results": "No se encontraron usuarios con ese nombre de usuario o correo electronico.",
-      "status": "Estado"
+      "status": "Estado",
+      "select-status": "Seleccionar estado...",
+      "active": "Activa",
+      "banned": "Suspendido",
+      "loading": "Cargando resultados"
     },
     "modqueue": {
       "pending": "pendiente",
diff --git a/models/user.js b/models/user.js
index e8f2b9941..e38912c8a 100644
--- a/models/user.js
+++ b/models/user.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const USER_ROLES = [
 ];
 
 // USER_STATUSES is the list of statuses that are permitted for the user status.
-const USER_STATUSES = [
+const USER_STATUS = [
   'active',
   'banned'
 ];
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const UserSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
 
   // Status provides a string that says in which state the account is.
   // When the account is banned, the user login is disabled.
-  status: {type: String, enum: USER_STATUSES, default: 'active'}
+  status: {type: String, enum: USER_STATUS, default: 'active'}
 }, {
 
   // This will ensure that we have proper timestamps available on this model.
@@ -394,12 +394,15 @@ UserService.removeRoleFromUser = (id, role) => {
 UserService.setStatus = (id, status) => {
 
   // Check to see if the user role is in the allowable set of roles.
-  if (USER_STATUSES.indexOf(status) === -1) {
+  if (USER_STATUS.indexOf(status) === -1) {
 
     // User status is not supported! Error out here.
     return Promise.reject(new Error(`status ${status} is not supported`));
   }
 
+  // If we are banning the user
+  //  disable their account
+
   return UserModel.update({
     id: id
   }, {
diff --git a/routes/api/user/index.js b/routes/api/user/index.js
index a702adb41..4e51203ac 100644
--- a/routes/api/user/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/user/index.js
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
   ])
   .then(([data, count]) => {
     const users = data.map((user) => {
-      const {id, displayName, created_at} = user;
+      const {id, displayName, created_at, status} = user;
       return {
         id,
         displayName,
         created_at,
+        status,
         profiles: user.toObject().profiles,
         roles: user.toObject().roles
       };
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ router.post('/:user_id/role', (req, res, next) => {
     .catch(next);
 });
 
+router.post('/:user_id/status', (req, res, next) => {
+  User
+    .setStatus(req.params.user_id, req.body.status)
+    .then(status => {
+      res.send(status);
+    })
+    .catch(next);
+});
+
 router.post('/', (req, res, next) => {
   const {email, password, displayName} = req.body;