diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
index 4233325c5..92c59d936 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Comment.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Content from 'coral-plugin-commentcontent/CommentContent';
 import PubDate from 'coral-plugin-pubdate/PubDate';
 import {ReplyBox, ReplyButton} from 'coral-plugin-replies';
 import FlagComment from 'coral-plugin-flags/FlagComment';
+import {can} from 'coral-framework/services/perms';
 import {TransitionGroup} from 'react-transition-group';
 import cn from 'classnames';
 
@@ -219,6 +220,18 @@ export default class Comment extends React.Component {
     this.setState(resetCursors);
   };
 
+  showReplyBox = () => {
+    if (!this.props.currentUser) {
+      this.props.showSignInDialog();
+      return;
+    }
+    if (can(this.props.currentUser, 'INTERACT_WITH_COMMUNITY')) {
+      this.props.setActiveReplyBox(this.props.comment.id);
+      return;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   // getVisibileReplies returns a list containing comments
   // which were authored by current user or comes before the `idCursor`.
   getVisibileReplies() {
@@ -479,10 +492,9 @@ export default class Comment extends React.Component {
             {!disableReply &&
               <ActionButton>
                 <ReplyButton
-                  onClick={() => setActiveReplyBox(comment.id)}
+                  onClick={this.showReplyBox}
                   parentCommentId={parentId || comment.id}
                   currentUserId={currentUser && currentUser.id}
-                  banned={false}
                 />
               </ActionButton>}
             <Slot
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
index 91e696652..ea090aeb2 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/components/Stream.js
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ class Stream extends React.Component {
               activeReplyBox={this.props.activeReplyBox}
               addNotification={addNotification}
               depth={0}
+              disableReply={!open}
               postComment={this.props.postComment}
               asset={asset}
               currentUser={user}
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/hocs/withReaction.js b/client/coral-framework/hocs/withReaction.js
index f2897e606..ca373b6bd 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/hocs/withReaction.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/hocs/withReaction.js
@@ -208,18 +208,15 @@ export default (reaction) => (WrappedComponent) => {
     }
   );
 
+  const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+    user: state.auth.toJS().user,
+  });
+
   const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) =>
     bindActionCreators({showSignInDialog}, dispatch);
 
   const enhance = compose(
     withFragments({
-      root: gql`
-          fragment ${capitalize(reaction)}Button_root on RootQuery {
-            me {
-                status
-            }
-          }
-      `,
       comment: gql`
           fragment ${capitalize(reaction)}Button_comment on Comment {
             action_summaries {
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@ export default (reaction) => (WrappedComponent) => {
             }
           }`
     }),
-    connect(null, mapDispatchToProps),
+    connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps),
     withDeleteReaction,
     withPostReaction
   );
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/services/perms.js b/client/coral-framework/services/perms.js
index e93744506..825c978ca 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/services/perms.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/services/perms.js
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ export const can = (user, ...perms) => {
     return false;
   }
 
+  const banned = user.status === 'BANNED';
+  const suspended = user.suspension.until && new Date(user.suspension.until) > new Date();
+
   return perms.every((perm) => {
+    if (perm === 'INTERACT_WITH_COMMUNITY') {
+      return !banned && !suspended;
+    }
     const role = roles[perm];
     if (typeof role === 'undefined') {
       throw new Error(`${perm} is not a valid role`);
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js b/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js
index 9a772f102..73ed50e9c 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-flags/FlagButton.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
 
 import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
+import {can} from 'coral-framework/services/perms';
 
 import {PopupMenu, Button} from 'coral-ui';
 import onClickOutside from 'react-onclickoutside';
@@ -32,10 +33,12 @@ class FlagButton extends Component {
       this.props.showSignInDialog();
       return;
     }
-    if (this.state.showMenu) {
-      this.closeMenu();
-    } else {
-      this.setState({showMenu: true});
+    if (can(currentUser, 'INTERACT_WITH_COMMUNITY')) {
+      if (this.state.showMenu) {
+        this.closeMenu();
+      } else {
+        this.setState({showMenu: true});
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
index 6fb6a5aca..a66e3c156 100644
--- a/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
+++ b/client/coral-plugin-replies/ReplyButton.js
@@ -6,21 +6,20 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 
 const name = 'coral-plugin-replies';
 
-const ReplyButton = ({banned, onClick}) => {
+const ReplyButton = ({onClick}) => {
   return (
     <button
       className={classnames(`${name}-reply-button`)}
       onClick={onClick}>
       {t('reply')}
       <i className={`${name}-icon material-icons`}
-        aria-hidden={true}>{banned ? 'BANNED' : 'reply'}</i>
+        aria-hidden={true}>reply</i>
     </button>
   );
 };
 
 ReplyButton.propTypes = {
   onClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  banned: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
 };
 
 export default ReplyButton;
diff --git a/plugin-api/beta/client/services/index.js b/plugin-api/beta/client/services/index.js
index 16872b9f3..509d4f55c 100644
--- a/plugin-api/beta/client/services/index.js
+++ b/plugin-api/beta/client/services/index.js
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export {t} from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
+export {can} from 'coral-framework/services/perms';
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-auth/client/components/FakeComment.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-auth/client/components/FakeComment.js
index 9900ccdc6..390dd409b 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-auth/client/components/FakeComment.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-auth/client/components/FakeComment.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export const FakeComment = ({username, created_at, body}) => (
         onClick={() => {}}
         parentCommentId={'commentID'}
         currentUserId={{}}
-        banned={false}
       />
     </div>
     <div className="commentActionsRight comment__action-container">
diff --git a/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js b/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js
index 4e9b56d44..de4c4c9e7 100644
--- a/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js
+++ b/plugins/coral-plugin-love/client/LoveButton.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {Icon} from 'coral-ui';
 import styles from './styles.css';
-import t from 'coral-framework/services/i18n';
 import {withReaction} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/hocs';
+import {t, can} from 'plugin-api/beta/client/services';
 
 class LoveButton extends React.Component {
   handleClick = () => {
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ class LoveButton extends React.Component {
       postReaction,
       deleteReaction,
       showSignInDialog,
-      alreadyReacted
+      alreadyReacted,
+      user,
     } = this.props;
-    const {root: {me}} = this.props;
 
     // If the current user does not exist, trigger sign in dialog.
-    if (!me) {
+    if (!user) {
       showSignInDialog();
       return;
     }
 
-    // If the current user is banned, do nothing.
-    if (me.status === 'BANNED') {
+    // If the current user is suspended, do nothing.
+    if (!can(user, 'INTERACT_WITH_COMMUNITY')) {
       return;
     }