diff --git a/services/users.js b/services/users.js
index da3b23bc6..de9678089 100644
--- a/services/users.js
+++ b/services/users.js
@@ -844,6 +844,9 @@ module.exports = class UsersService {
   static ignoreUsers(userId, usersToIgnore) {
     assert(Array.isArray(usersToIgnore), 'usersToIgnore is an array');
     assert(usersToIgnore.every(u => typeof u === 'string'), 'usersToIgnore is an array of string user IDs');
+    if (usersToIgnore.includes(userId)) {
+      throw new Error('Users cannot ignore themselves');
+    }
 
     // TODO: For each usersToIgnore, make sure they exist?
     return UserModel.update({id: userId}, {
diff --git a/test/graph/mutations/ignoreUser.js b/test/graph/mutations/ignoreUser.js
index fc6035839..c5633bfb4 100644
--- a/test/graph/mutations/ignoreUser.js
+++ b/test/graph/mutations/ignoreUser.js
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ describe('graph.mutations.ignoreUser', () => {
     expect(myIgnoredUsers[0].username).to.equal(userToIgnore.username);
   });
 
+  it('users cannot ignore themselves', async () => {
+    const user = await UsersService.createLocalUser('usernameA@example.com', 'password', 'usernameA');
+    const context = new Context({user});
+    const ignoreUserResponse = await graphql(schema, ignoreUserMutation, {}, context, {id: user.id});
+    expect(ignoreUserResponse.errors).to.not.be.empty;
+
+    // now check my ignored users
+    const myIgnoredUsersResponse = await graphql(schema, getMyIgnoredUsersQuery, {}, context, {});
+    if (myIgnoredUsersResponse.errors && myIgnoredUsersResponse.errors.length) {
+      console.error(myIgnoredUsersResponse.errors);
+    }
+    expect(myIgnoredUsersResponse.errors).to.be.empty;
+    const myIgnoredUsers = myIgnoredUsersResponse.data.myIgnoredUsers;
+    expect(myIgnoredUsers.length).to.equal(0);
+  });
+
 });
 
 describe('graph.mutations.stopIgnoringUser', () => {