diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
index 5116700c7..75ec5fc09 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ export const toggleModal = open => ({type: actions.TOGGLE_MODAL, open});
 export const singleView = () => ({type: actions.SINGLE_VIEW});
 
 // Ban User Dialog
-export const showBanUserDialog = (user, commentId) => ({type: actions.SHOW_BANUSER_DIALOG, user, commentId});
+export const showBanUserDialog = (user, commentId, showRejectedNote) => ({type: actions.SHOW_BANUSER_DIALOG, user, commentId, showRejectedNote});
 export const hideBanUserDialog = (showDialog) => ({type: actions.HIDE_BANUSER_DIALOG, showDialog});
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js b/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js
index 4f2296409..3e82babc6 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/BanUserDialog.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const onBanClick = (userId, commentId, handleBanUser, rejectComment, handleClose
   .then(() => rejectComment({commentId}));
 };
 
-const BanUserDialog = ({open, handleClose, handleBanUser, rejectComment, user, commentId}) => (
+const BanUserDialog = ({open, handleClose, handleBanUser, rejectComment, user, commentId, showRejectedNote}) => (
   <Dialog
     className={styles.dialog}
     id="banuserDialog"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const BanUserDialog = ({open, handleClose, handleBanUser, rejectComment, user, c
       </div>
       <div className={styles.separator}>
         <h3>{lang.t('bandialog.are_you_sure', user.name)}</h3>
-        <i>{lang.t('bandialog.note')}</i>
+        <i>{showRejectedNote && lang.t('bandialog.note')}</i>
       </div>
       <div className={styles.buttons}>
         <Button cStyle="cancel" className={styles.cancel} onClick={handleClose} raised>
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
index e53162992..d936d840f 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
           commentId={moderation.commentId}
           handleClose={props.hideBanUserDialog}
           handleBanUser={props.banUser}
+          showRejectedNote={moderation.showRejectedNote}
           rejectComment={props.rejectComment}
         />
       <ModerationKeysModal
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   singleView: () => dispatch(singleView()),
   updateAssets: assets => dispatch(updateAssets(assets)),
   fetchSettings: () => dispatch(fetchSettings()),
-  showBanUserDialog: (user, commentId) => dispatch(showBanUserDialog(user, commentId)),
+  showBanUserDialog: (user, commentId, showRejectedNote) => dispatch(showBanUserDialog(user, commentId, showRejectedNote)),
   hideBanUserDialog: () => dispatch(hideBanUserDialog(false)),
 });
 
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
index 8be1262f5..36ff7763a 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const Comment = ({actions = [], ...props}) => {
           <span className={styles.created}>
             {timeago().format(props.comment.created_at || (Date.now() - props.index * 60 * 1000), lang.getLocale().replace('-', '_'))}
           </span>
-          <BanUserButton user={props.comment.user} onClick={() => props.showBanUserDialog(props.comment.user, props.comment.id)} />
+          <BanUserButton user={props.comment.user} onClick={() => props.showBanUserDialog(props.comment.user, props.comment.id, props.comment.status !== 'REJECTED')} />
           <CommentType type={props.commentType} />
         </div>
           {props.comment.user.status === 'banned' ?
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
index 09a0b39e7..cf270543c 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default function moderation (state = initialState, action) {
       .merge({
         user: Map(action.user),
         commentId: action.commentId,
+        showRejectedNote: action.showRejectedNote,
         banDialog: true
       });
   case actions.SET_ACTIVE_TAB: