diff --git a/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.cpp b/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.cpp
index 097a04ef7..1b298467d 100644
--- a/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.cpp
+++ b/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ IdentityHandler::IdentityHandler(StateTokenServer *sts, RsNotify *notify, RsIden
 	addResourceHandler("delete_identity", this, &IdentityHandler::handleDeleteIdentity);
 
 	addResourceHandler("get_identity_details", this, &IdentityHandler::handleGetIdentityDetails);
+
+	addResourceHandler("set_ban_node", this, &IdentityHandler::handleSetBanNode);
 }
 
 IdentityHandler::~IdentityHandler()
@@ -472,6 +474,19 @@ void IdentityHandler::handleGetIdentityDetails(Request& req, Response& resp)
 	resp.setOk();
 }
 
+void IdentityHandler::handleSetBanNode(Request& req, Response& resp)
+{
+	std::string pgp_id;
+	req.mStream << makeKeyValueReference("pgp_id", pgp_id);
+	RsPgpId pgpId(pgp_id);
+
+	bool banned_node;
+	req.mStream << makeKeyValueReference("banned_node", banned_node);
+	rsReputations->banNode(pgpId, banned_node);
+
+	resp.setOk();
+}
+
 ResponseTask* IdentityHandler::handleOwn(Request & /* req */, Response &resp)
 {
     StateToken state;
diff --git a/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.h b/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.h
index 0780585e8..3824d483d 100644
--- a/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.h
+++ b/libresapi/src/api/IdentityHandler.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ private:
 
 	void handleGetIdentityDetails(Request& req, Response& resp);
 
+	void handleSetBanNode(Request& req, Response& resp);
+
     ResponseTask *handleOwn(Request& req, Response& resp);
     ResponseTask *handleCreateIdentity(Request& req, Response& resp);
 	ResponseTask *handleDeleteIdentity(Request& req, Response& resp);