diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index 09a8a956..99dde88e 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -1324,6 +1324,12 @@ func (channel *Channel) isMuted(client *Client) bool {
 	return muteRe.MatchString(nuh) && !channel.lists[modes.ExceptMask].MatchMute(nuh)
 }
 
+func (channel *Channel) relayNickMuted(relayNick string) bool {
+	relayNUH := fmt.Sprintf("%s!*@*", relayNick)
+	return channel.lists[modes.BanMask].MatchMute(relayNUH) &&
+		!channel.lists[modes.ExceptMask].MatchMute(relayNUH)
+}
+
 func msgCommandToHistType(command string) (history.ItemType, error) {
 	switch command {
 	case "PRIVMSG":
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 5ad2771c..ac417a6d 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -2647,6 +2647,10 @@ func relaymsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.Message, rb *Res
 		rb.Add(nil, server.name, "FAIL", "RELAYMSG", "INVALID_NICK", fmt.Sprintf(client.t("Relayed nicknames MUST contain a relaymsg separator from this set: %s"), config.Server.Relaymsg.Separators))
 		return false
 	}
+	if channel.relayNickMuted(nick) {
+		rb.Add(nil, server.name, "FAIL", "RELAYMSG", "BANNED", fmt.Sprintf(client.t("%s is banned from relaying to the channel"), nick))
+		return false
+	}
 
 	channel.AddHistoryItem(history.Item{
 		Type:    history.Privmsg,