diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 8f9cd656c93..b969552279b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@
 		if ("me")
 			if(silent)
 				return
+			if(jobban_isbanned(src, "emote"))
+				src << "You cannot send custom emotes (banned)"
+				return
 			if (src.client)
 				if (client.prefs.muted & MUTE_IC)
 					src << "<span class='danger'>You cannot send IC messages (muted).</span>"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
index 5d972a4385f..a3094207873 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@
 				message = "<B>[src]</B> looks."
 
 		if ("me")
+			if(jobban_isbanned(src, "emote"))
+				src << "You cannot send custom emotes (banned)"
+				return
 			if (src.client)
 				if(client.prefs.muted & MUTE_IC)
 					src << "You cannot send IC messages (muted)."